Class Schedule

Week 1

Thursday (7/17)

8am–1pm

• Intro to class
• Lecture (Olson): Consciousness – brain wave states.
• Explanation of term paper
• Explanation of project 1

• Project 1: Image Frames
• Term paper (intro)

• Freeman, chapter 1

Week 2

Thursday (7/23)

• Lecture (Olson): Flow – Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
• Discussion of readings
• Critique of project 1
• Explanation of project 2

• Project 2: Contrasts

• Freeman, chapter 2

Week 3

Thursday (7/31)

• Lecture (Olson): Monomyth – Joseph Campbell
• Discussion of readings
• Critique of project 2
• Explanation of project 3

• Project 3: Point, Line & Shape

• Freeman, chapter 3

Week 4

Thursday (8/7)

• Lecture (Olson): Success – from Napoleon Hill to Tony Robbins
• Discussion of readings
• Critique of project 3
• Explanation of project 4

• Project 4: Color Spaces

• Freeman, chapter 4

Week 5

Thursday (8/14)

• Lecture (Olson): Artist's Way – Julia Cameron
• Discussion of readings
• Critique of project 4
• Explanation of project 5

• Project 5: Ambiguity

• Freeman, chapter 5

Week 6

Thursday (8/21)

• Lecture (Olson): Creative Class – Richard Florida
• Discussion of readings
• Critique of project 5
• Explanation of project 6

• Project 6: Manipulation

• Freeman, chapter 6

Week 7

Thursday (8/28)

• Alternative Process: Pinhole photography
• Construction of a digital pinhole

• Project 7: Digital Pinhole

Week 8

Thursday (9/4)

• Lecture (Olson): Whack – Roger van Ochs
• Alternative Process: Blueprint

• Project 8: Blueprint

Week 9

Thursday (9/11)

• Term paper presentations.
• TBA

• TBA

Week 10

Thursday (9/18)

• Field trip to IFP (?)

• TBA

Week 11

Thursday (9/25)

• Review of creative portfolio