NM3701 - Performance - Camera

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Creative Arts

This subject instructs students to explore meaning in selected cinematic texts through a detailed examination of mise-en-scene movement and placement of actors, setting lighting and costume cinematography and videography including camera angle, camera distance, camera-movement and special effects. Students will work with a range of television and film scripts and a camera man to hone performance skills and present a self devised performance event for camera that is coherent and multi-layered as a visual text.

Learning Outcomes

• fundamental experience at applying the techniques learned towards the realisation of a performance text;
• fundamental skills in performance for camera;
• ability to apply theoretical paradigms to selected visual texts.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to manage future career and personal development;
• The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coord/Lect:	Ms Debra Thomas.
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures 26 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	performance project (40%); essays (20%); journal (20%); workshop tasks (20%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.