UCLA Design | Media Arts 153 Design for Video
Professor
Jesse Stagg
Teaching Assistant
Yiting Wang
Dates Class Assignment Title
Tues.
Mar 31
Exploring video art / reference, rip-off’s and mash-ups
All about Orange. Look at Orange in as many ways as possible.
Find a total of 9 images (only 3 from the web) as examples of Orange in the context of stunning(3), funny(3) and evil(3) and
create a slide show (class web site)
Orange
(the idea)
Thurs.
Apr 2
Slide presentation and class critique LAB 9 different ideas for a 10 second video on Orange, each idea
Illustrated on one page – 9 pgs total. (focus on the: ambience, object, abstraction)
Grade1
Tues.
Apr 7
Individual critique LAB Review Ideas, select final, with title, develop into 10 frame
storyboard + plus one back up idea storyboarded (with title), for class slide presentation – Thurs April 9. (class web site)
 
Thurs.
Apr 9
Slide presentation and critique All video footage together for Tues April 14  
Tues.
Apr 14
Individual critique LAB Working on realization  
Thurs.
Apr 16
Individual critique – Final presentation Orange
Introduction of RIP-OFF (Pt I), Review ±3, 3 min
Library clips. Screening of a few sequences and
brief discussion.
Working on realization
Video compression: must place Orange videos into class
template on the website by today for grading.
Students may submit 3 Min Rip-Off clips of their own, only if
approved, digitized and uploaded by April 21 presentation.
Grade2
Tues.
Apr 21
Quick Orange presentation via class site (15 mins)
Intro of RIP-OFF (Pt II): Screening of All Rip-Off
sequences. Negotiate clip rights. Review student
Rip-Off examples from previous classes.
(See the original movie). Today is final deadline for student
submissions to the RIP-OFF Video Library.
RIP-OFF
Thurs.
Apr 23
Reconstruct the storyboard with stills and time line.
Aesthetic analysis, “what is the trick”
Redrawing of the still frames and make it your own. Find location, actors, colors, props, dialogues and sound  
Tues.
Apr 28
Individual critique
Review all final storyboards / backup boards if needed
search: Location, actors, colors, props, dialogues, sound
Casting
 
Thurs.
Apr 30
Camera/Edit Workflow Workshop
(Student needed to film 5/5/09 Light workshop)
Finalizing: Location, actors, colors, props, dialogues and sound Casting  
Tues.
May 5
Camera/Lighting Workshop (filmed) Casting, shoot Room 4251
Tentative
Thurs.
May 7
Individual critique Shoot  
Tues.
May 12
Individual critique Shoot
Rough editing
 
Thurs.
May 14
Individual critique Rough editing, re-shoot where necessary  
Tues.
May 19
Class critique of work in progress
Poster Design (design volunteer)
Editing, re-shoot where necessary Grade 3
Thurs.
May 21
Individual critique Editing  
Tues.
May 26
Individual critique Student films selected for public screening added to poster
Catering & Poster Printing & posting
 
Thurs.
May 28

Individual critique

Final editing
Conversion, transfer, uploading to class website by Tues 6/2

 
Tues.
Jun 2

Final Class presentation RIP-OFF
Rehearsal

Video compression: Students have placed RIP-OFF video into class template on the web.
TA prepares complete QT movie of all selected student clips (and name slates) for: Orange & Rip-Off public screening 6/4.
Grade 4
Thurs.
Jun 4
5:30 pm “Video 1” PUBLIC SCREENING
After Party?
TA Reserve EDA for this date Date
Tentative
Fri.
Jun 5
10:00 am Final meeting for over all review… and
evidence of completion for grading / off site TBD
Bring thoughts and reflections…