The course is roughly divided into two parts. The first half consists of a series of weekly videographic exercises, designed to teach you the technical video skills needed to make video essays and explore conceptual approaches to communicating critical ideas using sounds and moving images. The second half will focus more on your own individual projects, resulting in two original video essays on topics of your choosing.

The assignments for this course include regular online video commentaries, the specific videographic exercises, a videographic response essay, and a final videographic essay project. Each will be detailed in the pull-down menus and linked below – specific parameters and specifications for each assignment will be posted as the semester progresses. Here is the schedule for the assignments – links will go live as the assignments are introduced in class:

Video Commentary Posts – due each Thursday morning

Videographic Exercise #1 – due Tuesday, 9/20 by class meeting

Videographic Exercise #2 – due Tuesday, 9/27 by class meeting

Videographic Exercise #3 – due Tuesday, 10/4 by class meeting

Videographic Exercise #4 – due Tuesday, 10/11 by class meeting

Videographic Exercise #5 – due Tuesday, 10/18 by class meeting

Videographic Exercise #6 – due Tuesday, 10/25 by class meeting

Videographic Abstract Trailer for final project – due Tuesday 11/1 by class meeting

Videographic Response Essay – draft due Tuesday, 11/15 by class meeting

Final Videographic Essay – draft due Thursday 12/1 by class meeting

Final Self-Evaluation Essay & Portfolio of Revised Videos – due Tuesday, 12/13

All work produced in class will be shared within class, and may be published online more broadly. Each video assignment should be uploaded to the relevant folder in the class Google Drive.

Students will work together to provide more detailed feedback on each others’ videos throughout the semester.