Final Project Due: February 4th
Naming Convention: 02_Kuleshov_2024FA_Your_First_and_Last_Name
In the next few classes, we will be talking about change and juxtaposition and how they affect the structure of a piece of time-based art. Lev Kuleshov was a member of the early
In the experiment which would eventually bear his name Klueshov inter-cut an image of Mozhukhin, a well-known actor at the time, with three separate images: a bowl of soup, a woman in a coffin and a child with a toy. The audience believed that the actor was experiencing a different emotion for each of these separate images. In this assignment, you will create a 30 to a 90-second piece that will explore how the interaction of different emotional images affects the viewers’ perception of whatʼs going on.
Since music is such an emotional stimulus these pieces will be silent – allow the images to do all the work. Please experiment with neutral as well as emotionally charged images to see how the sequencing changes the overall feel of the piece.
One of the main things I want you to work with in this project is pattern, particularly of neutral and emotional images while keeping our interest and also not creating a story. You may also want to experiment with the different ways of connecting images as explained in the “Understanding Comics” reading.
The point of this piece is to begin to understand how the juxtaposition of images changes our perception as a whole so please experiment and continue to experiment throughout the time you have to work on this project.
Final Piece
Your 30 to 90-second piece which can be played on the instructorʼs computer.
Timeline
Due date: Your final piece in the form of a movie or slideshow, saved and uploaded to my folder on the instructorʼs drive.
Naming Convention: Please name your project in the following manner:
02-Kuleshov-2019SP-Your First and Last Name
For example, my piece would be named: 02-Kuleshov-FA2013-Ric Lanciotti
Focus
Please focus on how the juxtaposition of different images effects you and other viewers intellectually and emotionally.
Grading criteria for this assignment
You will be graded on the following items please make sure you pay attention to them.
- The piece must be 30 to 90 seconds long and contain at least 10 images and no sound.
- You should reuse at least one image multiple times to see how it is
re-contextualized depending on what comes before and after it. - You will need to collect the images you would like to edit together using the resources which we will go over in next class (Do not use only google image search for this project).
- Use images that have varying degrees of emotional impact not just incredibly emotional and plainly neutral.
- You will also be graded on the craftsmanship of your work
Helpful pdfs
Below you will find links to some pdfs that might be helpful.