photography 12/02/2019 bva232 week one

week one blog information and handbook.

The body of work will be a magazine style book designed in InDesign and portrait style. The theme is open there are three preset ways to present your body of work. The magazine must be 24/28/32 pages. 2 pages technical information and excludes cover.

School of Screen Arts

2019

BVA 232 Photography

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Updated 10/02/2019 14:51 BACHELOR OF VISUAL ART Paper Title: Studio 2 Electives Paper Codes: BVA232, BVA242, BVA250, BVA251, BVA252, BVA253, BVA254 Level: 6 Credits: 45 Notes: 3 electives or 45 credits required Breakdown of Hours: Lecture and Tutorial 204 Independent Study 246 Total hours 450 1 AIMS Students will extend their understanding of practice-based research through art practices. Within these fields, students will develop a body of work that reflects an in-depth focused investigation relevant to their research questioning. Students will gain an understanding of the practical and theoretical implications of proposing, developing and resolving an art project. Students will explore relevant linages of practice and critically analyse their project’s positioning. Students will gain practical experience utilising a range of materials and processes to practically and theoretically engage with site and notions of viewer engagement. Students will also utilise journaling as a key research method. Areas of investigation include: Digital, Photography, Sculpture, Paint, Print, Animation and Film. 2 LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of this paper, students have: 2.1 Planned and produced a body of explorative work • Identified and implemented a series of specific material and process making tasks. from an exploratory and experimental stance. • Documented practical explorations, including technical and contextual material and critically reflected on results. • Practically explored aspects of viewer engagement. • Developed knowledge of a range of attitudes and approaches towards the notion of viewer engagement in established practice. 2.2 Planned, developed and resolved a project in one or more fields • Demonstrated the ability to prepare a proposal for an art project. • Demonstrated the ability to develop and resolve a body of work reflecting in-depth focused investigation of a research question. • Demonstrated resolve of theoretical and practical issues in presented outcomes. • Engaged with relevant historical and contemporary practice to support critical questioning within project. • Understood and articulated stance with respect to viewer experience/encounter and Site. • Appropriately presented body of work to peers and/or public. 2.3 Utilised journaling as a key research method

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General

Tutor: Chris Macdonald

Tutor Email: chris.macdonald@sit.ac.nz

Phone extension: 3302

Attendance: To qualify for a pass grade students are expected to have an 80% -100% attendance record. Students who are 10 minutes late or leave the class without prior permission will be marked absent. If you leave class for a portion of time, you will need to catch up in your own time and are not to hold back the class from progressing. If you are absent for any reason it is the students responsibility to inform the tutor and catch up with the required course material.

Deadlines: All assessments must be placed in the required location by 5pm on the due date. Assessments handed in after 5pm will not be marked and will receive an automatic zero. To achieve a pass grade students must deliver all required assessments.

Extensions: Extensions will be considered if applied for on the correct forms (located in your student handbook) at least three days before the deadline and accompanied by a medical certificate.

Summative Assessments: These contribute to your final mark, they represent a combination of in class learning, independent research and practical works.

Assessment

Weight

Due Date

Proposal - Presentation

15%

5th March during class

Major Project - Magazine

40%

11th June by 5pm

Major Project - Prints

10%

11th June by 5pm

Major Project - Presentation

10%

18th June during class

Blog - Checkpoint 1

26th March by 5pm

Blog - Checkpoint 2

7th May by 5pm

Blog - Final

15%

18th June by 5pm

Assessments

Assessment 1

Proposal:

You are to develop a concept or theme relating to a photographic project you wish to create and present it to the class in a PowerPoint presentation.

Your final output will be a printed 8.5x11” (22x28cm) magazine in portrait orientation, please take this into consideration.

Your proposal must be presented in a professional manner. Your proposal must have the following:

Concept / Theme: You are to discuss a chosen theme or concept that you wish to explore photographically. Remember you can develop this further over the semester.

Research: This should outline your approach with mood boards, artist influences, works within your given field and how these works will influence your artistic and creative approach.

Presence / Presentation: The presentation must have clarity and presence demonstrating confidence around your chosen concept / theme. You are to dress appropriately. Visuals are to be concise and legible. Presentation must be no longer than 10 minutes. Time must be allocated for feedback and discussion.

