mediaworks

marilyn's tuesday afternoon group

front row:  nathan and matt

back row: brittany, brian, and corey.

marilyn's tuesday AM group

Otis, Ben, Steven, Hannah, and Lauren.

Opening Thursday May 7, 5-7pm

Art by Evergreen Faculty and Staff,
Exhibition continues through Monday May 18

Your Mediaworks faculty has work in this show – come out to see it!

Evergreen Gallery
Location:  Daniel J. Evans Library Building, room 2204
Hours:  Mon & Fri, 12:30-5:30 pm; Wed & Thu, 10 am-4 pm
The Evergreen State College
2700 Evergreen Parkway NW
Olympia, WA  98505
360.867.5125
www.evergreen.edu/gallery

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Media Services Internships 2009-10

Fall, Winter and Spring quarters

Faculty: Laurie Meeker, film/video;  Peter Randlette digital media, sound design, media arts, technology

Academic web site: www.evergreen.edu/individualstudy

Faculty Signature Required: Peter Randlette is the internship program coordinator. Please contact Peter for more information and an application at pbr@evergreen.edu or 360-867-6279. Interested students are expected to meet with faculty and staff at the Spring Academic Fair, May 13, 2009, and submit a current resume, a letter of interest, and a completed Electronic Media job application, available in Library 1501.

Major areas of study include audio recording, animation, electro/acoustic music technology, film and video, media arts and media production.

Class Standing: Juniors or seniors; transfer students welcome.

Prerequisites: To be considered for this advanced program, students must have successfully completed a minimum of one year of study of media skill training pertaining to the internship position. Prior completion of programs or courses such as Mediaworks, Experimental Animation Techniques, Audio Recording, Introduction to Music Technology, or their equivalents are required.

The Electronic Media internships provide opportunities for in-depth learning of a variety of media skills and concepts. They require a year-long commitment for fall, winter and spring quarters. Interns enroll for 12-16 credits per quarter with room for a 4-credit part-time class or other academic components. Interns work 30 to 40 hours a week and are paid 15 to 19 hours a week, depending on credit distribution. The intern’s primary responsibilities are focused on supporting instruction, maintenance and administration for specific labs, facilities and production needs under the supervision of the staff. The interns meet weekly as a group to share skills, collaborate on projects, and to facilitate working together on productions and cross training between areas. All interns will be working in the new Center for Creative and Applied Media, the rebuilt HD and 5.1 surround video and audio production studios.

Audio Internship – The Audio Intern develops advanced technical knowledge in all aspects of audio production systems through readings, independent research and co-production of the Student CD project. She or he also gains instructional, organizational and teamwork skills by providing workshops and technical support of the audio recording facilities. Other responsibilities include maintenance of analog equipment and computers, lab proficiencies and the setup and operation of small to large sound reinforcement systems.

Film/Animation Internship – The Film/Animation Intern develops advanced technical knowledge of film and animation production equipment and procedures, as well as instructional and organizational skills, while providing technical support, maintenance and workshops in the film and animation facilities. Responsibilities include maintenance of film and animation equipment and computer systems, lab proficiencies, assisting with instruction and creating documentation. Applicants should have experience with analog and digital 2D/3D animation techniques.

Media Production Internship – The Media Production Intern learns the management skills needed to successfully plan, provide technical support and execute campus productions. This intern plays key roles in all facets of the production process including client relations, preproduction planning, and support of audio, video, multimedia and teleconferencing needs. Duties also include minor maintenance and technical support of equipment, labs and facilities.

Media Loan Internship – The Media Loan Intern learns technical concepts, management, troubleshooting and repair skills, and gains teaching experience related to circulating 16 mm film and high-end digital video, audio and lighting equipment by training students to use it. The intern learns to interpret and enforce policies, approve work orders, train other student workers, and carry out general maintenance and minor repair of Media Loan equipment. This internship carries much responsibility and requires advanced knowledge of media equipment and production.

Multimedia Lab – The Multimedia Lab Intern develops the instructional, technical and organizational skills needed to supervise, maintain and teach in the Mac based Multimedia lab, and in non-linear facilities using Final Cut and other multimedia applications. The intern coordinates student staffing, administers proficiency tests, assists with lab hardware and software upgrades, creates instructional materials, and provides users with technical advice and workshops.

Music Technology Labs – The Music Technology Intern develops advanced knowledge of music technology and gains organizational and teaching skills through the management of the Music Technology Labs. The intern’s learning is supplemented by readings, independent research and co-production of the Student CD project. Intern responsibilities include studio scheduling, computer and hardware maintenance, and support for instructional workshops and proficiency tests.

Video Production – The Video Production Intern learns to produce, direct, and engineer productions using professional HD equipment in our new Center for Creative and Applied  Media  television studio and in the field through work on a wide range of campus video production and post-production activities. The intern builds additional technical skills by doing DVD/ Bluray/web authoring, minor maintenance and diagnostic review of equipment and labs, and support of studio operations including duplication and transfers.

