Courses

Screenwriting

Course No. LLC318.1  Credits: 3
Faculty Shelley Bloomfield

What is a spec script, a slugline, a smash cut? What's the difference between montage and a series of shots, and why does the screenwriter need to know? One script page averages how many minutes of onscreen film time? In addition to the demands of just plain good storytelling, writing for film entails expressing everything about the story visually, which gives visual artists an advantage in adapting to the demands of the form. It is the screenwriter's job to put all of the sights, sounds and speeches on the page, while still leaving room for interpretation by the filmmakers. In this course we will discuss the elements of good storytelling, study the screenplays of Pulp Fiction and Chocolat, and write a short screenplay formatted to conform to industry standards. Fulfills Humanities/Cultural Studies distribution requirement. Creative Writing Concentration course. 3 credits.

SCU/VAT: Installation: The Empire of the Senses

Course No. VAT35X.1  Credits: 3

Installation art breaks away from the singular object, the pedestal and the detached viewer. Through this work, it is possible to engage the viewer using all the senses. This studio course will provide the opportunity to work with materials and methods not traditionally associated with the visual arts. Lectures and research will focus on perceptionÑhow we understand the world through sight, smell/ taste, the sense of hearing and kinesthetic cues received from the body. The information provided will provide an environment of concepts to support and challenge the studentÕs work . Students will develop installations in line with their interests and concerns. Open Elective. 3 credits.

SCU/VAT: Installation: The Empire of the Senses

Course No. VAT45X.1  Credits: 3

Installation art breaks away from the singular object, the pedestal and the detached viewer. Through this work, it is possible to engage the viewer using all the senses. This studio course will provide the opportunity to work with materials and methods not traditionally associated with the visual arts. Lectures and research will focus on perceptionÑhow we understand the world through sight, smell/ taste, the sense of hearing and kinesthetic cues received from the body. The information provided will provide an environment of concepts to support and challenge the studentÕs work . Students will develop installations in line with their interests and concerns. Open Elective. 3 credits.

Sculpture - Internship

Course No. SCU399.1  Credits: 3

Sculpture Special Topics: Sculpture Multimedia: Space to Time - Linear/Non-Linear

Course No. SCU241.1

This course is designed to explore materials (traditional and non-traditional) and ideas of sculpture outside of the formats usually associated with it. The goal is for students to push the boundaries of sculpture as installation art, video, and film. Projects will deal with visibility and invisibility, ephemerality, sound, time, gender, and social issues in relation to sculpture, and will use indoor and outdoor site-specific or performance-oriented formats. Fundamental aspects of this course are the analysis, expression, experimentation, and deconstruction of existing values and the reconstruction of one's own relation to popular culture, theory and other fields of interest (such as science, music, philosophy, etc.). 3 credits.

Sculpture Special Topics: Sculpture Multimedia: Space to Time - Linear/Non-Linear

Course No. SCU341.1

This course is designed to explore materials (traditional and non-traditional) and ideas of sculpture outside of the formats usually associated with it. The goal is for students to push the boundaries of sculpture as installation art, video, and film. Projects will deal with visibility and invisibility, ephemerality, sound, time, gender, and social issues in relation to sculpture, and will use indoor and outdoor site-specific or performance-oriented formats. Fundamental aspects of this course are the analysis, expression, experimentation, and deconstruction of existing values and the reconstruction of one's own relation to popular culture, theory and other fields of interest (such as science, music, philosophy, etc.). 3 credits.

Sculpture Special Topics: Sculpture Multimedia: Space to Time - Linear/Non-Linear

Course No. SCU441.1

This course is designed to explore materials (traditional and non-traditional) and ideas of sculpture outside of the formats usually associated with it. The goal is for students to push the boundaries of sculpture as installation art, video, and film. Projects will deal with visibility and invisibility, ephemerality, sound, time, gender, and social issues in relation to sculpture, and will use indoor and outdoor site-specific or performance-oriented formats. Fundamental aspects of this course are the analysis, expression, experimentation, and deconstruction of existing values and the reconstruction of one's own relation to popular culture, theory and other fields of interest (such as science, music, philosophy, etc.). 3 credits.

Sculpture Special Topics: The Architecture of Space

Course No. SCU235.1

The primary focus of this course is the investigation of interior and exterior spaces as defined by preexisting architectural elements and structures. Students are encouraged to use a wide variety of materials in the construction of installations. This course focuses on the finite conditions of architectural settings while maintaining a responsive attitude to the possibilities suggested by these site-specific explorations particularly in terms of the various narratives embedded within a given location. Students will be expected to construct on average two different works alternating between interior and exterior spaces over the course of the semester. Students will also be expected to participate in discussions centering on readings dealing with the theoretical concerns of Architecture, its impact on sculpture and its ability to both define and/or modify conditions of site-specificity and installation as with regard to sculpture and sculptural-based work. 3 credits.