Jane D. Marsching

Visual Language II

Email: jmarsching at massart dot edu
Online syllabus: www.janemarsching.com/massart
office 3rd floor south, hours: Tue 2;30-4:30, Wed 9-10 signup sheet is on the door
Teaching assistants:
Mon 2:10-6:30 Clint
Tue 8:10-12:30 Clark

Mon syllabus

Tue syllabus

Mon email

Tue email

Source/Imagery Assign

Source/Book Assign

Source/Video Assign

Independent Assign

Monday afternoon class

Module I. Source/Imagery
January 22
In Class: Introduction to Course
Assigned: Source/Imagery (choose 3 sources)
Show: VL concepts: scope

January 29
Due: Source/Imagery (3 sources)
In Class: Choose 1 of 3 sources
Assigned: Source/Imagery (start collecting source imagery)
Show: VL concepts: intensity

February 5
Due: Imagery first draft (10-15 images)
In Class: Imagery first draft crit
Assigned: Source Imagery final
Show: VL concepts: setting

February 12
Due: Source Imagery final images
In Class: Source Imagery final images crit
Assigned: Source Imagery book (start sequencing images)
Show: VL concepts: character

Module II. Source/Book

February 19 no class presidents day

Feb 26
Due: Source Imagery book 1st draft
In Class: Source Imagery book 1st draft crit
Assigned: Source Imagery book first draft (collage using photoshop)
Show: VL concepts: chronology, narrative

March 5 no class spring break

March 12
Due: Source Imagery book 2nd draft
In Class: Source Imagery book 2nd draft crit
Assigned: Source Imagery book final
Show: VL concepts: storyboarding, transitions, intensity

March 19
Due: Source Imagery book final
In Class: Source Imagery book final crit
Assigned: Source Imagery video

Module III. Source/Video

March 26
Due: Source Imagery video (rough video footage)
In Class: iMovie demo (capture & editing)
Assigned: Source Imagery video final (due 4/7)
Show: VL concepts: duration, tempo, organization of clips, narrative and non narrative formats, relation between shots, transitions from shot to shot

April 2
Due: Source Imagery video final
In Class: Source Imagery final video crit
Assigned: Independent project

Module IV. Independent Project

April 9
Due: Independent project 1st draft
Visit Addison with Oscar Palacio’s class
Assigned: Independent project 2nd draft

April 16 no Monday class

April 23
Due: Independent project 2nd draft
In Class: Independent project 2nd draft crit
Assigned: Independent project final

April 30
Due: Independent project
In Class: Independent project final crit

May 7
In Class: Party!
Show work