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Academic Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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MPFV101 Intro to Film and Video 3 cr. This course introduces students to working with film and video. The emphasis of the course will be each student’s personal film and video work. Classes include technical demonstrations and lectures along with screenings and discussions of film and video work, both by other artists and projects made for the class. Students will learn the basics of digital video production (including HD), how to shoot 16mm using a Bolex non-sync camera and the fundamentals of digital editing. No previous experience required.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPFV104 Collage and the Moving Image 3cr This course introduces students to making
handmade films and video collages with an
emphasis on exploring various layering methods.
The course will focus on creating rhythmic
movement and textures through layering processes
in analog, digital and hybrid forms. Students
will learn techniques for applying imagery
directly onto 16mm film by drawing, painting and
collaging as well as experimenting with various
blending methods on After Effects. Each student
will use the skills attained in this course to
complete a final collage project consisting of a
visual arc created through the use of unique
color, tempo, sequencing, and other formal
elements. The goal of this class is to introduce
students to the technical and artistic use of
hand-applied elements and computer-generated
effects to produce moving images and to become
familiar with the concept of movement, space and
time.
Hybrid Studio Critique
Undergraduate Elective Fall |
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MPFV105 Cinematic Drawing 3cr Students can take this class in place of a
Drawing Project class, one of the first year
Spring requirement.
The interplay between still and moving image will
be explored through a wide range of drawing
techniques, in-class screenings, and image
lectures. Students will experiment with layering,
sequencing, and collaging, while exploring the
relationships between stasis and movement, canvas
and screen, surface and projection. During a
number of camera-less filmmaking sessions,
students will be introduced to the process of
applying imagery directly onto 16mm film by
scratching, drawing, and coloring. The goal of
this class is for students to develop conceptual
and visual ideas through the multifaceted,
interrelated nature of drawing and moving image.
Students can take this class in place of a
Drawing Project class which is one of the first
year Spring requirement.
Hybrid Studio Critique
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MPFV106 Image in Motion: Fundamentals of Filmmaking 3cr This introductory level course focuses on basics
of 16mm film, video and sound, exploring motion
and time as basic elements of filmmaking.
Students learn the basic operational techniques
of analog and digital production and explore the
camera as a portable and performative tool able
to render space as poetry. No previous experience
required.
Hybrid Studio Critique
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MPFV107 Internet: an Exploration Tool for Visual Art 3cr A research and development lab with open portals
to other spaces, cities, and communities.
Creative student led public presentations of
experiments using open communications to produce
dialogue about the current affairs, technology,
and history are the framework of this class.
Cell phones, free and open source applications
can be used to produce personal works that
challenge the use and consumption of the internet
as a platform communicating ideas and
disseminating stories. Students are encouraged to
develop arguments that are new and even
unresolved or are still developing in current
research.
Connecting other cities, community leaders, and
practitioners alike that are interested in
further developing and creating a structured
conversations about the visual works being
created and how every student can contribute to
the virtual growth of knowledge.
Hybrid Studio Critique
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MPFV108 Beyond the Box: Contemporary Transmedia Art Practice 3cr This course introduces students to the
fundamental aspects of Transmedia production for
a contemporary art practice. Through class
screenings and field trips to museums and
galleries students will be exposed to an array of
Transmedia genre’s such VJing, VR, AR, Expanded
Cinema, Interactive, Immersive, Intervention and
Site-Specific Installation. This course will
present students with various conceptual,
theoretical, technical and aesthetic strategies
employed by a wide range of media artists from
the 1960s to the present day. In addition to
class discussions highlighting key figures and
concepts, students will be expected to take part
in collaborative media projects and be a
contributing part of the Transmedia Class
Exhibition that will take place in the second
half of the semester. Class demonstrations and
group projects will offer students an opportunity
to learn introductory technical skills relating
to video production, real-time animation, and VR
within the context of an art practice. Special
emphasis will be placed on post-production
concerns such as creating and constructing
installations and writing brief artist statements
about one’s work.
Hybrid Studio Critique
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MPFV210 Film I 3 cr. The first semester of the sophomore film major will introduce the student to non-synchronous 16mm filmmaking, with an emphasis on experimental, exploratory film techniques. Through a series of class exercises and individual student assignments, students explore 16mm non-synchronous production, basic lighting, and analog film editing techniques. The emphasis of this class is on the student finding a personal means of expression using the film medium. Offered Fall.
