Introduction To New Media Art

3 Units

This course introduces students to the theories and practices of screen-based new media art. Students will process, edit and manipulate found video, audio, images and text to create experimental digital artworks. Key concepts in contemporary new media art are introduced through through lectures, class discussions and readings on media culture and emerging technologies. Students will develop technical skills in Photoshop, Premiere, Max/MSP and other software; access to Adobe Creative Cloud apps is provided in the Art Studio Digital Lab. This course is the prerequisite for other digital media courses in the Art Studio Program.