Assessed

Grade Value

Grade Assigned

Concept / Theme

Research

Presence / Presentation

Total

Learner feedback:

Assessment 2

Major Project:

Your photographic project will be presented in 3 ways; a magazine, 3 prints and a presentation to the class.

Magazine: You will present your project as a professionally printed magazine using tools covered in class. This body of work will be the result of in-depth engagement with methods and multiple techniques used in class to demonstrate your proposed concept or theme.

It must show a high technical standard of quality and must show a variation of techniques used during class tutorials.

It must have 24, 28 or 32 pages excluding covers. Atleast 2 pages must contain technical information relating to each photograph in your magazine which may contain a description, EXIF data or diagrams where applicable.

Prints: You will present three printed works, each at A1 size or suitable equivalent, from your project to a high technical standard. Each work must have a description and diagram if applicable of technical and general information about the photograph process used. Your selected prints must be from your magazine project.

Presentation: You will present your final project to the class, discussing your process, results and development.

Assessed

Grade Value

Grade Assigned

Magazine

Prints

Presentation

Total

Learner feedback:

Assessment 3

Blog:

You must keep a blog documenting our progress throughout this paper. This should included all class activities, independent research, analysis, visual experimentation and creative development.

Your Blog is marked at 2 occasions prior to the final due date to make sure you are maintaining and progressing effectively.

Class Activities: All class activities should be documented with visual and written commentary. This should include any homework given within the class environment and should be entered before the next lesson.

Independent Research: Please include link with visual and written commentary on all your independent research. This should include, but not exclusive to, photographic exhibitions observed, photographs observed, library books, artists models, tutorials, articles and news.

Visual and Technical Experimentation: All visual and technical experiments should be documented right from the early conceptual sketches to the final works. These should be documented using written and visual analysis.

Note: We recommend you use Blogger as this dates all entries correctly and hosts all hyper-links and visual material including video and audio. Please use APA referencing where appropriate.

You must use “BVA232” as a label for posts related to this subject for them to be assessed.

Assessed

Grade Value

Grade Assigned

Checkpoint One

Checkpoint Two

Final Blog

Total

Learner feedback:

Grade Guide

Mark

Range

Explanation

A+

90-100

Demonstrates excellent understanding of subject development. Elaboration of interesting detail. Use of Art and writing to enhance and complement meaning. Show original and imaginative problem solving. Excellent level of technical comprehension. Complete and thorough. Demonstrates an advanced knowledge and skills on all levels. Shows thoughtful appreciation of the topic.

85-89.5

Demonstrates excellent understandings of subject development. Elaboration of interesting detail. Use of Art and writing to enhance and complement meaning. Show original and imaginative problem solving. Excellent level of technical Comprehension. Complete and thorough. Demonstrates a very high knowledge and skill on all levels. Showed thoughtful appreciation of the topic.

A-

80-84.5

Demonstrates very high levels of understandings of subject development. Elaboration of interesting detail. Use of Art and writing to enhance and complement meaning. Show original and imaginative problem solving. High level of technical Comprehension. Complete and thorough. Demonstrates a high knowledge and skills on all levels. Showed thoughtful appreciation of the topic.

B+

75-79.5

Demonstrates a very good level of subject development. Has understanding of detailing. Use or art and writing to enhance meaning. Shows a good level of originality and imagination. Shows technical competency. All instructions complete and demonstrate a very good level of skills and knowledge. Demonstrates some thoughtful appreciation of the topic.

70-74.5

Demonstrates a good level of subject development. Use or art and writing to enhance meaning. Shows some level of originality and imagination. Shows technical competency. All instructions complete and demonstrate a good level of skills and knowledge. Demonstrates some thoughtful appreciation of the topic.

Grade Guide

Mark

Range

Explanation

B-

65-69.5

Followed directions with no mistakes. Showed some understanding in all levels of development. Shows some skills and knowledge on all levels. Needs further practice, experimentation and development in areas

C+

60-64.5

Followed directions with no mistakes. Showed an adequate understanding in all levels of development. More work and development needed.

55-59.5

Followed directions with a few errors. Shows some understanding of some areas of development. More work and development needed.

C-

50-54.5

Followed directions with errors. Further development needed. Shows some understanding of the skills and knowledge needed. More practice, research and development needed

40-49.5

Needs improvement on all levels of development. Errors clearly evident. More practice, research and development needed.

>39.5

Sparse understanding of subject matter presented. Much more practice, research and development needed.

Notes: