Photomedia - fabrication (6 points)
(A&D)
Leader: To be achieved
Offered:
Caulfield Second semester 2005 (Day)
Synopsis:
Objectives: On successful completion of this unit, students will: 1.have a sound practical and critical understanding of photography and the borders it shares with other art forms; 2.be able to explore further the camera-based approaches associated with 'constructed' photography, including digital and medium format cameras, tungsten and electronic studio lighting, photographic image-producing materials, design and art-directed approaches, staged/fabricated studio tableaux and constructions; 3.apply appropriate Occupational Health and Safety practice to studio operations at all times; 4.be aware of the constructed approaches associated with 'fabricated' photography, exploring the construction of photographic 'reality' (including an awareness of the historical basis and contemporary application of these ideas), utilizing a range of artificial and natural lighting techniques, and studio-based approaches (including the relation of photographic imagery towards its ad-mixture with other disciplines and approaches); 5.understand photography as a visual language applied through producing photographic works suitable for folio presentation and developing ideas and imagery relating to projects in other studio areas; 6.be capable of electing to undertake further units in photomedia with a view towards either specialisation or application of the media within other studio disciplines; 7.understand and be able to apply the rules of occupational health and safety appropriate to the unit of study.
Assessment: Exercises: 30%. Project: 50%, Journal: 20%
Contact Hours: 12 hours per week including: one 1 hour lecture plus 3 tutorial hours and 8 independent study hours per week
Prerequisites: PHO1203 and OHS1000
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