“You guys are ahead of the curve. I was in college before I knew the difference between linear 和 non-linear 电影s. This is an exciting high school. When you study the arts, you study life.””
日博体育官方APP媒体艺术系为美国高中生推出了第一个全面的数字电影课程, 和 continues to be at the forefront of teaching storytelling through the mediums of 电影, 动画, 和 creative writing.
媒体艺术课程包括动画, 诗歌, 小说, 电影剧本创作, 电影, 摄影, 和 experimental design. 最重要的是，媒体艺术系专注于讲故事. The process-based program values workshop, a weekly critique session, 和 is designed to hone a student’s 的声音 和 ideas—和 their ability to communicate both to an audience.
More about the 媒体艺术 Department
媒体艺术 majors explore their vision within three distinctive modes: as 作家, as 电影制作人 or animators. 媒体艺术申请者应该准备好讨论他们的作品, either writing, 电影, 或动画, participate in a departmental interview, 用他们感兴趣的媒介讨论他们的经历.
Read our interview with Emma Thatcher (音乐al 剧院 ‘10) 和 Sarah Franke (媒体艺术 ‘11)
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Chair - 媒体艺术
莎拉·希亚特是一位艺术家和教育家，在奥扎克出生和长大. She uses 摄影 to explore the ideas of grief, innocence, 和 growing up. Her work has been shown in various locations throughout the United States 和 internationally. Hiatt currently resides in Chicago, IL.
杰克·欣克森是包括小说在内的几本书的作者 Hell On Church Street, The Posthumous Man, 和 没有明天, the short story collection The Deepening Shade, 和 the essay collection 《死胡同:探索黑色电影被遗忘的角落. He was a a guest lecturer at The Academy in early 2016 和 later joined the faculty.
电影美学为学生提供了加深对电影媒介和电影语言理解的机会. Through viewing 电影s grouped by chronology, 导演, 和运动, 学生将提高对各种电影术语和美学形式的认识，同时考虑到技术和社会因素, 声音, 编辑, 和 shot selection. Taken together, students will increase their critical analysis 和 their ability to discuss the art of 电影. Students will gain a familiarity with the following terms 和 concepts: narrative/non-narrative form, /故事情节, 类型, 角色, three-act structure, montage/ juxtaposition/编辑, 时间与空间, cause 和 effect, temporal order 和 duration, 电影运动, 电影的形式, 场面调度, 主题和基调, 摄影, 作文, 和 symbolism/motif/image.
In Cinematography, students will: learn foundation aesthetics of 摄影 和 摄影; learn the fundamentals of interior 和 exterior lighting for HD video; exp和 the aesthetic 和 creative application of 摄影 skills; develop underst和ing of the cinematographer 和 导演 collaboration; receive lessons related to managing the camera as a piece of gear as well as an artist's tool; underst和 the fundamentals of screen grammar necessary for the role of cinematographer; 和 learn to analyze a screenplay in relation to the cinematographer's art.
In Video Production, students learn video camera techniques, non-linear 编辑 software, basic motion picture critique skills, 和 pre-production (treatment writing, 故事板, 和建议)为传统和实验电影的创作. Over the duration of this course, students will: underst和 和 use various shots 和 angles; underst和 和 use professional 编辑 software; underst和 和 use a three-point lighting scheme; edit image 和 声音 in a narrative fashion; mix 声音 to form a 声音track; underst和 和 use basic camera functions; use storyboards to further planning 和 pre-production; write treatments 和 proposals; collaborate with other students in a 电影 project; develop critique skills through group workshops; learn producer-导演 relationships; 和 develop planning 和 implementation skills. Each term, focus may shift between documentary, narrative, or experimental 电影making.
Exp和ed Narrative provides students with an introduction to experimental 和 abstract forms of motion picture making. 学生将学习使用数字成像软件进行图像处理, 和 will explore basic forms of 动画, personal motion picture making, word 和 image, 和 video 诗歌. Emphasis is placed on technically proficient theme-based communication in motion pictures. Over the duration of this course, students will: collaborate with other students in a 电影 project; communicate theme 和 mood through form; communicate theme 和 mood through image; communicate theme 和 mood through 声音 design; develop 声音 design skills; experiment with non-narrative forms; develop proficiency with 编辑 software; use cinematic 和 aesthetic tools to communicate tone 和 mood; develop critical skills through group workshop 和 critique; 和 propose 和 create four finished pieces.
在媒体设计学生探索不同的学科, from creative writing to 电影, that include elements of graphic design. In this course, 开发的技能包括:使用Photoshop和Illustrator, studying 和 creating “zines,设计海报和其他宣传印刷品, 和 perfecting layout/font/image quality.
编剧写在纸上的东西可能会在屏幕上实现，也可能不会. 尽管如此，最好的剧本本身也可以作为文学作品. 本课程涵盖了剧本的形式和性质, 专注于短叙事剧本的情节和人物塑造. In the first half of the course, students collaborate on an adaptation of a short story while working on pitches, 口号, 和对照表. 在第二部分，每个学生写自己的原创剧本. Throughout the course, students draft 和 修改, give 和 receive feedback 和 analyze 电影s 和 screenplays they view 和 read in class 和 at home.
小说 is the art of the possible. Every piece of 小说 begins by exploring the notion “What if…” In this class, 我们将学习讲故事的基础，以更好地发展我们的技巧. 通过起草和修改的过程, 我们将发现最有效的方式来讲述我们自己的故事, our own “what ifs.“除了开发和讨论我们正在进行的工作, we will also discuss published works ranging from dark psychological suspense to grotesque Southern Gothic, 从微妙的家庭戏剧到辛辣的社会讽刺.
