cinematography using an electronic video camera to create avideotape that can be viewed on a monitor, edited electronically, andtransferred to film for motion-picture projectors.
Course Description
This course is an introduction to the study and practice of electronic cinematography techniques. The main focus of the course will be practical, affording students ample time to produce original works. In doing so, students will begin to master the use of the computer as an artistic tool and to explore how they might draw on other media (music, painting, theater, and sculpture) in their productions. We will inform this practical focus by attending, as well, to the theoretical and historical context of digital cinema in order to better understand the current problems facing the genre and the role that digital technology might have in expanding cinematic language and tradition.
Course Pre-requisite
Previous experience with Photoshop, animation, video, and/or filmmaking is required.
Course Requirements and Grading
1. Regular class attendance.
2. Timely completion of all production assignments (60%).
3. Timely completion of all reading assignments (20%).
4. Participation in class critique and discussion (20%).
Bachelor's Degree
