previous Student Work AND Sample course assignments
Maya Deren Revisited
Assignment
Using Maya Deren's A Study in Choreography for the Camera as inspiration, each student will design, direct, shoot and edit a human video dance in which the goal is to link seemingly disparate geographic spaces with uninterrupted locomotive and/or stationary movement sequences.
3-D Character Animation of the Human Form
Assignment
Each student will design, direct, shoot and edit a new Poser video dance that conveys a specific idea selected by each individual student in consultation with the instructor. The video dance must utilize a range of video dance concepts and techniques explored and discussed in this course: intentional use of time, camera movement, space and the elements of dance.
Integration of Human Dance and 3-D Character Animation of the Human Form
Assignment
Each student will design, direct, shoot and edit a new video dance that integrates human dance and 3-D character animation of the human form (Poser) that conveys a specific idea selected by each individual student in consultation with the instructor. The video dance must utilize a range of video dance concepts and techniques explored and discussed in this course: intentional use of time, camera movement, space and the elements of dance.