Prerequisites: Open to Film/Video Majors or by permission of instructor
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement Fall |
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MPFV211 Film II 3 cr. In this second semester required sophomore film course students develop their personal skills and ideas in 16mm film production. In this class students will explore an in depth use of the Arri-S and the Arri-BL Sync cameras, lenses and filters. In addition, students will study the principles of lighting and exposures for color film stocks and practice how to work with the Lab for color digital transfers. The equipment and demonstrations are explored within a context defined by the history, aesthetics, and theory of film practice. Offered Spring.
Prerequisites: MPFV210 or by permission of instructor
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement Fall/Spring |
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MPFV220 Video I 3 cr. This introductory course focuses on video production for personal time-based art making. Through a series of in-class workshops and assignments students will develop basic skills in digital video production, while becoming familiar with video’s unique technical and aesthetic qualities. Using an array of digital and analog tools, including video cameras, computers, microphones and digital and analog image processors, the students explore multiple strategies for making art with video. Production topics covered include lighting, shooting and audio recording for video. Video post-production topics covered include non-linear editing and current methods for output and distribution. Additionally, screenings, readings and discussions expose and challenge students to discover the diversity that video as a medium has to offer artists. Offered Fall.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Undergraduate Elective Fall |
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MPFV221 Video II 3 cr. Video II is an intermediate level video production course for personal time-based art making that advances the techniques and concepts learned in Video I. Through a series of workshops and assignments students are challenged to further develop their independent video work while experimenting with the various modes of presentation and distribution of video art. Students will learn an array of digital and analog tools to make expanded video projects which may include: multi-channel installation, live video mixing, webcasting, performance, and installations using found objects and live video feeds. Field trips to local galleries and museums will expose and challenge students to discover the diversity video, as a medium has to offer artists. This class aims to challenge notions of what video art is, and can be. Students are expected to think outside the box and try new approaches to time-based media. Through both group projects students learn to seek out new audiences and create unique methods of presenting video in the public arena. Individual projects centered on contemporary media issues provide students the opportunity to gain skills in intermediate production techniques. Offered Spring. Prerequisite: MPFV220 or by permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites: MPFV220
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement Spring |
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MPFV234 Optical Printing: Conscious Manipulation of Space, Time and Light 3 cr. Students will focus on how to shape the space, time and light of the motion picture image on one of the most versatile of film devices, the optical printer. The optical printer consists of a camera, a projector head and a light source on which a student may rephotograph already developed film to extract and explore the hidden potentialities of the image. Students will quickly gain hands-on experience with the printer through numerous demonstrations and exercises. Screenings of key works will illustrate myriad techniques. Students of all artistic disciplines are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Prerequisites: MPFV101 or MPFV210 or by permission of instructor
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPFV235 Scriptwriting I 3 cr. A successful short-film is not simply an abbreviated version of a feature film but entails a different kind of storytelling. Edgar Allen Poe’s description of a good short story is as relevant to film as it is to literary fiction. A good short story, he said, is not just “an incident or an episode extracted from a longer tale,” but a work of narrative-art that “impresses the reader with the belief that it would be spoiled if it were made longer.” Designed as a writing workshop, this course will address the many facets of writing screenplays for short films. Students will develop at least three scripts (2-8 pages long), from idea to end product, through individual and collaborative exercises, rewriting, and discussion of their works-in-progress. Students are encouraged to write scripts that can be produced with resources available to most students.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPFV245 Sound I 3 cr. This is a required course for the F/V major. Students are introduced to studio and field recording and post production for audio through a series of workshops. Subjects covered include the basic physics of sound, digital and analog audio formats, microphones, and understanding how to use audio recorders, amplifiers and speakers. The basic structural properties of sound and their relationship to the listener are explored through sound editing, effects processing and audio mixing using digital audio editing software. Emphasis is placed on the consideration of sound as a medium in its own right with a study of acoustic principles and effects. Whether working on soundtracks, musical compositions or sound art, this class provides the student with a solid foundation in audio production. No previous experience required. It is advisable to take this course in the sophomore year.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement Fall |
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MPFV249 Editing I 3cr This hands-on editing class introduces both
traditional and experimental editing techniques
on Avid nonlinear editing software. Through
screenings, in-class demonstrations and short
editing assignments, students will study the art
and aesthetics of editing in experimental,
documentary and narrative genres while developing
a vocabulary to discuss both the function and art
of the cut. The class covers elements of
storytelling, performance, pace, emotion, action,
continuity, and time manipulation.
