T206 Jim Krause

1st Summer Session 2002 - Course Schedule - Discussion Sections - Final Project
11:45-1:00 PM TV 251

Discussions Sections

Students have been assigned to discussion sections other than what they have registered for. Be sure to check the discussion section link to check your meeting time, location and individual presentation number.

• 0657 - Tues 1:10 - 2:25 TV250
• 0658 - Tues 1:10 - 2:25 TV226
• 0659 - Tues 2:35 - 3:50 TV226
• 0660 - Tues 2:35 - 3:50 TV250

Instructor: Jim Krause jarkraus@indiana.edu
www.indiana.edu/~telecom/faculty/krause.html
IU Office: 856-2172
Studio: 332-1005
Office Hours: Monday 9 AM - 11 PM & by appointment.
Telecom Building Room 350

AI: Kevin Martin kevmarti@indiana.edu

A note from the instructor

T206 is a new class for me. Other professors have taught this class with varied objectives and perspectives. I've looked at their versions of T206 and tried to incorporate the best each had to offer while squeezing it into a 6-week intensive summer course. (Thank you Elena Bertozzi, Susan Kelly, Joel Timmer & Ron Osgood) It is very likely that we may have to make changes in readings and assignments as the class progresses. Be sure to regularly check the readings and assignments pages for updates and revisions

Required Text/Materials:

• The Art of Technique, Douglas & Harnden
• Handouts and supplemental readings will be provided as needed
• A 35mm, digital or disposable camera
• A blank VHS videotape
• Access to a VCR and the Internet

Course Information

This course provides the foundations for understanding and critiquing production and design techniques used in television and film production. We will look at a range of visual media*, analyze story telling techniques, and look at how stories are structured. We explore the entire production process, looking at cinematography, lighting, editing, sound, and set design. While this is not a hands-on production class, students are expected to carry out pre-production work for many of the assignments.

*Media covered includes: film, television fiction and nonfiction, advertisements, web and multimedia.

You are expected to:

• Be interested in and/or curious about exploring production techniques of film and television
• To attend class, do the readings, make presentations, participate, turn in all assignments
• To have required materials and access to a television, VCR, and the Internet.

Your Role

In this class you must be an active participant. You will experience a wide variety of stories in a wide variety of media and you will articulate your own personal aesthetic. Why do you like some and dislike others? How do different subjects, techniques and perspectives affect your emotions? Your reasoning? This class teaches you how to understand the way stories impact audiences so that you as a producer and designer can reproduce these effects. In order to accomplish this, you must be willing to participate in class discussions, speak and defend your opinions and keep your eyes open for good stories. I encourage you to tape or otherwise locate stories that you like and bring them to class so we can discuss them.

Attendance

We have only six weeks to complete this class so promptness and attendance are expected. Attendance will be taken during every class meeting and points will be deducted for tardiness and absences.

You are allowed two (2) absences from Lecture and one (1) absence from Discussion.  This is only for when you are not presentating or serving as reporter for your discussion group.

You are responsible for all material, pop quizzes, and in-class exercises on the days you may choose to miss.

After your free days are used up, you will loose points from your course total by:

1 absences - 10 pts
2 absences - 20 pts
3 absences - 30 pts 
4 absences - 40 pts
5 absences - 50 pts

Illness, Tragedy, Planetary Alignments

Whatever your reason for missing class, if you are hoping to have an absence excused you must talk to your instructor, in person, as soon as you are physically able.

To be excused from class due to a death in the family you must provide proof of your attendance at the funeral.  Funeral homes provide these forms.

To be excused from class due to illness, a doctor's note documenting your illness is required.

All documentation must be received within one week of your absence or it will not be accepted.

Cell Phone Policy

Turn your cell phone off before entering the classroom. If your cell phone rings, do not answer, and turn off the ringer. If you choose to answer your phone you must leave the classroom and not return for the day and you will be assessed an absence for the day.

Late Work Policy

Late work is not accepted. Excuses related to computer hard drives, lost files and software meltdowns are not acceptable. Plan on the fact that your computer will crash and destroy your work. Your strategy to deal with this is to save all your files onto your CFS account. It is secure, accessible from any computer on campus and backed up every day. ALWAYS make or keep a redundant copy of computer files or paperwork turned in. It is your responsibility to have these materials when required. If there are extraordinary circumstances that keep you from completing an assignment on time, talk to your instructor immediately. E-mail is not appropriate for this type of conversation.

Grading

The total final points awarded will be resolved into a percentage of 100. The final grading criteria is: A+ = 98-100, A = 94-97, A- = 90-93, B+ = 87-89, B = 84-86, B- = 80–83, C+ = 77–79, C = 74-76, C- = 70-73, D+ = 66-69, D= 63-65, D- = 60-62, F = below 60.

Grading Criteria:

50 pts Exam #1
50 pts Exam #2
30 pts Production Analysis Paper (4 pages)
30 pts Misc. Exercises
40 pts Treatment (10 - 12 pages)
200 pts

Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities and Conduct

Please read the booklet with the above title. It is available at the campus bookstore or on the Web at: http://campuslife.indiana.edu/code/index1.html
Please read the section on Student Misconduct, focusing on Plagiarism, referring back to it often when writing a paper or preparing work to be handed in for a grade.

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