aCademiC Catalog 2013-2014 - Lorenzo de Medici

Renaissance Historical Dance
PER 270 F
Cr: 3; Contact hrs: 45
The course introduces students to the different dance styles
during the Renaissance, including a practical approach to body
posture. The course presents the origins as well as the historical
and social value of dance in the different social classes during
the 15th century. It also offers a practical approach to using
steps, gesture, and movements of 15th century dances to
express feelings. A general historical overview will be covered
by explaining the main differences among the various dance
styles.
Intermediate Ballet
PER 300 F
Cr: 3; Contact hrs: 45
This course is for students who already have a basic knowledge
of the studies listed in the elementary level course. In the
intermediate level, barre and center exercises are more
detailed, complex and intensive. This course also includes
adagio exercises, turn outs, jumps and point study. Studies on
the history of ballet with a special look at the Romantic period
will be included.
Prerequisites: PER 143 Introduction to Ballet, or equivalent
Film, Video and Multimedia
Production
Introduction to Digital Filmmaking
FVM 210 F
Cr: 3; Contact hrs: 90
The course is based on the script, the language of images,
and the figurative and narrative components of the story. Idea,
story line, treatment and screenplay will be covered, as well
as literary and original screenplays. The different roles of the
production team will be analyzed: preparation: casting and
work plan; technical means of directing (techniques of cinema
/ video shooting styles); lighting techniques and rudimental of
photography; editing: construction and definition of the film
story line; editing methods with digital formats; audio postproduction
(mixing and dubbing). The course aims to connect
the different stages of production to provide the student with
a global view of the expressive power of the media from the
creative to the realizable.
Understanding Movies: Theory and Practice
FVM 215 F; Dual listed: MCT 215 F
Cr: 3; Contact hrs: 45
Moving images are among the most distinctive innovations and
experiences of the last century and remain one of the most
enduring. In a media-dependent culture, developing a critical
understanding and practical knowledge of this form are vital.
This course studies the theory as well as the techniques of
filmmaking. It analyzes the ever-evolving cinematic language
in terms of both its historical development and its essential
elements, techniques and tools. Through the study of stylistic
choices and the construction of images and sequences,
students learn aesthetic and technical terms, rules, conventions,
and social assumptions used to build meaning. In a series of
stylistic exercises, students engage in hands-on experience of
video shooting.
Digital Filmmaking
FVM 275 F
Cr: 3; Contact hrs: 90
The course deals with the three phases of the production of a
professional video. The aim of the course is to give students
all the necessary means to produce and make a professional
video. Phase 1 - Pre-production: a) Structure and analysis of the
screenplay; b) Working plan organization of the film and video
production. Phase 2 - Production: Set decoration, lighting,
shooting, directing. Phase 3 - Post-production: Editing (with
AVID XP software), sounding, mixing.
Prerequisites: FVM 210 Introduction to Digital Filmmaking, or
equivalent
Video Art
FVM 293 F; Dual listed: ART 293 F
Cr: 3; Contact hrs: 45
This course is intended to be a theoretical and practical
introduction to video art as a discipline of contemporary art.
The use of video as a form of artistic expression has been
continuously growing in importance. In the 90’s, the use of
video art actually surpassed that of the more traditional art
techniques and traditional photography. Today, the systematic
use of color, the shortening of projection times, the use of the
big screen or different projection spaces and the introduction
of special effects (thanks to the combination of the computer
and digital techniques) all work together to make video art
a high-potential, imaginative, artistic language that offers an
alternative to that of cinema. In this course students will acquire
both familiarity with video art as an art form and the technical
skills to begin to create their own works in the medium.
Prerequisites: ART 180 Art History I, or ART 186 Art History II,
or equivalents
Communications Internship: Web TV
FVM 361 F; Dual listed: COM 361 F
Cr: 3; Contact hrs: 135
This course provides practical and professional experience in
the field of Communications at a distinctive Italian placement
site. The intern is monitored by both the onsite supervisor and
an LdM faculty member. The grade assigned by the faculty
internship supervisor reflects assessment of weekly reports,
two papers, and an overall evaluation. Ten hours weekly at the
internship site; student internship schedules and onsite duties
may vary. The placement is with the LdM Web TV offices;
interns may develop and carry out various types of ongoing
and special activities which may include but are not limited to:
script writing, multimedia writing, interviews, research, video
work, editing, website management.
Note: Placement opportunities are limited and subject
to change. Students who enroll must submit supporting
documentation by the registration deadline, and acceptance is
conditional upon result of an onsite interview during the first
week of the term. Fluency in Italian may be advantageous.
Prerequisites: Communications/Journalism majors of junior
standing
Painting, Drawing and Mixed
Media
Principles of Drawing and Composition
PDM 130 F
Cr: 3; Contact hrs: 60
This course will teach the basic techniques of figure and
object drawing. The program is designed to introduce the
fundamental principles and elements of drawing as well as
the major techniques and media. Each lesson has a specific
aim and forms part of a progressive build up of skills. Still life,
human figure, architecture and nature will be investigated as
subject matter. Students will be introduced to the fundamental
principles and elements of drawing using charcoal, pencil and
various other media. Reference to the exceptional works of art
in the city of Florence will be investigated and analyzed as an
integral part of the course. The aim of the course is to develop
a better understanding and knowledge of drawing, and to
encourage further studies using the various techniques and
media in creating drawings.
Foundation Oil Painting
PDM 140 F
Cr: 3; Contact hrs: 90
This course is an introduction to the traditional techniques
of oil painting for beginning students or students with no
previous training in Fine Arts. The course deals with the most
fundamental principles and elements of still-life painting, with
an emphasis on the perception and build up of form, tone, and
color on a two-dimensional surface. Exercises are introduced
to students in highly structured lessons, including the theory
of color, supplemented by practical demonstrations. Reference
to the exceptional works of art in the city of Florence will be
School of Creative Arts FLORENCE
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