Hardwrare Hacking

Tutor:

Miloš VOJTĚCHOVSKÝ

Synopsis:

Instructor: Nicolas Collins, coordinator Miloš Vojtěchovský

Assignment: 1 credit for 100% written essay 2 pages, please email to milos.vojtechovsky@famu.cz before 8. 4. 2010

Annotation: in english - http://cas.famu.cz/openeye

Date and time: monday 8. 3. 2010, 18:00-21:00 Komunikační prostor Školská 28, PRAHA 1

Prerequisites:

Study Objectives:

Students, at best, should bring: an old battery powered AM transistor radio with analog tuning, an old cassette player or walkman. One or more speakers of various sizes, 3 9V batteries, a piece of rusty iron, soldering iron, tools, pliers, a knife, small screwdriver.

This practical workshop is intended primarily for FAMU students but is open to others interested.

Outline and Syllabus:

NICOLAS COLLINS

(HARDWARE HACKING) UDĚLEJ SI SÁM ELEKTRONICKÉ NÁSTROJE (Make Your Own Electronic Insturment)

Lecturer: Nicolas Collins, Head of the Dept of Sound, School at the Institute of Art of Chicago

How to build an inexpensive microphone, or other useable instruments for recording and forming sound, or „Do you have to be an experienced tinkerer and technician?“ During the workshop we will build a microphone for recording, a piezzo, etc, convert a radio and speakers to a touch synthesizer.

Bio: Nicolas Collins was born in New York City in 1954. Studied composition with Alvin Lucier at Wesleyan University. He is known as a composer and performer in the USA, Europe, South America and Japan. Collins is one of the first musicians who began using micro-controllers in live performance. He is an expert in the use of inexpensive electronic elements such as contruction materials as musical instruments. He is a professor at the Dept. of Sound at the Shool of the Institute of Art of Chicago and editor of the Leonardo Music Journal. He is the author of „Handmade Electronic Music - The Art of Hardware Hacking.“ Collins has performed several times in the Czech Republic as well. He will present his music at the Exposition of New Music in Brno.

http://www.nicolascollins.com

Study materials:

Note:

Schedule for winter semester 2009/2010:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2009/2010:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Fri
Thu
Fri

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Animovaná tvorba - bakalář (optional subject)
• Dokumentární tvorba - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Dokumentární tvorba - bakalář (optional subject)
• Animovaná tvorba - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Scenáristika a dramaturgie - bakalář (optional subject)
• Scenáristika a dramaturgie - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Režie - bakalář (optional subject)
• Režie - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Kamera - bakalář (optional subject)
• Kamera - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Produkce - bakalář (optional subject)
• Produkce - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Audiovizuální studia - bakalář (optional subject)
• Střihová skladba - bakalář (optional subject)
• Střihová skladba - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Zvuková tvorba - bakalář (optional subject)
• Zvuková tvorba - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Fotografie CZ - bakalář (optional subject)
• Fotografie CZ - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Fotografie EN - bakalář (optional subject)
• Fotografie EN - magistr (optional subject)
• Audiovizuální studia - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Cinema and Digital Media - Cinematography (qualification subject, optional subject)
• Cinema and Digital Media - Screenwriting (qualification subject, optional subject)
• Fotografie CZ - magistr: restaurování (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Cinema and Digital Media - Directing (qualification subject, optional subject)
• Fotografie EN - magistr: restaurování (optional subject)