ACI302 - Photographic Lighting 2: Studio Lighting
Unit details
| Year: | 2020 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Classes and seminars in Trimester 2/Semester 2, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of your trimester or semester. Last updated: 2 June 2020 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Torika Bolatagici |
| Cohort rule: | Students must be enrolled in an Arts or Arts combined course |
| Previously: | ACM335 |
| Prerequisite: | Students must have completed unit ACI205, plus 1 unit from ACI201, ACI202, ACI203, ACI204 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 3-hour seminar per week |
Content
In this unit, students are shown how the Photographic Studio is a constructed and stylised space separate from the external found world. The studio offers a potential for synthetic visualization plus an element of experiential and professional practice not found in other units. From its origins of portrait painting, through the post-war period of creative advertising and arriving in the contemporary tableau and psycho-dramatic style, studio photography is a technical and artistic discipline for students with professional and creative aspirations.
Topics in this unit include:
- The conventions of the portrait: formal, informal, experimental, and nude
- Lighting set-ups
- Lens and camera choice
- Still-life and table-top techniques
- Tableau and constructed space
- The found studio
- Genre recreation
| These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | ||
| ULO1 | Demonstrate a good understanding of lighting studio equipment, practice and procedure | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO2 | Ability to undertake lighting procedures for various genre include portraiture and product, till life and tableau photography | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO3 | Ability to devise a major photographic production which incorporates the skills and theory related lighting studio | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO4 | Demonstrate an understanding of the contexts, history and contemporary context for various genre of studio photography | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO5 | Actively contribute to critical discussions with fellow students and tutor during the presentation of your work and to contribute to the critical feedback of other student work | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO7: Teamwork |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
Trimester 1:| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Lighting Workshop | 20% | Week 4 | |
| Assessment 2 - Genre recreation and Research Paper | 30% | Week 7 | |
| Assessment 3 - Major Production Assignment | 50% | W11eek |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
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