Module Information
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Creative Portfolio Creative Portfolio (3000 words equivalent) | 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Creative Portfolio Creative Portfolio (3000 words equivalent). (where this is a resubmission after initial failure, students must choose a different stimulus from the previous submission attempt) | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Demonstrate the independent ability to conceive, develop and implement an appropriate and cohesive design within a self-directed conceptual project.
Show a significant development in conceptual and methodological understanding of design elements and their effective representation.
Conduct reflexive and critical analysis of a self-directed design process.
Present documents of research and conceptual development to articulate and evaluate design choices made.
Demonstrate an expanded ability to present and communicate design ideas by way of technical fluency appropriate to the level of study.
Brief description
In this module students are invited to expand their knowledge and skills about fundamental design aspects and approaches. Lectures will introduce key ideas, principles, and practitioners. Students are then invited to relevant related skills that make up the toolkit of an effective designer, in a range of modes. Combined with the honing of design skills, students will undertake research, documentation, analysis, and interpretation of a range of design provocations to develop their own design proposal in response to a selection of stimuli, within parameters set by the module staff.
Content
Week 1
Lecture: Module Overview. Key concepts and terminology. Assessments Introduction.
Workshop: general basic approaches to visual communication
Week 2:
Lecture: Introduction to Perspective
Workshop: Perspective Drawing (Pin and String; Freehand)
Week 3:
Lecture: Models and Miniatures
Workshop: Working with Scale
Week 4:
Lecture: The Stuff of Things: Materiality and Texture
Workshop: Material representations and explorations
Week 5:
Lecture: Visual Storytelling with Light and Colour
Workshop: Expressive rendering methods for design
Week 6: Reading Week – Independent Work
Week 7:
Lecture: The (In)Human Figure
Workshop: Approaches to Costume and Character Design
Week 8:
Lecture: Assessment Recap; Best Practice and Pitfalls
Workshop: Student Led Work; Formative Feedback
Week 9:
Workshop: Student Led Work; Formative Feedback
Week 10:
Workshop: Formative Presentations
Week 11:
Workshop: Student Led Work; Formative Feedback
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Adaptability and resilience | Ability to deal with changing circumstances and environments. Adapting to working with other people with different preferences and priorities. Adapting to communicating to different audiences. Includes recognition that abilities grow over time; learning through mistakes; accepting feedback positively; constructive criticism. |
| Co-ordinating with others | Developing the ability to present and defend, as well as adapt, one's viewpoint in discussion with others. Plan and conduct work outside of formally scheduled sessions. |
| Critical and analytical thinking | Develop critical and analytical skills in relation to own work and others. Be able to articulate how and why specific ideas, principles, and practices work, have been translated and developed over time in different iterations. |
| Digital capability | Develop media and information literacy, digital research and problem-solving, creativity with digital tools as well as routine management of communication and social media tools. Develop willingness to try new technologies, adapt to digital methods of working, and understanding of digital footprint and its impact. |
| Professional communication | The individual student’s ability to articulate and communicate ideas and opinions is developed across the duration of the module. This area of development is encouraged and assessed within all aspects of the processes and presentations required, and the assessment forms recognise effective communication through written, verbal and visual media. |
| Reflection | Ability to reflect upon and articulate personal working processes and aesthetic choices in relation to critical concepts. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of key concepts and theoretical perspectives in the area of film making; identify, evaluate and employ research methods suitable for the context; ability to locate, retrieve, evaluate and draw upon a range of appropriate data, sources and conceptual frameworks for research, production and professional practice; reading the practical and creative possibilities implied by a range of stimuli; developing visual and creative communication approaches and methods |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 5