Class Cancelled This Week; Read Carefully

I am sick and need to cancel class today. PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE EMAIL CAREFULLY, as there is a lot of important information.

1) Please email me your (a) outlines (and any powerpoints, etc, if you are using them) and your (b) final project proposals. I will go over them and send you written feedback.

2) YOU HAVE A GROUP SONG DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS NEXT WEEK. I HIGHLY SUGGEST THAT YOU USE CLASS TIME TODAY TO WORK ON YOUR GROUP SONG ASSIGNMENT. Because you are working in groups, class time is easy time to get your homework done when you all know that you will be available. Groups, email adresses, videos to watch, and more details below. I expect you to watch at least half of the videos (make a list of the ones you watched). Also see the bottom of the page for an extra credit opportunity.You should also be working on your final projects this week. We will check in next week. Email me with your ideas, etc. if you would like more immediate feedback.

The classroom is available today for you to use. If it is locked, please go ask CAT in the main office on the first floor of Shaffer to unlock it.

I'll also put this all on the blog.

Best,

Jessica

SONG HOMEWORK:

You will create an original song, make a cover, or a remix/mash-up in a group for next week. You can divide the labor up however you'd like, but make sure you talk about it, get input from everybody, and that the labor works out to be balanced in the end. (For example, if two people really want to take control of the song, then the others will lead the video editing next week). We will be shooting and editing music videos for these songs in class next week with our AWESOME visiting artists. You have been divided into two boy bands and one girl group (see the email I sent you for emails):

BOY BAND 1:

Chris 

Gordon 

Jonny 

Andrew S

BOY BAND 2:

JJ 

Andrew C

Mike

Kevin

Drew 

GIRL GROUP 3:

Melanie

Eliana

Christina 

Laura

Sydney

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MUSIC VIDEOS TO WATCH For Inspiration and Reference:

Make a list of the ones you watch, watch at least half. Please keep an open mind while watching these, as I know they may be a little different from main stream pop cultural music videos-- in which you are all already experts. I also know some of you may have gone to hear Director X speak last week, so the below references should offer a different kind of punky/ Do-it-Yourself/messier visual aesthetic. ANYTHING GOES. Also, extra credit opportunity at the end. 

Music and Video:

1962/63 - Jack Smith - Flaming Creatures

1969 - Kenneth Anger - Invocation of My Demon Brother (w/ Mick Jagger soundtrack) 

1981 - Liquid Sky (Film) - "Fashion Show" excerpt 

1985/86 - Charles Atlas - Hail the New Puritan  (Michael Clark / Leigh Bowery) 

Artists Using Music Videos as Medium:

1981 - Laurie Anderson - O Superman

1983 - Cecelia Condit - Possibly in Michigan

1993 - Cheryl Donegan - Head 

1995 - Pipilotti Rist - I'm a Victim of this Song

1995 - Sam Taylor-Wood - Brontosaurus 

2004 - Wynne Greenwood / Tracy + The Plastics - Live performance w/ vid projection

2012 - Wynne Greenwood - Mirrors and Dresser 

2010 - SSION - BOY movie trailer

2012 - SSION - LUVVBAZAAR

2011 - Kembra Pfahler / The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black - Bring Back The Night

Artists Making Commissioned Music Videos:

1997 - Sadie Benning - Aerobicide (Julie Ruin)

2000 - K8 Hardy - Les and Ray (Le Tigre)

Musicians that are also Artists

Peaches - Billionaire (video by SSION)

Chicks on Speed - Wordy Rappinghod

ADULT. - In My Nerves

The Three Graces - film series

Crass - System / Big Man, Big MAN - uses found footage,

EXTRA CREDIT (from the visiting artist) TO ANYONE THAT DOES A REMAKE OF THIS SONG:

Missy Elliot - She's a Bitch

Exporting, Uploading, and Embedding

1) Export your audacity file as an .mp3 file. File>Export. Select MP3 as your format. Be sure to make note of where you saved your file.

( *If you haven't done so already, you will be prompted to download the LAME MP3 encoder. You will only have to do this once. Follow the prompts, and download the appropriate version. If you are working on the most recent audacity on a Mac, this one should work for you (you will need to scroll down to the bottom of this page to find it). 

 Once installed, resume your export and everything should work the way it is supposed to.)

2) Sign Up/Sign In to soundcloud.com.

3) Once you have signed in,  click "Upload" in the upper right hand corner.

4) Choose your .mp3 file to upload. (Remember where you saved it!)

5) Title, tag, and add a description to your file. Save.

6) Congrats, you're uploaded! CLICK "Go to your sound."

7) Click on the "Share" button below the waveform. 

8) Copy the "widget" code. 

