Dec 4 & 6: In-class viewing of final video essays

December 15:

All revised videos and written commentaries due by noon!

November 13 – Videographic Responses

• Submit videographic response essays to Classes folder
• Watch in class

November 15 – More Videographic Responses

• Do weekly video commentaries
• Watch more videographic responses

November 20 – Guest Filmmaker: Jen Proctor on Video Art, Feminism & Videographic Criticism

• Watch Allison de Fren’s “Fembot in a Red Dress” (and read her commentary)

• Watch Jen Proctor’s “Am I Pretty?”  (password via email)

November 6 – Behind the Scenes of a Video Essay

• Continue working on Videographic Response Essays (due 11/13!)

November 8 – Copyright and Fair Use

• Do weekly video commentaries
• Read Jason Mittell, “Fair Use for Videographic Criticism“
• Watch “A Fair(y) Use Tale” by Eric Faden

October 25 – Share Abstract Trailers

• Upload Abstract Trailer videos – discuss in class
• Upload Reflection Essays

October 30 – Share Remaining Abstract Trailers

• Upload and discuss remaining Abstract Trailers

November 1 – Workshop Response Videos

• Do weekly video commentaries
• Bring ideas and works in progress for Videographic Responses

October 16 – Share Algorithmic Videos

• Export algorithmic double feature
• Come to class prepared to discuss algorithmic videos

October 18 – How to Make a Video Essay?

• Read Conor Bateman, “11 Ways to Make a Video Essay“
• Read Christian Keathley, “La Caméra-Stylo” [in Classes / Handouts folder]
• Watch Christian Keathley, “Pass The Salt”

• Come to class with ideas for Videographic Abstract Trailer

October 9 – Share Multiscreen Videos

• Export videos to class folder
• Come to class prepared to discuss role of multiscreen in videographic work

October 11 – Assignment #5 Workshop

• Do weekly video commentaries
• Give group feedback on multiscreen videos
• Read Jason Mittell, “Videographic Criticism as Digital Humanities Method” [in Classes / Handouts folder]
• Watch deformative experiments discussed in Mittell essay
• Read Catherine Grant, “Dissolves of Passion: Materially Thinking through Editing in Videographic Compilation” [in Classes / Handouts folder]
• Watch Catherine Grant, “Dissolves of Passion”

October 2 – Share Epigraph Videos

• Export videos to class folders
• Come prepared to discuss the role of text on-screen
• If you were not at Kevin Lee’s talk, watch his video “Right Now, Wrong Then”

October 4 – Assignment #4 Workshop

• Do weekly video commentary
• Give feedback to your group on the epigraphs
• Watch “Honolulu, Mon Amour” and read online commentaries
• Watch “Hitchcock & DePalma: Splitscreen Bloodbath” (graphic content warning)

September 25 – Share voiceover videos

• Export exercise #2 to classes folder – see our class notes on voiceover
• Come prepared to talk about voiceover, building on videos you have viewed
• Watch “Transformers: The Premake” by Kevin B. Lee

Attend Kevin Lee presentation, 4:30pm in Axinn 232

September 27 – Assignment #3 workshop

• Do weekly video commentary
• Give feedback to your group
• Watch Carnal Locomotive by Catherine Grant, and read “Film studies in the groove? Rhythmising perception in Carnal Locomotive“

September 18 – Share PechaKucha videos

• Export PechaKucha videos to Classes folder.

September 20 – Assignment #2 workshop

• Export version #2 of PechaKucha video to Classes folder
• Do weekly video commentary
• Give feedback to your group
• Watch Ian Garwood, “The Place of Voiceover in Academic Audiovisual Film Criticism” (and read his written commentary)

• Watch Kevin B. Lee, “Talking with Siri about Spike Jonze’s HER“

Reminder: Kevin B. Lee will be visiting on Sept 25, with a public presentation at 4:30pm in Axinn 232.

September 12 – Introduction in-class

September 14 – Assignment #1 Workshop

• Choose 2 different options for your chosen critical object (film, TV show, webseries, etc.) – if possible, bring DVD or Blu-ray, or digital file on hard drive
• Bring external hard drive and headphones (to every class!)
• Do Video Commentary post
• Read “Has the Video Essay Arrived?” (Monaghan) and “College Leads in New Form of Scholarship: Video Essays” (DiGravio)
• If you do not have experience with Adobe Premiere, start working on the Lynda.com tutorials to help learn the platform.
• Watch “What Makes a Video Essay Great?” by Kevin B. Lee