361 Erik Course Contract

Course Contract

I signed up for affect theory with the intent of contracting the class in order for it to adhere to my Johnston studies in business and film analysis/production.  I plan on doing all assigned readings, attending all classes, and participating actively in all discussions.  In lieu of completing the midterm paper, the final research paper, and the assigned presentation, I will be creating a short film with one other peer.  This film will exhibit our knowledge of class material as well as formal film production and brand/market analysis.  Instead of the midterm we will draft various ideas and present them to a focus group, give a survey to our affect theory class, and investigate other valid sources pertaining to our thesis (along with everything else necessary for pre-production).  Instead of completing the final research paper we will do research through secondary sources on how affect is created and displayed through the medium of film, as well as how branding and marketing affect either the singular or group's perception of their standing in society, and express this through the visual rhetoric of our film.  Rather than completing the assigned presentation, we will present our ideas and the final product to the class for other ideas, discussion, and critique.  Seeing as we do not yet have a consensus on what our thesis will be, we plan to develop this within the next few weeks and meet with Sheila Lloyd to discuss our findings.   We will turn in the final product with a written artist statement detailing how we portray affect, what research is pertinent, and an explanation of other film nuances.  At the end of this course I will submit a self and faculty evaluation in exchange for a written evaluation of my performance in class and the overall quality of the film.  This contract is subject to renegotiation at any time by either student or faculty.