TIME: Frame C09 Spring16 Joseph Ayers
Project Overview and Examples: page 2-6 Student LP sites: Clair Golan Lujue Zhang Yidi Chen Cheyenne Breglia Cici Hanxi Ma Hanna Aabram Kyra Johnson Sandra Wazaz Eugenia Lacayo Drew Davis Chloe Kim Jaewon Kim Huzaima Al-Rifai Giselle Shi Yen Chien Daisy Qiao Meng Demi Straulino Ahmed Alramly Class Website: https://artdiversity.com/time-frame/
Project 1 Weeks 1-2 Introduction Percieving Time Intro to Project 1, Time Capsule: Project 1: Time Capsule Goals: Understand time is a man-made construct; Visualize different constructions of time; Mapping the perception of time Concept: Investigate differences between the perception of time, the structure of time, and the representation of time Description: Create a map, or chart, that uses no more than 12 individual frames and investigates states of change within a common theme. The final format should be a single printed image that contains all frames, or a sequence of printed images, that explore how change can be measured and mapped; implying a narrative structure. Your representation of change should somehow convey your own understanding of time as you experience it as an artist living and working at this moment in NYC. Photographs, montage, collages, and/or text may be used in each frame. You may also choose to create an object that in some way incorporates the frames. For 2D images, consider using overlapping and transparency to show intimate relationships between different frames of time. Each Frame should indicate a different aspect, or moment(s), and together the frames should represent a map of your perceptions of time. Consider things like continuous vs fragmented, fast vs slow, finite vs eternal, etc. Your project should reveal how time can be measured, mapped, represented and recorded in a manner that reflects your area of interests and practice. Make sure to explore at least one of the six temporal dimensions in your project: sequential structure, duration, planning, rate of recurrence, synchronization and temporal perspective) Examples: http://portfolio.newschool.edu/johnk602/2016/02/11/time-capsule-deterioration/ https://portfolio.newschool.edu/sandrawazaz/2016/02/25/linear-time/ https://portfolio.newschool.edu/yidichen/2016/02/08/time-capsule/
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Project 2 Weeks 3-9: Still to moving, Single to multiple: Into to Visual Narrative Goals: to explore how meaning can be made differently via single elements than it would be through a sequence of elements leading to an exploration of linear models of time via genres of performance, animation, video, sound Concepts: Notions of frame, sequencing, speed, duration, narrative arc and montage Visual Narrative Exercise: The Visual Narrative is a music driven project that explores ideas of dreaming, fragmented thought/montage, and narrative structure. Using found footage we will construct a video with self music and clips from multiple sources cut together into a cohesive sequence. Unless otherwise approved, dialogue will not be emphasized in the project, though some dialogue may be necessary and relevant to the piece. We will use this project to explore various tools and techniques in Premiere Pro for the next several weeks. VN Process: I used to daydream about somehow recording my visions, and fancied a machine that could record those moving and elusive images in my mind’s eye. For this project begin compiling a library of clips based on ideas you sketch while listening to a piece of music (preferably something not copyrighted). Choose a musical score that has minimal lyrics, and begin keeping a journal of sketches that illustrate ideas you have while listening to the music. Think of the journal as a free form storyboard that records ideas you have while listening to the music. Each week we will go over various aspects of editing in Premiere Pro, and you can experiment constructing your sequences with the music. Due Week 7 Show examples of VN Examples: http://portfolio.newschool.edu/drewdavis/2016/03/16/visual-narrative/ https://portfolio.newschool.edu/yidichen/2016/03/16/time-home•sick/ https://portfolio.newschool.edu/daisyqiaomeng/2016/03/16/971/
Project 3: Sequential Recut Weeks 3-9: Still to moving, Single to multiple:
Into to Sequential Recut Project Goals: to explore how meaning can be made differently via single elements than it would be through a sequence of elements leading to an exploration of linear models of time via genres of performance, animation, video, sound Concepts: Notions of frame, sequencing, speed, duration, narrative arc and montage Sequential Recut Project: At the same time we’re working on the Visual Narrative project, we’ll be working on another research-based video project: Sequential Recut. This project will use historic and cultural research to construct a sequence (s) that reinvents, or retells, a span of historic time. This project is not a simple documentary on a given subject, but rather a way to explore and manipulate alternate narrative structures and temporal dimensions via editing. Sequential Recut Process: Recutting found footage based on historic/cultural research, with a goal to manipulate the viewer’s perception of time. For this project I’d like you to pick a subject that has either cultural or historical importance/ significance, and research images and video from that time as you imagine a narrative that retells the story. Draw on your imagination and as you develop ideas/visions, sketch them in your journal. As you develop ideas begin gathering images and footage that relate to the cultural or historical subject. We will go over strategies for organizing this information in in the class demo. Use the project to reexamine and/or reconstruct a history. As we develop the VN project in class you can also begin the Sequential Recut project. Your journal will act as a storyboard, and be a place to conceptualize the sequences ahead of organizing them in the timeline. We will discuss parameters for the project in class next week, as well as approaches to the storyboard. Examples: http://portfolio.newschool.edu/clairekg/2016/04/17/sequential-recut-time/ http://portfolio.newschool.edu/lujuezhang/2016/04/11/time-sequential-recut-project-seven-samurai/ http://portfolio.newschool.edu/drewdavis/2016/04/19/sequential-recut/
