(1) Monday, January 26
Introduction to Class
Syllabus Overview
Drift 1 Overview
(meet in B91)
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Assignments
1. Buy the required supplies for the class.
2. Register to use the class Technical Forum by following directions in the "How to Register" section. Set your User Profile settings by following directions in the "User Profile Settings" section. Register by Sunday, February 1, 5 PM.
3. Go to Google and follow the steps to create a Google account.
4. Complete the survey and post it as a comment to this post on the Course Blog by Sunday, February 1, 5 PM.
5. Familiarize yourself with Firefox, the web browser we will use in this class. If you plan to work on a computer at home that is online, download and install the most recent version of Firefox.
6. If you are new to advanced computing, consider signing up for the Short Courses on Operating Systems and Internet Skills.
7. Spend some time with your PantherLink account. If you are going to use PantherLink as your primary e-mail application, create a mailbox that you can use to organize all messages with "FILM 116" in the subject line.
8. Read: Hart, Joseph. "A New Way of Walking."
9. Read: Westerkamp, Hildegard. "Soundwalking."
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(2) Wednesday, January 28
Blogger Demo
PantherFile Demo
GoogleMaps Demo
Drift 1 Practice Crit
(meet in B91)
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Assignments
1. Wear warm, comfortable clothing and shoes for Wednesday's soundwalk. Also bring a notebook and pen.
2. Check the Course Directory to find the URL for your Drift Atlas (review the Blogger tutorial).
3. Read: Debord, Guy. "Theory of the Dérive."
4. Read: Sant, Alison. "Redefining the Basemap" (PDF)
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SURVEY AND TECHNICAL FORUM REGISTRATION DUE
Complete the Course Survey (as a comment to the Course Blog) and register for the Technical Forum by Sunday, February 1, 5 PM.
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(3) Monday, February 2
Soundwalk
(meet in lab rooms)
(Attendance Mandatory)
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Schedule
- Lab 1, B-91, Emir Cakaroz
- Lab 2, B-18, Sean Kafer
- Lab 3, B-75, Joe Sacco
- Lab 4, B-68, Heidi Spencer
Assignments
1. Clean up your notes (erase stray marks, darken lines, trim excess); clean up your maps or redraw them from your rough drafts.
2. Scan your notes and maps (no snapshots!). Check the Tutorials page for scanning tips.
3. Read: Cosgrove, Denis. "Carto-City." (PDF)
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(4) Wednesday, February 4
Mapping Overview
(meet in B91)
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Assignments
1. Post your Soundwalk Response, including scans of your notes and maps, to your Drift Atlas by Sunday, February 15, 5 PM.
2
. Please review the Soldering Demo.
3. Please bring to next class:
- two Rapid 35-0190 Mic Capsules
- one stereo mic cable with 1/8" stereo plug
- two alligator clips for attaching windscreens
- one pair of enclosed headphones for testing mics
- Optional: swatches of faux fur for a fancier windscreen
- Optional: soldering wand
4. Read: Cresswell, Tim. Excerpt from: Place: A Short Introduction. (PDF)
5. Read: Ferrington, Gary. "On A Clear Day I Can Hear Forever."
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(5) Monday, February 9
Soldering Workshops
(meet in lab rooms)
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Schedule
- Lab 1, B-91, Emir Cakaroz
- Lab 2, B-18, Sean Kafer
- Lab 3, B-75, Joe Sacco
- Lab 4, B-68, Heidi Spencer
Assignments
1. Check the Course Directory for the URL you will use for your Drift 1 blog; create your Drift 1 blog and post your Drift Strategy.
2. If you own a PC computer, download [.zip] and install SonicStage v3.4. (Mac users can use SonicStage one one of the PCs in MIT B18 or Curtin 187.)
3. Download and install Audacity, including the LAME MP3 encoder.
4. Bring new or freshly charged batteries to next class in order to test out the gear in your Production Kit.
5. Read: Hall, Stephen S. "I, Mercator." (PDF)
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(6) Wednesday, February 11
Equipment Checkout
(meet in B-91)
Soldering Workshops (continued)
(after checkout, go to lab rooms)
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Schedule
- Lab 1, B-91, Emir Cakaroz
- Lab 2, B-18, Sean Kafer
- Lab 3, B-75, Joe Sacco
- Lab 4, B-68, Heidi Spencer
Assignments
1. Post your Drift 1 Start Point to your Drift 1 blog. Your Drift 1 Blog Title, Strategy, and Start Point must by posted by Friday, February 13, 9 PM.
