Video and Sound
Starts Fall 2012
Moving images and sound make up the basic components of communication and self-expression in the 21st century. From big budget Hollywood productions to homemade online videos, our culture is immersed in a pervasive media atmosphere. The BFA in Video and Sound at PNCA promotes an expansive investigation of video and sound as disciplines both distinct and allied. Cultivating a practice-based media literacy, this program supports the acquisition of critical, aesthetic and technical skills, which are vital to cultural production in today’s media environment. Developing a multi-modal approach toward video and sound arts, students will draw on the rich histories and interconnections between video art, experimental film and music, installation, performance and network culture.
Video and Sound students engage with the art form through an exploration of design and time arts. Principles of video and sound are taught in hands- on learning environments where students focus on gaining technical skills as a means to express ideas through structure, pace, rhythm and the interplay between image and sound. There are also in-depth opportunities for research and creative exploration in making and presenting single and multi-channel works in a variety of screening and listening environments.