Hybrid Studio Critique
Undergraduate Elective Fall and Spring |
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MPFV256 Video Installation:Site, Performance, Sculpture 3cr. Video installation is an ever-expanding contemporary art genre. This introductory course
is open to undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in learning how to create
videos and integrate them into 3D and interdisciplinary art practices. Readings,
screenings and discussions address a range of video installation art practices past and
present. Students are challenged to address various approaches to video/audio creation,
presentation styles, and the meanings created from pairing video with forms, performance or
environments. Through the semester, projects progress from assignment-based prompts to a
final, self-designed project. Technical demonstrations cover strategies and techniques
for filming, video editing in Adobe Premiere Pro, and the use and positioning of video projectors
and other devices in relationship to surfaces and forms. The goal of this class is for students to
become technically proficient in creating and combining video, audio and physical elements in
conceptually cohesive ways. [Formerly titled Intro to Video Installation]
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MPFV257 Digital Compositing: Manipulating Time and Motion 3cr This course is an introduction to visual effects
techniques for combining separate image sources
such as live action, 2D animation, and still
images into one cohesive project.
Among the course topics students learn animation
techniques, working with masks and traveling
mattes, track motion, creating motion paths,
remapping time, and rotoscoping. Basic color
theory is also addressed.
The primary software is After Effects which is
also demonstrated in cross-application workflows
with Photoshop and Premiere. Techniques are
explored through multiple exercises and the class
will conclude in the realization of one final
project.
Lectures of pre-digital and digital compositing
techniques and the screening of contemporary
artists’ works create the conceptual framework of
the class and informs the students’ visual
vocabulary.
Prerequisites: Basic Knowledge of Photoshop and Premiere
Hybrid Studio Critique
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MPFV258 Breaking the Frame: Performance in and Beyond Cinema 3cr This course focuses on the practice of
performance and the influence of performing arts
in and beyond cinema. The class will be divided
into three modules; action, interaction and mise
en scene, concentrating on performance for stage,
public and screen. This class offers an immersive
experience where students will learn traditional
and non-traditional acting techniques,
contemporary performance techniques including
psychophysical and dance theater, develop skills
as performers through in-class physical training
and work with “non-actors” and professional
performing artists with the ultimate goal of
acquiring a unique vision as
directors/filmmakers. Selected viewings and
readings supplement each lesson, and occasional
guest speakers from the dance, theater, film and
art world bring further depth and context to the
subject matter.
Hybrid Studio Critique
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MPFV259 Brackhage’s Songs and Their Context 3cr The course introduces students to Stan Brakhages
SONGS a 30 film serial work.(1964-69) , Each of
the films will be presented and discussed in
class along with other relevant films,poems,
music and critical texts. Scans of each of the
SONGS should be available for out side of class
review and study.
The use of 8mm an “”amateur”” film gauge largely
used for home movies, the formal structures of
the individual films and their relationship to
the overall series, aesthetic approaches to
journalism personal and social and the
historical, politcal, and artistic contexts will
be covered in class.
Students will be required to make presentations
of their responses to the SONGS in class and to
make time based work that find inspiration in
these works.
Hybrid Studio Critique
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MPFV261 Handmade Film 3 cr. This course is designed to introduce the student to the physicality of film by directly painting onto film and hand-processing film. No previous experience required.
Hybrid Studio/Critique
All College Elective
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MPFV266 Dance Film and Music Video 3cr This course examines the history of dance film
and avant-garde filmmaking and their influence on
contemporary music videos.
The class includes viewings and production
assignments that ask students to create their own
work based on principles of the moving image,
choreography, and rhythm. At the end of this
course students produce a short dance film or
music video in collaboration with local dancers
and musicians.
