A coherent and sound theoretical-critical framework is developed thanks to the lectures of renowned national and international interpreters and analysts of the critical debate revolving around media appliances, art and the interaction between technology and society. In the technical labs, digital media professionals work hand in hand with editing specialists, directors and experts from the field of cinema and TV production.
After an introduction onto the various forms of narration and representation students can choose whether to delve in the research on audiovisuals, or on digital animation, or on New Media Art (net art, media art, telematic art, techart, syncretic art). Students participate directly in various didactic productions embracing and involving all fields of audiovisual communication, from fiction to video art and animation. Besides curricular activities, students are involved in small extra-curricular productions for external clients and have the possibility to confront themselves with the “real world”, working side by side with professionals while always supported by their faculty.
Projects and Activities
The Media Design lab produces each year more than 20 audiovisuals that are broadcast during the ‘Nabawood’ festival, where students can give visibility to their works, evaluated by an external jury of artists and professionals. Amongst the projects produced for partners and external companies, it is worth mentioning: the promotional videos for the Museo Nazionale di Scienze Naturali (Natural Sciences National Museum), H3G, the media and theater project “Cena da Keynes” (Dinner at Keynes) and the re-release of Marianna Schivardi’s docufiction “Il grande fardello/The Big Bother”.
Moreover, the Academy has co-produced a few pieces within the professional industry. All these productions have visibility in the network of the most important national and international short film festivals, and are available on Youtube. In addition to this, research projects have been launched on web formats and productions, in collaboration with some of the new web TVs operating in the Lombardy region. Students have therefore participated in pitching contests and competitions with More than Zero, c6tv, BonsaiTv, Stream.it, Diesel Tv, MTV, CurrentTV.
For further information on the projects developed by the students of the Three-year BA Program in Media Design and Multimedia Arts, please visit:
http://nabawood.wordpress.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/NabaMediaDesign
Some works of the students