Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
project: photo/film
WHEN & WHERE
2 hours per week for five weeks @ the polluck building
TEACHER
James T. Long
CLASS SYNOPSIS
at the beginning of each class we were given a paper with a discussion question that we had to answer. every week 2 artists in the film and photography department came to share their work.
MY REACTION
[SWEET!]
because it was such an easy class. All you had to do was answer one question then sit back and relax the rest of the class! I found it very informative about the kinds of things they are producing in the department. Although, I was particularly unimpressed with some of the work I had seen. For example, one girl came and showed us a project that she had been working on for nine months. Immediately I was excited to see what she had been working so hard on. And then it was this animation she had put together from photos taken on a camera phone. They were of her masturbating. She seemed confused and undecided about her answer when asked why she chose her thesis and exactly what her thesis was. She went on about how she's also a stripper and showed us a video of her giving her boyfriend a lap dance.
2 hours per week for five weeks @ the polluck building
TEACHER
James T. Long
CLASS SYNOPSIS
at the beginning of each class we were given a paper with a discussion question that we had to answer. every week 2 artists in the film and photography department came to share their work.
MY REACTION
[SWEET!]
because it was such an easy class. All you had to do was answer one question then sit back and relax the rest of the class! I found it very informative about the kinds of things they are producing in the department. Although, I was particularly unimpressed with some of the work I had seen. For example, one girl came and showed us a project that she had been working on for nine months. Immediately I was excited to see what she had been working so hard on. And then it was this animation she had put together from photos taken on a camera phone. They were of her masturbating. She seemed confused and undecided about her answer when asked why she chose her thesis and exactly what her thesis was. She went on about how she's also a stripper and showed us a video of her giving her boyfriend a lap dance.
drawing studio
WHEN & WHERE
3 hours twice a week at the bowe st. parking deck
TEACHER
Albert Epshteyn
CLASS SYNOPSIS
in this class we learned basic techniques in drawing, like how to measure angles and proportions as well as how to identify the form of the object. we began drawing simple geometric figures, then things like lamps, vases until finally progressing onto the human body. We also learned to model our subjects with shading. homework took about 3 hours a week.
MY REACTION
[ANNOYED!]
because he's mean! but then he'll randomly have a joke and everyone reacts the same, "the devil has a sense of humor????!!!!!" every class we all come in and set up our drawing boards on our easels and sit down arranged in a circle around the object we are drawing. sometimes he'll have us go over to the chalk board to explain something first. then we begin to draw our subject. the teacher circles behind us watching our every move. any wrong angles or proportions and its pretty much off with your head! he often yells "NO NO NO no NOOO!" or "WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU!!!" with his intense russian accent. me being me, i approach every incident like this with a smile and try to fix the mistake. but sadly he does affect other people in the class. but i mean, maybe its a good thing that he's like that, because it definately made me more anal about angles and proportion.
3 hours twice a week at the bowe st. parking deck
TEACHER
Albert Epshteyn
CLASS SYNOPSIS
in this class we learned basic techniques in drawing, like how to measure angles and proportions as well as how to identify the form of the object. we began drawing simple geometric figures, then things like lamps, vases until finally progressing onto the human body. We also learned to model our subjects with shading. homework took about 3 hours a week.
MY REACTION
[ANNOYED!]
because he's mean! but then he'll randomly have a joke and everyone reacts the same, "the devil has a sense of humor????!!!!!" every class we all come in and set up our drawing boards on our easels and sit down arranged in a circle around the object we are drawing. sometimes he'll have us go over to the chalk board to explain something first. then we begin to draw our subject. the teacher circles behind us watching our every move. any wrong angles or proportions and its pretty much off with your head! he often yells "NO NO NO no NOOO!" or "WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU!!!" with his intense russian accent. me being me, i approach every incident like this with a smile and try to fix the mistake. but sadly he does affect other people in the class. but i mean, maybe its a good thing that he's like that, because it definately made me more anal about angles and proportion.
survey of western art
WHEN & WHERE
1.25 hours twice a week at the grace st. theatre
TEACHER
Paula L. Winn
CLASS SYNOPSIS
it was a lecture class during which we watched her discuss slides of pieces of art. She informed us of where and when the art was made, what it was made of, by who it was made of. As she went on about art an attendance clip board was being passed around. We also learned about the cultures in which the piece came from, as well as historical events occuring during that time period. She posted the slides we had to know for the tests on blackboard, although that wasn't all that was on the tests.
MY REACTION
[BORING!]
because it was a lecture class really early in the morning. Most of which i received C's on. I was slightly jealous when hearing my friends with different teachers for this class talk about how they don't even have to show up to class and take open note/book tests online in their bedrooms.
focused inquiry
WHEN & WHERE
50 minutes 3 times a week @ the oliver hall building
TEACHER
Kristy L. Byrd
CLASS SYNOPSIS
each class we would discuss our reading assignment and our one page response to it. other times we would talk about our essay topics and have groups to work together on presentations. she required us to go to an F.I.A. meeting in which we discussed global warming and a couple community engagements which was cool because I probably wouldn't have gone to any if i didn't have to. we also had to go to a writing center meeting which was extremely helpful in editing one of my papers.
MY REACTION
[PRETTY COOL]
because she's a really nice laid back teacher. she accepts late work and encourages you to resubmit anything at any time to better your grade. i made a some good friends and learned a lot from my classmate's presentations. i also enjoyed our discussions on worldly issues.
50 minutes 3 times a week @ the oliver hall building
TEACHER
Kristy L. Byrd
CLASS SYNOPSIS
each class we would discuss our reading assignment and our one page response to it. other times we would talk about our essay topics and have groups to work together on presentations. she required us to go to an F.I.A. meeting in which we discussed global warming and a couple community engagements which was cool because I probably wouldn't have gone to any if i didn't have to. we also had to go to a writing center meeting which was extremely helpful in editing one of my papers.
MY REACTION
[PRETTY COOL]
because she's a really nice laid back teacher. she accepts late work and encourages you to resubmit anything at any time to better your grade. i made a some good friends and learned a lot from my classmate's presentations. i also enjoyed our discussions on worldly issues.
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