2. Post your Soundwalk Response, including scans of your notes and maps, to your Drift Atlas by Sunday, February 15, 5 PM.
3. If you would like to get a head start, go out on Drift 1, if you are ready.
4.
Read: Cross, Jennifer. "What is 'Sense of Place'?"
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DRIFT 1 BLOG TITLE, START POINT, AND STRATEGY DUE
Create your Drift 1 Blog and post your Drift Strategy and Start Point by Friday, February 13, 9 PM.
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SOUNDWALK RESPONSE DUE
Post your Soundwalk Response to your Drift Atlas by Sunday, February 15, 5 PM.
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(7) Monday, February 16
Soldering Workshops (continued)
(meet in lab rooms)
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Schedule
- Lab 1, B-91, Emir Cakaroz
- Lab 2, B-18, Sean Kafer
- Lab 3, B-75, Joe Sacco
- Lab 4, B-68, Heidi Spencer
Assignments
1. Bring to the next class: Hi-MD recorder, mic rig, headphones, fully charged batteries, and a pre-formatted MiniDisc.
2. Read: Hiss, Tony. Excerpt from: The Experience of Place. (PDF)
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(8) Wednesday, February 18
Field Practice
(meet in lab rooms)
(Attendance Mandatory)
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Schedule
- Lab 1, B-91, Emir Cakaroz
- Lab 2, B-18, Sean Kafer
- Lab 3, B-75, Joe Sacco
- Lab 4, B-68, Heidi Spencer
Assignments
1. Review your practice recordings for wind noise and any potential mic problems.
2. Go out on Drift 1.
3. Create, scan, size, and upload your hand-drawn site maps.
4. Post your Reading Response #1 to one of the following readings as a comment to this post on the Course Blog: Cosgrove, Cresswell, Cross, Debord, Ferrington, Hall, Hart, Hiss, Peterson, Sant, Westerkamp. The deadline is Sunday, February 22, 5 PM.
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READING RESPONSE #1 DUE
Post your Reading Response #1 (pick one: Cosgrove, Cresswell, Cross, Debord, Ferrington, Hall, Hart, Hiss, Peterson, Sant, Westerkamp) as a comment to this post on the Course Blog by Sunday, February 22, 5 PM.
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(9) Monday, February 23
Audacity Demo
SonicStage Overview
(meet in B91)
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Assignments
1. Continue working on Drift 1.
2. Review the NH-700 Recorder Operating Guide (PDF), follow the steps in the Hi-MD tutorial (PDF), and practice transferring your sound recordings using SonicStage. Note that there are four PC platforms for doing your SonicStage transfers at school: three in MIT B-18 and one in Curtin 187.
3. Transfer, analyze, log, and begn editing your field recordings. (Study this self-contained tutorial to practice using Audacity. Read this Audacity primer. For further practice in Audacity, check out a FAQ and more tutorials.)
4. Read: Interview: "Will Self: On ‘Psychogeography’ and the Places That Choose You.'
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(10) Wednesday, February 25
Drift 1 Help Session
(meet in B18)
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Assignments
1. Continue working on Drift 1.
2. Read: Daniel, Diane. "The Sound of a Sitka Spruce." (PDF)
3. Read: Peterson, Ivars. "Sounds of the Seasons."
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(11) Monday, March 2
Drift 1 Help Session
(meet in B18)
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Assignments
1. Continue working on Drift 1.
2. Read: Hill, S. Arden. "Listening to Myself Listening."
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(12) Wednesday, March 4
Drift 1 Help Session
(meet in B18)
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Assignments
1. Continue working on Drift 1.
2. Read: Cuper, Kenny. "Walking As Do-It Yourself Urbanism" (PDF)
3. Read: Lippard, Lucy. Excerpt from: The Lure of the Local: Senses of Place in a Multicultural Society. (PDF)
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(13) Monday, March 9
Drift 1 In-Progress Critique
(meet in lab rooms)
(Attendance Mandatory)
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Schedule
Meet with your lab instructor for discussion of selected blogs (attendance mandatory):
- Lab 1, B-91, Emir Cakaroz
- Lab 2, B-18, Sean Kafer
- Lab 3, B-75, Joe Sacco
- Lab 4, B-68, Heidi Spencer
Assignments
1. Using suggestions and comments from the Critique Session, continue to make final improvements to your Drift 1 Blog.
2. Read: Lopate, Philip. "On the Aesthetics of Urban Walking and Writing."
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(14) Wednesday, March 11
Drift 1 Help Session
(meet in B18)
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Assignments
1. Finish your Drift 1 blog by Monday, March 23, 3 PM.
2. Listen: This American Life: Mapping.
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Monday, March 16
Spring Recess
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No class meeting . . . |
Wednesday, March 18
Spring Recess
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No class meeting . . . |
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DRIFT 1 BLOGS DUE
Make sure your Drift 1 Blog is totally finished and complete by Monday, March 23, 3 PM.
