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Media Arts and Practice (IML)
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- D class assignments for undergraduates available in SCI-101J; Phone: (213) 821-5860.
Introduction to the expressive potential of multimedia as a critical and creative tool, supplementing traditional forms of academic work.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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| Short Form Video Storytelling for the Web | |||||||||
| 37401R | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 4:00-5:50pm | Monday | 2 of 20 | Jeanne Jo | SCI207 |  | |
An in-depth investigation of the close interrelationships among technology, culture and communication to form a solid foundation for digital authoring. Duplicates credit in former IML 101.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37402D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 10:00-12:50pm | Tuesday | 0 of 20 | David Johnson | SCIL105 | |
Intermediate laboratory exploring the foundations of visual culture through a series of critical design prompts. Emphasis on the creative process, project documentation and the development of a personal design methodology.
- Prerequisite: IML 201
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Media Arts and Practice
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37404D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 10:00-1:50pm | Thursday | 4 of 15 | Evan Hughes | SCIL106 | | |
| 37405D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 10:00-1:50pm | Thursday | 4 of 15 | Michael Bodie | SCI106 | |
An introduction to the principles of visual and graphic design within the field of media art.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37411D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 1:00-3:50pm | Monday | 4 of 20 | Renee Reizman | SCIL105 | |
An introduction to the fundamentals of creative web coding and design, with best practices and new creative directions.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37413D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 6:00-8:50pm | Tuesday | 4 of 20 | Qianqian Ye | SCI206 | |
Development of documentation and archival strategies, with an emphasis on techniques of personal and professional representation.
- Prerequisite: IML 300
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37407D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 9 of 20 | Ashley York | SCIL106 | |
An introduction to audio and sound technologies, focusing on creating artwork using sound as a primary modality.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37414D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 1:00-3:50pm | Tuesday | 5 of 20 | Kim Zumpfe | SCI106 | |
An introduction to digital storytelling with a focus on cameras, sound recording and editing techniques to create short, professional video projects.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37415D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 4:00-6:50pm | Wednesday | 3 of 20 | Ashley York | SCA310 | |
Emphasizing rigorous multimedia research and authorship strategies, this course prepares students to undertake large-scale digital projects.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (IML 104 or IML 201)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37408D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 4:00-5:50pm | Tuesday | 12 of 15 | Virginia Kuhn | SCIL104 | |
An introduction to 3-D modeling, with an emphasis on the fundamentals of texturing and lighting for use in animation, game art and interactive 3-D spaces.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37416D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 1:00-3:50pm | Friday | 4 of 20 | Carrie Chen | SCIL105 | |
Exploring the cultural significance of music festivals as spaces where music, media and culture intersect; learning experience design and planning innovative experiences for music festivals.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37435R | 001 | Lecture | 7:00-9:50pm | Wednesday | 4 of 48 | Evan Hughes | SCI108 | |
Traditions and emerging practices in multimedia storytelling. Narrative convergences of literature, film, television, comics, mixed reality, videogames or physical/virtual environments.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37436R | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 1:00-3:50pm | Monday | 5 of 20 | Kiki Benzon | SCIL104 | |
Production of a digital thesis project.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37438D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 4:00-5:50pm | Tuesday | 11 of 15 | Elizabeth Ramsey | SCIL106 | | |
| 37439D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 4:00-5:50pm | Tuesday | 10 of 15 | David Johnson | SCIL105 | |
Studio class exploring spatial perception and advanced techniques of 3-D representation, stereoscopy, panorama, projection mapping, modeling for real-time environments, parametric modeling and 3-D fabrication.
- Prerequisite: IML 354
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37426D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 6:00-8:50pm | Wednesday | 4 of 15 | Todd Furmanski | SCIL105 | |
Lectures, presentations, and readings introducing cutting-edge digital media innovations and applications. Analysis of the critical and creative challenges of contemporary digital media practices.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37449D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 5:00-6:50pm | Monday | 38 of 50 | Aisling Kelliher | SCI106 | |
Examination of art, media, and theatre, to create an immersive, installation-based intervention utilizing the embodied 360-degree docu-narrative form.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37451R | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 10:00-12:50pm | Wednesday | 19 of 20 | Michael Bodie | SCI207 | |
An in-depth examination of emergent technologies in their cultural and historic contexts, with an equal emphasis on production and analysis. Open only to graduate students.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student, Professional Year 1
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37462R | 037 | Lecture-Lab | 1:00-3:50pm | Wednesday | 3 of 15 | Virginia Kuhn | SCI209 | PDF (1124146 MB) | |
Exploration of conceptual approaches from the sciences, arts, and humanities that challenge the mind/body split. Investigation of epistemologies that are considered fantastical.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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| 37472R | 037 | Lecture-Lab | 3:00-5:50pm | Thursday | 8 of 15 | Virginia Kuhn | SCI209 | PDF (1317370 MB) | |
A hands-on approach to contemporary topics in ethnographic media arts and creative nonfiction cinema.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnofiction | ||||||||||
| 37473D | 037 | 4.0 | Lecture-Lab | 10:00-12:50pm | Tuesday | 2 of 15 | Stephanie Spray | SCI106 |  | |
A hands-on mentored graduate research lab experience within the context of media art and in association with a real-world project.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Building, Narrative Design and Design Visualization | ||||||||||
| 37475R | 037 | 2.0 | Lecture-Lab | 10:00-12:50pm | Friday | 4 of 15 | Alexander Mcdowell | RZC120 | | |
| Media, Machines and Memoirs | ||||||||||
| 37476R | 037 | 4.0 | Lecture-Lab | 10:00-12:50pm | Thursday | 0 of 15 | Aisling Kelliher | SCI209 | | |
Research leading to the masters degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37480D | 037 | 2.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | OFFICE | | ||
| 37481D | 037 | 4.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | OFFICE | | ||
| 37482D | 037 | 1.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | OFFICE | |
Introduction to methods of critique, critiques of critique and alternatives to critique, with specific attention to interdisciplinary media-rich practices and works created by students.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37492D | 037 | Lecture-Lab | 4:00-6:50pm | Tuesday | 0 of 10 | Kiki Benzon | SCI209 | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC. (Duplicates credit in CNTV 794a)
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37495D | 037 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | OFFICE | |