Mon. 26.10, 4 Pm Meeting of all students ex-douglas-steyerl! welcome all new students! Room115

What`s Up with the Klasse?
We want to discuss what was happening the last months, where we are now and what can happen in the future.

Greetings Yara

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Information WS 2009/2010 Angela Melitopoulos

Room 115, Universität der Künste Berlin Hardenbergstr. 33 (public)
(Please check email klassedouglas before each event)

Lectures

Screens of Perception
Felix Guattari and the Cinema of the Institutional Psychotherapy

The lectures will bring together films and theoretical text on the subject of Felix Guattari and the Cinema of the Institutional Psychotherapy. Inputs can be given for the Glossarial on December, 1st in which some of the theoretical concepts of Felix Guattari are discussed point by point. Inputs on artistic strategies can be given any time. During the semester, works and projects by Angela Melitopoulos will be shown and discussed on two different dates.

Dates : 10. November, 10 am – 2 pm
16. November, 10 am – 2 pm
24. November, 10 am – 2 pm
1. December, 10 am – 2 pm
7. December, 10 am – 2 pm (guests Maurizio Lazzarato & Francois Pain)
15. December, 10 am – 2 pm
5. January, 10 am – 2 pm
11. January, 10 am – 2 pm
19. January, 10 am – 2 pm

Roundtables (Klassentreffen)
Room 115, Universität der Künste Berlin Hardenbergstr. 33
(Please contact Yara Spaett for your participation and your inscription in the schedule. (raum98_114@yahoo.de)

The roundtable format is organized as a collective discussion platform for students to present their projects and discuss them with the plenum. Each presentation is linked to two additional collaborative inputs with students of the class, colleagues or invited guests. The first operates as a ‚respondent’ (bringing up crucial points / questions in relation to the topic), the second elaborates a short input on artistic practice, technical questions or on a theoretical question that relates to the presented project. The short inputs should be prepared together with the student lecturer beforehand. After the presentation, all participants of the roundtable are invited for discussopn. We can schedule two presentations for each roundtable.

Dates : 19. October, 2 pm – 5 pm
9. November, 2 pm – 5 pm
23. November, 2 pm – 5 pm
14. December, 2 pm – 5 pm
21. December, 2 pm – 5 pm
4. Januar , 2 pm – 5 pm
18. Januar , 2 pm – 5 pm

Tutorials
Tutorials are scheduled after the lectures. Please contact raum98_114@yahoo.de!

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Technical Tutorials

Seminare im Wintersemester 09 / Seminars in winter 09

hello everybody,

below the seminars for the next semester. The after effects and the color management workshops have limited space, the students from the class have precedence, but i’ll have to know in the next two weeks if you want to attend, so let me know.

bests
++ christoph

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Stilistische Elemente im Film
Filmemachen ist vielleicht eine der komplexesten Formen um etwas künstlerisch auszudrücken – es gibt tausende von Ebenen und Elementen die zusammen den endgültigen Eindruck beinflussen.
Wir werden verschiedene Beispiele aus der Geschichte des Kinos anschauen und besprechen wie stilistische Elemente beim Film eingesetzt werden können.
Dieses Seminar ist nicht so sehr als Anleitung zum Filmemachen gedacht, sondern soll Erkenntnisse und Inspirationen geben wie verschiedene Ansätze zu sehr verschiedenen Resultaten führen können.
Themen sind unter anderem:
– Auflösung
– Kamerabewegungen
– Plansequenzen
– Mise-en-scène
– Cadrage
– Perspektive
– Licht und Schatten
– Ton und Stille
– Schnitt

Stylistic elements in film
Making a film is possibly one of the most complex forms to express something artistically – there are a myriad of different layers and elements that influence the final impression.
Looking at many different examples from the history of cinema, we’ll be discussing stylistic elements that can be used in creating films.
This seminar is less meant to be a how-to in film making, but rather to provide insights and inspiration about how various approaches can give completely different visual and emotional results.
Topics include:
– Scene breakdown
– Camera movements
– Sequence Shots
– Mise-en-scène
– Cadrage
– Perspective / Viewpoint
– Light and shadows
– Sound and Silence
– Editing