现存最古老的楔形文字文学作品是由苏美尔诗人Enheduanna创作的，他生活在4000年前，死于4000年前. 在它出现的几千年里, 诗歌 has gone through staggering changes, 然而总是盘旋着回到源头:呼吸, 的声音, body, 和 the sacred. Students dip their toes in this vast river of human endeavor 和 explore traditional, 现代主义, 和 contemporary modes of 诗歌. Throughout the course, 他们草案, 修改, 和 polish their own poems, 在整个过程中给予彼此反馈. 他们每月提交分析和反思的期刊，以回应他们在课堂上和家里读到的古典和当代诗歌. At the end of each semester, they turn in a portfolio of several 修改d poems.
Students work as a collective 的声音 to offer comments on the work of other students in 媒体艺术. 每周，学生们自愿提交一篇准备审查的文章. 视频和创意写作的学生通过回答创作者提出的问题来参与评论彼此的作品. These questions allow the author or 导演 to control 和 focus the feedback they receive from the group. Of the many qualities of this class, one is the realization of the importance of an audience. 相反, the audience (or fellow 媒体艺术 students) learn to give helpful 和 constructive feedback.
在这门课上，我们将学习和实践最古老的媒体艺术:文本. 因为文字已经存在了几千年, 和 has a myriad of forms 和 purposes, 我们将把范围缩小到三种类型，它们不依赖于其他技术，而是在平面上放置微小的符号，以吸引读者:诗歌, 小说, 和 creative non小说. At the root of all the disparate materials selected for this course is the authors’ desire to surprise their readers. 这种惊奇可能从震惊到惊讶，从启示到娱乐. 但这一切的根本问题是真正的谜团:诗歌和散文的语言和元素是如何在书页上融合在一起的? 最好的办法就是仔细阅读并勇敢地写作.
Writing Creative Non小说 is the difficult process of trying to capture the world in words. Sometimes it is the attempt to describe a place we have been or to remember a time in our lives. Most difficult of all, 有时候，创作非虚构类作品需要试图准确地描绘另一个人复杂的生活或性格. 在这门课上，我们将努力创作我们自己的非小说作品. 除了起草和修改学生作业, 我们将阅读像Gene Weingarten这样的作家写的有启发性的简介和文章, 詹姆斯·鲍德温, 和 Hester Kaplan.
Each term, students take on a different aspect of audio production 和 recording. This course is appropriate for 作家, 动画师和电影制作人作为一种提高产品价值的手段，并为有创意的思想家增加了一个新的镜头来讲述故事. Examples of topics include field recording, 播客, 为电影和广播制作音景和音频混合.
This course will cover everything under the job title of “Motion Picture Director”. 这门课程将包括强调选角的重要性, 排练, communication with actors 和 with crew, 并在制作过程中发展出一种视觉/声音. 我们还将介绍纪录片导演的角色, experimental 和 exp和ed cinema forms. 作业将包括课内/课外练习和场景, 测试芽, group 和 solo work, 以及研究专业董事的哲学和实践.
学生学习视觉叙事的基本要素. Through storyboards, graphic novels 和 comics, 电影制作人, animators 和 creative 作家 learn the importance of balancing image with text.
这门课程是为那些已经有几首优美作品(诗歌)的学生开设的, 一个短篇故事或创造性的非虚构作品)，他们可以提交出版, with a few more pieces in progress. The course is aimed at learning about the l和scape of publishing online 和 in print, 主要关注独立文学期刊. Students format their pieces, write short bios 和 cover letters, 把他们的手稿送到世界各地. They also get some behind-the-scenes experience: they work as contributing editors of 发芽; they talk to editors of small presses 和 literary journals, 他们为自己的日记整理概念.
工作室时间是媒体艺术专业学生工作发展的重要组成部分. 他们有免费的工作时间来制作电影和文字作品，这些作品将在我们一年两次的“首映式”上展示." Like any professional studio arts practice, students are given space to think 和 create. 一些学生, specifically 电影制作人, use this time to take care of academic school work so that their out of school time can be focused on casting, location scouting, 拍摄, 等. 还鼓励学生利用这段时间相互交流，为研讨会或评论做好准备, or to clarify notes post-workshop, 一对一的. 在由老师指导的工作室里, 鼓励学生提出实际问题，并在项目中寻求指导:如何将它们分解成更小的块, how to approach certain tasks, 以及如何知道何时向其他媒体艺术家寻求进一步的帮助.
新学生将数码摄影作为设计课程的一部分. 数码摄影的主要技能和概念的探索，因为学生采取批判的眼光，以照片的组成和内容. Students experiment with the distinction of taking verses making a photographic image, 并学习处理和印刷数字图像的基础知识. 学生学习如何控制相机上的手动设置，如曝光, 孔径, shutter speed 和 ISO, how to edit images via Adobe Photoshop, 以及如何使用Epsom打印机格式化和打印图像. 本课程是学生学习如何为大学入学记录自己的艺术作品的基础，也是学生参加未来课程和追求印刷和数字媒体独立项目的基础，作为他们作品集的重点.
*课程名称反映2017-2018年新生的成绩单.
Students will learn 和 practice 动画 techniques guided by the study of the 12 Principles of Animation. 随着技能的发展，他们将研究更多的实验技术. By exploring the 动画 process, 学生们将创作从翻页书到动态图形的小型作品.