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http://nyti.ms/KmuHrf
Critics:
John Caserta, Tim Hyde, Hammett Nurosi (am), Dylan Fracareta (pm), Ben Shaykin (am), Becky Fong
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9:30 Hallie Bean in DC801
10:00 Sang Mun in DC704
10:30 Andrew Dixon in DC801
11:00 Cindi Lee in DC704
11:30 Adriane Cloepfil in DC801
12:00 Ellery Yahia in DC704
LUNCH
2:00 Yo-E Ryou in DC801
2:30 Claire Geary in DC704
3:00 Angela Hsieh in DC801
3:30 Megan Robinson in DC704
4:15 Helen Koh in DC901
Write and design an introduction for your degree project. I’m using the term “introduction” because it best suits the purpose of the document. Your introductions will be read in advance of your presentation (by the critics), and be archived with your visual documentation.
In class today we will review a few examples of introductions from books. These will show you a range of writing styles, each appropriate to the subject matter and tone of the project. The design of the introductions is also in keeping with the contents and tone of the overall project. Note how the formal choices communicate the tone of the work.
For next week
Write and design an introduction for your degree project. It should include your name, the title of your project, the words “introduction,” and “RISD” and the year.
Examples from Contemporary Books
Introductions from last year
http://www.sulki-min.com/wp/?p=6839
http://blog.frankchimero.com/post/979706728
Tim Hyde’s work: http://timhyde.info
Anastasia Congdon’s work: http://anastasiacongdon.com
http://video.pbs.org/video/2204091519
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CE4QtwIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kickstarter.com%2Fprojects%2Fthehappyfilm%2Fthe-happy-film&ei=nXKZT6FZ6uLRAbyIwcAK&usg=AFQjCNH-cLw3MNABZGkfkdUck69EsfQuAA
http://nyti.ms/JRmI1G
http://www.amazon.com/Infinite-City-San-Francisco-Atlas/dp/0520262506
http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/stipple
John
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4:45p Claire
5:00p Yo-E
5:15p Micah
5:30p Andrew
5:45p Meg
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Watch “Bill Cunningham New York” in the 8th floor classroom. This is the final film we’ll see. Write a comment below with your thoughts on some aspect of the film.
1968 interview
http://dm.risd.edu/research/geo/
http://cowbird.com/collection/maps/
http://www.estherstocker.net/
http://timehop.com
http://nextnature.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/world_cow_530.jpg
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fish-a-tap-essay/id510560804
http://186carpenter.tumblr.com/
http://twitpic.com/8zqung
Puppet follows Dan Hurlin’s multi-year effort to tell the story of Depression-era photographer Mike Disfarmer. In this film, we see three artists at work: the filmmaker (David Soll), Hurlin and Disfarmer. Write a comment to this post focusing on one visual aspect of the film and how it supports the intention of the artist. In short, how does form help communicate the message.
Watch “Exit Through the Gift Shop” in class. Share an observation on the film in the comment section below. What caught your eye? What can be learned by the making of this film as it relates to what you are planning to do?
By next week, you should commit to a direction. Commit to either content, methodology, or a formal language (or many of these).
Present your project and your progress to the class in the form of a multimedia presentation. Your presentation should be about two minutes in length and include a title “slide” (may not necessarily come first). I suggest that you script the presentation in order to clarify your thoughts. Scripted or not, the presentation should include inspirations, existing progress, experiments or other illustrations of your thought process. The design of the presentation should also be considered as part of your message.
Because each of you is in a different place, this is not meant to take anyone backwards. Make the presentation serve you at whatever point you are in your process. If you’re making, then present what you’re making as connected to a bigger idea.
In conjunction with preparing your presentation, make a list of words that describe or inspire your project or your work in general. These words are meant to give some focus to your work and to help you keep track of what’s important to you as a maker. These can be formal or thematic words. Examples: big, opulent, bright, smart. The more specific the words, the more helpful. Keep this list handy for you to edit as the semester goes along. Be prepared to read your words at the end of your presentation.