Do.
14:00 bis 18:00
14tägl
15.10.2009 bis 04.02.2010
Ha33 – 115

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Farbtheorie und Farbmanagement in digitalen Medien
Die Wahrnehmung von Farbe wie wir sie wahrnehmen hat hängt ebenso von psychologischen und philosophischen Faktoren ab wie von mathematischen und physikalischen.
Dieses Seminar soll dazu dienen die darunterliegenden Prinzipien und Probleme zu verstehen und wie digitales Farbmanagement benutzt werden kann um die Farben konsistent zu halten.
Im ersten Teil geht es dabei mehr um die theoretischen Grundlagen während im zweiten die Anwendung auf digitale Kameras, Scans und Prints diskutiert werden soll.

Colour theory and management in the digital media
The appearance of colours as we see them has just as much to do with philosophy, psychology and perception as it has with science and mathematics.
This seminar is intended to help understanding the underlining principles and problems and how to use digital color management to keep colours consistent. The first part will be more about the theory behind it, in the second we’ll look on how to apply it in practice considering digital cameras, film scans and printing.

Mi.
13:30 bis 16:30
wöchentl.
21.10.2009 bis 11.11.2009
Ha33 – 098

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Arbeiten mit After Effects
After Effects hat sich von einem Programm das hauptsächlich für motion graphics verwendet wurde zu einem der vielseitigsten Werkzeuge für die Film und Video post-produktion weiterentwickelt. Es kann unter anderem zur Titelherstellung verwendet werden, zur Farbkorrektur, für komplexes Compositing bis zu Arbeiten in 3D Räumen.
Dieser Workshop soll dazu dienen einen Überblick zu geben was alles gemacht werden kann und ist an Studenten gerichtet die interessiert sind an der fortgeschrittenen Bearbeitung von Film und Videomaterial. Gute Kenntnisse in Photoshop und den Grundlagen von digitalem Video werden vorausgesetzt.

Working with After Effects
After Effect has matured from an application focused mainly on motion graphics to one of the most powerful film and video postproduction tools. It can be used for many different things like creating titles, doing color correction, complex compositing, and even 3D setups.
This workshop is meant to give an overview of what can be done and is targeted at students who are interested in learning advanced manipulation of film and video footage. Good knowledge in Photoshop and the principles of digital video is required.

Mi.
13:30 bis 16:30
wöchentl.
25.11.2009 bis 16.12.2009
Ha33 – 255

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up comming dates

Information WS 2009/2010
Angela Melitopoulos

http://groupmelitopoulos.blogspot.com/

Room 115, Universität der Künste Berlin Hardenbergstr. 33 (public)

Lectures
Screens of Perception
Felix Guattari and the Cinema of the Institutional Psychotherapy

The lectures will bring together films and theoretical text on the subject of Felix Guattari and the Cinema of the Institutional Psychotherapy. Inputs can be given for the Glossarial on December, 1st in which some of the theoretical concepts of Felix Guattari are discussed point by point. Inputs on artistic strategies can be given any time. During the semester, works and projects by Angela Melitopoulos will be shown and discussed on two different dates.

Dates : 10. November, 10 am – 2 pm
16. November, 10 am – 2 pm
24. November, 10 am – 2 pm
1. December, 10 am – 2 pm
7. December, 10 am – 2 pm (guests Maurizio Lazzarato & Francois Pain)
15. December, 10 am – 2 pm
5. January, 10 am – 2 pm
11. January, 10 am – 2 pm
19. January, 10 am – 2 pm

Roundtables (Klassentreffen)
Room 115, Universität der Künste Berlin Hardenbergstr. 33
(Please contact Yara Spaett for your participation and your inscription in the schedule. (raum98_114@yahoo.de)

The roundtable format is organized as a collective discussion platform for students to present their projects and discuss them with the plenum. Each presentation is linked to two additional collaborative inputs with students of the class, colleagues or invited guests. The first operates as a ‚respondent’ (bringing up crucial points / questions in relation to the topic), the second elaborates a short input on artistic practice, technical questions or on a theoretical question that relates to the presented project. The short inputs should be prepared together with the student lecturer beforehand. After the presentation, all participants of the roundtable are invited for discussopn. We can schedule two presentations for each roundtable.