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Project 4: Soundscape. mini project working with multiple audio layers in Premiere. Soundscapes Goals: to explore how meaning can be made differently via single elements than it would be through a sequence of elements leading to an exploration of linear models of time via genres of performance, animation, video, sound Concepts: Notions of frame, sequencing, speed, duration, narrative arc and montage Soundscape project This is a mini project where we use found and recorded auido. the goal is to layer multiple tracks of audio in Premiere Pro, focussing on creaing a cohesive, consistent and convincing audio expereince. Minimum of 5 audio tracks should be balanced accross the timeline and create a sense of implied narrative, space, and time. Process; After reading I Have Never Seen a Sound, and watching the tutorials on Basic Audio Editing in Premiere Pro, make a short soundscape of your own. Using any source material you choose, create a small project in Premiere where you sample clips and reconstitute them into a purely sound experience. Things to consider in the audio piece: Creating a sense of Space, Manipulating viewers’ perception of Time, Using Repetition and Rhythm, and Transitions between the Audio Elements. Export the piece and prepare to have access to it from the main computer in class (either your google drive, or on your LP sites). Examples: http://portfolio.newschool.edu/hannamichelle/2016/03/07/soundscape/ http://portfolio.newschool.edu/lujuezhang/2016/03/07/time-soundscape-scream-in-the-subway/ https://portfolio.newschool.edu/sandrawazaz/2016/03/07/tease-me/
Project 5 Animated Drawing and Video Collage Weeks 10-15 Intro Animated Drawing Goals: Reconsider standard linear models of time, and how they can be represented Concept: explore non linear time, experience, interaction & participation, multiple perspectives Animated Drawing: This project is cosidered an Open Work, and I encourage you to explore various approaches. You might approach it literally by creating hand made drawings that change over time. Another option for this project is to combine video and still imagery using the Motion Timeline in Adobe Photoshop; creating animated collage of various sources. We will go over these approaches in the coming weeks. One of the technical goals of the project will be to create an animated drawing that works in tandem with moving video imagery, creating a convincing composite of the two. The conceptual ideas you explore in the project are open to your own interests, and I encourage choosing subjects, processes and/or themes that relate to your personal art work; be it fine art, fashion, technology, marketing, illustration, etc. As with previous projects, I’d like you to begin with a concept paper as you gather related imagery and research for the project. Additionally, I’d like to see some sketches in your journal that serve as a storyboard for ideas and framed images you plan to use in your project. Some general ideas/approaches you might want to consider as you move forward are Rotoscoping, Video Collage, Green Screening/Keying, Animated writing, painting and sketching, etc. Examples: http://portfolio.newschool.edu/lujuezhang/2016/05/05/time-animation-project-seven-fairies/ http://portfolio.newschool.edu/chies798/2016/05/11/animated-drawing/ http://portfolio.newschool.edu/mah315/2016/05/12/animation/ https://portfolio.newschool.edu/yidichen/2016/05/12/time-animation-2/
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Project 6: Artist’s Book Weeks 10-15 Artist’s Book: By the end of the semester you will be required to present an artist book, either hand made, or an online zine. This book can include images from your projects in class, and should encapsulate concepts and impressions of Time that you’ve explored throughout the semester. The book can have a common theme and narrative structure, such as a short storybook, or can be more of a catalogue of imagery you’ve created throughout the semester with reflective writings. The book should have a minimum of 1 artist statement about Time, and make use of text throughout to explain and/or illustrate the imagery therein. One example is to create stills from your animated drawing project and use the frames to create a narrative structure that unfolds in book format. You could also do the same using images from your Sequential Recut project. Examples: http://portfolio.newschool.edu/clairekg/2016/05/03/artist-book-time/ http://portfolio.newschool.edu/hannamichelle/2016/05/10/love-your-body-time-final-projects/ http://portfolio.newschool.edu/lujuezhang/2016/05/09/time-artist-book-s-e-v-e-n/
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