Audio-visual anthropology course (theory and workshop)
[ANTR2120]
[15h] 5 credits
This course is taught in the 1st semester.
Teacher(s): Olivier Servais
Language: French
Level: Second
Aims
1. The student will be introduced to new contemporary use of notebook during field observation with images as main data.
2. The student will be able to determine the epistemological stakes of such anthropology.
3. The student will know the different models of audio-visual narrative technique.
4. The student will be introduced to software (Final Cut, DVD Studio Pro, etc ) used in audio-visual data process-ing.
5. The student will realise a first work with other students: from digital data production to film edition.
Main themes
1. Evolution of today's way of data collection in anthropology.
2. Audio-visual anthropology's epistemology.
3. Audio-visual narrative models : ethnographic films analysis.
4. Introduction to shooting (DV camera) and to numerical acquisition
5. Introduction to sound capture
6. Introduction to software such as Final Cut Express - Pro with Adobe Première and Imovie.
7. Introduction to DVD Studio Pro software.
8. Steps and making of an audio-visual anthropology research.
Content and teaching methods
2. Technical workshop : shooting and editing with the support of the audio-visual anthropology lab.
3. Documentary production
Collaborative work with television networks is eventually possible.
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
Visual or audio-visual documentary production.
Detailed book-list is distributed to students during the second course.
Teaching assistant tutoring / monitoring / coaching