I’m looking forward to seeing what you’ve been up to this past week.
A reminder that, unless you have arranged with me otherwise, I am expecting everyone to present a rough cut of your Project 2 in-progress next class. For those of you doing Option C of the Research Project, please also have a sample of your tests & trials, accompanied by a brief description of your aims, process, and learning, posted to the blog.
Week 10 – Mar 20 Research Project due: options A & B.
Desk crits: work on Project 2 and/or Option C Research Project.
Review Research Projects
Week 11 – Mar 27 Research assignments due: option C.
Project 2 rough cuts due for presentation and peer feedback.
Lect/demo: finishing for exhibition/ distribution.
Week 12 – Apr 3 (Last class) Crit: Project 2 final cuts, including sound, text, et al.
Work on DVD interface and additional elements.
Complete Design Journals.
Fri April 10: FINAL Deadline to hand in revised and polished version of Project 2, on dvd.
Design Journals evaluated.
Hello Time-based 2,
On closer review of your project 2 proposals, I have decided to simplify and allow students who want to concentrate on ‘communicating the drama or poetry’ of one fascination only (instead of 3 or more) to do so.
Please bear in mind, however, that I am still challenging you to make a work that has a certain thematic or dramatic resonance, and asking you to avoid concentrating on technique at the expense of meaningful communication. If you find yourself struggling to turn your idea into something more than an exercise in technique, you are more than welcome return to the idea of threes for inspiration. Likewise, if you have had brilliant (simple, elegant) ideas as a result of trying to integrate three or more fascinations, please do keep them.
A reminder to all that I am expecting you to have a hard copy of your Project 2 Proposal ready for the start of this week’s class. The proposal should include a storyboard or thumbnail sketches as appropriate. See ‘Project 2: proposal guidelines’ for details. If you can post an initial version to your blog Thursday night I can be better prepared to offer feedback and suggestions in class time.
I am also expecting Research Proposals from students planning to do Option C of the Reseach Project. You can treat this as one element of your Project 2 proposal if you wish.
I plan to reserve at least an hour of next class for independent project work. Please come prepared to work on Project 2 or your Research Project (if related to Project 2).
Note that, unless we have agreed otherwise, this coming Friday is the last date to post your Technical Exercise 2 for evaluation.
Please see your email inbox for customized reminders and expectations.
Looking forward to your ideas.
Observe and describe the light falling onto a particular object, or on the objects of a particular space. Try to 1) describe it in 200 words or less. 2) describe it in only one sentence.
Bear in mind all its characteristics: direction, colour, specularity (hard/soft?) and intensity, including contrast, fall-off.
Notice the source of the light. What it is about the source (distance? size?) that makes the light look like it does?
