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 Video area courses—and
equipment—constantly adapt: to new ideas, new practices, and the evolving
discourse of new media. They combine technical production with critical theory,
cultural studies, and art history. Video courses focus on the
critical, conceptual, and technical skills that support the production of video
installation, single channel video, Web-based projects, and interactivity. Our
seminars examine the many histories of video art as well as contemporary
individual artists and collectives working with new technologies. The program
hosts international visiting artists, critics, and curators to expose students
to a range of viewpoints in contemporary art. Equipment
From camera cranes and
projectors to sensors, students working in Video engage with cutting-edge
production equipment, hardware, and software. Equipment includes: -
Cameras: Sony 3
Chip DSR-PD 150, Sony VX-2000, Panasonic 24P, Vx1000, Sony TVR-11, Sony
Mini-Disc Recorder
Microphones:
Senheiser, Audio Technica, Sony Lavaliere Camera Mounts:
Junior Jib, Bogen fluid head tripods
Projectors:
Proxima 1000 lumen, Proxima 600 lumen, Sanyo 600 lumen, Sony LPJ-20s, inFocus –
2X
Editing: Final
Cut Pro Systems with Super Drives (12), Max-MSP Stations (1), Lightwave 3D
(1)
Previous Course Offerings
Below are previous course offerings for the Video area. Students must visit mySMFA to see current offerings and register. Students in the undergraduate, graduate, Studio, and
Post-Baccalaureate certificate programs may also take Continuing Education
courses for credit.
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| Video I / VID 1004 |
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| Video I consists of a series of intensive workshops designed to give you the skills to become a technically proficient and thinking video maker. Students produce individual projects through hands-on instruction in camera composition, lighting, sound, and editing. We survey and analyze current trends in video and digital art practices through frequent screenings, readings, and discussions, and we explore a wide range of possibilities for video art production including single-channel, installation, performance, and Internet projects. We provide access to equipment such as mini DV cameras, mini-disc recorders, microphones, lighting kits, and Final Cut Pro nonlinear editing systems. |
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| Video II / VID 2012 |
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jVideo II focuses on the critical and technical skills that support the production of single-channel video and installation. The format of this two-period course is designed to bridge practice and theory. The class involves advanced technical workshops, seminars in critical theory and cultural studies, group critiques, and frequent screenings. Students are instructed in the use of three-chip digital cameras-Sony VX 2000 and DSR-PD150; computer editing on Final Cut Pro; nonlinear editing systems; software for Web design, including Media Cleaner Pro and Dreamweaver; and DVD Studio Pro. We examine a diverse group of contemporary electronic artists whose work explores a wide range of cultural and formal concerns. The semester includes field trips, visiting artists, technicians, and curators to expose students to a range of viewpoints and to support their production process. Our main objective is the pursuit of students' artistic goals and the realization of substantial individual video projects (single-channel, installation, interdisciplinary, interactive, on-line). Group critique is central to the process; full participation is expected. Prerequisite: Video I (VID 1004) and comprehensive knowledge of Mac system.
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| Advanced Digital Imaging for Video & Installation / VID 3504 |
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This advanced video production class will mine the rich and diverse histories of video art for strategies, tactics, experiments and structures in search of creative tools for contemporary video art production. Since it's beginnings in 1965, video art has been a confluence for visual artists, conceptual artists, politically motivated artists, documentary makers and experimental filmmakers. Throughout the semester we will engage in a detailed examination of
these varied practices, past and present, through screenings of work and reading historical and theoretical texts. Students will be encouraged to apply these investigations to the production of single channel videos and video installations. Students are expected to have a good working knowledge of Final Cut Pro and some knowledge of Aftereffects. Prerequisite: Video II (2012) or Fantasy Video (2015).
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