Penn State University - School of Visual Arts
Fall 2017
A&A 110 Interdisciplinary Digital Media Studio I
Professor: Eduardo Navas (ean13@psu.edu)
Tuesday & Thursday 3:35 PM - 5:30 PM

Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 10 AM - 11 AM
Please contact at: ean13@psu.edu

Syllabus:
Online
PDF

Research Methodology

 

ASSIGNMENTS WEEKLY SITES

Week 17:

December 12, 2017

Final Project due with adjustments based on final feedback

 


Week 16:

Thursday, December 7, 2017

Review of Final Project, Part 2

 

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Review of final Project, Part 1


 

Week 15:

Thursday, November 30, 2017

Tecniques for online media development: image, sound, and text editing |
End online discussion of Crow’s “Chapter 8: Open Work.” | Work in class to finalize Major Project 3 due on December 5

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Due Weekly Project | Class critique |

 


Week 14:

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Thanksgiving

 

Tuesday, November 21 2017

Thanksgiving


Week 13:

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Lab day

 

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Lecture on tecniques for online media development | lab day | Weekly Assignment due on Tuesday November 28 released | Begin Discussion on Crow's "Open Work"

 


Week 12:

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Tecniques for online media development : lab day, work in class | Weekly Assignment reviewed | Weekly Assignment due on November 14 released | Major Project 3 guidelines released

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Weekly Assignment critiqued | Weekly Assignment released due on Nov 9


Week 11:

Thursday, November 2, 2017

Lab Day: Work on Weekly Project due on November 7

 

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Lab Day: Work on short UI/UX assignment

 


Week 10:

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Lab: UI/UX Design principles | html 5 Part 2 | weekly project released due on November 7

 

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Lecture: UI/UX Design principles | html 5 Part 1


Week 9:

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Critique Major Project 2

 

Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Attend discussion for online development resources and data visualization at https://adri.psu.edu/event/data-visualization-workshop-visualization-methods-image-and-text (4 - 5 PM, 16 Borland Building) | End online discussion of Crow’s “Chapter 6: Symbolic Creativity.”
Begin reading Crow’s “Junk and Culture,” 144 – 163.


Week 8:

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Lab day

 

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Lab day: Work in class/make sure to check in for work progress | Begin online discussion of Crow’s “Chapter 6: Symbolic Creativity.” |
Work on Major Project due on October 19, 2017


Week 7:

Thursday, October 5, 2017

DUE: Weekly Assignment | Critique of Weekly Assignment of October 3

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

| Begin working on Second Major Project
End online discussion of Crow’s “Chapter 5: Official and Unofficial Language.”
Begin reading Crow’s “Chapter 6: Symbolic Creativity,” 126 – 143.

 


Week 6:

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Lecture on tecniques for editing time-based media continued
Lab Day | Weekly Assignment released due on October 5, 2017

Weekly Assignment due on October 3, 2017:
Create one 15 to 45 second video that uses type along with still images, and actual video with sound.

The video could explore the subject matter of your first major project. This means that you need to consider how you can translate your focus of three images into a video project.

You need to have at least three short scenes that add to an open-ended narrative. Consider previous feedback on weekly assignments and well as your first major project to come up with a work that pushes image, sound and text for critical reflection on the subject of your choice.

Guidelines:

  • You must use at least two still images, and you need to use text at least one time.
  • The text must be an open ended statement(s) that supports your overall message.
  • You must consider the rhythm in your editing as discussed in class critique. For instance, when you let a shot/image linger, it must be for a reason. You can have as many shots as you like for this video project.
  • Use at least one extra sound source you recorded that is not part of video footage.
  • You must mix your sound well and not go into the red. Review the material covered in class, and go over class tutorials available on the right column of the resource webpage.
  • You must shoot your own footage, but you can use some pre-existing material if it is necessary for your idea. Go over this option with the instructor before moving ahead.

