ACI203 - Darkroom Practices

Unit details

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Year:2019 unit information
Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong)
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Trimester 1 Unit Chair:

Ross Coulter

Trimester 2 Unit Chair:

Sean Loughrey

Cohort rule:

Must be enrolled in an Arts or Arts combined course

Previously:

ACM203

Prerequisite:

ACI101

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

Nil

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 3 hour Seminar per week

Note:

Student enrolment quotas apply to this unit

Content

Students are introduced to medium format cameras, hand held exposure meters, black and white processing and printing. Topics include advanced exposure and image sequencing. Media output includes silver-based and digital. Emphasis is placed equally on technical refinement coupled with conceptual and editing skills. Students will also be shown approaches for researching and presenting a seminar paper on a significant photographic practitioner.

Assessment

Assessment 1 - Formalism and Field work (1200 words or equivalent) - 30%

Assessment 2 - Research Presentation and Essay (800 words or equivalent) - 20%

Assessment 3 - Folio (2000 words or equivalent) - 50%

Unit Fee Information

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