Video for New Media
Mondays 6:30-9:20, Instructor: Gabriel Barcia-Colombo email: gabebc.itp@gmail.com
Course Description: How does technology and new media change the way we create, consume, and distribute video? The goal of this class is to provide an overview of video and its relevance to present day new media. Topics covered include aesthetics and concepts, camera usage, basic editing in Final Cut Pro, DVD studio pro and an introduction to interactive video software such as Jitter. Through a series of weekly experiments and assignments, students gain experience with video blogging, short format documentary style, and interactive video installations. Previous video experience is not required and experimentation is highly encouraged!
Resources:
ITP Video Help page
itp-video@forums.nyu.edu
Work:
Students should keep an online video blog of their individual films created over the summer semester, as well as observations and questions raised in class. This blog must be updated every week with new and fascinating material! Get your free blogs here: Tumblr (very simple blogging) WordPress (preferred)
Assignments:
Each week, students will create a new video assignment. These assignments include video blogs, installations, and narrative/documentary pieces. Assignments will be screened and critiqued in class on the week they are due. Please come to class ready to present your assignments on laptop or dvd. Video should be rendered and exported before not during class.
Grading:
Grading will be determined as follows:
Assignments and maintaining online journal/blog 60%
In class participation 10%
Final Project 30%
Class Guidelines/Policy:
Students are expected to come to every class and engage actively in discussion. If for some reason you have to go to a wedding or bar mitzvah or a tornado hits your apartment please let me know before the missed class.
Pay attention during class. Laptops may be used to take notes but not during student presentations. If the laptop situation gets out of control and discussion is suffering I will institute a laptop ban in class.
Please note we need to reschedule Class on Monday May 25th. We will work this out in class.
Class Materials: It is a good idea to either do the Max/MSP free 30 day trial or to use the computers in the video lab to do Max homework. You will need to purchase an arduino microcontroller. (Which you can get from the NYU Computer store)
Class 1 May 18th
Class Introduction
Cinema Tech: How technology changed and continues to change the world of film and video.
Storyboarding
View: La JetéeAssignment #1: Missed Connections
Due Class 2: Find a Missed Connection on Craigslist and create a series of still photographs (10 Photos MIN/MAX) which visually depcits this micro story. Please paste the text of the missed connection at the end of your photo montage.
Post on your new Blog!
Class 2 May 20th
Review Assignment #1
Eisenstein, Editing, and the Mise en Scene.
Documentary: View Sample Cuts: Man with a Movie Camera, Nanook of the North, Harlan County USA
Diagetic SoundAssignment #2: Avenues and Intersections
Due Class 5, Dailies Due Class 3
In Groups of two create a video art piece or documentary greater than one minute but less than three about a specific intersection in Manhattan.
Class 3 May 27th
Final Cut Pro: Becoming a Final Cut Pro: Capture Cut Export!
Assignment:Continue working on Assignment #2 Export final video for Class #4
Class 4 June 1st
Video Blogs and Embedding Video Online
YouTube, Vimeo, Blip, Revver, Tumblr
Episodic vs. Documentarians vs. Fakesters
Compression and Codecs for the InternetAssignment #3
Due June 8th
Create three 1 minute vlogs. Post these vlogs on your online journal in sequential order.100 Tools, Resources and Free Software Packages for the Video Blogger!
Class 5 June 3rd
Review Documentary Pieces
Assignment: Continue working on video blog assignment
Class 6 June 8th
Review Vlogs!
Max/Msp Jitter DemoAssignment: Create a "Screaming" video patch! Post to blog!
Class 7 June 10th
Review "Screaming" video patches + More Max/Msp Jitter
Connecting Max with the Physical world
Assignment: Create a patch that allows you to control video with a physical sensor.
Class 8 June 15th
Site Specific Video Installation Video Art
Single Channel, Mutli-Channel, Projection
Assignment: Design video art installation proposal complete with graphics to be presented in class! (Due Class 10 June 22nd)
Class 9 June 17th
Present Video Art Installation Proposals
After Effects and Digital Compositing/DVD Studio Pro
Assignment: Continue to work on Video Art Installation (Due Next Class!)
Class 10 June 22nd
Present Completed Video Art InstallationsPresent Completed Video Art Installations
Guest Speaker
Assignment: Work on Final Project
Class 11 June 24th
Present Final Projects
Enjoy the Rest of your Summer knowing that you are now a video pro!