Dates : 19. October, 2 pm – 5 pm
9. November, 2 pm – 5 pm
23. November, 2 pm – 5 pm
14. December, 2 pm – 5 pm
21. December, 2 pm – 5 pm
4. Januar , 2 pm – 5 pm
18. Januar , 2 pm – 5 pm

Tutorials
Tutorials are scheduled after the lectures. Please contact raum98_114@yahoo.de!

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Update

Update

Aesthetics of Resistance
On Oct. 13th Ashkan will introduce a very interesting project.
On Nov 17th Sergio will show some material about the Istanbul biennial and we´ll watch a key work of the show (Partisan Songspiel; Chto Delat 2009). A more general debate about Brechtian aesthetics will be contextualised by some excerpts of
“Aesthetics of resistance”, incl. a screening of Farockis interview with Peter Weiss, unfortunately no subtitles available, original German version.
We´ll also watch some short films by Weiss himself, details tba.
Thank you to Harun for always generously making his work available.

Zur Ansicht: Peter Weiss
director, scriptwriter: Harun
Farocki cinematographer: Gerd
Braun editor: Rosa Mercedes
(Harun Farocki) sound: Lasse
Sjäström production: Harun Farocki
Filmproduction, Berlin-West length:
44 min. format: 16 mm, col.,
1:1,37 first broadcast: 19.10.1979,
West 3 first screening: Februar
1980, Berlin-West, Internationales
Forum des Jungen Films

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Seminare im Wintersemester 09 / Seminars in winter 09

hello everybody,

below the seminars for the next semester. The after effects and the color management workshops have limited space, the students from the class have precedence, but i’ll have to know in the next two weeks if you want to attend, so let me know.

bests
++ christoph

************************

Stilistische Elemente im Film
Filmemachen ist vielleicht eine der komplexesten Formen um etwas künstlerisch auszudrücken – es gibt tausende von Ebenen und Elementen die zusammen den endgültigen Eindruck beinflussen.
Wir werden verschiedene Beispiele aus der Geschichte des Kinos anschauen und besprechen wie stilistische Elemente beim Film eingesetzt werden können.
Dieses Seminar ist nicht so sehr als Anleitung zum Filmemachen gedacht, sondern soll Erkenntnisse und Inspirationen geben wie verschiedene Ansätze zu sehr verschiedenen Resultaten führen können.
Themen sind unter anderem:
– Auflösung
– Kamerabewegungen
– Plansequenzen
– Mise-en-scène
– Cadrage
– Perspektive
– Licht und Schatten
– Ton und Stille
– Schnitt

Stylistic elements in film
Making a film is possibly one of the most complex forms to express something artistically – there are a myriad of different layers and elements that influence the final impression.
Looking at many different examples from the history of cinema, we’ll be discussing stylistic elements that can be used in creating films.
This seminar is less meant to be a how-to in film making, but rather to provide insights and inspiration about how various approaches can give completely different visual and emotional results.
Topics include:
– Scene breakdown
– Camera movements
– Sequence Shots
– Mise-en-scène
– Cadrage
– Perspective / Viewpoint
– Light and shadows
– Sound and Silence
– Editing

Do.
14:00 bis 18:00
14tägl
15.10.2009 bis 04.02.2010
Ha33 – 115

***************************************************

Farbtheorie und Farbmanagement in digitalen Medien
Die Wahrnehmung von Farbe wie wir sie wahrnehmen hat hängt ebenso von psychologischen und philosophischen Faktoren ab wie von mathematischen und physikalischen.
Dieses Seminar soll dazu dienen die darunterliegenden Prinzipien und Probleme zu verstehen und wie digitales Farbmanagement benutzt werden kann um die Farben konsistent zu halten.
Im ersten Teil geht es dabei mehr um die theoretischen Grundlagen während im zweiten die Anwendung auf digitale Kameras, Scans und Prints diskutiert werden soll.

