AMT 318 - Project 1

Project 1 - VIDEO AND SOUND PIECE

Due April 16th for critique/discussion -- have it done before class!

This is a finished artwork and not an exercise. It is more important to have a work of ART that makes aesthetic sense than something too complex or full of a lot of bells and whistles and not much substance. Sometimes simple actually IS better.

This project must be done individually. You may have others crew, act, or help on one aspect of the work so long as you credit them (this could be people within or outside the class) and your direction/writing/camera/etc is the most significant part of the work.

REQUIREMENTS - Your piece needs to:

Use image/narrative and sound in an interesting manner. It can be heavily image or heavily sound, but must have both to some degree.
The way the piece is edited must be appropriate to title, theme, narrative, or idea of the work. That is, you should use the editing to reinforce or convey the idea of the work. For example, a piece about speed should not be made up of 3 similar long slow shots; it would most likely be better to edit it with lots of short shots or varying long and short shots so that we feel a sense of speed or change of speed in the way the piece is constructed.
You can do a single-channel tape that is poetic, personal, humorous, or more documentary-like (if you can be original about the materials/subject). You might also try a twist on a known genre or convention of video or film (horror, news show, commercial, etc.).
You may do a performance or create a sculptural piece or installation rather than a "tape" work if you prefer. If you want to do something with video projection, talk to us about times to work with a projector. If you want help finding a space to put up the piece as part of the Arts Festival, discuss this as soon as possible to incorporate it into the publicity.
Have an appropriate title and credits.
Be "long enough," but not "too long." (between 30 seconds and 7 minutes, no more no less).

If you cannot come up with a better idea, you should construct a "self-portrait". This should NOT be a straightforward take on yourself. Suggest yourself through both the formal construction of the piece (shots, quality of the images, sound, quality of the editing, etc.) and any sense of story you might tell. You might try the self-portrait as a "type": slacker, genius, femme, jock, etc. You might: confess, convey a revealing moment or event, tell a suggestive lie, or reveal yourself thru the space(s) you inhabit, things you do.

REMEMBER: If you use found material/someone else's material you must:
1. Provide a citation in the credits. In other words, tell use where you got the image, sound, etc. and who made it.
2. Have a real justification for using found material/someone else's work. We will ask you about this in the critique, and this could very seriously hurt your grade.

EVALUATION - Your piece should be a "finished" work.

You will be graded on:

Conceptual and aesthetic quality of finished work.
Conceptual and technical investment of time.
Technical execution/craft level.

We will critique it in LECTURE and LAB. TURN THE PIECE IN as a self-contained Quicktime file in the AMT 318 Drop Box on the emediavault. NOTE: We will attempt to put these projects into the Shirley Strum Kinney Arts Festival screening on April 23rd.