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Blog #4 MoMI Visit

FILMP/MEDP 160 – Field Trip / Museum of the Moving Image
SPRING 2016 – Visit and Blogging Assignment


The Museum of the Moving Image is in Queens, on 35th Avenue at the corner of 36th Street
in Astoria. The Museum has fairly recently re-opened and has a variety of exciting new
exhibits. See www.movingimage.us for more information.

There will be no lecture on April 18. Instead we will be going to the museum during
Dean’s hours that week as a class. We will meet at the museum on Wednesday, April 20
at 1:00 PM, and we have booked tours with museum guides. You will be finished by
2:30pm.

You are welcome to stay afterwards. Please give your lab instructors $6.50 cash ahead of
time, but if you haven’t done that please bring it to the museum. This is the discount rate
for tours (normally it's $10.)

From Hunter, you take the 6 train to 59th Street (or walk down). Then take the M or R train
to Steinway Street (Do NOT take the N train). Use the 34 Avenue exit near the end of train.
Walk south along Steinway Street; turn right on 35 Avenue. Proceed three blocks to Museum
entrance just past 37th Street. Check www.movingimage.us for other options.

At the museum you will find exhibits and demonstrations relating to many aspects of media
production. Your assignment is to go to the museum and, with your group, experience at
least one of those demos, and report on your blog about that participation. In this blog you
should make an effort to explain what you discovered about a specific aspect of media
production, what you learned that you didn’t know before, in a way that might
communicate to the non-initiated. How have the changes in moving image technology
changed the way moving images are created, how they look, and how we experience them?

This blog is 250 words in length. NOTE: Attendance is required.

If your work schedule does not permit, you can find the Museum open most days, although
you will not get either a tour or a discount.

Blog is due in Lab 11

Final Project: Continuity Scene

FILMP/MEDP 160
Spring 2016
Prof. Anderson, Prof. Thakur
Final Project
Continuity Scene

Storyboard due: Lab 10
Filming: Lab 11
Editing: Labs 12 and 13
Completed video due: end of Lab 13

Create a scene with a clear beginning, middle and end, using one actor. Your storyboard
will have no more than 6-8 panels. Remember, each panel equals one shot only.

You MUST include a change of direction. You can fit a POV in the
sequence, it's optional. You will base this on the shooting and editing principles
you have learned for continuity editing.

There will be no dialogue. You may add music or sound effects in Premiere.

You will work with a partner, each person will submit his/her own idea. You will
storyboard, shoot and edit your own video. Your partner will act in your scene. Both
you and your partner will shoot both your videos in the same location on the Hunter
campus, during one lab period. The editing will be completed in one lab session, and
uploaded to vimeo or youtube.

Before shooting, you will workshop your storyboard with your lab instructor the week
before.

If you wish to shoot in the library, you’ll need clearance beforehand.

You’ll use the school’s video cameras and editing stations. Using outside equipment is
not permitted.

Blog #3 Relationships Between Shots

MEDP/FILMP 160
SPRING 2016

BLOG POST #3: Relationships Between Shots

For this assignment, you will pick a section of linear media (any genre) and examine the way it is constructed. Pick an example where you think the editing has made a significant contribution to the storytelling and the feel of the piece. What is the relationship of the sounds to the images? Of the images to one another? How are the shots organized in terms of their content, composition, color,
movement, etc.? What determines how long the shots are and what order they are placed in? It there a “right” place to cut or not to cut? Are the cuts seamless or obvious? Why?

You should choose a short piece of media (2-3 minutes) you can watch several times, so preferably it will be available online or on DVD. Providing a link within your blog to the media, or embedding a clip (if you are able to – analyzing a piece of media allows you to reproduce it under the Fair Use aspects of Copyright Law) would be great but is not required.

250 Words
Due in Lab #10

Inspiration for Soundwalks

Interesting and informative words by influential composer John_Cage.  Think about some concepts he discussed in this video when you go out on your soundwalks.

More on Soundwalks...

http://soundwalk.com/#/TOURS/bronxhiphop/

Inspiration for audio storytelling

Podcasts are a relatively new medium that builds off of the form of radio.  These can be a great source of inspiration for new ways of telling a story with audio only.

