Wednesday, October 19
- In class:
- Lecture and discussion on videopoetry
- North by Northwest title sequence by Saul Bass (1959)
- Pinky and the Brain title sequence (1995)
- Roda Lume by E.M. de Melo e Castro (1968)
- First Screening by bpNichol (1984)
- Sign Language by Tom Konyves (1985)
- "The Dreamlife of Letters" by Brian Kim Stefans (1997)
- Lecture and discussion on videopoetry
- Assignment:
- Read "Videopoetry: A Manifesto" by Tom Konyves
- Watch 1 videopoem by Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries and one by Ottar Ormstad
- Write a 1-paragraph response to each videopoem, referencing Konyves' manifesto.
- Post in our forum before class on Monday, with a link to the videopoems referenced.
Monday, October 24
- In class:
- Discussion of Young Hae Chang Heavy Industries and Ottar Ormstad's videopoetry
- Kinetic Typography and lyric videos
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- Right Action by Franz Ferdinand
- Emotions by PixelValet
- The 8 Rules of Fight Club
- Kinetic Typography on Instagram
- Assignment
- Watch The Complete Works by Justin Stephenson (2015)
- Write an analysis of the strategies used in two of the videopoems within The Complete Works.
- Post in our forum before class on Wednesday.
Wednesday, October 26
- In class:
- Discussion of The Complete Works by Justin Stephenson (2015)
- Flash E-Poetry
- "The Dreamlife of Letters" by Brian Kim Stefans (1997)
- "While Chopping Red Peppers" by Megan Sapnar (2000)
- "Thoughts Go" by David Knoebel (2001)
- "Ask Me for the Moon" by John David Zuern (2005)
- "The Sweet Old Etcetera" by Alison Clifford (2006)
- Assignment
- Read "Taroko Gorge" by Nick Montfort
- Analyze the poem and offer an interpretation on its ending.
- Post in our forum before class on Monday.