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Department of Design and Visual Communication B. A. Program in Design and Visual Communication Course Code and Name Prerequisite Semester Course Instructor Course Co-Instructor Instructor e-mail Office Hour – Office Number Course Meeting time and Place .::. Course Description: A project-based course integrating conceptual communicative thinking and experimental short filmmaking. The students learn how to shoot, light, and edit with different sources of film, analog and digital video. Students are challenged to push the concept in their work beyond storytelling into experimental narrative, personal self-portrait, and experimental documentary, and to explore the capabilities of the projected image. Class demonstrations include techniques in shooting, use of various stocks and lenses. Lighting, sound recording, and projection techniques are part of this experience. Projects are preferably realized in co-operation with actual clients according to real-world demands. DES 318 Experimental Short Films DES 232 Audiovisual Media and Films Fall 2010/2011 Ms. Rusaila Bazlamit Ms. Beesan Arafat Mr. Abdulsalam Al Hajj [email protected] Mondays, Wednesdays 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Room A88 Section 1: Sundays, Tuesdays 11:00 - 3:00 p.m. Room A83
Module Introduction Revision of Basics of Film Making and experimentation
Content Introduction to the Course Concise History of Experimental Short Films Basics of Cinematography Playing with Sound Re-writing Narratives
Weeks 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
experimentation Experimental Editing and Montage Pre-Production Logistics Eid Al Adha [expected] Experimental Video Setting up teams and finalizing subjects Working on the experimental film Pre-production stage Shooting Editing and Montage Final Exams Period .::. Projects In this course the major theme that the students will work on is: [Identity : ID/Entity] Students will be making short experimental films that address different aspects of their own identities. Project 1: In this project students will express their identity through ID-ing their Families [Individual] Project 2: In this project students will express their identity through ID-ing their beliefs [Individual] Project 3: In this project students will express their identity through ID-ing their places : physical [hometown] and nonphysical [society] . This project will be the main project of the course. [Teamwork] Detailed project briefs will be given in due time. Experimental films are self expressive tools and thus students are encouraged to understand the project briefs in their own ways. Creative manipulation of the subjects given will be highly appreciated. 7th 8th 9th
10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th
.::. Learning Outcomes: a) Knowledge and Understanding 1. Know the basics of filmmaking and using professional shooting equipments. 2. Understand the role of sounds in experimental filmmaking 3. Know how to [re]write narratives in experimental filmmaking b) Intellectual Skills 4. Understand the history and development of Experimental films as a film genre and their new aesthetic values. 5. Understand the different styles used in experimental films and the difference between them and the mainstream films. c) Professional Skills 6. Use all the knowledge and skills attained [as mentioned above] in the process of creating experimental short films. d) Transferable skills 7. Enhancing the student's verbal and visual communication of concepts, compositional quality, visual sensitivity and filmmaking skills. .::. Teaching Methods: This course consists of two studio sessions per week, these sessions are composed of: [ ] Lectures and Screenings to address the history, development and different styles of experimental filmmaking. [ ] Studio time to work on the projects and assignments on going. [ ] Discussion sessions between the students and the instructors about their work and design development and any written or research assignments. [ ] Discussion sessions of given readings. Students will all sign in to a social network created for them [ http:// fusionists.ning.com/group/experimental]. After signing in they will have to contribute to this network by videos, images, discussion forums, etc. Their contribution will be assessed as their course portfolio.