Review this list of grading criteria (PDF). |
(15) Monday, March 23
Drift 1 Final Critique
(meet in lab rooms)
(Attendance Mandatory)
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Schedule
Meet in your lab sections for a final crit of your Drift 1 Blogs. Attendance is mandatory.
- Lab 1, B-91, Emir Cakaroz
- Lab 2, B-18, Sean Kafer
- Lab 3, B-75, Joe Sacco
- Lab 4, B-68, Heidi Spencer
Assignment
1. Read: Hansen, Anders Hund. "Walking Through a Liquid Forest of Symbols." (PDF)
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(16) Wednesday, March 25
Drift 2 Overview
(meet in B91)
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Assignments
1. Post your Drift Assessment and Ten Questions as a comment to this post on the Course Blog by Friday, March 27, 9 PM. It is critical that you have completed this step BEFORE you go out on Drift 2, since the ideas generated by this exercise will directly influence the way in which you conduct your Drift 2 explorations.
2. Create your Drift 2 Blog and post your Production Strategy and Start Point by Sunday, March 29, 5 PM.
3. Download and install the video editing program you plan to use for Drift 2. (You can also use any of the video apps on the computers in MIT-B18 and Curtin 187.)
4. Go on Drift 2.
5. Download all of the footage you collected on Drift 2, and begin transfering, reviewing, and logging.
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DRIFT ASSESSMENT AND TEN QUESTIONS DUE
Post your Drift Assessment and Ten Questions as a comment to this post on the Course Blog by Friday, March 27, 9 PM.
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DRIFT 2 BLOG TITLE, START POINT, AND PRODUCTION STRATEGY DUE
Create your Drift 2 Blog and post your Production Strategy and Start Point by Sunday, March 29, 5 PM.
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(17) Monday, March 30
Drift 2 Help Sessions
(meet in B18)
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Assignments
1. Continue working on Drift 2.
2. Read: Pinkowish, Mary Desmond. "Quiet, Please!" (PDF)
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(18) Wednesday, April 1
Drift 2 Help Sessions
(meet in B18)
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Assignments
1. Continue working on Drift 2.
2. Post your Reading Response #2 to one of the following readings as a comment to this post on the Course Blog: Cuper, Daniel, Hansen, Hill, Lippard, Lopate, Peterson, Pinkowish, Self, This American Life. The deadline is Sunday, April 5, 5 PM.
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READING RESPONSE #2 DUE
Post your Reading Response #2 (pick one: Cuper, Daniel, Hansen, Hill, Lippard, Lopate, Peterson, Pinkowish, Self, This American Life) as a comment to this post on the Course Blog by Sunday, April 5, 5 PM.
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(19) Monday, April 6
Drift 2 Help Session
(meet in B18)
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Assignments
1. Continue working on Drift 2.
2. Read: Trachtenberg, Stephen Joel. "The Art of Instant Gratification."
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(20) Wednesday, April 8
Drift 2 Help Session
(meet in B18)
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Assignments
1. Continue working on Drift 2.
2. Read: Russolo, Luigi. "The Art of Noises."
3. Read: Toop, David. "The Art of Noise."
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(21) Monday, April 13
Drift 2 In-Progress Critique
(meet in lab rooms)
(Attendance Mandatory)
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Schedule
Meet in your lab sections to go over your work-in-progress. Attendance is mandatory.
- Lab 1, B-91, Emir Cakaroz
- Lab 2, B-18, Sean Kafer
- Lab 3, B-75, Joe Sacco
- Lab 4, B-68, Heidi Spencer
Assignment
1. Continue working on Drift 2.
2. Sign up for individual, one-on-one appointments with your Lab Instructor. The sign-up sheets for each Lab section will be posted on Glenn's door, B-60. Pick your slot by Monday, April 20, 12 noon. (Your rough cuts must be posted by the time you are ready to meet with your Lab instructor, and you should have strong ideas about where your final-cut sound video is headed.)
