Course Schedule
* Note that readings and lesson plans are subject to change depending on developments that may take place during Trump's first 100 days in office. Course expectations and and evaluation of any work will always take these changes into account.
Week 1, Jan 12: Introduction to the Course + Tour of Media LabDefining “Media” & “Social Movements”
Media Exercise 1: Brief Reflection on the Optics of Protest
Read: Barthes, "The Photographic Message" / Godrej, “Neoliberalism, Militarization and the Price of Dissent” / Fuentes, “Performance, Politics, and Protest"
Week 2, Jan 19: Visual Politics of Protest // Student Movements
Breaking Down the Image / Documenting Resistance
Workshop: Prepare for J20 UC-Wide Walkout
Media Exercise 2: Document Graduate Student Walk-Out + Written Reflection
Read: Smith, Scientific Propaganda / Tina Campt, "Photographing the Future of Black Lives Matter" [video lecture] / Ch. 1 & 2 from the Bare Bones Camera Course for Film and Video
** Sat, Jan. 21: Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema from UCLA (Zeinabu Irene Davis, 2016) | San Diego Museum of Photographic Arts, 2pm
Week 3, Jan 26: The Politics of Portraiture
Concepts: Politics of the Gaze / Capturing the Documentary Subject
Workshop: Using the Canon 80D DSLR
Media Exercise 3: Photo Essay / Portraiture Assignment
Read: “How Can We Elicit Good Stories from an Interview?” (Working Narratives) / Ganz, “Public Narrative” / Camacho, Migrant Imaginaries (selections)
** Introduction to Scalar Webinar – Thursday, Jan. 26 @ 12pm (Patty's Office)
** Media Lab Workshop Introduction to Lighting – Friday, Jan. 27 @ 1pm
Week 4, Feb 2: Moving Stories & Moving Images // Loose Project Pitches (Batch 1)
Concepts: Public Narrative & Calls to Action
Workshop: Recording On-Location Sound + Conducting Interviews
Media Exercise 4: Group Assignment – Record Interview Using Public Narrative Template
Read: “Storytelling and Social Change: A Strategy Guide” (Working Narratives) / Eisenstein on montage
** Media Lab Workshop Introduction to Lighting – Friday, Feb 3 @ 10am
Week 5, Feb 9: Editing Workshop, Pt. 1 // Loose Project Pitches (Batch 2)
Concepts: Montage
Workshop: 9:30-11:30am, Building Your Story in Adobe Premiere, Pt. 1 / 12-1pm, Media Lab Workshop on Video Compression
Media Exercise 5: Capture B-Roll and Pick-Ups
Read: Chion, "AudioVision" / Folkenflik, "Manipulative Editing Reflects Poorly On Katie Couric, Gun Documentary” (NPR)
** Media Lab Workshop – After Effects Titles (MCC 251) / Fri, Feb 10, 2pm
Week 6, Feb 16: Editing Workshop, Pt. 2 // Formal Project Pitches (Batch 1)
Concepts: AudioVision
Workshop: Editing in Adobe Premiere, Pt. 2
Media Exercise 6: TBD
Read: Drucker, "Interface"
** Media Lab Workshop: Video Compression (MCC 251) Fri, Feb 17, 3pm
Week 7, Feb 23: Scalar & Other Web Authoring // Formal Project Pitches (Batch 2)
Week 8, Mar 2: Social Media Storytelling (or Open Lab)
Concepts: Finding Your Audience
Workshop: TBD
Read: TBD
Week 9, Mar 9: Open Lab
Week 10, Mar 16: Presentation of Works-in-Progress
