NM3302 - Time Based Digital Media - Video

Credit points:	03
Year:	2010
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Creative Arts

Available to all students

This subject explores the evolution of the moving image and its practical applications in an artistic and narrative setting. Students will be required to create a series of moving image works throughout the semester culminating in a team based narrative project. Along the way students will explore a variety of time based media techniques including audio capture and mixing, nonlinear video editing. Flash controllers and DVD mastering. Students will be required to watch and critique a season of moving image texts which explore a variety of cinematic styles and production methodologies, from the avant-garde, to contemporary video art, video installation, web video, Australian and International cinema.

Learning Outcomes

• ability to describe the process followed from conception to production in the set project with links to the relevant academic, theoretical and professional debates;
• skills needed to analyse and self-evaluate video production project;
• demonstrated technical and creative proficiency in all aspects of capture, manipulation and storage of production material;
• capacity to work within a creative team setting using a range of negotiation and mediation skills.

Graduate Qualities

• 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 communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion;
• The ability to work individually and independently;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Availabilities
Townsville, Block, Study Period 4
Census Date 18-Mar-2010
Face to face teaching 26-Feb-2010 to 18-Mar-2010 (Actual dates to be advised)
Coordinator:	Professor Ryan Daniel
Lecturer:	Professor Ingo Petzke.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 13 hours tutorials
Assessment:	video project in class time (40%); assignments (20%); visual log and journal (30%); viva on paper (10%).

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.