Evaluation
The Department of Cinema and Photography is committed to maintaining rigorous standards in grading. Merely completing all assignments according to the minimal stated guidelines and with a basic technical competency will earn you a grade of "C" in this course. Superlative work will evidence significantly higher levels of conceptual and/or technical sophistication with great attention given to details and finish.
Failure to meet the requirements of any given assignment, including specification of format or malfunctioning disks, may cause me not to accept the project at all or to mark down accordingly. Please read the project guidelines carefully and consult with me in advance if think you have a compelling reason to diverge from them. In the event that we make special arrangements concerning one of your projects, I recommend that you seek my agreement in writing to avoid future misunderstandings.
You will receive a letter grade and oral and written feedback for each project, and you will have a required individual meeting with me during the midterm week (March 5-9). While I make every effort to be aware of students’ needs and concerns, I am not a mind reader: please come to my office with questions and concerns about your performance or the class in general early enough so that we can address the problem.
For students enrolled under MCMA 361, the specific weight of each element
in this class is as follows:
Project 1 “Aural Pictures”: 10%
Project 2 “Audiovisual Dissonance”: 20%
Project 3 ”The Subordinate Eye”: 20%
Midterm: 15%
Überstudent: 10%
Technical homework: 10%
Sound Journal: 5%
Equipment Quiz: 5%
Participation: 5%
For students enrolled under CP 470B, the specific weight of each element
in this class is as follows:
Project 1 “Aural Pictures”: 10%
Project 2 “Audiovisual Dissonance”: 20%
Project 3: “The Subordinate Eye”: 20%
Audiovisual analysis paper: 10%
Überstudent: 10%
Midterm: 10%
Sound Journal: 5%
Technical homework: 5%
Equipment Quiz: 5%
Participation: 5%
Accommodations
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act and SIUC’s longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for students with disabilities, I am committed to making reasonable accommodations to help all students succeed in this course. Please contact me in the first two weeks of the semester if you anticipate needing assistive technology, additional time, or other forms of support, and I will be more than happy to work something out. If your circumstances change during the course of the semester, please let me know as soon as possible so alternate accommodations can be arranged. I also encourage everyone to take advantage of SIUC’s various student support services, including the Writing Center, Disability Support Services, and the Counseling Center, and occasionally I recommend students who seem to be having trouble in class pay one of these offices a visit.Image: Still from Playtime, Jacques Tati, 1967