ANTH363 - Making Anthropological Video and Visual Anthropology

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Academic Year 2002/2003

Making Anthropological Video and Visual Anthropology
ANTH 363 SP

Crosslistings:
FILM 363

This is an experimental video laboratory course combining theory and practice in nonfiction and ethnographic video making. The course will concentrate on video production with weekly exercises, readings, study of selected films and a short final video-editing project. The aim is to introduce students to computer-based digital video equipment and video making from the development of an idea, through shooting and editing, to postproduction, concluding with a visual ethnographic project.

MAJOR READINGS

Bargash and Taylor, CROSS CULTURAL FILMMAKING
Carrithers, WHY HUMANS HAVE CULTURES

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Weekly video exercises, readings, non-fiction film screenings and study, final video-editing project.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Six ANTH majors and six FILM majors will be admitted. Two FILM and/or ANTH courses desirable. Film screenings every Tuesday at 7:30 P.M. in the CFA Cinema. $45.00 lab fee.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Studio

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS ANTH Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Ostor,Akos A.

Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; ..T.... 07:00PM-09:50PM; Location: ANTH6

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 12)

SR. major: Jr. major:

SR. non-major: Jr. non-major: SO: FR:

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Reading Non-Verbal Texts

Permission: Permission of Instructor Required

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003