Sound and Motion Assignments

Assignment 1 - 10 shots

Footstep(s) on stair(s) Door slamming Throwing a pair of dice Light going out Person crossing the street Taking a bite from an apple Handshake Putting something in a bag Opening a drawer Sharpening a knife

You will be asked to combine these into a narrative in the near future.

Assignment 2 - 10 shot narrative

create a story from the pool of shots created by the class, using as many or as few as you’d like from each group of shots. 10-30 sec. Due week 4.

Assignment 3 - Graphical Match Create a short piece using one or more pairs of graphically matched shots with contrasting content and create a sound track for it. Due week 6

Asn. 4: CompositionCombo Create a piece in which some contrast between the meaning/content of at least two areas of the screen is based on a graphical motif/compositional element. See Bill Viola’s “The Reflecting Pool” or “Ancient of Days” for an example. The sound track should call attention to each element in turn. Due week 9.

Asn. 5 final project. Create a 3-5 min. video with sound based on an interview that interprets the story told. You can use the original interview sound, sound that you record, FX that are copyright free or to which you have legal access, and music that you create or to which you have the rights. This is not a music video, music can support but should not be the entire sound track. Due week 15.

Asn. 5 interview Due week 11

Asn. 5 treatment Due week 12

Asn. 5 storyboard Due week 13