Image-Word The Collaborative Word-Image
Project
In this project each of you will team up with one student from the other section of the class. Students from the philosophy/humanities side of the class will be responsible for the "word" or "text" aspects of the project and the students from the electronic imaging side of the class will be responsilble for the "image" aspects of the project. [ By this time, all students should be in teams of twos and have already had prelimiary discussions about theme, articulation ( how image and word will be used in relation to each other ), overall conception of the project, and the mood or feeling that your project will convey.]
Purpose of the Project
The purpose is for two students -- one from each side of the course -- to work together to produce an "electronic collage" that combines word and image in creative, original ways.
Some General Ways to Relate Word and Image
1. Both of you work creatively -- one of you uses the word creatively ( ex: you write your own poem about the theme which you have both selected and your partner creates
an original image (or sequence of images) about the same theme. Of course, before
each of you gets started, you should go through a preliminary discussion together of
theme, articulation, conception, and feeling.
2. One of you works creatively and the other works in a more supportive role. For example, the student from the philosophy side may want to write an original poem
or short story and the student in electronic imaging may want to produce an image or
sequence of images which illustrates,shows, or translates the sense of the poem or short
story in images. Or the other way around: the image could be the creative center
of the project and the words could be used to articulate or show the sense of the image.
3. The image could be related to the theme in a positive way whereas the word could be used in an ironic way undercutting the meaning of the image. Or vice versa.
Some Suggestions for Themes
1. Use the Vietnam war or the Desert Storm war as a theme.
2. Use "Art Today in America" as a theme
3. Use multiculturalism or diversity as a theme.
Keep a Record of the Development of your Project
We suggest a small notebook ( or a small journal ) in which you keep a record of the
the theme and the preliminary discussions you have with your partner. In addition, you
must record all the changes that the project undergoes whether the changes are con-
ceptual or emotional.
If you have questions, don't hesitate to e-mail Gary or me.
All projects must be uploaded to our FTP site by the last day of classes.
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