In Class Mon Dec 8th

WORK ON PROJECT!

HAND IN YOUR FILE BY THE END OF CLASS!!! A MUST!!


then relax :)


* remember to come to the video showing on wed.

attendance is mandatory! Bring your storyboards to the crit and meet in the lab at 11:45am

In Class Mon Dec 1st

At this point you should be editing/building your footage.

In Class Mon Nov 24th

Today we will run around campus showing our projected video projects.


If you are showing your project today, have your video ready on your thumbdrive to hand to me at the beginning of class.


We will be meeting at the digital lab first!

In Class Wed Nov 19th

lets Project some Video!

In Class Mon Nov 17th

You should be creating, shooting & collecting imagery for your final film at this point.

lets look at Audio a bit closer in iMovie

is your video ready for the projection project? we will be showing the projection projects this wed and next mon & tue. you should have your file saved as a full quality .dv file on your thumbdrive ready to be transfered to my laptop.

In Class Wed Nov 12th

I am going to look over your storyboards today!

In Class Mon Nov 10th

Get Specifics for Projection Project
* where is your space?
* what time of day works best for your projection?
* how long is your projection?



You should have an idea storyboarded by now!

In Class Wed Nov 5th

Work on Project

get you storyboard created!

In Class Mon Nov 3rd

The dates for showing the projection project videos are:
Nov 19th 2pm - 5pm
Nov 24th 2pm - 5pm
Nov 25th 5pm-7pm
around campus.

The date for the Final Project is Dec 10th from 11:30 - 3:30pm in Anderson Theater (the location may change).

We will advertise both events to the Hartwick community.


Lighting your films!
* look at the angle

* where have you seen it before? how was this lighting situation used before?

* consider mood. how does it make you feel? Is it dark? or happy?

* what relationship does this lighting set up create between the characters and the viewer?


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In Class Wed Oct 29th

Where are you @ with Project 3?

Time based media. Lets define it as a medium.

Lets talk about Project 4!

Create a 15 min video piece.
- come up with an idea
- create a storyboard
- have the storyboard reviewed
- shoot, animate, appropriate your footage
- edit your video
- add Titles
- export Full Quality and for Youtube 320x240 @ 30 fps

these video pieces should be high quality, with decent lighting, sound and image quality. do not use any video source that is smaller then 640x480 pixels. if you have questions be sure to ask for help.



we will show these final videos in Anderson Theater for the Final.

In Class Mon Oct 27th

I will be talking with each of you individually about your projects and taking a look at your storyboards today.

Mid Semester Review

What equipment do you need to create your video?

In Class Wed Oct 22nd

Check out remade video for Project 2

Discussion :

What are the Qualities of a Projection?

What are the Qualities of a Video?

- we will be talking about your chosen spaces and video possibilities today!

* where is your space?
* how do people relate to the space you have chosen?
* what are your ideas for projecting into the space?
* how does the space and the project intersect?


tonight at the Oneonta Teen center from 8-11pm i will be performing my "Mashup Remix digital media show", with the band Finn Riggins.

the Oneonta Teen Center is located at 4 Academy st around the corner from the Fire Station downtown.

In Class Wed Oct 15th

* You should have a few sites in mind for project 3 by today


Project 3 is due the 29th of October!


Check out another film

In Class Mon Oct 13th

Crit for Project 2








Guerilla Projections
Sculpture & Projection
Jenny Holzer Projections
Jenny Holzer - "...long view..."
Video Art Projection created by Till Nowak

In Class Wed Oct 8th

Storyboards and Shrek

Makin' Titles in iMovie

Add titles and Export your Videos as full quality DV and as 320x240, 30fps mpegs for youtube. hand them into me.


Next Project : site specific video projection
- Find an interesting space on or off campus (the space requires access to power)

- Come up with an idea for a video that is considerate of the space both visually and contextually


Questions
What happens when a medium based on space and and a medium based on time collide?

How can a video change a space?

How does projection of a video into a space change the video?

What are the qualities of a 'projection'?

What are some spatial considerations?

In Class Mon Oct 1st

a political response

lets look at a couple of storyboards
- look at the point of view of the camera
- consider how scenes are shot and how they tell a story


You should have your Current Event picked and you should be considering storyline ideas and how you want to frame shots.

In Class Mon Sep 29th

* I'm Voting Republican
* Obama is the Anti-Christ

Review Project 1


Figure out groups for project 2


Lets talk about framing shots and the meaning of angles.
camera angles wiki

• high-angle shot
• low-angle shot
• bird's eye shot
• wide angle
• close-up
• mid shot
  
• Dutch angle

Ask yourself these questions:
* What is the relationship of the viewer to the characters in the film?
* What direction are the characters moving from shot to shot, scene to scene?

