Course Description

Experimental Film

PH299/ Topics in Photo and Video: Experimental Film

3 credits

This course is an introduction to Super- 8 and 16mm filmmaking through hands-on experience. The course covers the skills required to produce non-sync films (films that do not have sound recorded at the same time) from concept through completion. The course covers: basic screenwriting and basic photographic skills, working with Super- 8 and 16mm film cameras, choosing film stocks, gaining a knowledge of continuity, coverage and composition, lighting, working with a film laboratory, analyzing dailies, logging, digital conversion sound editing and non-linear editing. Students will develop, write, shoot and edit a short non-sync film outside of class time using Super- 8 and 16mm cameras, audio recorders, basic film editing equipment and digital editing software.

Prerequisite: Introduction to Photographic Media or permission of instructor
Fulfills: 200-level studio elective; time-based media elective; photography elective

New Film by Alyssa Coffin

"Unrendered" a dance film by Alyssa Coffin.

Final class on Friday

For the final class on Friday we will be viewing your final work. We will be looking at 16mm, Super-8 and digital projections with discussion time for each person's work. This is NOT a work day. You will be presenting your work to the class for discussion and critique. In addition I would like you to give me a CD with your work digitized on it in quicktime form. It may be necessary to use several CD's to submit your work.

Visiting Artist Paul Turano Tomorrow 11:30

Paul Turano will be the Visiting Artist next Wednesday at 11:30 in rm, 201 in  the Hardie Building. I will be taking attendance at this event.

visit his website; http://paulturano.com/home.html

RESEARCH PAPER OVERDUE BY ONE WEEK ON 11/11

I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU TURN IN AT LEAST A DRAFT OF THE PAPER IN ORDER TO GET SOME CREDIT RATHER THAN A FAILING GRADE. This paper is 20 percent of your grade.

For your comparison and contrast paper you must refer to one film we have seen in class and one from the list in the earlier post (see below). In addition to the DVD's on reserve in the library there are films available from the collection of the Northeast Institute downstairs in the photo area. You may sign out the DVD's overnight with Ethan who is available most mornings in the photo area.

On Friday we will look at our Hand Processed films and found footage from a young man in Pennsylvania. Be ready to work on editing or processing film in the morning.

Correction

Your 3+ minutes of film is due on Friday the 28th. You should have it ready for projection after the morning session.

Tomorrow we will begin class as usual in 305 with a viewing of films by Lynn Sachs and Super-8 films by Ian Helliwell followed by a film viewing and work session on the copy stand in the photo area.