VIS159
/ ICAM 150: History of Art and Technology
Winter 2002, Visual Arts Department,
UCSD
Course
syllabus
previous exams
Course topics / screenings / reading assingments / exam dates
(UPDATED)
January
7 / Week 1.
Introduction.
January
14 / Week 2 / What is New Media?
Reading: Introduction and Chapter 1.
Illustrations
and projects - see
more images for Chapter
1
Screening: Dziga
Vertov, "A Man with a Movie Camera."
January 21 / Week 3 /
What is New Media? (continued)
Reading: Chapter 1
Illustrations
and projects
No lecture – UCSD Holiday.
January
28 / Week 4/ The Interface
Reading: Introduction to Chapter 2; Language of Cultural Interface
Illustrations
and projects
Screening: "Blade Runner" (segment)
February
4 / Week 5/ The Operations
Reading: Introduction to Chapter 3; Menus, Filters, Plug-ins.
Illustrations
and projects
Screening: TBD
February
11 / Week 6 / The Operations (continued)
midterm topics given
Reading: Compositing.
Illustrations
and projects
Guest lecture
February
18 / Week 7/
midterm essays due (bring to lab meeting
and hand in to your TA)
Illustrations
and projects
No lecture –UCSD Holiday.
Februay
25 / Week 8 / The Illusions
Reading: Chapter (all).
Illustrations
and projects
Screening: Peter Greenaway, "Draftmman Contract"
March
4 / Week 9 / The forms
final topics given
Reading: Introduction to Chapter 5; Database
Illustrations
and projects
Guest lecture
March
11 / Week 10 / What is Cinema?
Reading: Chapter 6 (all)
Illustrations
and projects
Screening: various short films and film segments.
Final
due: Wednesday March 20, 7pm
You are encouraged to turn in your final essays earlier (on March 11).
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