Syllabus: HUM 300 The Arts in Society

Yes, this table has omissions and simplifications and it implies false distinctions in a blurred, overlapping reality. I welcome suggestions for additions and changes. The links are all to Wikipedia entries.

	Language Arts words	Performing Arts movements, sounds	Visual Arts 2-D images	Plastic Arts 3-D images, things, objects, spaces	Computer-mediated Arts screens, interfaces, networks

people	writer, dramatist, author poet, song writer	producer, designer, director, choreographer, composer, actor, singer, dancer, musician, comedian, videomaker	artist, painter, printmaker, animator photographer	sculptor, ceramicist, metalworker, woodworker architect	3D animator, information architect, interface designer, programmer	people
major / main-stream genres	fiction, playscript non-fiction poetry, lyrics	theatre, film (video), dance, opera, music, performance art, comedy	drawing, painting, printmaking, animation photograph	s culpture, ceramics, metalworking, installations a rchitecture	webs, worlds, games	major / main-stream genres
minor / niche genres	genre fiction - romance, mystery, sci fi journalism greeting-card verse	readings, recitals, commercials, cheerleading, acrobatics, busking, magic, juggling, marching arts	illustration, graphic design	l and art, p aper art, plastics, t extile art, woodworking, glass	interactive art, computer-g enerated art, e lectronic art, i mmersive art	minor / niche genres
raw materials	plausible human speech and action	body, voice, space, time	pigment (reflected light) atoms and molecules paint and ink	stone, metal, clay, wood, glass, plastic, other building materials such as thatch and ice	pixels (emitted light) bits electromagnetic spectrum	raw materials
tech-niques	description, dialogue rhetorical forms (essays) narrator, narrative figures of speech: similes, metaphors, symbols, personification relation of words via rhyme, alliteration, syllable count, similar sounds	inflections, make-believe, special fx real-time enactment (music, theater, dance) mediated enactment (film, sound recordings)	2-D design principles: rhythm, emphasis, proportion, scale, unity, balance	design principles: harmony and contrast, rhythm and balance, domination and subordination 3-D design: line, plane, volume, color, space, time, unity, variety, balance, scale, proportion, emphasis, repetition, rhythm, color	simulations, object linking and embedding, programming, scripting, coding	tech-niques
elements	conflict, resolution, empathy point of view, tone, character/voice, plot, setting emotion, humor, sentiment	music: sound, note. rhythm, melody, harmony, timbre, form and style theater: genre, plot, character, visual elements, acting styles dance: body, action, time, space, energy, anatomical movement, partner interactions, lead and follow, connection, frame, rhythm, music	size, shape and form, space, position (relation to other shapes), color, texture, line	shape, size, color, position, and texture of the parts	3D illusion in 2D space, interactivity, remote connectivity (massively multiplayer)	elements
tools	writing implement, text editor	body, voice instruments set, costume, make-up, prop	brush, pen, pencil, stylus, spatula camera, film	chisel, hammer, torch, knife, oven / kiln / furnace, construction equipment	computer hardware and software	tools
parts	words, sentences, paragraphs scenes, chapters, stories, novels lines, stanzas, verses	music: note, phrase, verse, chorus, bridge theater, film, dance: beat, sequence, scene, act dance: patterns or figures built from moves or steps	lines, shapes figure and ground negative space	architecture: arch, atrium, beam, buttress, cantilever, column, dome, facade, pier, post and lintel, span, truss, vault, and wall	interfaces, menus, toolbars, pointers, wayfinding	parts
physical locus	page, book (analog or digital)	theater, concert hall, performance space, analog and digital media devices	gallery, exhibition space, usually a wall or page	site art fills space, architecture contains space	networked device (PC, "phone", game machine)	physical locus
category of intelligence	verbal	kinesthetic, musical	visual	spatial	logical-mathematical	category of intelligence
	Language Arts words	Performing Arts movements, sounds	Visual Arts images	Plastic Arts things, objects, spaces	Computer- enabled Arts screens, interfaces

augments

synergies

If you've been watching the figure skating competition at the Vancouver Olympics, you know that dance is integral to many sports, such as gymnastics, skating, and synchronized swimming

Example: In a video, cutting from one scene to another can have a number of different meanings, like placing two similar scenes together, following the beat of the song, creating a whole different scene, setting a mood for the video (cuts play a huge part in that), or maybe just following the lyrics.

What's the difference between cutting to a new scene and starting a new paragraph?

formal and thematic elements

visual/plastic arts

art

Vocabulary terms for all 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional objects, whether "art" or not: size, shape and form, space, position (relation to other elements), color, texture, line

architecture

performance arts

music

theater

dance

literary arts

conflict, resolution, empathy, point of view, tone, character/voice, plot, setting, emotion, humor, sentiment

Analyzing the Arts

HUM 300 The Arts in Society

Medaille College - Spring 2010

Connecting the arts: forms and techniques