Film Reel Assignment

For this assignment you will be creating a portfolio film reel that will feature your work!
While we did use iMovie in class,  I do not care what you work in. However, 


the reel must meet the following requirements:

1. The reel must be targeted toward a specific purpose.The film reel must be compelling and targeted toward a purpose rather than general overview of your work.

2. The length of the reel must be 3-5 minutes. Do not go over, do not go under.

3. I am not going to dictate an arbitrary number of images to be utilized. Therefore if you can make your statement compelling and vivid using three images or three hundred, go for it.

4. The reel must include contact information inside the film.

5. You are required to have some kind of audio.

6. The final output will be an iMovie “Export Movie” to file, highest quality possible.

7. Please provide proper credit for appropriated content.

8. The film will be due on March 19th and will be shown in class and critiqued.


You will be evaluated on:

• How targeted and compelling the film is.
• Creativity 
• General design principals
• Production quality
• Meeting the criteria above [ 1-8 ]

Drones and Photography?

Portfolio Targets : Part 1

It is time to give some thought to your personal and professional goals. To do this we are going to investigate a variety of opportunities where portfolios may be required as part of the application, interview, or screening process. Some opportunities of these opportunities can be found here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NIQEpVelC_ZvCmARznSRPMuHN-Irq75d4Hcz5VIkxE0/edit

We will cover all the topics in the document in class on Wednesday February, 22nd.

This assignment will be in two parts. For part one you will research three from the list. We will then share in class. For part two you will select an additional three.

Part one will be due on Monday March 5th. Please post a link to a google document in the comments section.

Museum / Gallery Visit

This assignment is due February 29th @ 6:00 PM

Turn it in via a link to a Google Doc in the comment section below.

REQUIREMENTS: 
For this assignment you are to visit a museum or gallery of your choice. I have suggested a few that might be of interest. However, you are free to choose. You will write a  review that must be at least 500 words. What does 500 words look like? Click here for an example.  Your review must include photographic proof that you were actually there. It is to be included within the document. It would be a good thing to use images to support your writing. However, be polite and ask before taking any photos.

In your review focus on the following points. You may have additional. If you do by all means use them. Use the points as guidelines for your review. It is possible that you may not touch upon every point within 500 words.

• What gallery/museum did you visit?
• What was the work about?
• Was the work successfully displayed? If not why?
• Was the work successfully grouped? If not why?
• Comment on the degree or professionalism or was it  lacking?
• What supporting texts were available and did they offer insight to the artist(s)?
• Did the work fit the venue or not?
• How was the show or exhibit promoted?
• Who was the target audience?

Some viewing suggestions....

Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Metropolis 2 is worth the trip alone, also works from the permanent collection (mixed)
http://www.lacma.org/

Museum of Contemporary Art 
Tabloid photographer Weegee is on display as well as Kenneth Anger films, archives, and visions.
http://www.moca.org/

dkrm | lab | gallery | los angeles
Ansel Adams Photos of Los Angeles from the LA Library Ansel Adams Collection
http://www.drkrm.com/index.html

Pomona College Museum of Art
It Happened at Pomona Art at the Edge of LA 1969-1973 (Closes Feb 19th)
http://www.pomona.edu/museum/

California Museum of Photography at UCR
Render: New Construction in Video Art
http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/

Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College
Clay’s Tectonic Shift: John Mason, Ken Price, and Peter Voulkos, 1956-1968 (Sculpture)
http://rcwg.scrippscollege.edu/

Also...
You might want to consider the Pomona Arts Colony, Libraries, Colleges, and alternative venues.

Finally...
You may not review an online gallery or anything at the University of La Verne.

Assignment: Personal Goals

Let’s get a good sense of each other and begin to explore the many exciting possibilities for the future. By linking your work to tangible real life goals it will be possible to construct portfolio(s) that are both meaningful and purpose driven. In this assignment you will, give some thought about, research, and report on your academic and/or professional goals. Please answer the following questions.

Post your answers to the blog using Google docs by Monday February 13th, 2012 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time.

Please respond the following questions in detail, there should be no one word answers.

1) Describe a short term professional goal, something that you can get to
happen within the next six months, excluding graduation?

2) Do you plan to seek employment in a creative field upon graduation? If so
what are you thinking about? Do you have any ideas on where to look?

3) Are you considering graduate school in art, photography, or another related discipline? If yes, then what schools are you thinking about and what area? If not why not?

4) If you plan to enter another area of study for graduate school do you
have any ideas to how you might leverage your art/photographic education
within that field of study to further your success?

5) Are you interested freelance creative work? If so what type of work
interests you?

6) Are you interested in showing your work or the work of others in
galleries of Fine Art and/or alternative venues like coffee houses, online
galleries, ect.? If so, then do you have any ideas of where to start?

7) Generally speaking, does your current work relate to your professional
goals? If it does then explain how? If it does not, then how can we get it there?


8) Are you interested in obtaining an internship? If so then in what area?

9) Do you plan to take a year gap year or engage in adventure travel abroad?

10) Do you currently use any type social networking or content distribution
software? If so please list. If not why not?

11) Where do you see yourself professionally in five years?

12) Where do you see yourself professionally in ten years?

You must be prepared to present and/or talk about these topics in class.

Assignment: Vuvox Narrative

I am certain that you have become familiar with Vuvox. Next, build a dynamic media creation about your work as an Artist or Photographer. Demonstrate your work as an ongoing story, narrative, or sequence. You are to inform your peers to what you are about as a creative professional.

These are the minimum standards that must be met:

1) There must be at least 15 images.
2) You must use the text tool.
3) Be prepared to talk about your piece in class.

* You are encouraged to be creative and innovative in both content and approach.

This assignment will be due on: February 8, 2012 at 5:00 pm

To turn in your assignment you need to put a link to it in the comments sections below before 2/8/2012 5:00 Pacific Time.

Introducing Vuvox College : Demonstration Assignment

Vuvox Collage is a dynamic media creation suite enables everyone to easily turn their photos, videos, text and audio clips into interactive stories.

A COLLAGE can be published, embedded, and syndicated into any website, blog or social networking site.

1) Explore and gain an understanding of what Vuvox College is by viewing some examples on the site while keeping in mind how this might be an interesting tool. The web site is located at http://www.vuvox.com

2) While at Vuvox register for a free account.

3) We we will be exploring the tools and creating a demonstration piece. To do that you will need to download a bundle of sample photos here: DOWNLOAD HERE

4) We will work on this in class. When you feel you have experienced the tool enough and have completed a sample Collage share it with the class by posting a link to it in the comments section below. You must share a link in the comments section to get credit. No link = no credit.

5) The next blog post will feature an assignment using Vuvox and your work!