Week to Week Schedule
This schedule is subject to change, however, I will notify you of changes in advance. If you do not attend class, it is your responsibility to find out if changes to the schedule were made. Production assignments are listed on the week to week schedule along with the dates they are due. The due dates for the research assignments and reading assignments are listed as well.

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Link to Grade Sheets for all assignments and projects

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Week 1
Monday August 25th

Class Objectives

>  Brief Introduction to class
>  Syllabus and week-to-week Schedule
>  Lab Rules & Checkout procedures: Checkout Policies
>  Discussion of opptions for portable drives to save your work on
>  Skills Survey
>  Brief screening of a selected student work
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Week 2
Monday September 8

Class Objectives

> Introduction to Final Cut Pro application
> Install FCP Tutorial media
> Introduction to DV Cameras, Timecode, Tripods
> Go over cameras and tripods in groups
> Brief discussion on reading, Film/Video Language Review
> In class project, in camera edit exercise
> FCP Tutorial

Introduction to FCP
--A brief introduction to the Final Cut Pro application and the workstations.

Install FCP Tutorial media
--In the back of your Final Cut Pro 6 Tutorials book, you will find a DVD from which you will download the Lesson Files media to your external hard drive. You will save all your work on the Tutorials to this folder.

Introduction to DV Cameras, Timecode, Tripods
--Demonstration of DV Cameras, Timecode, and Tripods
--Go over cameras and tripods in groups

In class project
Brief discussion on reading, Film/Video Language Review
--Screenings: Sade Benning

Assignment #1 In Camera Edit Exercise
Shoot material paying attention to timecode and timecode breaks and shot composition. BRING MINI DV TAPE. Do all editing in camera. In this assignment you will be using shot composition to create a portrait of a place, object or person. These are your requirements: 1. Video must have no more than 15 shots, 2. Must be edited in camera (you can capture and edit another version if you want) 3. Must include at least 1 macro shot, 1 extreme close up, 1 change of focus (rack focus), 1 wide shot, 1 pan, 1 tilt, 1 tracking shot, 1 zoom, 1 dutch angle. Create a simple story board before shooting to develop shot order. 4. Sound must be diegetic (no sound not present in the scene) 5. Must have unbroken timecode.

FCP Tutorial
--Lesson 1: Screening and Marking in the Final Cut Pro Interface 

Reading Assignment due : VSAR 303 Reader:
--Low Budget Video Bible , Camcorder Basics (Chapt. 3)
--All in Good Timecode Broadcast Technology Worktext, Timecode
--FILM/VIDEO LANGUAGE REVIEW  Editing Techniques with FCP, CHPTS 1 & 2

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Week 3
Monday September 15

Class Objectives
> FCP Tutorials: Lesson 1, Lesson 2
> Complete In-Camera Edit projects, screen the finished projects
> Introduction to Montage and discussion of related article by Eisenstein
> Screening of work related to montage
> Homework Assignment: Lesson 2: Editing Clips to the Timeline
> Brief review for Camera Basics Quiz next week

FCP Tutorial:
--Lesson 1: Screening and Marking in the Final Cut Pro Interface 
--Lesson 2: Editing Clips to the Timeline

Complete In Camera Edit projects, screen the finished projects
--Screen the finished projects

Introduction to Montage and discussion of related article by Eisenstein
--Please be prepared to discuss the Eisenstein article, "The Cinematographic Principle and The Ideogram"
Screening of work related to montage

Brief review for Camera Basics Quiz next week
--Please take note that the Camera Basics Quiz will be given in class next week. You will be allowed to
use your reader to answer the questions.

Reading assignment due, VSAR 303 Reader:

--Sergei Eisenstein, Film Form, "The Cinematographic Principle and The Ideogram"; Prepare for discussion

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Week 4
Monday September 22

Class Objectives
> FCP Tutorials: Lesson 3: Finishing the Rough Cut; Lesson 4: Trimming to Refine Clip Duration
> Quiz: Camera Basics
>  Brief recap of introduction to Montage and discussion of related article by Eisenstein
> Appropriation and Culture Jamming Workshop, Part I, Theory
> Discussion on readings: Appropriation and Culture Jamming
> Screening

FCP Tutorial:
--Lesson 3: Finishing the Rough Cut
--Lesson 4: Trimming to Refine Clip Duration (Note: you will start this lesson in class and complete it as homework for next week.)