Prerequisites: MPFV-210 and MPFV-220
Hybrid Studio Critique
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MPFV267 Change Agent: Storytelling in Boston 3cr In collaboration with the City of Boston through
civic engagement and participation through
production of art works including moving image
and beyond. Students will develop models,
templates, and design a strategy for creating
dialogues between the city and its constituents.
Students are encouraged to sit at the table with
experts in their areas of focus for developing a
foundation of data and information to support the
work and arguments they create while preparing
for a presentation from researched and found
materials.
The goal of the course is to think critically
about politics, history, and community while
defining what it means to be an artist creating
solutions to change the future for others.
Students will be guided by the Civic Engagement
handbook and be introduced to the fundamentals of
how city departments work and how to collaborate
with them. Meetings with stakeholders will
provide a foundation for learning and creating
work that is contributing to a larger
conversation around a city initiative. The
Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics is
providing support via their team and programs
like Beta Blocks “”Exploring new approaches for
community-led innovation in public spaces”” and
other projects that allow for students to connect
with current and real concerns the city maybe
experiencing.
Students will be prompted to start with a
question and develop that into work that can
continue or start a dialogue in a way that is
different and new from the one that is already
being told. Allowing for a new voice to present
and filter ideas as service to the city for
expanding on the form, medium, and ability to
communicate one idea to community.
Hybrid Studio Critique
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MPFV286 Electric Dreams: Frontiers of the Moving Image 3cr Emergent technologies such as Augmented Reality
(AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) are pushing the
boundaries of moving images into a dynamic array
of new time-based media frontiers. From film
festivals like Sundance, Cannes, and Toronto, to
the world’s leading art museums, to major branches
of news and entertainment markets, innovations in
the way we experience media are dramatically
expanding. Electric Dreams: Frontiers of the
Moving Image Course focuses upon immersive
storytelling through VR Filmmaking and AR
Experiences. Whether the director’s intention is
narrative, non-fiction, or conceptually driven
work, directing an immersive experience comes with
a unique set of production and post-production
processes that students are exposed to through
class technical demonstrations and a series of
student-driven projects. In addition to diving
into the fundamental concerns of directing and
designing for AR and VR immersive experiences,
this hybrid course offers students an introduction
to new media theories and current critical
discourse addressing the profound impact emergent
technologies have in shaping art, our life, our
culture and communities.
Hybrid Studio Critique
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MPFV287 Making Meaning: Video Portraiture & Identity 3cr This course introduces students to creative tools
for video portraiture with an emphasis on identity
exploration. Class demonstrations and hands-on
class assignments provide students with exposure
to video production and projection; retro,
surveillance and 360 video cameras; and live
streaming. In-class screenings foreground moving
image portraiture addressing gender, race,
sexualities and socioeconomic status.
Hybrid Studio Critique
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MPFV300 Advanced Sound Technique and Design 3 cr. This course will offer an in depth look at the use of recorded sound within the context of moving image production. Live sound and expanded
cinema experiments will also be encouraged. Time each week will be allocated to technical demonstrations of studio equipment (including
various workshops exploring Pro-Tools and Digital Performer audio software), recording and mixing experiments, and discussions on the many
aesthetic and conceptual frameworks of cinematic sound. Examples from the history of cinematic sound will be screened on a weekly basis
throughout the semester. In addition to weekly course meetings, students will be expected to meet certain scheduled benchmarks in the
production of their projects.[Formerly Titled: Sound Design for Film]
Prerequisites: MPFV245
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Elective
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MPFV308 Cinematography and Lighting 3 cr. This course deepens the student’s understanding of cinematography and introduces the student to studio lighting. In this course, students explore how cinematography serves directorial and creative intent, while being liberated to explore its own visual language. Technical and aesthetic concerns are given equal weight.
Prerequisites: MPFV211 or by permission of the instructor
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Elective
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MPFV309 Advanced Creative Lighting 3cr This class explores the art and craft of lighting
and cinematography to enhance further
experimentation in the creation of the image.
