The Digital Media Department at Memphis College of Art presents The First Annual Student Premier, Show Up And Show Out, which will be held Thursday, May 6 in Callicott Auditorium, Memphis College of Art at 7pm. This year Jill Wissmiller, professor and head of the digital media department worked with four senior students at the Memphis College of Art to organize a yearly collaborative screening for students working with video and animation. The premier features a collection of short films and animations of different projects they created throughout the semester. In addition the screening is themed around graumen's chinese theater and eccourages students to dress up in according attire. Food and drink will be provided. One amaznng price package will be awared to the best dressed student along with the announcement for the Digital Media Area Award for two recipients. The event focuses on showcasing highly motivated individuals who pursue working in this area of concentration and provides graduating seniors an opportunity to give a brief presentation about the extensive process of their work. The digital medial department supports building a diverse educational community for leading artists who engage in ongoing dialoge with each other and with their professors in effort to create an intellectual framework through which to develop their professional training. .....blah blah blah

Outline for presentation

I.
Introduction-name, major concentration, what my interests are
II. Body
a.) What I studied this semester in senior studio, what my objectives and goals were-interdisciplinary art, and how I found major interest in film and cinema and how I incorporate this with traditional painting
b.) How I went about the process with the models and the video- interests in merging different formats that allow room for interaction, a video does not necessarily belong on a tv/movie screen and painting does not just need be nailed on a wall in the interior of a living space, the importance of working from a live model in classical style figurative work
c.) Projection, trial and error

III. Closure
a.) What I am going to be doing after graduation
b.) What I want to do in the future with video and crossing different media

Updated Calender and Inventory

Over Spring Break-
Finishing touches on all four paintings, make separate edits for each painting
Mar 23-new painting started, finish making separate edits for painting-up to four, if time allots then maybe a few more
Mar-30 post production, assembling portfolio
April 6-Post production assembling portfolio
April 13-Installation

Inventory
So far I have two paintings complete-that's 50% of the four that I intended for this studio project
I have one edit that I think is close to success but I also have 5 different versions-so I plan to make these into 3 more edits, so I have 75% more to finish quick.
I also need to put together my portfolio-I have 50% left to do as I have documented half of the work

Goals for next week-that includes tuesday and thursday

For next week-I have to finish four fucking 3x4 paintings pronto! These paintings will be shot on Wednesday by Hailey and photo students in the lighting studio so they will be professionally photographed, thanks to them. I will then have the remaining two-3 weeks to organize these images and send them out for applications to calls for entries, internships, grad schools, residencies, and studio programs!! For this class I need to figure out the best format to show how the paintings and the video footage is supposed to be documented together. Also, on wednesday I need to get measurements in the upper gallery so I can start building a pedestal. In addition, I have to reshoot some footage over next weekend (because that is the next time my model is available) and edit down all of the footage I have gathered along the way for senior studio!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Meeting with Marina:Chief Curator of the Brooks

I had my meeting with Marina Paccini, chief curator at the Brooks Museum and I had a brief chance to interview her on her expertise. It occurred to somewhat after-the-fact, that I had to know alot of art history if I were to pursue curatorial studies. This does not sound that great to me-not because I dont care but because I am more interested in handling the work itself and putting things together, not looking through catalogues and thinking about audience development. Anyway, Marina advised me to pursue higher education if I wanted to work in a museum-which means getting a PhD would be preferable. Regardless, if I am handling contemporary work or historical work, I need to know enough about how and why the art fits together. I applied for the internship position though. I was also told to see if I can get a couple of shows curated here around town for my own experience.

Studio Program Fall 2010

Sofia, Bulgaria
http://www.nha-bg.org/en/admission/specialization

Multimedia

Aili Schmeltz

http://www.ailischmeltz.com/


Artist Marissa Olson-Jill gave me this reference=fucking awsome.
http://www.marisaolson.com/

Misha Mazor-
motion graphics demo reel
http://mishamazor.com/

Chris Cunningham-Video Work






Photographing Grace Jones