Here are some examples of podcasts that you may find inspirational for your Audio Interview piece:

This American Life - this is kind of the standard bearer for radio/podcast journalism these days. Hosted by Ira Glass.

RadioLab - another heavy hitter in the audio world - they generally have one theme per show and explore it in various different ways. It started out as more science based topics, but they definitely have expanded and explore lots of different "big" topics. They are known for their extensive sound design (Host Jad Abumrad even won a MacArthur Genius grant for it).  Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich. 

Serial - You probably have at least heard about this one in passing last year when Season 1 was blowing up late 2014. Hosted by Sarah Koenig, it is a long form journalism piece told week to week investigating the murder of a high school student Hae Min Lee in Baltimore in the late 90s.  But it's really a study of memory and ideas of subjective truth.  This season looks into the story of officer Bowe Bergdahl who walked out of camp in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held as a prisoner by the Taliban for 5 years. 

99% Invisible - hosted by Roman Mars, this show is all about the things we see all the time but don't think about. It's really great.

Started in mid-2014, Gimlet Media is a new specifically podcast based company. They have been producing top notch audio ever since.  They even got super meta and created a podcast about starting a podcast company (which is actually really good. It's called Start Up) Here are some of their other shows:

Mystery Show - Hosted by Starlee Kine, she solves a mystery week to week of varied subjects. Lots of fun and takes you in many unexpected directions. 

Sampler - each week host Brittany Luse chooses some parts from her favourite podcasts and talks about them.

Reply All - Hosted by PJ Vogt and Alex Goldman, it's a podcast about the internet. But really interesting weird stories.

Surprisingly Awesome - Hosted by Adam McKay and Adam Davidson (of Planet Money fame), they look at something that on the surface seems boring and find the ways that it is surprisingly awesome. (i.e. adhesives, broccoli, interest rates)

Places to go for good interviews:

Another Round - Hosted by Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton (from Buzzfeed), this is a kind of variety show that includes commentary on pop culture and politics and really great interviews with writers, thinkers, artists, creators etc.

Women of the Hour - Hosted by Lena Dunham, it's only five episodes but there are some gems in here. I particular like the episode about work and Dunham's interview with Zadie Smith

WTF with Marc Maron - Started as a series of interviews with comedians in his garage, Marc Maron is now nearing 500 episodes of longer form interviews, with tons of different people (including President Obama).  He's a bit obnoxious, but can get some real great stuff out of people. Also great for shop talk if you're a comedy nerd.

Longform - these are generally with writers and scholars, but some of their conversations are really great.  If you are into books and reading, you will probably find your favourite writer on here talking about their craft. 

Death, Sex and Money is hosted by Anna Sale (of WNYC fame) and she does interviews with cultural icons and regular folks about "the things we think about most but need to talk about more" - death, sex and money.

She Does is hosted by  Elaine Sheldon and Sarah Ginsburg.  It is more shop talk with women who are media makers and asks them how they got to where they are. It can be incredibly insightful and interesting.

Thanks to Lab Instructor Kaija for compiling this list!

Project #2

FILMP/MEDP 160
SPRING 2016

Assignment 2: Audio Portrait of a Person

Your second assignment for the semester is based on an interview with one of your
classmates. First, you will pre-interview a classmate in order to define a theme for your piece. As you listen to your classmate, try to identify something unique about their story that “grabs” you. The following week, you will interview the person using questions you have written up before the interview, recording the interview with the Zoom recorder. Finally, you will create a multi-track audio piece in Premiere Pro based on the interview.

When you do your recording, record ample material, but try not to go overboard. 15 minutes worth should work. The final piece should be 3 to 4 minutes in length. Your audio portrait should mix elements including the voice of the interviewee, your voice (if you choose to include it), ambient background sound, music, and other sound effects as you see fit. When you have a finished piece you will upload it so it can be accessed through your blog site.

Remember to identify a theme that will make your piece say something special about the
world, or the “human condition.” A story becomes compelling when it communicates
something unique that others can relate to.

DUE: Lab 9 (April 4)