57226 Collaborative Media Project
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Credit points: 8 cp
Result type: Grade and marks
Requisite(s): 48 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C04394 Master of Media Practice and Industry OR 48 credit points of completed study in spk(s): C04411 Master of Media Practice and Industry (Extension)
Anti-requisite(s): 57180 Media Arts Project Capstone
Description
In this subject, students develop their professional skills and creative expertise by making a collaborative media arts project. They present their project ideas and proposals to the class and form small collaborative teams from this basis to develop and produce projects across the session. The form of the collaborative media project is open and diverse: for example, it may take the form of a short drama, documentary or hybrid film, an artist's moving image work, an online interactive, sound, radio, installation, multiplatform, 360-degree media, virtual reality or mobile media project. Collaborative student teams may choose to develop prototypes for larger-scale projects. Students may also choose to complete this subject by producing a media arts project in collaboration with a community or cultural organisation, or deliver a project which explores new models of ethical and sustainable storytelling forms and industry-related practices.
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
| a. | Produce collaborative media arts projects or prototypes with high-level creative practice and professional skills |
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| b. | Design and present industry-standard project pitch materials. |
| c. | Evaluate leadership and collaborative skills needed for media arts professional practice |
| d. | Critically analyse media arts practices, projects, and prototypes |
| e. | Explain ethical and sustainable implications of creative work practices |
Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
This subject engages with the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs), which are tailored to the Graduate Attributes set for all graduates of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences:
- Remain current in media industry practice (1.1)
- Maintain collaborative media networks (1.3)
- Engage ethically with complex problems to deliver future-focused and sustainable solutions (2.1)
- Apply high-level collaborative research and entrepreneurial skills to business, curation and understanding audiences (2.2)
- Analyse, develop or produce creative media projects for a range of platforms and experiences (2.3)
- Evaluate how communication works in a professional creative media context (6.1)
- Demonstrate high-level abilities and self-awareness as an oral, written and visual communicator (6.2)
Teaching and learning strategies
Learning takes place in a collaborative media arts studio using creative problem-based learning strategies. This is supported through discussions and in-class exercises and formal and informal reviews of work in progress. Students work with academic mentors in small creative groups. Approaches centre on developing creative and technical proficiency and critical analysis. The assessment focuses on the quality and applicability of innovative media arts production solutions and practices. Formative feedback is provided in class at key stages of the process.
Content (topics)
This subject explores collaborative modes of creative media art production in a studio environment. Students engage with innovative case-studies and creative media arts industry practices. Ideas, techniques, and concepts covered in the subject include problem-solving, design thinking and creative innovation, in the context of media arts and production project conceptualisation and iteration towards production or prototyping. Processes of collaborative practice, considered collective knowledge, creative analysis, reflective observation, and effective communication will underpin student contributions to the media arts field.
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Project proposals and pitches
| Objective(s): | b and d | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight: | 25% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Length: | In-class pitch/presentation: 6 minutes Digital proposal: 1000 words plus image or equivalent video pitch or animatic Canvas feedback: 50-80 words per student | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Criteria linkages: |
SLOs: subject learning objectives CILOs: course intended learning outcomes |
Assessment task 2: Collaborative Media Production or Prototype
| Objective(s): | a, c and d | ||||||||||||||||
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| Weight: | 60% | ||||||||||||||||
| Length: | Screen or audio-based productions or prototypes: 7 minutes Multimedia, online or installation formats: as agreed with academic supervisor Constructive feedback: 100-150 words per project each time it screens | ||||||||||||||||
| Criteria linkages: |
SLOs: subject learning objectives CILOs: course intended learning outcomes |
Assessment task 3: Reflection on Collaborative Process
| Objective(s): | c, d and e | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight: | 15% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Length: | 1000 words plus images | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Criteria linkages: |
SLOs: subject learning objectives CILOs: course intended learning outcomes |
Minimum requirements
Attendance and participation in classes and learning activities is essential in this subject. Classes are based on a collaborative approach that involves essential workshopping and interchange of ideas with other students, and the tutor, to build capacities towards meeting the subject learning objectives. A roll will be taken at each class. Students who have more than two absences from class will be refused marking of their final assessment (see Rule 3.8).