Film & Television Studies: Cutting Up Lucy (B)

About FTS 3605 B

Topics in film and video production. May repeat for credit with different content. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Prerequisite: FTS 2650 or FTS 2655.

Notes

Prereqs enforced by the system: FTS 2650 or FTS 2655 PACE students with permission and override System waitlisting enabled for this section

Section Description

Want to re-edit an “I Love Lucy” episode? Want to spend a semester considering how other filmmakers have intervened and dialogued with existing footage? This class will explore film/video art created that uses existing footage as its source. Students will learn how to use projectors, film rewinds, movie viewers, and “flatbed” editing machines to view, re-shoot/copy, and cut new films. We’ll create film loops, draw and scratch on film, re-photograph film frames and create work that speaks back to its origins from a new perspective – remixing and manipulating to create new meaning out of old material. The title of the class references a primary source students will be working with during the semester - 16mm episodes of the "I Love Lucy" show. We'll explore Lucille Ball's role in some of the most iconic film and studio work of mid-20th century and we'll think about what made her tick. Creative work is designed to engage you in philosophic and aesthetic questions raised through screenings, readings and class discussion. So, be ready to laugh, think, critique, and create.

This class meets 2x a week for 75 min each. The time will be split between screening, discussion and creative work. Since this is an advanced production class more time will be spent thinking and discussing rather than lecture. You are expected to come to class having watched any assigned screenings and completed assigned readings. These activities will serve as the backbone for classroom discussion and provide fuel as you think about your own work. Students will complete 3-4 short films during the semester.

Section Expectation

Expectations: Completion of all assigned projects/Class and lab participation/Screenings, readings, class participation, and attendance

Course Outcomes
• Students will analyze films and videos created out of existing material and be able to distinguish the historical and artistic tradition the work draws on.
• Students will be able to describe the techniques used to create films studied during the semester.
• Students will be able to interpret how the films and videos we study relate to the cultural context out of which they emerge.
• Students will communicate their own ideas through creative projects. Through presentation they will analyze how their work relates to other work screened and created in the class.

Evaluation

Evaluation: To get an “A” you need to participate in class, read all readings, contribute community discussion and complete all projects satisfactorily. There will be occasional, unannounced in-class short writing assignments where you will be expected to draw on your thoughts about assigned films and readings. You may use notes. Creative projects are graded P/F. You need to meet the criteria set out in the project description to receive a Passing grade. You must successfully complete all major assignments to pass the class.

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