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ENG 319 1.M: Welcome to Rhetorical Theory. So it Begins

Today’s Plan: What is Rhetoric? I will read something long Rhetorical Analysis For Next Class What is Rhetoric? I’m going to be honest with you. This semester is something of a curricular experiment. I have taught rhetorical theory at the … Continue reading

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ENG 229 12.W: Cool Intros and/in Adobe Premiere

Today’s Plan: Text Animation in Adobe Premiere Homework Text Animation in Adobe Premiere Last class I mentioned that we are going to edit a promotional video for the English Department’s 4+1 Accelerated MA Program. One thing that can make videos … Continue reading

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ENG 229 12.M: Kalman Projects

Today’s Plan: Interview #6 Kalman Project Timeline English Department Project Interview #6 I wanted to take a moment and say that I am extremely pleased with the quality of your interviews. A few had audio issues (volume was a bit … Continue reading

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ENG 229 11.W: Derive

Today’s Plan: Derive Homework / Friday’s Class Guy DeBord and the Dérive Today we are going to do something different. I want to stress before we begin: a Kalman isn’t necessarily a dérive. But its not not a dérive. And … Continue reading

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ENG 229 11.M: Reviewing Kalman

Today’s Plan: Walking Through “May it Please the Court” Chapter Walkthrough Brainstorm Elements Homework “May it Please the Court” Last class, I asked you to make me a Kalman that is not a Kalman. Today, I want to help you … Continue reading

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ENG 229 9.W: Maira Kalman

Today’s Plan: A little history: Technoadherents and Technoskeptics A little ontology: Orality, Literacy, and Electracy Maira Kalman What Is/n’t The Kalman Project A Little History: Technoadherent and Technoskeptics “I’ve come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions … Continue reading

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ENG 301 9: Community Engagement Project

Today’s Plan: Job Fair Information Writing Minor Community Engagement Project Job Fair Information I know some of you are seniors, so you might be interested in this. The Film Studies Program will host a career connections panel with the Colorado … Continue reading

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ENG 229 9.M: Adjusting Color and Brightness in Premiere, Opening Shots

Today’s Plan: Adjusting Color and Brightness in Premiere Opening Shots Homework Adjusting Color and Brightness in Premiere A walkthrough on how to make an adjustment layer Once I create the adjustment layer, I can drag effects onto the layer without … Continue reading

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ENG 229 8: Stabilizing and Synching in Premiere

Today’s Plan: Download Files Edit Our Audio in Adobe Audition Begin Stabilization Discuss Opening Shots Complete Stabilization Begin Synching Downloading Files To get started we need to .zip and download our test files from last week. I am fairly certain … Continue reading

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ENG 229 7.W: Montage, Opening Shot

Today’s Plan: Montage Opening Shot Quick Shoot Quick Review of Exporting Files in Premiere Homework Montage I’d like to open today reviewing two fundamental elements of cinematography: the montage and the opening shot. Let’s start with montages. A short video … Continue reading

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