Students learn lighting for a specific film
genre, including documentary, experimental, and
narrative. In addition students will learn
various techniques for metaphorical lighting, FX
lighting, stage and realism vs pictorial
lighting. Technical and aesthetic concerns are
given equal weight. The class will cover the
proper use, handling, and care of cameras,
lenses, tripods, filters, and lights.[Formerly
titled Cinematography&Lighting II]
Prerequisites: MPFV-308
Hybrid Studio Critique
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MPFV312 Junior Major Production 3 cr. This class is a spring semester requirement for junior Film/Video majors. In this course, students develop and refine their creative voices, with freedom to work in any time-based format to produce three completed pieces. Students creatively demonstrate both technical focus and conceptual rigor in their completed works.
Prerequisites: MPFV321 or MPFV323
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement Spring |
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MPFV314 Advanced Editing 3 cr. This course assumes that students come to it with
technical skill at Avid and other non-linear
editing systems and moves instead into conceptual
and aesthetic aspects of motion-picture editing,
examining how an editor creates a sense of time,
space, tone, and rhythm. We look at both
short-form and long-form work in the documentary,
fiction, and experimental traditions. Sound/image
relationships, including continuity and
discontinuity, and non-traditional approaches are
all examined through short editing assignments.
In addition, there is time for critique of your
own works-in-progress, as well as a term-long
group assignment to edit a documentary feature
out of materials provided by the instructor.
Prerequisites: MPFV220 or by permission of instructor
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Elective
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MPFV314 Advanced Editing 3cr. This course assumes that students come to it with technical skill at Avid and other non-linear
editing systems and moves instead into conceptual and aesthetic aspects of motion-picture editing,
examining how an editor creates a sense of time, space, tone, and rhythm. We look at both
short-form and long-form work in the documentary, fiction, and experimental traditions. Sound/image
relationships, including continuity and discontinuity, and non-traditional approaches are
all examined through short editing assignments. In addition, there is time for critique of your
own works-in-progress, as well as a term-long group assignment to edit a documentary feature
out of materials provided by the instructor.
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MPFV317 Finishing Touches 3cr Finishing Touches is a course in which students
analyze and practice digital film finishing
strategies, techniques, and workflows including
audio mixing, color correction and video effects.
Emphasis is placed on how these technical and
aesthetic decisions impact how the audience feels
and connects to the piece. Students are asked to
bring projects to work with throughout the
semester.
Prerequisites: MPFV-221 or Permission of the Instructor
Hybrid Studio Critique
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MPFV321 Short and Fast: From Idea to Critique 3 cr. This course is one of two options to fulfill the fall Film/Video junior production requirement. It concentrates on the production of short, finished work each week for substantial in-class critique. The content of the work produced for the class divides evenly between individual student preference and predetermined topics formulated to complement class screenings, readings and discussions. Methods for rapidly generating completed works are examined and a wide variety of critique strategies are employed.
Prerequisites: MPFV211 and MPFV221
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement
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MPFV322 Junior Major Viewing 1 3 cr. This class is the first installment of a two-semester required course introducing film/video theory and criticism. The class explores film and video informed by changing media practice and by art. Screenings encompass installation and performance as well as single channel work. Both historical and contemporary work is presented. All work shown is considered in relation to semiotics, psychoanalysis, feminism, race, documentary practice, identity issues, and representation.
Prerequisites: MPFV211 and MPFV221
Critique
Departmental Requirement Fall |
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MPFV323 Experiments in Film Narrative 3 cr. This course is an intensive film and video production class for the junior film students to find and realize their own personal voices through moving image. Students explore traditional narrative frameworks such as character, conflict, script structure, and narrative voice. Students expand upon these frameworks and push the boundaries of conventional film narrative. The class touches upon all stages of preproduction, including production design, storyboards, shot design, script breakdown, preparing the shot list, casting, location scouting, and production scheduling. Classes include technical workshops, in depth analysis, viewing and critique. Students direct their own scripts and work in crews to produce each other’s films.
Prerequisites: MPFV211 and MPFV221
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement
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MPFV325 Junior Major Viewing II 3 cr. This class is the second installment of a two-semester required course introducing film/video theory and criticism. In the second semester, the class continues to explore film and video informed by media and by art. In addition to this content, the second semester explores contemporary issues in new media. The class examines how new media employs cinematic conventions while breaking the traditional role of the spectator in the viewing experience.
