Media Construction (190-0-21)

Instructors

Mehrnoosh Fetrat

Meeting Info

Louis Hall 119: Tues, Thurs 3:00PM - 4:50PM

Overview of class

Working in concert with the practices studied in RTVF 220, this course will introduce fundamentals of moving image production. Throughout the course, students will participate in a series of projects that build skills for all stages of the production process. Through lectures, readings, screenings, labs, and individual and group assignments, all students will learn basic skills for working in audiovisual media (e.g. directing, visual design, cinematography, sound, and editing) with an emphasis on developing artistic collaboration. We will also use the experience of audiovisual production to interrogate historical and contemporary artistic practices with an eye toward the relationship and tension between directorial POV and visual culture.

Learning Objectives

- Camera and visual language fundamentals
- Lighting fundamentals
- Sound foundations
- Documentary and Narrative strategies
- Preproduction communication tools
- Editing and Postproduction techniques and theory
- Critique basics

Class Materials (Required)

Adobe Software, Canon C70 Camera

Associated Classes

LAB - Fisk Hall B-1: Wed 3:00PM - 5:50PM

LAB - Fisk Hall B-1: Wed 6:00PM - 8:50PM