Video Production: First Person, Present Tense

Semester and Year	SP 2012
Course Number	ARTS-UG1612
Section	001
Instructor	Keith Miller
Days	Tue
Time	6:20 PM - 9:00 PM
Units	4.0
Level	U
Foundation Requirement

Description

This arts workshop focuses on video production at the intersection of narrative fiction and documentary, memoir, and experimental film. The class will challenge the students to mine their own surroundings and experiences to find stories that move and challenge them or those around them and then create a visual document that expresses the issues of personal interest within it. Once the theme has been chosen the following challenge will be to find the most appropriate end for the work: internet, film festival, art gallery, iPhone or public space, for example. As part of the class, instruction will be given on editing software and basic issues with sound and the camera. The participants will also be challenged to work with the people, budgets and means at their immediate disposal: camera phone, web cam, surveillance tape, etc.

Course Type

Arts Workshops (ARTS-UG)