Readings & Resources

Weeks 1-3 (Project: Sound Visualization)

šŸ“šReadings (required)
Ted Chiang, “Story of Your Life”, 1998

šŸŽ„Viewings (recommended)
Gary Hustwitā€Ž, “Helvetica“, 2007

Weeks 4-6 (Project: Photo Diptych)

šŸ“šReadings (required)
Fred Ritchin, In Our Own Image, pdf (Forward and last chapter)

šŸ“šReadings (recommended)
Jonathan Lethem, “The Ecstasy of Influence: A Plagiarism”, Harper’s Magazine, February, 2007

šŸŽ„Viewings (recommended)
Peter Capaldi, “Exploring the Surreal“, Unlock Art | Tate, 2014

Weeks 7-8 (Project: Memory Soundscape) – TBD

Weeks 9-13 (Project: Visual Metaphor) 

šŸ“šReadings (required)
Hito Steyerl, “The Uncertainty of Documatarism”, 2007

šŸ“šReadings (required)
Pamela Jennings, “Narrative Structures for New Media: Towards a New Definition“, 1996

šŸ“šReadings (required)
Edward Wachtel, “The First Picture Show: Cinematic Aspects of Cave Art“, 1993

šŸŽ„Viewings (required)

TBD

šŸŽ„Viewings (recommended)

TBD

Additional Resources

Photoshop

Photoshop Video Tutorial: 
Photoshop Basics
Photoshop Extended
Photo Collage Exercise

Adobe: Photoshop Tutorials
Photoshop Tutorial from IMA fellows Getting Started with PhotoshopLifehacker: Learn the Basics of Photoshop
Training Tools: Learn Photoshop (for CS6 but still applicable)
Lynda.com Tutorial Photoshop CC 2019 Essential Training: The Basics
Photoshop Layers: Working with Multiple Photos 
Photoshop Compositing Tips, Tricks & Techniques 
Photoshop: Channels and Masks
Collage Photoshop Tutorials
Advanced Collage Techniques
Photoshop Post-Production Techniques
Photo-Editing
Eye-dropper

Audio

             Introduction to Audition
            Sound Design and Audio Effects with Audition
            Mastering with Audition

Adobe Audition Tutorials
Premium Beat Audition Tutorials
Lynda.com Audition Tutorials

Video

            Premiere Video Tutorial (IMA): 
            Premiere Basic
            Premiere Advanced Editing
            Post-Production in Premiere

Shooting
Do More with Your DSLR 
The Easy Guide To Understanding Aperture (f Stop)
Frame rate vs. shutter speed
Understanding ISO
Rule of Thirds
Shot sequence
Intro to Three Point Lighting

Editing
Premiere Interface overview
Premiere Timeline editing
Premiere Key Commands

Lighting
Ultimate Cinematic Lighting Guide
Cinematic Lighting Techniques  


The Five Obstructions, documentary by Lars von Trier and Jorgen Leth
Walter Benjamin, “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction”, 1936
Paul Rand, “Computers, Pencils and Brushes”, Design Form and Chaos, Yale University Press (1993)
Paul Graham, “Hackers and Painters”, May 2003
Rachel Greene, “Web Work: A History of Net Art”, Artforum, May 2000