Topics in Film/Video/Audio Production (379-0-21)

Topic

Babelisms

Instructors

Edgar D Jorge Baralt

Meeting Info

Annenberg Hall G28: Thurs 1:00PM - 3:50PM

Overview of class

This class will explore the 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.

Learning Objectives

-Students will be responsible for creating two media projects including a final project, in which language will be considered a central aesthetic and political 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.
READINGS
There is no required textbook for this course