Visual
Language II builds upon all you learned in Visual Language one and is
a course devoted to a two general areas of development: understanding
of time and narrative forms through learning the various aspects of
video and student’s progress toward a more sustained and independent
inquiry into topics of personal interest. The course will include projects
all centering around your independent vision and ideas. Frequent critiques
will be interspersed with presentations of work by contemporary artists
in video and other media, looking at work in galleries, and independent
in class work time.
Required
Text “Launching the Imagination” by Mary Stewart 2 chapters
handed out in class
Required
materials:
At least one dv tape available in bookstore
Hard drive (same as was needed last semester)
A bunch of cds
Easy and regular email access
These materials should be brought to class each week
Assignments
All work is due on the specified deadline. Late or incomplete work will
not be accepted. If you are to miss a class, you may send in your work
with a classmate for it to count as being on time. Expect to work at
least one hour outside of class for each hour in class. Work that is
insufficient will be returned to you to be re-done. You should re-work
your projects based on feedback from your in-class critique, therefore,
it is a good idea to make notes on the feedback that you are getting
from classmates. Work that is to be re-submitted must be turned in by
the second to last class meeting. Writing assignments should be written
in Microsoft Word, be sure to spell-check. Cheating will not be tolerated
in any instance. MassArt’s academic honesty guidelines will be
upheld (please read).
Attendance
* Attend all classes.
* TWO unexcused absences are allowed for the semester
* THREE ABSENCES ARE AN AUTOMATIC FAILURE AND NO CREDIT FOR THE CLASS.
* THREE times late (30 minutes or less) equals one absence
* over 30 minutes late equals one absence.
When you are absent, you are accountable for the information given out
in class the day you were absent. You will be responsible for getting
this information from other students who attended the class that week.
Your instructor will hand out a copy of fellow students' names, email
addresses and telephone numbers.
Also you will also be responsible for getting the work done for the
next class. If you are unable to complete the work by the next class,
email your faculty member to communicate with them about your situation
at least 24 hours before class. Grading
You will be graded on a Pass, Fail or Honors system. Individual grades
are based on the following:
Studio
Assignments:
--Clarity of concept - Each project must not only reflect an understanding
of the assignment but also show innovation in solving conceptual and
creative problems.
--Innovative Technical Execution
Please note: Any assignment that fails to meet these expectations will
not be accepted and will have to be re-done.
Calculation
of your grade will be on the following:
Attendance and participation in class 30%
Assignments 30%
Final Independent Project 40%
This
syllabus is only a guideline for the course, I may make changes to it
as the course progresses.