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Review of weekly assignment


Week 5:

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Introduction to Second Project due on October 17, 2017 | Lab Day

 

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Lecture on time-based media: relation of image, sound and text
Principles of video editing
Weekly assignment released due on September 26

Begin online discussion of Crow’s “Chapter 5: Official and Unofficial Language (Ends October 3).”

Weekly Project Assigned, due on Tuesday, September 26:
View the films by blublu (there are four of them), as well as the stop motion studies by David Crawford, and the newspapers visualizations of the Hawaiian Star, then use three to five images (could be stills or renderings, or a combination of both) of your own that make direct or indirect refence to one of the videos. The image should be edited as a short stop motion sequence that contradicts or repositions/questions the aesthetics of the video you chose. You can use any software to develop this project, but you are encouraged to use Adobe Premiere. Your project should be no longer than 5 seconds.


Week 4:

Thursday, September 14, 2017

DUE: First class project | In-class critique

 

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Review of work before project is due
End of online discussion of Crow’s “Chapter 4: Text and Image.”
Begin reading David Crow, “Chapter 5: Official and Unofficial Language,” 96-125.
Lab day



Week 3:

Thursday, September 7, 2017

  • Lecture on analysis of image and text
  • Techniques on image and text production


Tuesday, September 5, 2017

  • Weekly assignment critiqued


Week 2:

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Lecture on image and text layout
Lab day

 

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Weekly Assigment critiqued
Weekly Assignment released due on Sept. 5
Begin online discussion of Crow’s “Chapter 4: Text and Image.”

Weekly Assignment due September 5:
According to the feedback given to you during class critique, take your first assignment and rework it so that it is closer to communicating your idea. You need to do two versions. The first should provide a sense of depth while the other should present a sense of flatness. You can certainly think of the first in terms of photo and text, and the second as a vector-image and text. You may need to use new images or create your own, depending on the feedback you received. Upload your two files as png or jpg to Canvas.

 


Week 1:

Thursday, August 24, 2017


Tuesday, August 22, 2017

  • Overview of class
  • Lecture on the relation of image and text
  • Weekly Assignment released, due on August 29
  • Begin reading: David Crow's, "Chapter 4: Text and Image," 80 - 95.

Weekly Assignment due on August 29:
Develop a simple design that explores the relation of an image of your choice with text. You may create your own image, but you can also appropriate one if it makes sense for your idea. The text can be a single word or a phrase. It should not be too much text. Try not to use more than 5 words. Consider carefully the concepts and examples discussed by Crow in chapter 4 of his book. Upload a png or jpg to Canvas.

 

Week 10

Sites for the week of October 24, 2017

HTML Development on Lynda.com:
HTML Essential Training
Basic HTML Syntax
Current State of HTML
Exploring the HTML Document
Understanding Content Model
Formatting Content with HTML

Tutorials on UX Design on Lynda.com:
https://www.lynda.com/Prototyping-tutorials/Welcome/475945/497322-4.html
Tutorials on UI Design on Lynda.com:
https://www.lynda.com/iOS-tutorials/Welcome/445430/479443-4.html

Art Works and Examples to Consider

Hooger Brugge, Modern Living
http://ml.hoogerbrugge.com/

Open ended "apps"

A is for Apple:
http://www.aisforapple.net/
Mobile Art Applications - article
http://audi-urban-future-initiative.com/blog/mobile-art-apps-and-the-emerging-aesthetics-of-mobility
IPhoneart.org
http://www.iphoneart.org/
Art in Your Pocket
http://rhizome.org/editorial/2009/jul/7/art-in-your-pocket/

Documenting the process:

Concept design process (gaming):
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/131632/
creating_a_great_design_document.php
Plan your video:
http://www.dpbestflow.org/node/635

 


Week 7

Sites for the Week of October 3, 2016

Time Code: Trailer, excerpt (in French)

Analysis of films:

Infographic of Pulp Fiction in Chronological order:
http://visual.ly/pulp-fiction-chronological-order

My own analysis of Pulp Fiction:
http://remixdata.net/2014/08/18/timeline-of-pulp-fiction-actual-version-and-chronological-edit/