3. Read: Spirn, Anne Whiston. Excerpt from: The Language of Landscape. (PDF)
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(22) Wednesday, April 15
Drift 2 Help Session
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Assignment
1. Continue working on Drift 2.
2. If you haven't done so already, please sign up for an Individual Critique with your Lab Instructor.
3. Read: Delehanty, Suzanne. "Soundings."
4. Read: Miller, Paul D. (DJ Spooky). "Material Memories: Time and the Cinematic Image.
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DRIFT 2 ROUGH-CUT SKETCHES DUE
Post your silent and sound rough-cut sketches to your Drift 2 blog by Monday, April 20, 3 PM.
Review this list of grading criteria (PDF).
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(23) Monday, April 20
Individual Critiques
(meet in lab rooms)
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Schedule
- Lab 1, B-91, Emir Cakaroz
- Lab 2, B-18, Sean Kafer
- Lab 3, B-75, Joe Sacco
- Lab 4, B-68, Heidi Spencer
Assignments
1. Continue working on Drift 2.
2. Read: Oliveros, Pauline. "Deep Listening: Bridge to Collaboration"
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(24) Wednesday, April 22
Individual Critiques
(meet in lab rooms)
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Schedule
- Lab 1, B-91, Emir Cakaroz
- Lab 2, B-18, Sean Kafer
- Lab 3, B-75, Joe Sacco
- Lab 4, B-68, Heidi Spencer
Assignment
1. Continue working on Drift 2.
2. Make sure your final sound video is as close to a final cut as possible and posted to your Drift 2 blog. The final cut videos will be screened randomly beginning Wednesday, April 29.
3. Pack up your Production Kit and make sure all of the items are there. You will be turning in your Production Kit by Monday, April 27, 1 PM.
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PRODUCTION KITS DUE
Turn in your Production Kits by Monday, April 27, 1 PM.
You will be docked 10 points from your Participation grade for every day the kit is late. If the Equipment Room does not receive your kit by the end of the semester, you will receive a 0 on your Drift 2 grade, the Film Department will put a hold on your records, you will be billed for the cost of replacing the kit, and you will be forbidden from checking out equipment in the future. |
(25) Monday, April 27
Individual Critiques
(meet in lab rooms)
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Schedule
- Lab 1, B-91, Emir Cakaroz
- Lab 2, B-18, Sean Kafer
- Lab 3, B-75, Joe Sacco
- Lab 4, B-68, Heidi Spencer
Assignments
1. Continue fine-tuning your Drift 2 blog.
2. Read: Ximm, Aaron. "Sound, Art, Music." (PDF)
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DRIFT 2 BLOGS DUE
Finish your Drift 2 blog by Wednesday, April 29, 3 PM.
Review this list of grading criteria (PDF). |
(26) Wednesday, April 29
Drift 2 Screenings
(Meet in B91)
(Attendance Mandatory) |
Assignments
1. Continue fine-tuning your Drift 2 blog.
2. Post your Video Hardware/Software Response as a comment to this post on the Course Blog by Friday, May 1, 5 PM.
3. Post your Reading Response #3 to one of the following readings as a comment to this post on the Course Blog: Delehanty, Miller, Oliveros, Russolo, Spirn, Toop, Trachtenberg, Ximm. The deadline is Sunday, May 3, 5 PM.
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AUDIO/VIDEO HARDWARE/SOFTWARE RESPONSE DUE
Post your Audio/Video Hardware/Software Response as a comment to this post on the Course Blog by Friday, May 1, 5 PM.
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READING RESPONSE #3 DUE
Post your Reading Response #2 (pick one: Delehanty, Miller, Oliveros, Russolo, Spirn, Toop, Trachtenberg, Ximm) as a comment to this post on the Course Blog by Sunday, May 3, 5 PM.
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(27) Monday, May 4
Drift 2 Screenings
(Meet in B91)
(Attendance Mandatory) |
Assignment
1. Continue fine-tuning your Drift 2 blog.
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(28) Wednesday, May 6
Drift 2 Screenings
(Meet in B91)
(Attendance Mandatory) |
Assignments
1. Continue fine-tuning your Drift 2 blog.
2. Finish your Drift Atlas by Friday, May 8, 12 noon.
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DRIFT ATLAS DUE
Finish your Drift Atlas by Friday, May 8, 12 noon.
Review this list of Drift Atlas grading criteria (PDF). |
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FINAL DRIFT 2 BLOGS DUE
Post your Final Drift 2 blog by Friday, May 8, 12 noon.
Review this list of Drift 2 grading criteria (PDF). |
