Assignment: Video Diptych
Professor Amy Hicks, University of Delaware. Course: Intro to Digital Media
More here: http://www.amyhicks.xyz/teaching-1/
“Create a one-minute video diptych that compares and contrasts divergent forces. You will shoot a minimum of 40 shots each with a duration of 10 to 15 seconds. Consider the subjects from previous projects for inspiration (compositions from your photo diptych or revisit the social issue for your poster) and work through the ideas in a new form. Your subject is opposing forces (consider: Newton’s Third Law, which states for every force, there is an equal and opposite force).
You will edit a series of video clips side by side in order to highlight opposites, diverging moments, complementary colors, and/or distinct shapes and patterns. Your decision of WHAT to aim your camera at (composition) and HOW to juxtapose (edit) your shots will shape the meaning. In this assignment we will edit in a diptych format (or split-screen) to call attention to the edit. ”
Keywords: constraints, editing, splitscreen, theory and practice