Credits: 12 or 16 per quarter

Enrollment: 7

Internship Required: Yes.

Special Expenses: For media production materials only if academic work involves production.

Program is preparatory for careers and future studies in media arts and digital communications.

Planning Units: Expressive Arts

Fall, Winter and Spring quarters

Faculty: Beatriz Flores Gutiérrez, film/digital media; Laurie Meeker, film/video

For a full description about Media Artists Studio go to: 

http://blogs.evergreen.edu/mediaworks/2009/05/05/media-artists-studio-2009-10/

IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN MEDIA ARTISTS STUDIO 2009-2010:

Laurie and Beatriz will be available for questions via e-mail (Laurie Meeker office: Com 308F, meekerl@evergreen.edu, ext. 6890; Beatriz Flores Gutiérrez, office:  Com 359, floresgb@evergreen.edu, ext. 5531, and at the Academic Fair on Wednesday, May 13^th, 4:00 to 6:00 P.M., CRC gymnasium.

 To apply for Media Artists Studio, provide the information and answers requested below along with a DVD with two completed work samples, and deliver it by the priority deadline – 5:00 P.M. on Thursday, May 14^h – to Program Secretary Carolyn Raines (Com-303A) or Cindy Fry (Com-302B). 

¨     We will be looking at your portfolios with two of your best media works by May 14^th, please make sure your DVD’s menus work properly.  You can submit two short pieces, or excerpts of longer works up 10 minutes maximum for each piece.   Please include your name, an  artist statement for each piece, TRT (Total Running Time), and completion date.

 WE WILL E-MAIL ACCEPTED AND WAIT-LISTED STUDENTS BY 8 A.M. MONDAY, MAY 21st.  Before you can register, students accepted into Media Artists Studio must contact one of the Program Secretaries (ext. 6605) to enter a faculty signature override (using your student ID number) into the Banner system.  If you do not intend to take the program, please let us know by e-mail as soon as possible.  If you do not register for the program, your place will be given to someone on the wait-list.  Wait-listed students:  let us know of your continuing interest, and leave us a phone number and e-mail address where you can be contacted.

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APPLICATION

¨     Your name, student ID number, phone number and e-mail address.

¨     Your status as of September 2009 (junior or senior) and the number of credits you expect to have by that time.

¨     Evergreen students:  Please list all Evergreen programs you have taken.  Include two faculty evaluations of you from Mediaworks or/and other coordinated studies program(s) (i.e., a full-time interdisciplinary program taught by two or more faculty).  This should be a program that you took in the past year, if possible.

¨     Entering transfer students:  Submit a transcript and two letters of recommendation that speak to the quality of your academic work and your media, and critical thinking skills.

¨     Please write answers to the questions below.  Respond thoughtfully.  Admission to the program is based on critical reading and writing skills evident in your answers and on the quality of your previous academic work, as demonstrated in your evaluations, transcript or letters of recommendation, as well as on your vision for a major media project you might undertake in MAS this year.

1.     In one paragraph, discuss your artistic and intellectual background, including coursework, and explain the relevance of this background to Media Artists Studio.  In a second paragraph explain how have you incorporated theory and praxis in your most recent work.

2.     The Media Artists Studio learning community will emphasize cooperative and collaborative creative experiences.  Your decision to participate in the program should reflect your understanding and acceptance of this approach to learning media.  Take a page to answer these questions:  What does the phrase “learning community” mean to you and what specific qualities, life experiences, academic interests and/or skills would you be able to contribute to our learning community?  How do you expect that being in this learning community might shape your understanding and practice of media?  How do you learn from other people’s work?  What are the skills and behaviors that make for successful collaborations?  How do you learn? 

3.     Take a page to tell us about one or two of the creative media works that have inspired you.  What do you think were the ideas that the artist/s were responding to when they made it?  What aspects of the work inspire you the most?  How is it similar to or different from projects you have done, or might undertake? 

4.     In one paragraph, tell us how you deal with visual or written texts that you don’t agree with or that otherwise challenge your comfort zone.

5.  In one paragraph describe a project you might produce in Media Artists Studio next year.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Media Artists Studio 2009-10

Fall, Winter and Spring quarters

Faculty: Beatriz Flores Gutiérrez, film/digital media; Laurie Meeker, film/video

Faculty Signature Required: Students must submit a portfolio which includes copies of recent faculty evaluations or two letters of recommendation (for transfer students), and a DVD which contains two examples of their best work in film or video. All prospective students must complete the written application available in the Communications Program Office, Comm. Bldg. 302. For more information contact Laurie Meeker, 360-867-6613 or meekerl@evergreen.edu. Portfolios and applications received by the Academic Fair, May 13, 2009, will be given priority. Applications will be reviewed during May 2009. Qualified students will be accepted until the program fills. Students will be individually notified by e-mail of their acceptance into this program.

