ART 122 Foundations in Motion 4-D

Provides a foundational introduction to, and practice with, the aesthetics and history of video art and its correlations to other digital media. Explores the technical, theoretical, and conceptual facets of the digital video medium as a means of informing your own art-making process. Uses Photoshop and video editing software to compose along with digital singe-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

ART 121 with a grade of C or better.

Offered

Fall only

Notes

Lower Division Transfer (LDT) Course

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Create videos with attention to issues of audience and interactivity as well as issues of race, gender, and identity. Write critically about art video in the context of both its origins and contemporary practices and have this critical foundation provide a framework for their own video work. Exploit the medium of video in combination with other media. Demonstrate a working verbal and visual vocabulary of art video as a springboard to further exploration of art video beyond this course.