FST 333: MODES OF ANIMATION PRODUCTION

FST 333 Class Syllabus

FST 333 Class Schedule

Assignment 1a: Creating GIF Animations

Assignment 2: Rotoscoping

Case Study: Looping Backgrounds & the Art History Tool

After Effects Exercise 1

finished sample

After Effects Exercise 2

After Effects Exercise 3

finished sample

FINAL CUT PRO: Setting Scratch Disks

FINAL CUT PRO: Working with Sound (and Video)

 

FST 334: 6X1 VARIATIONS ON THE ONE-MINUTE FILM

FST 334 Class Syllabus

FST 334 Class Schedule

Synesthesia in Art

Notes Towards a Theory of Animation - Wells

Projections of Sound on Image - Chion

Acoustic Ecology - Cummings

On the Rights of the Molotov Man - Garnett and Meiselas

The Ecstasy of Influence - Lethem

The Empty Space (The Rough Theatre) - Brook

Filmstrip Animation Template

Some supplemental material may also be found on the CLASS BLOG.

 

FST 398: INTERACTIVE MEDIA

FST 398 Class Syllabus

FST 398 Class Schedule

Assignment 1: Flash Drawing

Assignment 2: Flash Animation (walk cycle)

walk cycle template

finished animation example

Assignment 3: Flash Animation (motion paths & masks)

Assignment4: Buttons and Interactivity

finished example

Interactive Flash Assignment

tellTarget explained

 

FST 495: SENIOR SEMINAR - DOCUMENTARY, EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION

FST 495 Class Syllabus

FST 495 Class Schedule

 

FST 201: INTRODUCTION TO FILM PRODUCTION

Shot Sizes

Storyboard Examples: ex.1 ex. 2

Lighting and Lenses

Exporting to H.264

 

Other Readings

In the Blink of an Eye (selections) - Murch

Directing the Interview - Rosenthal

Sound - Kadis

Hearing - Kadis

Microphones - Kadis

Theory of the Film: Sound - Balazs

The Film as an Original Art Form - Richter

Aniti-100 Years of Cinema Manifesto - Mekas

Introduction to "Avante-Garde Film" - MacDonald

Naming, and Defining, Avante Garde . . . - Camper

Shooting Effective B-Roll for Documentaries

Film Festival Lecture

Shot by Shot Chapter 1&2

35mm Still Camera Controls

Sekonic Light Meter Controls

Steps for Incident Light Meter

Bolex Lenses

Controls on the Bolex

How to Load the Bolex

Loading the Bolex

Speaking For, Speaking About . . . - Ruby

The Birth Film - Jane Brakhage