Course Overview
MUSI 394 was created as an opportunity for students to participate in the
production of the Winter Raven, a large-scale multimedia performance piece
that will be staged on Old Cabell Hall on March 28, 2003. Through helping
produce this piece, students gain hands on experience with stage production,
and learn about techniques of multimedia art and technology. Winter Raven
is a work involving instrumental ensembles, dance, computer-generated surround
sound, video, and theatrical staging and lighting. Due to the nature of the
piece as an extreme example of multimedia integration, participants have the
opportunity to work on the production from their own area of expertise, developing
those skills, as well as expand into other areas and gain new skills.
Requirements
and Grading
The nature of the work is collaborative and therefore groups will be formed
to target specific areas of the production. Students can take part in as many
groups as they wish, but each student must be involved in at least two areas,
one of their expertise and another that is less familiar. In this way knowledge
is shared between collaborative project-based activities. Within each group,
teams will be formed to target specific areas. Each group will have a coordinator
who will be in charge of organizing that aspect of the production.
Students are graded on involvement and successful completion of their group
projects.
Progress reports are due on Feb 27, March 20 and final reports on April 4
(following the performance). The reports should detail exactly what activities
you were responsible for in your groups and the things you learned (research
activities, new media, etc.). They should also give critical assessment of
the group at the present time -- how is it going? what needs to happen next?
The report may in some cases include diagrams, drawings, etc. I’m very
interested to see all these things! The class is over after the final reports
are turned in. on April 4.
Attendance and participation: 75%
Breakdown/cleanup after concert: 10% (easy 10%)
Progress Reports turned in on time 15% (easy 5% each)
Media
Groups
VIDEO, LIGHTING, and STAGE DESIGN
Building video screens
mounting screens in hall
cloth side wings for dancers.
Lighting design assistance (assisting professional lighting designers)
Interactive Video Technology: research and hardware setup
COSTUMES
Design costumes
Get materials and sew/assemble costumes
Teams may be formed for costuming different movements of the piece
MUSIC
Chamber music concert production
Percussion performance
Integration with instruments and electronics
Multichannel Audio research, design and implementation (coordinate with dance)
FM transmitters /receivers
DANCE
Introduction (wind)
Tingnikvik (noise generators)
Siknik Unipkaaq (sunlight movement)
Kunikluk (noise generators)
Industrial Garden/Lost Voices
Siku Unipkaaq (ice movement/bells)
Anugi Unipkaaq (wind)
Uquiq Tulugaq (FM radio receivers)
DOCUMENTATION
Recording audio
Recording video
Photography
Post production editing
Documentary
PROMOTION
Radio, Television, Posters, In general how to fill the hall!
Class
Schedule
Week 1: Jan 22
You can put a course action form in my box in the music office of Old
Cabell Hall.
Please send in email by next Tuesday:
1) Your class/year/department and major(s)
2) Your general area(s) of interest and experience in art/music/dance
3) How you want to participate in Winter Raven this semester
4) Number of credits you wish to register for
5) What nights/times work best for meetings.
Week 2: Jan 30
Go over projects needed. Form groups and meeting times.
Costumes
Set Design and Video Screens
Music/Multichannel Technology
Movement Art
Video Technology
Music Performance
Documentation and Promotion
Week 3-6: Feb 6, Feb 13, Feb 20, Feb 27
Building the projects. Design, getting materials, construction, planning performance.
Keep notes and make diagrams based on original outline of the performance.
Coordinate with the dance portion of the class (Tuesday and Thursday 3:30-5pm
in Plan 9 on the Corner
Week 7: Spring Break
Week 8-9: March 13, March 20,
Our Rehearsals
Week 10: March 22
Concert Week:
1 final meeting to prepare for the performance
Concert week s and concert:
Dress Rehearsals:
* 3/24 (Monday) (7:30 11pm time we have the hall) OCH
* 3/27 (Thursday) 6-11.(6 11pm time we have the hall) OCH
Performance
* 3/28 (Friday) Performance Date: 8pm. Old Cabell Hall