Quiz: Camera Basics
--Camera Basics (Open book, open notes, written quiz on reading)

Appropriation and Culture Jamming Workshop, Part I, Theory
Discussion on related reading:
"Culture Jamming: Hacking, Slashing and Sniping from the Empire of Signs", Mark Dery. Be prepared to discuss this chapter.
Screening of related work:
Dara Birmbaum, Technology Transformation, Wonder Woman, Kristine Diekman, "Drawing in the Media Stream"; " Sonic Outlaws", Craig Baldwin
- - Some links to culture jamming examples

Important Note:
In preporation for working on Lesson 8 in class next week, you will needo a minute or two of footage on MiniDV tape that you will use to log and capture in Lesson 8.

Reading assignment due, VSAR 303 Reader
> Culture Jamming: Hacking, Slashing and Sniping from the Empire of Signs, Mark Dery

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Week 5
Monday September 29

Class Objectives
> FCP Tutorial: Lesson 4 completed; Lesson 8, Capturing Media
> 1st FCP Hands-on Quiz
> Appropriation and Culture Jamming Workshop, Part II, Practice

FCP Tutorial & Demo on Capturing Footage:
--I will be giving a short demo on capturing media in FCP, which relates directly to Lesson 8.
--Lesson 8, Capturing Media.

1st FCP Hands-on Quiz
--First FCP Hands on Quiz The hands on quiz will be given by the student assistant and instructor while you are doing Lesson 8.

Appropriation and Culture Jamming Workshop, Part II, Practice
--Brief discussion on last week's reading and additional screenings of related video art.
Workshop:
In this workshop you will learn how to appropriate/aquire footage for use in your Final Cut Pro projects. Appropriated footage is footage you aquire from other sources such as TV, film, web, home movies, etc.
Demo: Converting and importing appropriated footage.
--"Get Video" .flv Flash files from the web
--Converting different media files for importing into FCP
--Importing media files into Final Cut Pro  

--Additional resource for downloading audio and video files from the web:  http://media-convert.com/convert
--Using Quicktime Pro to create a hard-cuts only video
Appropriated footage Excersize
--Outside of class time, use the methods demonstrated above to gather footage from the web and then put a 30 second rough cut together in Quicktime of the footage you collected. This is just an exercise and will not be graded. We will revisit this Appropriation Exercise when the Text and Image project is introduced.

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Week 6
Monday October 6

Class Objectives
> Finish demo Converting and importing appropriated footage.
> Workshop: Microphones, Recording Audio, and Lighting
> Assignment #2 Introduced
> Review from Reader article: Types of shots
> Screening
> FCP Tutorial: Trimming and Adjusting Two Edit Points

Finish demo Converting and importing appropriated footage.
--"Get Video" .flv Flash files from the web
--Converting different media files for importing into FCP
--Importing media files into Final Cut Pro
Appropriated footage Excersize
--Outside of class time, use the methods demonstrated above to gather footage from the web and then put a 30 second rough cut together in Quicktime of the footage you collected. This is just an exercise and will not be graded. We will revisit this Appropriation Exercise when the Text and Image project is introduced.

Workshop: Introduction to Microphones, Recording Audio, and Lighting
--In this workshop an in-depth demo will be presented on using mics, cables, connectors, lighting equipment and cameras. After the demo is completed, you will work in groups to set, light, and shoot an interview. We will look at these at the end of class for critique. Bring MiniDV tape.

Assignment #2 Introduced: The Interview Project
The Interview. In this assignment, you will continue to build on your shooting and editing skills, learning how to use lighting and microphones. Choosing your interview subjects and your topic is very important to the success of your video. Think of a compelling topic, and also a subject who is interesting on camera. You can work in groups (no  more than 3 to a group) or as individuals. Decide on an interview subject(s) and begin to make plans to interview the subject including, making a site visit, compiling a list of equipment needed, reserving equipment ahead, making a list of questions. This video can be a traditional documentary style interview, or you can use the interview to create an experimental video.
Interview Genres:
--Talking Head, Verite, Experimental; Guerilla TV If you need a release for interviewing your subjects, download here.
Review from Reader article:
--Types of shots
Screening:
--"Stanley", Steven Matheson 
--"Interview with the Prophet of @: Onward", student work

Start Assignment #2
--First, determine if you will be working solo or in a group (no more than three to a group), then proceed to generate a list of possible subjects
and approaches to how you might go about shooting the interview and then editing it. By next week you should have your choice of subject
made