Course Title: Produce innovative digital images
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2017
Course Code: VART6393C
Course Title: Produce innovative digital images
School: 340T Art
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4373 - Certificate IV in Photography and Photo Imaging
Course Contact: Program Administration
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4472
Course Contact Email: visualart@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Rob Gale
Nominal Hours: 50
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
In this course you will gain skills and knowledge needed to produce digital images for electronic media or print output.
You will be working independently on your projects with supervision and guidance as required.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUADIG405 Produce innovative digital images |
Element: |
1. Experiment with digital imaging techniques and media |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Evaluate the potential for new approaches to digital imaging based on capabilities of known techniques 1.2 Adapt or introduce new tools, equipment and materials to achieve different effects 1.3 Experiment and extend the capabilities of digital imaging techniques 1.4 Use tools, equipment, materials and techniques safely and sustainably |
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2. Develop ideas for digital imaging |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Discuss creative and other goals for digital image works 2.2 Research, adapt and use relevant ideas and approaches of other practitioners with consideration of intellectual property rights 2.3 Consider the potential of different digital imaging techniques when developing initial concepts 2.4 Refine and confirm concept based on experimentation, research and collaboration with others |
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3. Organise digital imaging resources |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Assess specific resource requirements for development and presentation of works 3.2 Research and access potential sources of supply for digital imaging resources 3.3 Evaluate cost and other constraints that impact on the development and presentation of works 3.4 Set up or coordinate resources according to safety and other workplace requirements |
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4. Realise finished digital images |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Use safe and sustainable practices throughout the production of work 4.2 Create digital images using techniques and media selected through research and experimentation 4.3 Review and refine ideas and approaches to complete the works 4.4 Finalise images in a format suitable for presentation and archive files according to industry standards 4.5 Document and record the development of the work and the research and ideas that informed it |
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5. Evaluate digital imaging work |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Reflect on own work in terms of conceptual development and technical execution to identify areas for improvement 5.2 Discuss completed work and use feedback to improve future works |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements. You will be able to employ industry level digital techniques to process, enhance, mask and manipulate a broad range of digital photographic files.
Details of Learning Activities
In class activities
- lectures
- peer teaching and class presentations
- group discussion
- online research
- workshopping
- independent project based work
- teacher directed group activities/projects class exercises to review discussions/lectures
Teaching Schedule
Teaching schedule Please note: While your teacher will cover all the material in this schedule, the weekly order is subject to change depending on class needs and availability of speakers and resources.
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Week
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Class content |
Due Dates
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Week 1 |
Introduction: Course, Assignments, class culture, safe-working procedures. -Tutorial demo – HDR ‘Photoshop Auto 32 Bit Vs Manual Photoshop 1 over exposed and 1 under exposed – Cook’s Cottage. -Tutorial demo – Transform on correction of building perspective -Tutorial demo – Channel Masking Intro 1 – ‘Simple to Mask’ Flower in the Field exercise. -Tutorial demo – Channel Masking Intro 2 – Using ‘Apply’ Levels & Brush/Overlay Mode. – ‘The Lily’ exercise |
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Week 2 |
-Tutorial demo – HDR manual – ‘The Office’ -Tutorial demo – Channel Masking Intro 3 – Using ‘Calculations’, ‘ The Doctor in the Hospital Corridor’ Brief Architecture assignment - Graded |
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Week 3 |
Tutorial demo – Masking 4 – ‘Venice & Sky Masking’-Tutorial demo – Channel Masking 4 Students to work in class on class exercises with supervision
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Week 4 |
Students to work in class on assignments with supervision |
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Week 5 |
Students to work in class on assignments with supervision |
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Week 6 |
Students to work in class on assignments with supervision Test files sent to Lab FTP upload demo |
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Week 7 |
Students to work in class on assignments with supervision Test files assessed & files adjusted |
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Week 8 |
Class Review of assignments 1& 2 Resulting print outputs are compared to original brief and analysed technically Glassware and Fashion Assignment SET Show POWER POINT with example images |
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Week 9 |
Tutorial demo – Channel Masking – ‘Difficult to Mask’ Tutorial demo – Channel Masking – Masking 6 Motorbike Class Exercises in masking Feed back and In class assessment |
Architecture Assignments: DUE
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Week 10 |
Tutorial demo – Channel Masking – Masking 6 Motorbike Students to work in class on assignments with supervision |
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Week 11 |
Tutorial demo – Channel Masking – Masking 7 – ‘Motor Bike placed on the Dock’ Tutorial Post Product of student assignment – Masking to control highlight blow outs & Using channels to add contrast to flat portraits – ‘Adding detail to portraits’ |
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Week 12 |
Feed back and In class assessment Students to work in class on assignments with supervision |
Glassware Assignments: DUE |
Week 13 |
Students to work in class on assignments with supervision Test files sent to Lab FTP upload demo |
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Week 14 |
Students to work in class on assignments with supervision Test files assessed & files adjusted |
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Week 15 |
Final Assessment and review of student graded assignments
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Fashion/Portrait DUE |
Week 16 |
Final Assessment and review of student graded assignments
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
250 – 500Gig Bit, Personal hard drive
Overview of Assessment
Assessment is ongoing throughout the course and will include a series of practical tasks and photography projects.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment tasks in this unit are Graded. Class Exercise tasks provide the base skills required to complete your assessments and can be considered as essential building blocks for Graded assessment tasks.
Graded Assessments To demonstrate competency in this course, you will need to complete the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback on all assessment. Graded assessments of the 3 assignments below are averaged to produce your final grade. For further information on the grading system and criteria used, please refer to the course blackboard site. To demonstrate competency in this course, you will need to complete the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback on all assessment.
1. Make display prints for Architectural exhibition – Due Week 9 2. Glassware poster - Due Week 12 3. Fashion layout or editorial story of an artist Due Week 15
Grades which apply to courses delivered in accordance with competency-based assessment, but which also use graded assessment as follows:
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Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant unit of competency. The assessment matrix for this course is available through the
course contact in Program administration.
Other Information
Other Information Cover Sheet for Submissions Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning Assessment and Feedback Student Progress (unresolved) Special consideration for Late Submission (unresolved) Academic Integrity and Plagiarism (unresolved)
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