Program
The Interarts and Technology (IATECH) program is
a unique curriculum which provides training and aesthetic guidance for
student artists whose creativity encompasses the world of technology.
IATECH was conceived as a non-specialized multidisciplinary study in the
arts which integrates the visual, sound, and movement arts. The four year
program is designed to provide an interdisciplinary experience using computer
animation, digital video, and sound technologies.
IATECH
Curriculum
The four year interdisciplinary curriculum provides
"hands-on" training and individual attention. In the 36 credit CORE
the students are exposed to current aesthetic principles and concepts
that demonstrate how technology may change the face of art as the twenty-first
century approaches. There are 36 credits of liberal studies, 12 credits
of aesthetic foundation courses, and flexibility in the selection of
24 credits in the visual and performing arts of dance, music, and theater.
Career
Opportunities for IATECH Graduates Include:
- audio/video
production
- graduate
studies in the electronic arts
- multimedia
performance
- computer
entertainment industry
Course
Offerings
- CORE courses integrate the computer technologies with the visual,
sound, and movement arts.
Visual
Arts
The
Computer in the Visual Arts
- survey of the use of computer art: history; artists'
work, techniques, and the practical generation of computer-assisted imagery.
Computer
Imaging Techniques
- techniques of computer image generation, aesthetics of computer-assisted
art.
Computer-Mediated
Art
- advanced concepts and techniques of the computer in art: interactive
work, animation, and kinetic imagery.
Video
Design for the Movement and Visual Arts
- provides students with sufficient technical knowledge of basic video
camera and basic movement improvisational skills to produce interrelated
video/dance improvisations. The class is structured to accommodate individual
levels of skills in either movement or video. Introduction to digital
video on the Macintosh.
Choreography
and Camera Techniques for Video
- Introduction to systematic planning for collaborative television projects
using the internal and chroma-key methods. This technique uses the insertion
of various backgrounds electronically with the dancer's movements. Use
of the Video Toaster, off-line digital editing, using various software
programs for production.
Sound
Arts
Sound
Design
- an opportunity for artists whose media use sound to explore the relationship
of sound and music to video, film, computer art, dance, and interdisciplinary
forms and provide the knowledge to produce effective audio tracks to complement
their work.
Advanced
Sound Design
-continues content of Sound Design course with primary emphasis on SMPTE,
MIDI, video-to-audio synchronization.
Sound
as Material
- Introduction to the Sound/Music capabilities of the AMIGA computer.
Covers the concepts of acoustics, sound-to-voltage principles, and digital
sound and process for manipulating the parameters of sound/music for
creative purposes.
Movement
Arts
Movement
as Material through Improvisation
- introduces the student to creative exploration in movement. Art objects,
feelings, chance, theatre and contemporary concepts in composition are
used as sources for movement communication. No prerequisite dance experience
is necessary but creative interest is a must.
Introduction
to Movement Analysis
- introduces the theory and function of the qualitative variations in
movement patterns as they relate to human expression. Expression through
practice of personal movement characteristics.
Movement
Composition for the Performance and Visual Arts
- introduction to compositional principles and performing values as
applied to movement as a medium of artistic expression. Explores this
interrelationship with other performing and visual arts.
Movement
Communication and Meaning
- explores the use of human movement as a source of communication and
meaning in the arts and other activities. Laban Movement Analysis serves
as the conceptual and experiential framework for movement study.
Survey
of Art and Technology
- overview of the history and applications of advanced technologies
in the sound, movement, and visual arts. Emphasizes the evolving role
of computers, video, and emerging technologies in the art making process.
Interarts
and Technology Seminar |
