This introductory course is intended to teach the fundamentals of video to students who have not used the medium for artistic production. Students will learn the basics (shooting, lighting, sound, recording, and editing) by producing short videos. The course will sharpen production skills and strengthen personal voices; the projects are intended to help students explore, experiment, even challenge, the unique properties of the video medium and the environments in which video art is shown.
VIDO 371 Video Studio II
3 credits
This class will continue to develop critical and technical skills and support work outside single channel boundaries including installation and live performance. The class involvestechnical workshops, cultural studies, group critiques, and frequent screenings. We examine a diverse group of contemporary artists whose work explores a wide range of cultural and formal concerns. The semester includes field trips, visiting artists, exhibitions and screenings to expose students to a range of viewpoints and to support their production process.
VIDO 471
Video Studio III
3 credits
At the advanced level students may work independently and explore the properties andparameters unique to video as a creative, communicative audio-visual media.You will be allowed to identify your own interests and practices as a video maker inrelationship to the multiple strategies of video art/video production adopted by a range of contemporary artists and producers. Our main objective is the pursuit of students' artistic goals and the realization of substantial individual video projects. The city of Florence provides a challenging and inspiring resource.