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Stencil Graffiti | WAM(!) Summer 2013
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Stencil Graffiti as Visual Rhetoric. Project due: July 1st. Thin cardboard or transparency (for making the stencil). Something to put your image on to (poster board, t-shirt, etc). Paint/chalk (we’ll talk about this). For this project, you must create an actual stencil. As usual, your project should be accompanied by a 3-4 page rationale, formatted in the style of an academic essay (some of you are having difficulties with this. Visit the Online Writing Lab. NO In some cases, this is a felony. 3 = Solid ...
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Mapping | WAM(!) Summer 2013
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Project and writing due: June 19th. In the introduction to. The Map as Art. You will present your map to the class on June 19th and will discuss all of these aspects (inspiration, design choices, etc) and why/how they contribute to your overall message about your identity. Along with your map, you must turn in a 2-3 page written rationale where you carefully and critically. Not a post (look at your dashboard). This project has two components: 1) your map (digital or physical) and 2) your rationale. Did y...
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Course Policies | WAM(!) Summer 2013
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Office: 338 English Building. Office hour: M-H, 2:15-3:00, by appointment. How often do you stop to think about the medium in which you are communicating? How does a specific medium change the way you write? What does it mean to read an image? How does our use of technology shape the way we communicate? What theories inform our relationships with media? By the end of this course, you will…. 8230;have the ability to define, read, and produce New Media…. Since the title of this course is Writing. Reading a...
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Sound Essay | WAM(!) Summer 2013
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As you are deciding what to do for the sound essay, try to think of stories you can tell, arguments you can make, experiences you can create that rely on sound for a portion of their meaning. If a person could experience your essay the same way in a written format, you probably aren’t utilizing the affordances of sound enough (remember what we said about your stencil project? If you have any questions about your ideas, feel free to contact me! We will begin listening to sound essays on July 8th. 4= Excel...
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Remediation Homework (7.22.13) | WAM(!) Summer 2013
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Remixing (7.17.13). Remediation (7.23.13) →. July 22, 2013 · 3:55 pm. Remediation Homework (7.22.13). Tonight’s homework marks your final reading/writing assignment (besides, of course, the reading you’ll have to do for your final project). Even this dancing Ood is excited. Though a bit long and a little dense, this article is very important for the final project. In class, we’ll build on our discussion of remixing that we had last week. With that in mind:. A few additional end-of-term reminders:. Addres...
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Remixing (7.17.13) | WAM(!) Summer 2013
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Video Editing: Workshop/Final Project. Remediation Homework (7.22.13) →. July 17, 2013 · 2:49 pm. Remixing (7.17.13). One kind of remediation is known as remixing, a concept that was throughly explored in the videos you watched for homework. We will use your questions as the starting point for our discussion and watch part 3 in class. In your groups, consider the following questions (in addition to the ones you raised in your posts): What were the most interesting issues and ideas from parts 1 and 2?
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Video | WAM(!) Summer 2013
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Your 3-4 page rationale (1 per group) should, as usual, reflect on your editing, filming, and effects decisions and critically, substantially, and thoughtfully engage with relevant theory (i.e. McKee for sound, Wysocki/McCloud/Berger for visuals, Hampe for filming, Norman/Shipka for media affordances and sound engineering). A few “don’t even think about its”:. No filming or engaging in illegal activity (including, but not limited to, underage drinking, breaking and entering, etc). July 16th and July 18th:.
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Remediating Theory | WAM(!) Summer 2013
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Theory preferences due: July 17th. Proposal Due: July 24th. Workshop dates: July 24th, July 29th, and July 30th. Final project due: July 31st. Presentation dates: July 31st and August 1st. In your final artifact, you need to explore the following: 1. the major concepts; 2. applications; 3. implications. Along with your remediation, you should submit a 4-5 page reflection/rationale discussing your remediation choices and demonstrating your understanding of your selected theory (make sure that you engage w...
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WAM(!) Summer 2013 | 3 out of 4 media theorists recommend this course | Page 2
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Newer posts →. July 8, 2013 · 5:31 pm. Group 1: Pathum, Kyle P., David S. Group 2: David G., Misaki, Anna, John. Group 3: Winnie, Jenna, Ashkan. Group 4: Kyle L., Dan, Zi. Tagged as group assignments. July 8, 2013 · 5:28 pm. Moving Images: The Beginning (7.8.13). After our brief foray into the world of sound, we’ll move on to our video unit, an opportunity to combine what we have learned about visual and aural rhetorics. In preparation for that:. Read: Hampe, Barry. “Visual Evidence.”. And a sci-fi story.