Prerequisites: MPFV322
Critique
Departmental Requirement Spring |
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MPFV326 Autobiographical Screenwriting: Working With Your Life Story 3cr This screenwriting workshop examines ways to use and explore autobiography as the basis for a short script. Students create works that are autobiographical or autobiography-inspired, working in a range of genres and formats, from narrative (i.e. autobiography-based fiction) to film-essay, video art, and hybrid forms. Throughout the semester we view work by filmmakers and video artists who draw from their life story in different ways. There will be readings, critical and creative short writing assignments, and a final script/project. Prerequisite: Script 1 (in FV or LA) or equivalent experience and permission of instructor.
Prerequisites: MPFV-235 or LALW-338
Seminar
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MPFV327 The Business of Film/Video 3cr How does an art student become a professional
artist and still survive in the world of
freelancing?
This course covers a range of strategies for
students to build their public profile and
portfolio while developing a sustainable plan to
survive as an artist after school. Topics include:
creating project proposals and professional
portfolios; developing budgets; funding through
grants and crowd sourcing; internships and
learning to write and speak effectively about
their work to film producers, film financiers,
museum curators, and art dealers. Visiting
speakers include local curators, festival
directors, critics, and exhibition professionals.
This course will also cover the ever elusive
production management of any project from film, to
live events and shows, to art exhibition and media
installations in out of the box venues and
locations. Travel into the City of Boston on
assignment and field trips while learning. After
taking this course, students should have all the
necessary skills to present their work in the
professional arena. While the course focuses on
moving image work, students working in any medium
are encouraged to register.
Hybrid Studio Critique
Undergraduate Elective Fall |
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MPFV336 Scriptwriting II 3 cr. Scriptwriting II builds on the skills learned in Scriptwriting I and asks students to push
further. You may write in the format and genre/mode of your choice: narrative,
experimental-narrative, web series, non-fiction/essay, video installation, etc. You
will develop your scripts through writing exercises and revisions as well as by hearing
them read aloud and critiqued. All majors welcome.
Prerequisites: MPFV235 or by permission of instructor
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Elective
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MPFV392 Film/Video Course Assistantship 3 cr. A course assistantship allows qualified
sophomores, juniors, and seniors to assist a
faculty member with whom they have studied
previously. Duties may include set up, assisting
with demonstrations and critiques during class
meetings. Course assistants may not grade
students. Students may register for only one
3-credit course assistantship each semester, and
no more than two such assistantships may count
toward degree requirements.
Students selected by faculty to be course
assistants submit a Course Assistantship form
with the faculty and chair’s signatures to the
Registrar during registration and no later than
the end of the Add/Drop period. Students who are
performing a Teaching Assistantship should follow
Independent Study procedures
Prerequisites: By Permission of Instructor
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MPFV398 Film/Video Internship An internship is a supervised professional
experience that allows you to use classroom
training in a real work environment, develop your
skills, focus your career goals, and make
professional contacts.
MassArt offers students enrolled in a degree
program the opportunity to register an internship
for credit. An internship counts as 3 studio
elective credits. To receive credit, the
internship must meet our basic internship
requirements, be approved by a faculty advisor,
and registered before you start the internship.
Prerequisites: By Permission of Instructor
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MPFV399 Film/Video Independent Study Juniors and seniors who have a specific studio
project which cannot be accomplished within the
structure of a course may arrange to work with a
faculty member on an independent basis. The
Independent Study form (available in the
Registrar’s Office) includes a description of the
project. Students may take only one 3-credit
independent study each semester, and no more than
four independent studies will count toward the
degree.
Independent Study forms, with faculty and the
chair’s signatures, should be submitted to the
Registrar during registration and not later than
the Add/Drop deadline.
Prerequisites: By Permission of Instructor
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MPFV402 Contemporary Issues in Film/Video 1 3 cr. This survey class views film and video works by contemporary artists and media makers, in the context of historical works. Students meet with the film and video artists presenting work at MassArt Film Society as well as the instructor for discussions of the work shown. Attendance is mandatory.
Prerequisites: MPFV325 or by permission of instructor
Critique
Departmental Elective Fall |
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MPFV403 Contemporary Issues in Film/Video II 3 cr. This survey class views film and video by
contemporary artists and media makers together
with occasional older works. Emergent and
established artists will visit to present and
discuss their work at MassArt Cine-Culture
(formerly MassArt Film Society). Among the issues
to be discussed related to contemporary moving
image discourse and production are:
narrative/form, fiction/non-fiction, independent
production and exhibition, and the
social/political relevance of film as an art.
