[Frameworks] film/art for the deaf

[Jorge Lorenzo Flores Garza]

Hello Dan!  Sounds like a very interesting class you'll be teaching.  I thought of a film by Antoni Pinent which uses Braille writing onto the film.  He marked the film with a Braille writing machine so that it created a bump on the acetate.  When run through the projector you see the markings but you also hear them bumping their way through the plate.  I know Braille is for the visually impaired, but I think it synesthetically pushes the audience to use other processes of perception.  I really don't remember the name of the film but I can provide his e-mail address if you need it.
I myself am teaching a class called Media Aesthetics and even though it started out as a theoretical course, I have taken it into other directions that involve physical activities that complement the content of the class.  Nothing fancy, just trying to bring out other learning procedures that are not limited to spoken language and audiovisual examples.  The results have been very interesting because the students learn the theory by delving into the very processes that developed the aesthetics we find within contemporary media.  Maybe pushing the group into other ways of perception and learning could help.

Best,

Jorge Lorenzo


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De: FrameWorks <frameworks-bounces at jonasmekasfilms.com> en nombre de Dan Anderson <bcfilmfest at gmail.com>
Enviado: jueves, 23 de agosto de 2018 11:11 p. m.
Para: Experimental Film Discussion List
Asunto: [Frameworks] film/art for the deaf

Hey Film Folks,

I'm teaching a classic "Art Appreciation" course at a community college next semester, the first time I've taught college level or anything other than film/video production.

I was given notice that one of my students is completely deaf and will require any videos shown to a captioned. My first thought is that it will be exciting to show some Stan Brakhage, but I'm wondering if any other teachers have had experience with deaf students or could recommend materials that would appeal equally to hearing and non-hearing folks.

This is a required class for non-art students, but may ride heavily in the film and new media direction.. just because I won't be able to help myself ;)

thanks!
dan anderson
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