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Works by experimental/alternative media makers have influenced and continue to influence directors, cinematographers, visual effects designers, editors, sound designers and interactive media makers.
Canadian experimental media makers are highly regarded and internationally influential. This course allows students to develop an understanding of the creative possibilities of media as conceived by those working apart from or against dominant commercial and narrative strategies. Each module focuses on an approach to experimental/alternative media making, primarily cinematic, while observing parallel traditions in visual art, performance and music. Students view works (complete, excerpts, stills), outline the technical parameters of the production and examine various theoretical (cultural, political, esthetic and economic) issues that have influenced the makers of such small scale, alternative film, video, sound and interactive media productions.
Alternative approaches include camera-less filmmaking, hand processing, performance, interactive storytelling, installation, visual music, structural, database, computer generated, web-based, DVD, lyrical, autobiographical and found footage.