Experiments in Film and Poetry: An Interdisciplinary Workshop

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In this interdisciplinary creative workshop, we will explore the interplay of film and poetry. Students will gain insight into a variety of strategies and concerns of artists, writers and filmmakers who work with images and language (be it text or voiced) in tandem. Some topics of exploration will include montage theory and collage, essay films and essay poems, text- based images, image-based texts, experimental documentary poetics, neo-benshi works and collaborative processes. Each week, we will watch and read relevant work and discuss it together in class. Students will also have individual and collaborative creative prompts of their own, and a chance to receive feedback on their work. Students with existing creative practices and video editing skills are encouraged to apply, but no prior experience is required, only a desire to engage, experiment and create in community.