9) Start a new post on your blog. Click on the HTML tab in your compose window. Paste the Widget code here. (This is the same process as embedding vimeo.)

10) Publish! CONGRATS.

VOICE/SOUND CRITIQUE 3

VOICE/SOUND
CRITIQUE 3
Due: November 7, 2013

For next week, you must create a 3-4 minute audio piece to be presented in class on Thursday November 7. In order to create this work, you will:

1. Create a library of 30 sounds and/or clips.
At least half must be originally recorded by you. Up to 15 clips may be appropriated.Make a companion text document with the file name, description, and duration of each of these clips. Please note the appropriated clips. Title your clips like this: Lastname_00_description.mp3 (Example: Cage_34_drip.mp3)

2. Create a 3-4 minute audio work that responds to rhythm, narrative, or space. We will screen these in class.

Your audio work must include:
At least 15 of your 30 clips. No more than half of your clips may be appropriated. Bold all of the clips you used in your text document.The work must include three distinct sections, chapters, or movements.

3) Create a folder with your final audio work .aup, your final mixdown, your text file, and library of 30 labeled sounds. Back up onto a thumb drive or hard drive.

4) Bring your computers to class next week. We will finish processing your FINAL .aup mixdown files at the beginning of class.You will transfer all of your files to your instructor in class next week.


SOUND/VOICE EXAMPLES
Rhythm
Steven Reich, Clapping Music

Narrative
Kathy High, Hospital Visit

Space
Quiet American, One minute vacations 
Ultrared, Transistors
Janet Cardiff, Walks (Louisiana, Alter Banhof)

Some Other Examples
John Cage, Radio Music, performed by ICE 
William S. Burroughs, Tape Cut Up and Calling All Reactive Agents
Stephen Vitiello, Tetrasomia

Ultra Red The Public Record: http://www.publicrec.org/directory.html
UBUWEB mp3 archive: http://www.ubu.com/sound/
((audience)): http://au.dience.org/

The Books, Take Time
Prefuse 73, Pagina Dos

Artist Presentations

TRM 153: Studio Concepts

Artist Presentations

Due: November 14, 2013

Each member of class will be conducting independent research on a selected or assigned artist or filmmaker. You will present this research to the class on Thursday November 14, 2013. Presentations should be between 7-10 minutes long. You may choose to write out your presentation or not, but you are required to turn in an outline and a bibliography at the time of your presentation. Please bring a hard copy for your instructor. For reference, it takes around 5 minutes to read one page of single spaced text at a slow pace. Be sure to practice.

Each presentation and outline must include:

1. Short biography of artist
2. Historical/social/political context of where and when your artist lived and made work
3. Major themes your artist addresses
4. The conceptual, technical, political, or other impact you think your artist had on their chosen media and/or society
5. An analysis of one work* or body of work* that you find reflects (3) and (4).

For photographic work: Choose 3-5 images from a series to analyze for the class.

For video/film/sound work: Select a 2-3 minute clip to view in class and analyze.

*These cannot be clips or images viewed in class.

Your bibliography must include at least 3 sources, cited MLA style:

1. A book OR academic article accessed via JSTOR (or similar)
2. Full Citation of the work you presented (this counts as one). Make sure to include the Title, date, and original media of the work. Also include where and how you accessed the work (DVD? Book? Slides? ArtStor? Ubuweb?).
3. Reputable Internet Sources (They count as one, but include all. Wikipedia does not count: any information you find here MUST be cited from a second, reputable source.)

Assignments:

Mike	Stanley Kubrick
Melanie	Cindy Sherman
Jonny	Bill Viola
Sydney	Carrie Mae Weems
Gordon	Alfred Hitchcock
Christina	Alfonso Cuaron
Chris	Alexander Sakurov
Andrew C	Bruce Nauman
Andrew S	John Cage
JJ	Lars Von Trier
Eliana	Danny Elfman
Laura	Sophie Calle
Kevin	Quay Brothers
Drew	John Baldessari

Upload Test from jessica posner on Vimeo.

Embedding Vimeo Videos Into Blogger

1. Export file from Adobe Premiere Pro to Vimeo Specs: H.264, choose appropriate Vimeo Preset

2. Sign Up: https://vimeo.com/ (You will only need to do this once. After this, you will just log in).

3. Upload your Video. Follow the prompts and wait. 

4. Once upload is complete, go into settings. Under "Privacy," make your video available to be embedded.

5. Once your video loads, click on the "share" icon in the upper right hand corner of your video.

6. This window will pop up. Select and copy (command + c) the "Embed" code. 

6. Begin a new post on blogger.

7. Select the "HTML" tab in the top left corner of the composer. Paste your code here.

8. Publish. CONGRATULATIONS!