Major areas of study include media arts, filmmaking, experimental film, sound design, digital media and media theory.

Class Standing: Juniors or seniors; transfer students welcome.

Prerequisites: In order to be considered for this advanced program, students should have successfully completed Mediaworks (the entry-level program in media studies at Evergreen) or its equivalent (i.e. , approximately a year of media skill training, media history and media theory), or completed another interdisciplinary media program at Evergreen. Faculty signature required.

This program will not be accepting new students winter quarter.

The focus of Media Artists Studio is on the development of each student’s own personal style and creative approach to work with moving images and sound. Students who are interested in experimental film and digital video production, documentary, community television, new media, sound design, writing, collaboration, contemporary media history and theory are invited to join this learning community of media artists. This program is designed for students who have already developed some expertise in media production, are familiar with aspects of media theory and wish to do advanced production work that may have developed out of previous academic projects and/or programs.

The nature of “experimental” media requires a period of germination for new ideas, approaches, and impulses to emerge. During the first quarter we will take this time for development and reflection. In the fall students will expand their skill level in imagemaking (16mm and DV) and sound design through workshops, exercises and a collaborative project. They will study contemporary media artists who have made special contributions to the development of experimental media practice and have attempted to push the technological as well conceptual boundaries of the moving image. These studies will result in curatorial projects or presentations. Students will also conduct research into new and old technologies and will develop short presentations for the group. In addition, each student or team of students (for collaborative projects) will do extensive pre-production planning and research for a major film or digital project to be completed by the end of the academic year.

During winter quarter, students will acquire all their images and production elements for their projects, which could involve production work off campus for an extended period. Students are encouraged to think creatively and broadly about their subject matter and will be able to propose media projects that may require travel to other areas of the United States or even abroad. During spring quarter each student will complete post-production work, finalize their artist’s portfolio, explore ways to sustain their work as media artists and participate in a public screening of their work.

We will utilize online resources such as blogs, artist websites, and streaming media to create a virtual learning community to support and integrate our work. We will study web design and develop skills in DVD authoring to create portfolio and proposal documentation pieces.

Credits: 12 or 16 per quarter

Enrollment: 18

Internship Possibilities: Spring only with faculty approval.

Special Expenses: $150 fall retreat fee. Students will develop individual budgets for media production materials, and the cost is dependent upon the nature each student project. Travel expenses for winter quarter location shooting, also dependent upon the nature of each project.

Program is preparatory for careers and future studies in media arts and digital communications.

Planning Units: Expressive Arts

Sustainability & Justice Symposium

Featuring Two of the Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers

Mona Polacca

Rita Pitka Blumenstein

Wednesday May 6^th, 2009

10am – noon

Recital Hall / Communications Building 107

 From http://www.grandmotherscouncil.com/

WE, THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF THIRTEEN INDIGENOUS GRANDMOTHERS, represent a global alliance of prayer, education and healing for our Mother Earth, all Her inhabitants, all the children, and for the next seven generations to come. We are deeply concerned with the unprecedented destruction of our Mother Earth and the destruction of indigenous ways of life. We believe the teachings of our ancestors will light our way through an uncertain future. We look to further our vision through the realization of projects that protect our diverse cultures: lands, medicines, language and ceremonial ways of prayer and through projects that educate and nurture our children.

Hi MW Students,

Confirm with your faculty advisor as soon as possible that you plan to attend the following workshops:

DVD Studio Pro – Wednesday, May 6th, 1-3pm.

Photoshop Layered Menus – Wednesday May 13th, 1-3pm. 

Thanks!

-Marilyn

Matt Hammer is doing a documentary called MEOW about a musician who does music therapy for people with developmental disabilities.  

Check out Matt’s blog about the project – AND – take a look at his fancy blogroll.   http://blogs.evergreen.edu/hamarama/

Matt’s got the blogs listed for each member of his affinity group as well as the mediaworks blog.  Having key sites listed in your blogroll makes it really easy to click through to the class site   http://blogs.evergreen.edu/mediaworks/ and your affinity group blogs.  Try it!  

Go into your admin screen, to the Design tab. Then click on Widgets.  Select Blogroll.  Save and then click the Manage tab.  From there click LINKS and that’s where you list the URLs of websites you want to appear in your blogroll.  Happy blogging!

Faculty members Sally Cloninger, Julia Zay, Ruth Hayes, and Lisa Sweet will hold an informational session about next year’s interdisciplinary foundation programs offered for sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

MONDAY MAY 4th 2009
starts promptly @ 3:30 pm
SEMINAR 2 B1105

Find out more at:

http://blogs.evergreen.edu/mediaworks0910/

-marilyn