Course calendar.
| SES # |
TOPICS |
| Week 1 |
| 1 |
Course philosophy, introduction to facilities, term assignment, introductory slide lecture |
| Week 2 |
| 2 |
Introduction to 35mm camera (bring your camera if available), darkroom orientation: film development, contact printing |
| 3 |
Site visit: Aude Oliva presentation, discuss Sacks reading
First class review
|
| Week 3 |
| 4 |
Darkroom workshop: printing, drying; production time / individual reviews |
| 5 |
Student presentations, film: La Jetée / Chris Marker
Class review
|
| Week 4 |
| 6 |
Discussion of Mitchell and Elkins text, introduction to digital cameras
Class review
|
| 7 |
Introduction to digital imaging |
| 8 |
Darkroom workshop: large format printing / experimental techniques |
| Week 5 |
| 9 |
Pinhole camera presentation (James Smith)
Class review
|
| 10 |
Site visit: Pawan Sinha presentation, metal and wood workshop tour, experimental photographic techniques, discuss Hirsch reading |
| Week 6 |
| 11 |
Student presentations, André Valente presentation
Class review
|
| Week 7 |
| 12 |
Adobe Photoshop workshop I, introduction to medium format cameras |
| 13 |
Student presentations
Class review
|
| Week 8 |
| 14 |
Student presentations, view camera workshop, darkroom workshop: retouching and mounting, large format camera workshop with Charles Fendrock, MIT alum |
| 15 |
Student presentations, site visit: Sebastian Seung, presentation
Class review
|
| Week 9 |
| 16 |
Midterm reviews
Guest critic: Donna Nield
|
| 17 |
Presentation of exhibition proposal with BCS |
| Week 10 |
| 18 |
Student presentations, Adobe Photoshop workshop II, List Visual Arts Center exhibition visit |
| 19 |
Student presentations, Anne Cahill (Nikon) digital camera and flash workshop |
| Week 11 |
| 20 |
Tour of local art scene with Bill Arning |
| Week 12 |
| 21 |
Student presentations, workshop: exhibition installation |
| 22 |
Class review |
| Week 13 |
| 23 |
Museum of Fine Arts visit |
| 24 |
Artist presentations
Last class review before finals
|
| Week 14 |
| 25-26 |
Production day / individual reviews |
| Week 15 |
| 27 |
Final reviews
Guest critic: Terence Gower
|
| 28 |
Clean up and film |
Notes
Class review: projects in progress are continuously presented and discussed in class context.
Student presentation: all students are required to give a 10-15 minute presentation on one artist/photographer.
Production time: each student works independently on their term project in the darkroom or computer lab; field work is possible (bring material).
Final review: project must be completed and installed in exhibition. Submit CD documenting and describing the project.