Topics in Film/Video/Audio Production (379-0-21)
Topic
Babelisms
Instructors
Edgar D Jorge Baralt
Meeting Info
Annie May Swift Hall 219: Thurs 12:00PM - 2:50PM
Overview of class
This class will explore the aesthetic and political openings provided by incorporating multiple languages in film and moving image media. While the use of different spoken languages and dialects will be the starting point, the class will also encompass broader notions, like cinematic languages (classical narrative, modernist, documentary, avant-garde) and those of other artistic mediums.
If language is one of the most common ways in which we engage with the world and describe it, then using multiple languages may expand our experience and question our basic assumptions. Through this inquiry, students will build a more perceptive and involved practice, and enhance their understanding of cinematic form.
These ideas will be approached through screenings, lectures, discussions, assignments and critiques, with an emphasis on how this interrogation of language can take different forms and inform students' artistic practice.
Registration Requirements
RTVF 190 Pre-requisite
Learning Objectives
Students will be responsible for creating three media projects including a final project, in which language will be considered a central aesthetic variable.
To better integrate theory and practice in moving-image media.
Class Materials (Required)
Access to RTVF Cage Equipment. Regular check-out rules apply.
Students will need their own portable hard drives for editing and access to basic editing software. Students are welcome to use a drive they've previously used for other classes.
Recommended drive: USB 3, 1TB size or larger, typical price range $50 - $100.
Class Attributes
No Freshmen
Enrollment Requirements
Enrollment Requirements: Students must have completed RTVF 190-0 in order to register for this course (concurrent registration is not allowed) or be a student in Writing: MFA or Documentary Media: MFA programs