Montage visualization of Breathless:
http://remixdata.net/2014/10/23/analysis-and-visualization-
of-godards-breathless/

La Jetee by Chris Marker
https://vimeo.com/46620661

Analysis of Close-Ups in Chris Marker's La Jetee
http://remixdata.net/2015/10/11/analysis-of-close-ups-in-chris-markers-la-jetee/

What Watching 'Memento' in Chronological Order Can Teach About Story Structure:
http://nofilmschool.com/2013/06/watch-memento-in-chronological-order-story-structure/

 

Art work based or appropriating film and/or using multiple screens:

Douglas Gordon:
Douglas Gordon - Play Dead; Real Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-XD6fuf0ho
Designing Video Installations with Douglas Gordon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3mm-LNkmXU
Douglas Gordon: the only way out is the only way in. Artist interview at ACCA 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvbdkgi203M
Meet The Artist: Douglas Gordon Part 1 of 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXY99WS-Byo
Meet The Artist: Douglas Gordon Part 2 of 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjYb6EN0v8w

Peter Horvath - Hovarth.net

 


Week 6:

Sites for the Week of September 26, 2017

Sound Tutorials on Lynda.com (Make sure you are logged in with your PSU account to Lynda.com by going to http://lynda.psu.edu/ ):

Up and Running with Audacity:
http://www.lynda.com/Audacity-tutorials/Up-Running-Audacity/111697-2.htm
Importing audio
http://www.lynda.com/Audacity-tutorials/Importing-audio/111697/115443-4.html
Playing audio with Audacity:
http://www.lynda.com/Audacity-tutorials/Playing-audio/111697/115444-4.html

Making selections
http://www.lynda.com/Audacity-tutorials/Making-selections/111697/115452-4.html
Cutting, copying, and pasting
http://www.lynda.com/Audacity-tutorials/Cutting-copying-pasting/111697/115453-4.html
Splitting clips
http://www.lynda.com/Audacity-tutorials/Splitting-clips/111697/115454-4.html

GarageBand Tutorials: Essential Training:
http://www.lynda.com/GarageBand-tutorials/GarageBand-Essential-Training/156620-2.html

 

Music Selection Relevant to Weekly Assignment:

John Cage on Silence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcHnL7aS64Y
John Cage - 4'33"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN2zcLBr_VM

 

Relevant Film and Video Examples for Weekly Assignment

Film mashup of bar scenes, "Hell's Club"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QajyNRnyPMs

On Listening vs. Hearing:
Memorex commercial Chuck Mangione Ella Fitzgerald
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32X8sFAlDZM

 

Andy Warhol's Screen Tests and excerpts of other films:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tvEfwTj2C8
Andy Warhol - Eat (1963):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoQcGAczNTE
Andy Warhol - Blowjob [Edit] (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFik-n8-Mzw

Yoko Ono - Cut Piece (1965)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Sc47KfJjcI

 

Consider how montage and editing is used in the following films/experiments to create a complex narrative that the viewer can follow:

Technical Aspects of editing:

Basic Shot Types
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laU2MI6X48I
Introduction to shot types and camera movement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRo2IqYbEaE

 

Basic Principles of Editing:

Basic montage principle, experiments by Kuleshov:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gGl3LJ7vHc

The Kuleshov Experiment (ORIGINAL)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUZCPPGeJ1c

Hitchcock's Pure Cinema- "The Kuleshov Effect"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNVf1N34-io

Blow up - Michealangelo Antonioni - The last scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItDmn40TvuI

 


Week 5:

Sites for the Week of September 19, 2017

Video Editing Tutorials on Lynda.com
(Need to be logged in to your PSU Student account in order to access the links, then go to http://lynda.psu.edu/):

Adobe Premiere Pro Essential Training
Importing and Organizing Media
Selecting Shots
Basic Editing
Refining the Edit
Basic Effects and titles
Outputting the Project

Stop Motion:

