INTERMEDIATED: The '74s — Intermedia production stream, Department of Communication Studies, Concordia University

Live: Remix

by tagny on December 14, 2009

Students in Intermedia I were given 6 minutes to present a live remix of digital images collected and created over the semester. Not an easy task! Presentations ranged from locative media projects, live VJ remixing of prerecorded images and illustrations, Flash animation projected onto the walls of the lecture hall, to low tech Fluxus performances combined with remixed video images found from the Prelinger Archives (see below). The live events were inspired by the intermedia based projects from the FNC lab at the Festival du Nouveau Cinema, discussions around digital sampling, copyright and mash-up culture, and lectures throughout the semester.

Here is a video component for a live performance entitled “Fear Culture” created by Gabrielle Gagne-Cyr, Kelly Malfara, Sarah Moore and Katrina Riccio.

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Print zine

by tagny on December 14, 2009

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Students wrote excellent articles about the intermedia-based projects exhibited at this year’s FNC lab at the Festival du Nouveau Cinema. The vector illustrations are well worth a look. After flipping through this zine you would never guess that most of the students have not used Photoshop or Illustrator before. The 30 page full colour print zine is now available for order through Katosoho Design (514-961-5238). Thanks to Susanna Jones and Alexander Famili who worked hard to design the layout and organize the printing.

For digital version of zine articles click here.
These works are licensed by Creative Commons Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Canada License.

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1st Year Intermedia Fall 2009 Zine

December 3, 2009

We are almost finished with the fall Intermedia 274 class. (The last class is next week). Students in the class produced some stunning designs for a print and ezine assignment. It’s hard to believe that many of the students had no experience with Photoshop and Illustrator when they began in September. For this zine project, […]

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[ ] SCAPE

May 5, 2009

[ ] SCAPE is an outstanding zine all about cultural life in Montreal, entirely produced by three students in this year’s COMS374 Intermedia II class (Myriam Descormiers, Guillaume Dubois, and Gabrielle Savoie). Full pdf available here.

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Database Narrative Films (COMS374)

April 18, 2009

Last semester, the students in Intermedia II created some remarkable database narrative films using the Korsakow System. This is a piece of software that allows the user to assemble non-linear, often interactive, stories in any genre. The class met with Florian Thalhofer, the Berlin-based creator of Korsakow, and then worked in teams to develop ‘K-Films’ […]

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Storytelling assignment – Intermedia I

April 1, 2009

This year’s Intermedia I students were tasked with telling a story in four frames - using a public photobooth. A great way to think about framing, composition, performance, pacing, economical storytelling - and residual media. Lots more here and here.

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Open assignment – Intermedia I

November 25, 2008

A creative response to the Biennale de Montreal 2009 ‘Open Design’ brief. Participants are being asked for creative interpretations of a sentence provided by graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister. Watch closely! Created by Valentina Cean, Sophie Genin-Charette, Stephanie Larocque, and Pauline Béraud for COMS274 Intermedia I, Fall ‘08. Instructor: Matt Soar. TAs: Shiva Majidi, Alan West.

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