The above images are examples of student work spanning the breadth of my teaching experience. For more in depth explanation of specific assignments and work samples and video continue down the page.
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Video Documentation from New Media: Robotics
To encourage students to experiment with Audacity, an open-source digital audio editor, I gave each student the same 13 second audio clip. They were required to compose a two to three minute work of sound art built from that clip. The composition was required to have a distinct beginning, middle, and ending, leading the listener through an abstract narrative. They were free to use any of the tools or generators available through Audacity, but could not introduce any new samples. A word of caution, it would be a good idea to set the volume of each track to 50% before playing.
- Clip given to students:
- Student Example 1:
- Student Example 2:
- Student Example 3:
Media Tactics: Composition From Clip
Media Tactics: Spooky Collaboration at a Distance
For this project students collaborated with a video class at Texas Christian University taught by Nick Bontrager. Students were required to compose a 1 to 3 minute video from footage sent from TCU. In turn, each student submitted ten thirty second long video clips to send to TCU. Here are some of the results:
Media Tactics: VideoFilm/PodCast Competition
An in class competition in the tradition of 48 hour film festivals. Students wrote down a place, event, quote, name, and prop and then chose each at random from a hat. They were required to use at least three of their chosen subjects in their video or podcast. The class voted for their favorites and prizes were awarded. The winners are below: