| W26 | SART*3770/4810 | Experimental Studio Level II/III |
| Week 1 – Introduction | Mon. Jan. 5 Course outline + timetable, course resources Screening: The Powers’ Sistership TV Episode 1 – “Gotta Crack A Few Eggs” Assign: Experimental TV Episode, Journal/Essay | Wed. Jan. 7 Collective Agreement Designate groups for Experimental TV Episode Bibliomancy exercise and group work period Assign: Oracle Card |
| Week 2 – Pre-Production | Mon. Jan. 12 Come with Oracle Card design ready to scan, format, and proof DUE: Oracle Card + Description | Wed. Jan. 14 Screening: Selections from The Divine David Presents, Lido TV, and Planet SLEDD Reading: Hampton, Chris. “BUMP TV broadcasts 24/7 from the basement of an old Victorian — and anyone can have their own show.” CBC Arts, 2019. Assign:Prop/Character |
| Week 3 – Pre-Production | Mon. Jan. 19 Artist Talks: SLEDD and Yukkin | Wed. Jan. 21 Screening: Selections of works by various historical + contemporary artists working in experimental film + video art Readings: Loft, Steven. Selection from “Aboriginal Media Art and the Postmodern Conundrum: A Coyote Perspective.”//AND// Masayesva, Victor. Selections from “Indigenous Experimentation.” |
| Week 4 – Pre-Production | Mon. Jan. 26 Workshop: Film Crew Simulator (optional for Level IIIs who took this class last semester) Sign up for workshops for the rest of the semester | Wed. Jan. 28 Work-in-Progress Critique #1 DUE: WIP CRIT 1 bundle |
| Week 5 – Production | Mon. Feb. 2 Mini-Critique DUE: Prop / Character | Wed. Feb. 4 Artist Talk: Megan Arnold Workshop: TBA Work Period {Fri. Feb. 6: TRIAL RUNNERS Experimental Performance Open Mic followed by a livestream of We Quit Theatre’s Men Explain Things To Us… And We Like It! **No cover charge for students in this class!**} |
| Week 6 – Production | Mon. Feb. 9 Workshop: Ed Video presents ANALOG MAYHEM (meet in the basement of the Indigenous Student Centre at 2:30pm – this workshop is mandatory for both levels) | Wed. Feb. 11 Workshop: Analogue + retro equipment Work Period DUE: Journal (Level IIs) / Essay 1 (Level IIIs) |
| Week 7 – Production | Mon. Feb. 15 READING WEEK – NO CLASS | Wed. Feb. 17 READING WEEK – NO CLASS |
| Week 8 – Production | Mon. Feb. 23 Workshop: Making music on DAWs Work Period | Wed. Feb. 25 Work-in-Progress Critique #2 DUE: WIP CRIT 2 bundle |
| Week 9 – Post-Production | Mon. Mar. 2 Work period (Level IIIs only) Workshop (Level IIs only): Video collaging on DaVinci Resolve (bring still images of your own work) DUE: Moving Image Collage (Level IIs) | Wed. Mar. 4 Work period (Level IIs only) Workshop (Level IIIs only): Post-production intensive on DaVinci Resolve (bring still images of your own work) DUE: Post-Production Technical Exercise (Level IIIs) |
| Week 10 – Post-Production | Mon. Mar. 9 Workshop: TBA Work Period | Wed. Mar. 11 Work Period |
| Week 11 – Post-Production | Mon. Mar. 16 Screening: “Untitled Fall ’95” by Alex Bag Readings (choose 1 pair): Russell, Legacy. “Reality, Televised: On The Rodney King Generation.” //AND// Neves Marques, Isadora. “How to be Responsible Irresponsibly: On Art Beyond Immediacy.” //OR// Paglen, Trevor. “Society of the Psyop, Part 1: UFOs and the Future of Media.” //AND// Paglen, Trevor. “Society of the Psyop, Part II: AI, Mind Control, and Magic.” | Wed. Mar. 18 Visit MFA + Capstone Open Studios //OR// Work Period {JAS Awards Ceremony this Friday} |
| Week 12 – Post-Production | Mon. Mar. 23 Talk: Em Wright Reading: The Powers (Katherine Kline, Emily Pelstring, Jessica Mensch). “Some thoughts on wicker and the playpen in the shitstorm.” Self-published, 2020, pp. 1-5. DUE: Journal (Level IIs) / Essay 2 (Level IIIs) | Wed. Mar. 25 Work period |
| Week 13 – Release! | Mon. Mar. 30 Final Critique DUE: Final Critique bundle | {Wed. Apr. 1 – NO CLASS} Thurs. Apr. 2 **Public screening + livestream of Experimental TV Episodes at Silence (46 Essex St), 6-9pm** |