.::. Assessment: The criteria of assessment are: [ ] Creative approaches to the project requirements and the level of deviation from typical visual solutions. [ ] The level of mastering the equipments and the editing software deploying them in the creation of creative short films. The grading system: 1. Studio Projects: Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 2. Assigned Readings, exercises and homework 3. Student's Portfolio [His/ her profile at [Fusionists network] 75 % 15% 20% 40% 15% 10%
Projects and assignments must be submitted on time. No late submittal is accepted except in cases of emergency and meeting the instructor's and the Dean's approval. .::. References: :: Experimental Cinema : The Film Reader in Focus, (2002) Routledge :: John Libbey Pub. (2006) Experimental Film and Video : An Anthology, Indiana University Press :: Levy, Emanuel, (1999), Cinema of Outsiders the Rise of American Independent Film, New York University Press :: Skoller, Jeffery, (2205) Shadows, Specters, Shards Making History in Avant-Garde Film, University of Minnesota Press :: Small, Edward, (1994) Direct Theory: Experimental Film/Video as Major Genre, Southern Illinois University Press
Department of Design and Visual Communication B. A. Program in Design and Visual Communication Course Code and Name Prerequisite Semester Course Instructor Course Co-Instructor Instructor e-mail Office Hour – Office Number Course Meeting time and Place .::. Course Description: A project-based course integrating conceptual communicative thinking and experimental short filmmaking. The students learn how to shoot, light, and edit with different sources of film, analog and digital video. Students are challenged to push the concept in their work beyond storytelling into experimental narrative, personal self-portrait, and experimental documentary, and to explore the capabilities of the projected image. Class demonstrations include techniques in shooting, use of various stocks and lenses. Lighting, sound recording, and projection techniques are part of this experience. Projects are preferably realized in co-operation with actual clients according to real-world demands. DES 318 Experimental Short Films DES 232 Audiovisual Media and Films Fall 2010/2011 Ms. Rusaila Bazlamit Ms. Beesan Arafat Mr. Abdulsalam Al Hajj [email protected] Mondays, Wednesdays 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Room A88 Section 1: Sundays, Tuesdays 11:00 - 3:00 p.m. Room A83
Module Introduction Revision of Basics of Film Making and experimentation
Content Introduction to the Course Concise History of Experimental Short Films Basics of Cinematography Playing with Sound Re-writing Narratives
Weeks 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
experimentation Experimental Editing and Montage Pre-Production Logistics Eid Al Adha [expected] Experimental Video Setting up teams and finalizing subjects Working on the experimental film Pre-production stage Shooting Editing and Montage Final Exams Period .::. Projects In this course the major theme that the students will work on is: [Identity : ID/Entity] Students will be making short experimental films that address different aspects of their own identities. Project 1: In this project students will express their identity through ID-ing their Families [Individual] Project 2: In this project students will express their identity through ID-ing their beliefs [Individual] Project 3: In this project students will express their identity through ID-ing their places : physical [hometown] and nonphysical [society] . This project will be the main project of the course. [Teamwork] Detailed project briefs will be given in due time. Experimental films are self expressive tools and thus students are encouraged to understand the project briefs in their own ways. Creative manipulation of the subjects given will be highly appreciated. 7th 8th 9th
10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th
.::. Learning Outcomes: a) Knowledge and Understanding 1. Know the basics of filmmaking and using professional shooting equipments. 2. Understand the role of sounds in experimental filmmaking 3. Know how to [re]write narratives in experimental filmmaking b) Intellectual Skills 4. Understand the history and development of Experimental films as a film genre and their new aesthetic values. 5. Understand the different styles used in experimental films and the difference between them and the mainstream films. c) Professional Skills 6. Use all the knowledge and skills attained [as mentioned above] in the process of creating experimental short films. d) Transferable skills 7. Enhancing the student's verbal and visual communication of concepts, compositional quality, visual sensitivity and filmmaking skills. .::. Teaching Methods: This course consists of two studio sessions per week, these sessions are composed of: [ ] Lectures and Screenings to address the history, development and different styles of experimental filmmaking. [ ] Studio time to work on the projects and assignments on going. [ ] Discussion sessions between the students and the instructors about their work and design development and any written or research assignments. [ ] Discussion sessions of given readings. Students will all sign in to a social network created for them [ http:// fusionists.ning.com/group/experimental]. After signing in they will have to contribute to this network by videos, images, discussion forums, etc. Their contribution will be assessed as their course portfolio.
.::. Assessment: The criteria of assessment are: [ ] Creative approaches to the project requirements and the level of deviation from typical visual solutions. [ ] The level of mastering the equipments and the editing software deploying them in the creation of creative short films. The grading system: 1. Studio Projects: Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 2. Assigned Readings, exercises and homework 3. Student's Portfolio [His/ her profile at [Fusionists network] 75 % 15% 20% 40% 15% 10%
Projects and assignments must be submitted on time. No late submittal is accepted except in cases of emergency and meeting the instructor's and the Dean's approval. .::. References: :: Experimental Cinema : The Film Reader in Focus, (2002) Routledge :: John Libbey Pub. (2006) Experimental Film and Video : An Anthology, Indiana University Press :: Levy, Emanuel, (1999), Cinema of Outsiders the Rise of American Independent Film, New York University Press :: Skoller, Jeffery, (2205) Shadows, Specters, Shards Making History in Avant-Garde Film, University of Minnesota Press :: Small, Edward, (1994) Direct Theory: Experimental Film/Video as Major Genre, Southern Illinois University Press
