DEGREE PROGRAMS | BFA

PHOTOGRAPHY / VIDEO

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ART 122. BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY. Introductory course in black and white photography. This course will cover basic photographic techniques and darkroom procedures from basic camera operation to making a finished print. Weekly assignments and critiques will emphasize the development of camera vision and explore its aesthetic possibilities as a visual medium. Each student should have a manually operated camera that can be used throughout the course. Lecture laboratory 6 hours. 3 credits

ART 222. INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHY. Projects in black and white photography above the basic level concerning natural lighting, darkroom, composition, camera and lens, processing, and image presentation. Also examines the theory and behavior of photographic materials and processes resulting in refined processing and printing techniques especially as they relate to photographic vision. Prerequisite: ART 122 or permission of instructor. Lecture-laboratory 6 hours. 3 credits

ART 225. FUNDAMENTALS OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY. Introduction to the basic concepts of digital capture as well as the language and tools of current high-end image manipulation software. Students should master basic navigation, selection tools, layers, and photographic compositing. Further investigation will cover resolution as it relates to image origination from scanners and digital cameras. Prerequisite: ART 122 or permission of instructor. Lecture-laboratory 6 hours. 3 credits

ART 235. FUNDAMENTALS OF DIGITAL VIDEO. A solid technical and conceptual foundation and an understanding of time-based media. Students will concentrate on learning the aesthetics of single camera production, including scripting, storyboard production, basic lighting, and post-production editing. Prerequisites: ART 158, ART 159. Lecture-laboratory 6 hours. 3 credits

ART 334. INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION. A mid-level production course that aims to further develop technical and critical skills and artistry in digital video image and sound production. Students will pursue their creative goals with an eye on experimentation using alternative and traditional structures and practices. Students will be introduced to existing film and video genres and styles, including silent cinema, autobiographical film and video, documentary, narrative, experimental and avant-garde, cinema verite, surrealist cinema, independent film, video art, performance, and installation. Through viewing and discussing work from multiple genres in and outside of class, students will develop projects that experiment with editing techniques, composition, shot structure, lighting, sound, color, subject matter, and content. The fundamental aim of this course is the pursuit of students' creative goals through image and sound. Prerequisite: ART 235. Lecture-laboratory 6 hours. 3 credits

ART 343. DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY. A review of aesthetic, historical, and literal applications of straight, unaltered video and still photography. Each class will produce a body of work addressing a regional social issue or community. Prerequisites: ART 122; ART 225 or permission of instructor. Lecture-laboratory 6 hours. 3 credits

ART 345. EXPERIMENTAL CAMERAS. A course designed to push photographic vision to the extreme. Students will work with a variety of experimental and selfdesigned cameras to develop a body of work that probes the nature of human vision, imagination, and insight. Prerequisite: ART 122. Lecture-laboratory 6 hours. 3 credits

ART 350. HISTORY OF SCIENCE FICTION FILM. A critical, theoretical, philosophical, and psychological examination of the history of Science Fiction on Film. Students will learn the history of this genre as it relates to art, culture, and society with an emphasis on the progression of cinematic vision, interpretation of imagination, the nature of prophesy on film, and film as visual text. Through class screenings, readings, discussions, and writings students will explore Science Fiction as a unique method of communicating human desire, fear, and prescience. Lecture-laboratory 6 hours. 3 credits

ART 381. CINEMA STUDIO I. An upper-level intensive production course that aims to further develop technical and critical skills and artistry in digital video image and sound production. Students will continue to pursue their creative goals with an eye on experimentation using alternative and traditional structures and practices. Students will continue to study existing film and video genres and styles. Through viewing and discussing work from multiple genres in and outside of class, students will develop projects that continue to experiment with editing techniques, composition, shot structure, lighting, sound, color, subject matter, and content. Prerequisites: ART 235, 335. Lecture-laboratory 6 hours. 3 credits

ART 410. BEYOND BASIC DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY. Students will examine advanced adjustment layer techniques, layer blending, and other correction and workflow methods with particular attention to preparing images for output. Students will explore a variety of image media from slides and negatives, to direct digital capture. Prerequisites: ART 225. Lecture-laboratory 6 hours. 3 credits

ART 411. ALTERNATIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES. A mixture of traditional and digital photography. Students will produce negatives in the digital darkroom to be used for making contact prints in the traditional darkroom. Multiple alternative light-sensitive materials will be used, such as platinum palladium, gum bicromate, and ferric base emulsions. Prerequisites: ART 122, ART 225. Lecture-laboratory 6 hours. 3 credits

ART 436. STUDIO LIGHTING/LARGE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHY. An advanced course using 4x5 view cameras. This is an introduction to sheet film handling and processing and will cover information such as the zone system. The course will also introduce the student to electronic flash for studio use and how it relates to portrait, architecture, and product lighting. Prerequisite: ART 222. Lecture-laboratory 6 hours. 3 credits

ART 499. SENIOR THESIS. Exit interview with Art Faculty and Senior Exhibit. Required of all concentrations except Graphic Design and Art Education. 3 credits