Digital Media

In this digital capture / photo production intensive, students are introduced to the creative and technical possibilities of digital photography while exploring photographic history and current practices. Participants learn to use a digital (DSLR or mirrorless) camera to create photographs using raw file formats and fully manual controls. Topics covered … Read more

In this intensive class, students craft professional print-on-demand books using Adobe Lightroom Classic’s book module and its seamless integration with Blurb’s digital print-on-demand service. Classwork is also adaptable for other printing platforms. Starting with a personal collection of digital images, students learn to edit their collection, create compelling image sequences, … Read more

This seven-week technical and creative intensive explores the possibilities of sound, as a key component of visual time-based media and as an art in its own right. Students learn best practices of sound production, exploring field, vocal, and foley recording, while building technical skills in audio capture. Using a range … Read more

In this seven-week moving-image studio intensive, students shoot, appropriate, and edit digital video and audio with a focus on personal expression and project development. Topics covered include the history of and contemporary trends in experimental moving image, sound/image relationships, and creative strategies for non-linear editing. We explore unconventional approaches to … Read more

Experience Design Studio is a seven-week remote course focused on the principles and practices of crafting meaningful and engaging experiences. Students work through a multi-step process to design a new experience from discovery through evaluation, ultimately presenting their work as a complete case study. Through hands-on project work, presentations, class … Read more

This class is an introduction to 2D animation. Students learn how to transform static drawings into fluid moving animation. Starting with traditional hand-drawn techniques on paper, we translate those techniques using digital drawing and editing tools including Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects. Through short 2D animation exercises, the class … Read more

Using digital capture devices, students examine the ways in which light shapes our perception of the world around us, and explore the possibilities of light as a tool in their artistic practice. Technical assignments aim to harness the power of existing/found light as well as supplementary sources including strobe and … Read more

Traditionally, street photography is an established method of documentary investigation made popular in the 20th century by greats such as Eugene Atget and Walker Evans.  Following the Second World War, photographers like Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, and Diane Arbus began to look at photography and the street in very different … Read more