This course explores audio-visual self and collective storytelling, emphasizing artistic observation as a critical activity to portray cultures, social structures, political contexts, and community environments. We will review and practice strategies and techniques such as point of view, subject matter, narrative and multi-narrative arcs, style, character portrayal, storyboards and scripts, emphasis, and rhythm and tempo.
Linked tutorials are accessible only while the course is in session.
Students will create an autobiographical documentary engaging with personal archival material, analogue media technologies (Voice Recorders, Digital Projectors, CRT TVs, and Light Projectors), auto-ethnography research, and documentary production.
Students will create and present a collective live storytelling performance, engaging with video footage, audio mixing, live reading, and VJ/DJ practices.
This course uses a maintenance-based grading system. All students begin the term at 100 points, and grades are maintained through consistent engagement, preparation, and completion of process work.
Credits: Jessica A. Rodríguez