Topics in Film/Video/Audio Production (379-0-24)

Topic

Babelisms

Instructors

Edgar Jorge Baralt

Meeting Info

Annie May Swift Hall 109: Mon 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.

Registration Requirements

Students should have access to the RTVF Equipment Cage. Undergrads should have taken 190.

Learning Objectives

LEARNING OUTCOMES

● Students will be responsible for creating two media projects including a final project, in which the use of language will be considered a central aesthetic variable.

● Students will have a better understanding of the role that languages play in film/video aesthetics.

● Students will familiarize themselves with different approaches to film/video.

● Students will better integrate theory and practice in moving-image media.

Class Materials (Required)

Access to RTVF Cage Equipment.

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.

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: REASON: Pre-registration is not allowed for this class. Please try again during regular registration.