Intro Time-Based: Video Art

3 units

This course introduces students to the practice of video art as well as elements of film postproduction. Students will learn beginning workflows and gain familiarity with technologies used to record video in the studio and on location. Students will also learn how to digitally edit, layer, experiment, recompose, master and output filmed sequences. Course projects will be theme-based and developed for a variety of outputs and locations, including for video monitors, for projection in architectural spaces, and as video-based installations. Discussions, readings, and screenings will provide students with the contemporary cultural contexts for the study of video. Student projects will be evaluated through group critique and written feedback. No prior video or filmmaking experience is needed.