A survey of sound art and experimental music provides students with various approaches to understanding and experiencing sound within an art context. Through invention and with patience one can develop unique visual effects. This class will explore 2-D animation, matting and keying utilizing Adobe AfterEffects and Puffin Design's Commotion. The class will also explore the history of cinematic illusion and realism. This course is the foundation of photography in the continuing studies program at the Maryland Institute, introducing inexperienced and experienced photographers alike to the intensive classroom environment of basic black and white photography from a fine arts perspective.
Students learn basic camera handling, film development and printing.
Assignments are given to help students develop personal vision and improve technical control. By working with the instructor in the darkroom and attending on-going lectures and critiques, the student develops a solid foundation in the photographic medium. This course benefits students with little or no experience as well as those who have worked with photography on their own and want a more formal and rigorous background.