This is the second installment of a year-long
course that is a Senior requirement for all
Film/Video Majors.
Prerequisites: MPFV402 or by permission of instructor
Critique
Departmental Requirement Spring |
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MPFV410 Senior Thesis Studio I 3 cr. This fall course is designed to facilitate the production of each student’s thesis project. Projects consist of at least one fifteen-minute film/video or five three-minute films/videos to be done by the end of the semester. Students may propose equivalent work in sound, installation or live performance and media work. Individual meetings are held every other week for critique. Group meetings take place twice a semester for class critique. There is a variety of tech workshops and visiting artists who look at students’ work. In addition to this 3-credit class seniors are required to take Issues in Contemporary Film/Video in order to familiarize them with aspects of film and video history. In this course see and hear filmmakers and artists talk about their own work.
Prerequisites: MPFV312, MPFV325
Hybrid Studio/Critique
Departmental Requirement Fall |
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MPFV411 Senior Thesis Studio II 3 cr. This spring course is designed to facilitate the production of each student’s thesis project. Projects will consist of at least one fifteen-minute film/video or five three-minute films/videos to be completed by the end of the semester. Students may propose equivalent work in sound, installation or live performance and media work. Individual meetings will be held every other week for critique. Group meetings will take place at least twice a semester for class critique. Senior review boards will be held in March for feedback on their thesis work-in-progress and to allow enough time for each student to tweak their projects by the end of the semester. Seniors are also required to take Issues in Contemporary Film and Video in order to familiarize them with aspects of film and video history. In this course they will see and hear filmmakers and artists talk about their own work.
Prerequisites: MPFV410
Hybrid Studio/Critique
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MPFV601 Major Studio-Filmmaking Sem 1 6cr The Film/Video seminar is a critique course where the graduate student meets weekly with a Film or Video faculty to present and discuss work-in-progress. Visiting artists often participate, and have included Rebecca Baron, Yann Beauvais, Robert Beaver, Andrew Bujalski, Martha Coburn, Joe Gibbons, Jacqueline Goss, Ed Halter, Julie Heyward, Lewis Klahr, Lynne Sachs, Deborah Stratman, Elisabeth Subrin, Tracy and the Plastics and The Yes Men.
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MPFV602 Major Studio-Filmmaking Sem 2 6cr The Film/Video seminar is a critique course where the graduate student meets weekly with a Film or Video faculty to present and discuss work-in-progress. Visiting artists often participate, and have included Rebecca Baron, Yann Beauvais, Robert Beaver, Andrew Bujalski, Martha Coburn, Joe Gibbons, Jacqueline Goss, Ed Halter, Julie Heyward, Lewis Klahr, Lynne Sachs, Deborah Stratman, Elisabeth Subrin, Tracy and the Plastics and The Yes Men.
Prerequisites: MPFV601
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MPFV701 Major Studio-Filmmaking Sem 3 6cr The Film/Video seminar is a critique course where the graduate student meets weekly with a Film or Video faculty to present and discuss work-in-progress. Visiting artists often participate, and have included Rebecca Baron, Yann Beauvais, Robert Beaver, Andrew Bujalski, Martha Coburn, Joe Gibbons, Jacqueline Goss, Ed Halter, Julie Heyward, Lewis Klahr, Lynne Sachs, Deborah Stratman, Elisabeth Subrin, Tracy and the Plastics and The Yes Men.
Prerequisites: MPFV602
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MPFV702 Major Studio-Filmmaking Sem 4 6 or 9cr The Film/Video seminar is a critique course where the graduate student meets weekly with a Film or Video faculty to present and discuss work-in-progress. Visiting artists often participate, and have included Rebecca Baron, Yann Beauvais, Robert Beaver, Andrew Bujalski, Martha Coburn, Joe Gibbons, Jacqueline Goss, Ed Halter, Julie Heyward, Lewis Klahr, Lynne Sachs, Deborah Stratman, Elisabeth Subrin, Tracy and the Plastics and The Yes Men.
Prerequisites: MPFV701
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