Your task in class today is to add one paragraph to your cover letter, incorporating an argument that Wild makes in his essay. You should identify one claim Wild makes and apply it to your situation in this class. Remember that Harvey would tell us we need to have evidence and appropriate analysis.
Author ArchiveWhich Kino-Pravda is most “Vertovian” and why? What is your favorite part of your video? What is one thing you would change about how you made your video? What is one thing you would have done differently in your earlier videos (Observational Documentary and Community Interview)? What is one thing you discovered in making your video that would help with revising your portfolio? Look at our “Assessing Kino-Pravdas” post. Which of the four criteria did you do best on? Which worst? Due Monday 12/20 by 11:59 p.m. For your final portfolio, include the following in one document that you post on the blog (preferably a pdf document). Post this document by using the “Upload/Insert” buttons at the top of a blog post window. Use the “PORTFOLIO” category. Here is a sample: Sample Portfolio pdf Cover Letter Peer Interview Transcript and Reflection Persuasive Epistolary Essay One Reading Response (Barthes, Grierson, Sherman, or Vertov) Annotated Bibliography Mock Debate-Interview Transcript Kino-Pravda Script Film Festival Program Notes Note that there is a change to the assignment: you should write Program Notes about a peer’s video, not your own. http://www.austinfilm.org/Page.aspx?pid=686 http://www.austinfilm.org/page.aspx?pid=821 http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/64/64mcnivendwan.php http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/65/65programnotes.php In the comments section below, post 3-4 sentences that describe some “features” that Program Notes share. Together, we will decide on 5 criteria for assessing your Kino-Pravdas, using the three things below. Here is a link to a sample grading rubric 1) In the comments section of this post is the initial freewrite after watching Vertov’s film. 2) In the comments section of this post is where you identified the most important idea in Vertov’s writing. 3) And here is the initial assignment: Assignment #8: “Kino-Pravda” Film Essay (7-9 minutes) Thinking back to Dziga Vertov’s practice of kino-pravda or “Film Truth,” your final film project is to make a documentary film essay that synthesizes all of your research and thinking about how your chosen artwork functions in the community, making an argument about the significance of this art. Your film essay might include such things as: a discussion of the history of work, its cultural significance, a technical description of how it works or how it was made, an aesthetic description of its qualities, a cultural description of how it is perceived. You should incorporate your early footage from the “Observational Documentary” and the “Community Interview,” but also add about 5 minutes of contextual and argumentative information described above. Audience: The Queens College community Here are the Simplicity “rules” we came up with in class last week. Let’s see if we can narrow these down:
In the comments below, post 3 of your “before and after” sentences. Here is a post about changing the syllabus, so you’re not confused. We’re going to push the due date for the Kino-Pravdas back, so that you don’t have to just use shots of turkey and cranberry sauce. Have those posted on the blog by midnight of Nov. 30 (Tuesday). Also, underneath the YouTube link for your Kino-Pravda, paste the Vertovian script (this can either be your “shooting script” or a description of the shots in your final version). Instead of discussing Kino-Pravdas on the 29th, we will continue to work on the portfolios. To that class, bring a hard copy of the Persuasive Letter (except Ikey and Brad–who should bring their annotated bibliography). So:
In the comments section below, post your draft script for your artwork Kino-Pravda. [update: On this webpage is an image of a “storyboard” Dziga Vertov made. This website has an analysis of the storyboard.] [This link will take you to an example of one of Eisenstein’s shooting scripts. Note the level of detail.] [Draft 3 starts at comment 25] |