Experimental Cinema Schedule

Spring 2024.

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Experimental Cinema Schedule 2024

  • Tuesday 01.09, Thursday 01.11

    Week 1: Introduction, Context, Plan

    Content:
    Assignment:
    • Create a brainstorm/research/workspace (Development Site) for your experimental cinema work.
    • Post a link to your Development Site on Canvas and begin to brainstorm.
    Readings:

    Tuesday 01.16, Thursday 01.18

    Week 2: Experimental Cinema: Intro

    Content:
    • SCREEN: Survey of Experimental Cinema
    • Emak Bakia (1926), by Man Ray
    • Meshes of the Afternoon (1943), by Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid
    • A Movie (1958), by Bruce Conner
    • Hollis Frampton Selection 4: Video Film Review (1981), by Kathy Kline
    • Zone 2 (2020), by The Otolith Group
    • DEMO: Introduction to RED Digital Stills and Motion Camera (DSMC)
    • RAW vs Compressed, why and when it matters.
    • Resolution, why and when it matters.
    • Importance of LIGHTING
    • Introduction to software workflow. (see UF Linkedin Learning Playlist for tutorials)
    Assignment:
    Readings: None
    Tuesday 01.23, Thursday 01.25

    Week 3: The Cinematic Lens

    Content:
    • DISCUSS: Exp Cine 1 - Marclay, Sussman
    • Working with lenses: meaning
    • Working with lenses: technical
    • DEMO: Working with photo lenses | Working with cinema lenses
    • DEMO: Continue intro to RED Workflow
    Assignment:
    • CONTINUE: Project Concept Development towards Pre-production.
    • Due next Tuesday: VIEW Playlist -> Exp Cine 2 on my PLEX server:
    • 2 Into 1 (1997), by Gillian Wearing and Sam-Taylor Wood
    • Last Days in a Lonely Place (2007), by Phil Solomon
    • The Working Life (2013), by Superflex
    • The Amateurist (1998), by Miranda July
    • Anywhere Out of the World (2003), by Philippe Parreno
    • Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore (1999), by Mark Leckey
    • Burning Car (2008), by Superflex
    • If you plan to work with Davinci Resolve, see UF Linkedin Learning Experimental Cinema playlist.
    Readings: None
    Tuesday 01.30, Thursday 02.01

    Week 4: The Motion Camera

    Content:
    • CRIT: Bi-weekly Project 1 (Thursday)
    • DISCUSS: Exp Cine 2 - Wearing, Wood, Solomon, Superflex, July, et.al.
    • Working with motion: meaning
    • Working with motion: technical
    • DEMO: Working with motion | Pan, Tilt, Dolly, Crane, etc.
    • Timelapse and Motion Control (Slider)
    Assignment:
    • CONTINUE: Pre-production towards Production.
    • BEGIN: Bi-weekly Project 2
    • Begin testing and shooting, animatics, based on concept.
    • PROPOSAL: Assemble a semester project proposal for next Tuesday.
    Readings: None
    Tuesday 02.06, Thursday 02.08

    Week 5: SOUND

    Content:
    • REVIEW: Semester project proposals.
    • Intro to concepts in audio
    • Basic principles, Synthesis, Microphones (types we have), Field Recorders
    • DEMO: The Pro Tools Room.
    • How to configure and use Pro Tools.
    • How to use the Sound Booth
    • How to utilize MIDI
    • Synthesizers: Native Instruments, Reaktor, Absynth, Ableton, etc.
    • Capture, generate, compose sound to accompany cinematic footage.
    • How to roundtrip audio editing and sweeting between applications.
    Assignment:
    • Due next Tuesday: VIEW Playlist -> Exp Cine 3 on my PLEX server:
    • Green Screen Refrigerator (2010), by Mark Leckey
    • Le Clash (2010), by Anri Sala
    • Last Riot (2007), by AES+F
    • Grosse Fatigue (2013), by Camille Henrot
    • Just Because You're Suffering Doesn't Make You Jesus (2005), by Nathalie Djurberg
    • Bliss and Heaven (2009), by Jesper Just
    • Even Pricks (2014), by Ed Atkins
    • Formula (2005), by Ryoji Ikeda
    • Littoral Zones (2014), by Sabrina Ratté
    Readings: None
    Tuesday 02.13, Thursday 02.15

    Week 6: SHOOTING

    Content:
    • DISCUSS: Exp Cine 3 - Leckey, Sala, Just, Henrot, Ratté, et.al.
    • Shoot in singles or small groups (organize in advance)
    Assignment:
    • BEGIN: Bi-weekly Project 3
    • Plan studio work for next week.
    Readings: None
    Tuesday 02.20, Thursday 02.22

    Week 7: SHOOTING

    Content:
    • CRIT: Bi-weekly Project 2 (TUESDAY)
    • Shoot in singles or small groups (organize in advance)
    Assignment:
    • Plan studio work for next week.
    Readings: NoneTuesday 02.27
    Tuesday 02.27, Thursday 02.29

    Week 8: SHOOTING

    Content:
    • CRIT: Bi-weekly Project 3 (Thursday)
    • Shoot in singles or small groups (organize in advance)
    Assignment:
    • Plan studio work for next week.
    Readings: None
    Tuesday 03.05, Thursday 03.07

    Week 9: SHOOTING

    Content:
    • Finish up your shooting - in singles or small groups (organize in advance)
    • BEGIN: Final Production
    Assignment:
    • Plan studio work for next week.
    Readings: NoneTuesday 03.12
    Tuesday 03.12, Thursday 03.14

    Week 10: SPRING BREAK - No class

    Content:
    • SPRING NO BREAK
    • That means it's time to get some work done!
    Assignment
    • Advance your project with this dedicated free time!
    Readings: NoneTuesday 03.19
    Tuesday 03.19, Thursday 03.21

    Week 11: PRODUCTION

    Content:
    • Studio time. I'll work with you individually (Thursday).
    Assignment:
    • WORK, WORK, WORK
    Readings: None
    Tuesday 03.26, Thursday 03.28

    Week 12: PRODUCTION

    Content:
    • Studio time - I'll work with you individually.
    Assignment:
    • WORK on your final project!
    Readings: None
    Tuesday 04.02, Thursday 04.04

    Week 13: Refine and Tune

    Content:
    • You should have a draft of your final project.
    • CRIT: Preliminary Review of your completed work.
    Assignment:
    • WORK, WORK, WORK!
    • Incorporate critique to make your project sing!
    Readings: None
    Tuesday 04.09, Thursday 04.11

    Week 14: Compositing - Rendering - Final Production

    Content:
    • Put it all together and fix what is broken (trust me, it will be broken)
    • WORK, WORK, WORK!
    Assignment:
    • Finish your final project and documentation.
    Readings: None
    Tuesday 04.16, Thursday 04.18

    Week 15: FINISH Production

    Content:
    • Finalize your Experimental Cinema artwork and prepare for Final Critique
    • WORK - FINISH
    Assignment:
    • Squash the last few bugs.
    Readings: None
    Tuesday 04.23

    Week 16: Last Day of Class!

    Content: This is it...be done!Assignment: Put it all together and be happy.
    Thursday 05.02

    Exam Week: Final Exams - final review 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM.

    Look at some ART WORK!