Colour theory and management in the digital media
The appearance of colours as we see them has just as much to do with philosophy, psychology and perception as it has with science and mathematics.
This seminar is intended to help understanding the underlining principles and problems and how to use digital color management to keep colours consistent. The first part will be more about the theory behind it, in the second we’ll look on how to apply it in practice considering digital cameras, film scans and printing.

Mi.
13:30 bis 16:30
wöchentl.
21.10.2009 bis 11.11.2009
Ha33 – 098

*******************************************************

Arbeiten mit After Effects
After Effects hat sich von einem Programm das hauptsächlich für motion graphics verwendet wurde zu einem der vielseitigsten Werkzeuge für die Film und Video post-produktion weiterentwickelt. Es kann unter anderem zur Titelherstellung verwendet werden, zur Farbkorrektur, für komplexes Compositing bis zu Arbeiten in 3D Räumen.
Dieser Workshop soll dazu dienen einen Überblick zu geben was alles gemacht werden kann und ist an Studenten gerichtet die interessiert sind an der fortgeschrittenen Bearbeitung von Film und Videomaterial. Gute Kenntnisse in Photoshop und den Grundlagen von digitalem Video werden vorausgesetzt.

Working with After Effects
After Effect has matured from an application focused mainly on motion graphics to one of the most powerful film and video postproduction tools. It can be used for many different things like creating titles, doing color correction, complex compositing, and even 3D setups.
This workshop is meant to give an overview of what can be done and is targeted at students who are interested in learning advanced manipulation of film and video footage. Good knowledge in Photoshop and the principles of digital video is required.

Mi.
13:30 bis 16:30
wöchentl.
25.11.2009 bis 16.12.2009
Ha33 – 255

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off on thursday (sept 3th)

hello everybody,

just wanted to let everybody know that i wont be at the university this thursday (sept 3th).
i will be there wednesday, and next week wednesday and thursday as usual again.

hope all is well
++ christoph

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Preparation for 2009

Please submit your ideas on the upcoming guestprofessor!

Wednesday, August 12: Meeting with Angela Melitopoulos at 9:30 a.m. in the Summeracademy, Rütlistraße 1-3

Hope to see you there!

We will make the decision until this weekend august 15!

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summer infos

dear class,

the semester is about to end, so before everybody leaves for sunny beaches here a few infos:

– i’ll be at the university during the semester break as well, as usual wednesday and thursday, 12-16h. if i can’t be there for some reason, i’ll write an email on the class list and post it on the blog.

– i would like to ask everybody to keep a bit more order in room 98. i know that there is no single person responsible for that, but at the moment it looks like a real mess. it’s understandable if people dont have time before an examn or the rundgang, but please take some minutes a few days after every thing is over and clean up your stuff. so next time you’re there, look around for a minute and clean up your (or even other peoples) garbage.

– the same thing applies for the organization of the computer data. we’re just too many people to keep everything on the hard disks for years and years, so please move everything that is older then 6months off the scratch disks to your own drive (as usual this doesnt concern any data on your home account, you’re free to do whatever you want with that space). while you’re at it, also burn some DVD to double backup all the really important data (stuff that cant be reproduced, like original digital photos etc).
it’s your responsibility that you have current backups of all your data, accidents can (and will) happen and i will have to delete old data on the scratch disks on the end of the month to make room for new projects.

laters
++ c.

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himmelfahrt

hello everybody,

next thursday (mai 21th) is a holiday, so we will pause the video workshop one week and continue the week after —
i’ll be there at the university as usual 12-16h though.

laters
christoph

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