GD/COM/EN/IS 404 Media Performance Lab
Media & Performance Minor

Instructor
BARRY C. ERDELJON
e-mail: barry.erdeljon@marymount.edu
Phone: 703-284-1652

Class meeting times
LEC: TU 6:30-09:00P.M. StJo G105

SYLLABUS

STUDENT PROJECTS SP11

Please remove U3 software from all USB drives being used in the Mac lab.
The remover can be downloaded here http://www.u3.com/uninstall

Office Hours
TUE 03:30-04:30PM GAILHAC G106 (old 33C)
WED 03:00-05:00PM GAILHAC G106 (old 33C)
TH  03:30-04:30PM GAILHAC G106 (old 33C)

Other times by appointment.

Required Texts: TBD per project topics

Required Supplies:
USB drive at least 1GB
A second USB drive is recommended

Optional Supplies: image rights for photographs,
illustrations, video, sounds and or music, props,
costumes, sets, exhibit materials…

Color prints of project supporting material
i.e. screen captures, packaging, labels, displays…

Required Equipment for video projects:
For each group of students:
One External Hard Drive
Interface: IEEE, Firewire or USB 2
Rotation speed: 5400 or higher (7200),
Cache: 8MB or higher
Size: At least 80GB

Recommended: WD, Western Digital, Lacie, G-Tech, or Seagate

Several and DVD-R Discs and
Mini DV Video tapes

Schedule of class topics and assignments

Weeks 1-5

Modeling & discussions

       Project proposals - preparing your proposal

       Audience definitions

       Production schedules

       Research methods

Demonstrations

       Media technology

       Case studies of media performance projects

Assignments link to assignment

       Project proposal and definition

       Research

       Copy outline, scripts, flowchart & storyboards

       Collection and creation of content including copy,
imagery, and or costumes, sets, location scouting, casting…

       Media technology exercises

Weeks 6-11 (Week 8 no class spring break)

Modeling & discussions

       Project management

       Creative project directing

       Content management

Demonstrations

       Media technology

       Use of venues [e.g. sound, lighting, recording, filming…]

Assignments

       Production schedules

       Project rationales

       Project production

Week 12-16 (Week 13 no class Monday schedule of classes on Tuesday)

Lecture

       Project installation and or uploading and or rehearsals

       Project testing and or debugging and or refining

       Supporting materials i.e. packaging, labels, displays, and or user instructions

Assignments

       Completed project and or performance

       Project critiques by appointment with reviewer/s

Week 17

FINAL

       Class presentation of completed media project or recording of performance

       Final revised version of project purpose, audience and rationale

       Reflective paper on effectiveness and possible project improvements

Project inspiration
Communication is Aid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDmKLcY7Nis
Garbage http://azstarnet.com/app/images/flash/garbage/
Netflix Origami http://www.netflixorigami.com/
Homeless Signs http://www.pentagram.com/Signs/signs.php
Hobo King http://faculty.westliberty.edu/2008festival/swf/Tom_Mcguigan/wanderlust/index.htm
Symphany of Science http://symphonyofscience.com/videos.html

interface design
Instinct http://instinct.ru/flash.html
The penguin Show http://www.star28.net/snow.html
The Whale Hunt http://thewhalehunt.org/whalehunt.html
Tool of North America http://www.toolofna.com/blog/ipad/

SP12 MU Media Performance Student Projects

Alla Al-Shuaibi, Rawan A. Alferaehy
http://rawan-alla.blogspot.com/

Alexis Davis and Dana: http://muperformancemedia.blogspot.com/

Thelma Andree ???????

Nuha El-Quesny http://www.mublog.marymount.edu/mublog/music

Jessica Ghazi & Kay (Thiha) Soe: http://ghaziperformancemedia.blogspot.com/

Katie Harley: http://harleyinteractiveproject.blogspot.com/

Melissa Mantell http://peacelovecharitycaps.blogspot.com/

Chris Rukes:www.rukesgd404.blogspot.com

Regina Spatarella www.rspatarellamedialab.blogspot.com

Anisha Bhatia, Danielle L. Ranck, Joel Vicencio
http://mublog.marymount.edu/MUBlog/performance404/