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School of Art and Design · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
This studio-based course offers a critical and practical introduction to video, with a focus on the experimental possibilities of the digital moving image in contemporary art and culture. The class will unpack how social, technical and cultural shifts have impacted on film and video, and introduce the work of practitioners approaching the medium from radically different positions. Through a series of practical projects, students will explore a range of conceptual, technical and aesthetic strategies and gain practical experience in editing video, managing the timeline and methods of presentation and dissemination. Please note that the course has an intensive focus on the possibilities of editing and postproduction, with limited focus on video capture and the camera which is covered in other courses in the School of Art and Design.
Portfolio
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 4, 5
Major Project
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Critical Reflection on Major Project, 1500 words
Learning outcomes 3, 4, 5
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 48 hours of contact over 12 weeks comprising lectures, tutorials, critiques and supervised studio practice; and b) 82 hours of independent studio practice, reading and writing. Other Information School of Art & Design studio courses have a limited enrolment capacity. Students are advised to enrol as early as possible to maximise the opportunity of securing a place.
As published on Wattle Preliminary Reading The Video Vortex Reader, Institute of Network Cultures. Leighton, Tanya & Esche, Charles. Art and the Moving Image: A Critical Reader. Tate 2008. London, Barbara Video/Art: The First 50 years. Phaidon 2020. The YouTube Reader, Columbia UP 2010. Iles, Chrissie. Dreamlands : Immersive Cinema and Art, 1905-2016. Yale UP 2016.