Things to consider:
– How does the film come about?
– How does Varda’s working method effect the film?
– How does Varda incorporate herself into the work?
Post a comment response to the movie you watched in class. What caught your eye? What can be learned by the making of this film as it relates to what you are planning to do?
Spend the next week doing due diligence on your topic. What work has come before you that might inform your project? How might your intended audience perceive your work in a larger sense? Culturally, socially, economically. What predictions can you make?
Seek precedents in visual art, literature and pop culture. Use the class blog to collect your research. This can be the starting point of our individual meetings next week.
Analog photo booths in train and bus stations are all but a thing of the past. Last year at this time, Bonanza pulled its Polaroid-based system and has yet to replace it.
Photo booths take four photographs with a few seconds between each photo. Apple makes a Photo Booth application that does the same thing. I am asking you to use the application to make a set of four prints that say something about yourself or your DP project.
Do not choose any of the effects that the application provides. Use timing, composition and props to illustrate your point. Be open to the unexpected.
Insert the portrait of yourself with a new post on this site under the category Assignment 1
Suggestions:
– Bring props.
– Work with the timing of exposures.
– Bring your own background.
– Do nothing.
– Sing a song.
– Interact with the space/camera.
– Create a narrative.
In class:
I will project each portrait. Who is the maker of the portrait? What are words that describe what we see? How can we use those words as the basis for interpretations or “readings” of the work or person. Are those readings what the maker intended or expected?
Degree Project (3298-03), Spring 2012
Rhode Island School of Design
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Design Center, Rm 801
Thursdays, 1:10PM – 6:10PM
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Instructor: John Caserta, jcaserta@risd.edu
Office Hours: Mondays, 10AM – 12PM
The Design Office, 204 Westminster St. 4th flr
Expectations
“The Degree Project represents a synthesis of your work at RISD, pulling together into one creative effort the vision, skills, and abilities that have been developed over the under-
graduate experience. For this we invite you to create your own project experience for a design interest and concept, to research its critical elements, and to explore an effective visual language for its communication. Taken seriously, this important undertaking will consolidate many of the diverse design elements of the past four or five years as you set out to practice design in the professional arena. We charge you to launch a worthy project. It should be as enjoyable as it is educational.”
– Graphic Design Faculty
Objectives
* to take responsibility for all phases and aspects of the project (content & form) with integrity and care
* to develop a project that naturally follows your existing body of work and timeframe
* to begin making as soon as possible
Grading/Assessment
Grades from A to F will be assigned at the end:
* Attendance (3rd absence fails the course)
* Participation
* Motivation/Attitude
* Craftsmanship
* Depth of investigation
* Risk taking
* End products: success in meeting objective, both formally and conceptually
* Individual growth
Course Schedule
Although each of you is at a different stage of development with your work, let’s structure the semester as we might any three-month project.
UNIT ONE: project refinement & RESEARCH
Week 1: Syllabus, Presentations
Week 2: Review assignment, individual meetings,
Film: The Gleaners and I
UNIT TWO: BUILD, REBUILD AND EXPAND
Week 3: Two half groups
Film: Exit through the gift shop
Week 4: Individual meetings
Film: My Architect
Week 5: Two half groups
Film: The Puppet Film
> Spring Break
Week 6: Group and individual meetings
Week 7: Guest presentation, mid-term crit
Individualized assignments
Week 8: Group meeting, review assignments
Week 9: Individual meetings
UNIT THREE: FILTER AND ARTICULATE
Week 10: In-class: About “Introductions”
and Presentations
Week 11: Review “Introductions”
Week 12: Trial run of presentations.
“Introductions” due
Relevant Dates
Tue Mar 13 Portfolio Reviews, The MET at 12:45—4PM
Thu Mar 8 Senior Show Reception, Woods Gerry, 6PM – 7:30
Mar 24-31 Spring Break
May 21–25 Review week