Stop Motion Studies by David Crawford
http://turbulence.org/studios/crawford/index.html

Visualizing newspapers history: The Hawaiian Star, 5930 front pages, 1893-1912
http://lab.softwarestudies.com/2012/03/visualizing-newspapers-
history-hawaiian.html

La Jetee, NY Times Movie Pick:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgC7Eh355E4

Blublu:
http://www.blublu.org/

Law and Order Introduction:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTVSTnYIxEA

Michael Jackson's Thriller:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA
Thriller with Legos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MThEoxSWURA
Thriller with Legos remake:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaO2ohOy8aI
Side by Side Comparison of Original Thriller and Legos Remake:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaijwhwNd9I

Focus on a specific aspect of a film director's approach:

Hands of Bresson:
http://vimeo.com/98484833
Wes Anderson Centered:
http://vimeo.com/89302848
Wes Anderson from Above:
http://vimeo.com/35870502
Tarantino from Below:
http://vimeo.com/37540504
What is Neo-realism?
http://vimeo.com/68514760
Kubrick, One Point Perspective:
http://vimeo.com/48425421
Linklater on Cinema and Time:
http://vimeo.com/81047160
Malick, Fire and Water:
http://vimeo.com/64063304
Sounds of Aronofsky:
http://vimeo.com/42191484

All of the above selections can be found at
http://kogonada.com/

 


Week 4

Sites for the Week of September 12, 2017

Image in Art and Design:

Rodchenko:
Images on Google
Feature on Helveticahaus

Constructivism:
Constructivist Design Posters

Bauhaus:
Design is History
Bauhaus Design Images

Image and Text in Art Practice:

Banksy:
Coca Cola Add

A is for Apple:
http://www.aisforapple.net/

 


Week 3

Sites for the Week of September 5, 2017

Image and Text in Design:

Adbusters
Critical Design
Domus: Critical Design
Dunne and Raby on Critical Design
Critical Design on Vimeo

 

Image and Text in Art Practice:

Jenny Holzer
Barbara Kruger
Kruger Images on Google
Glenn Ligon

 



Week 2

Sites for the Week of August 29, 2017

Understanding Type:

Thinking with Type
Introduction to Type
Anatomy of Type

Visual Examples Related to Weekly Assignment:

History of Graffiti
History of American Graffiti

50 Logotypes
7 Famous Logos
40 Brand Logos with Hidden Messages
21 Logo Evolutions
20 Well Known Luxury Brands

Art and Design:

Design is Kinky:
Main Site
Art
Design

Art:
Ash Schmitt
Eero Lampinen
Rui Palha

Design:
Devan Drogaroglu
Gian Galang
Makebardo

Week 1

Sites for the Week of August 22, 2017

Software Tutorials for Image and Text (Make sure you are logged in with your PSU account to Lynda.com by going to http://lynda.psu.edu/ )

Photoshop Essentials:
Understanding File Formats
Resolution Image
Exploring Layers
Cropping
Blending Images with Layer Masks

Illustrator Essentials:
Overview of Illustrator Interface
Exploring the Tools Panel
Exploring Layers
Understanding Vector Paths
Working with Type
Placing Images into Illustrator

 

Visual Examples Related to Weekly Assignment:

Roland Barthes's Panzani:
http://indexgrafik.fr/wp-content/uploads/Rhetorique-
de-l-image-Roland-Barthes-index-grafik.jpg

A is for Apple:
http://www.aisforapple.net/

Peanuts, Dog and Homework:
https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/posts/2015/09
/BOB_Essay_Peanutsstrip/6f8c13be5.jpg
Peanuts Website:
http://www.peanuts.com/

Storyboarding:
http://accad.osu.edu/womenandtech/Storyboard%20Resource/

Anchorage and Relay in Film:
F.W. Murnau - Nosferatu (1922)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHt10MA5Fqs

Anchorage and Relay in Advertising (early Mac Ad):
http://blog.graphicleftovers.com/wp-
content/uploads/2010/04/ipad_retro_testdrive.jpg