In Class Wed Sep 24th

Review exporting to Youtube and full quality DV

Work on your project.


I will collect your .DV , full quality files at the end of class!




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In Class Mon Sept 22nd

Work on Project

In Class Wed Sep 17th

How Aware are you?

Assignments that need to be completed by 9-17-08

* show me your 2 GB Flash drive (you can get one at the Bookstore or at the Rite Aid on Chestnut street)

* Your Youtube account hooked up to the class blog & hartwickdigital.com

Lets Talk about Cecil B.



Work on the Project

In Class Mon Sep 15th

iMovie
Transitions
Effects
Music & audio effects


Cecil B. Demented

1) narrative
- how does the story progress through time?
- how are the main characters revealed? When in the storyline?
- what genre is the film? does it stay true to its genre or does it break conventions?
- is the film about the medium itself? does it incorporate the context of the medium into the films storyline?
- have you seen this storyline before? where?


2) use of camera angles and perspective
- how does the director use camera angles to control point of view?
- how does the perspective add to the context of the scene?
- does the director use a predominate angle through out the film or a variety?
- how does the angle effect the mood of the scene?


3) content
- what are the main colors in the film?
- how does the use of color effect the mood?
- how realistic or surreal is the environment? how does this play a role in the narrative?
- how does the film use or break stereotypes?
- is the film beautiful or sublime?
- what era of technology is the film? does this change during the film?



Don't Forget *

Assignments that need to be completed by 9-17-08

* show me your 2 GB Flash drive (you can get one at the Bookstore or at the Rite Aid on Chestnut street)

* Your Youtube account hooked up to the class blog & hartwickdigital.com

In Class Wed Sept 10th

BRING YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA TO CLASS!






NATURE ~ ART ~ IDEAS

where does Existenze fit on this chart?
how about the Simpsons movie?

where does your visual interest lie on this chart?



Lets talk about the film.
Existenze

eXistenZ is a 1999 psychological thriller/science fiction film by Canadian director David Cronenberg. from Wiki

lets answer the questions:
1) narrative

2) use of camera angles and perspective

3) content


iMovie

In Class Sept 8th

*Lab Fee $75

Basics of Film and Video
- Frame Rate = Frames Per Second = FPS
- Persistance of Vision
- Interlaced vs Progressive
- New ATSC (replacement for NTSC) standard
- all digital video files are compressed with a Video Codec


* how does film look different then video?


Film
- 24 FPS
- analogue
- popular sizes are 8mm, 16mm, 35mm & 70mm
--- most feature films are 35mm
--- most indi-films are 16mm (traditionally)


DV & DVD Digital Video
- 30 FPS
- digital
- Aspect ratios 4:3 or 16:9 (wide screen)
- screen resolution is always 72dpi
- DV codec resolution is 720 x 480 pixels for NTSC
--- when translating animation from Flash make the resolution 720 x 534


HD, HDTV, DVD & HDV Digital Video
- 30 FPS
- digital
- screen resolution is always 72dpi
- 720i is 1280 x 720 pixels
- 1080i is 1920 x 1080 pixels


Digital Resolution Comparison Chart



Deconstructing Film and Video
- we are looking at 3 different aspects of a film or video

1) narrative
- how does the story progress through time?
- how are the main characters revealed? When in the storyline?
- what genre is the film? does it stay true to its genre or does it break conventions?
- is the film about the medium itself? does it incorporate the context of the medium into the films storyline?
- have you seen this storyline before? where?


2) use of camera angles and perspective
- how does the director use camera angles to control point of view?
- how does the perspective add to the context of the scene?
- does the director use a predominate angle through out the film or a variety?
- how does the angle effect the mood of the scene?


3) content
- what are the main colors in the film?
- how does the use of color effect the mood?
- how realistic or surreal is the environment? how does this play a role in the narrative?
- how does the film use or break stereotypes?
- is the film beautiful or sublime?
- what era of technology is the film? does this change during the film?




Where does this movie fit on this chart?

Welcome

Hello and welcome to the ARt317 Digital Art & Design IV, Time Based Media class blog.

This blog is the focal point of the class and contains all of the information you need to successfully complete this course. Your first assignment is to bookmark this blog on your personal computer and to check it often. The address is art-317.blogspot.com.

DA&D IV is a video course that explores the creative possibilities of a medium based on time, the 4th dimension. We will create video interventions within real space, appropriate, loop and mash-up video as well as learn about classic film creation.

You will need a Youtube account for this class. A DV cam or digital camera with the ability to record video would also be very useful.

This class has a $75 Lab fee and you will need a 2 or 4 GB flash drive.

this is going to be an exciting and technologically advanced course lets see what we can do.