Undergraduate Course: The Animated Animal; creative studies (LLLA07133)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (ECA) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | THIS IS A FOR-CREDIT ONLY COURSE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF LIFELONG LEARNING (OLL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OLL SHOULD BE ENROLLED
This course will enable students to examine the anatomical structure of the animal and will include the structure and motion of animal skeletons and general muscle patterns. This research and groundwork will inform the development of a range of studies and artwork. Students will explore the expressive qualities of the drawing materials and develop a more considered approach to rendering their personal interpretation in the resolved work. Students will refer to the series of photographs of ¿Animal Locomotion¿ by Eadward Muybridge, and also the work of the American film maker Michael Langan whose films explore the boundaries of live action and animation. As part of the course students will be asked to make works in response to the subject of Edinburgh Zoo ¿ viewed as a public space for the spectators, and a private space for the inhabitant animal. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Lifelong Learning - Session 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: 12 |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
25/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 27,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
71 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. RESEARCH
demonstrate a rigorous work ethic in the sketchbook that informs an analytical interpretation of animal anatomy and also underpins the expressive and thought provoking qualities
2. PRACTICE
be effective in the uses of a range drawing, painting and mixed media techniques both within a sketchbook and in development studies in response to the study of animals.
3. PRESENT
present a range of directed lines of enquiry and insightful reflection in the selection and editing of visual ideas which reveal a position on the study of animals.
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Assessment Information
This course will be assessed by the submission of a portfolio of visual design works within the discipline studied. This will include a selection of resolved design works, preparatory studies, visual research and evidence of a contextual awareness through a completed sketchbook and/or visual journal. The work must be presented in a clear and professional manner appropriate to the discipline. The submission should include work undertaken within the class as well as directed and independent study out with the class.
The combined submission will be assessed against the three learning outcomes for this course. These are equally weighted and each will be given a percentage grade. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 30% in each learning outcome and an overall combined mark of 40% minimum. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
using a sketchbook as an artist¿s/designers¿ tool
recording and developing visual ideas
effective use of drawing, painting and mixed media
ability to undertake research and reflective practice and apply these in the context of the sketchbook within visual culture
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| Reading list |
George Stubbs: art, animals and anatomy.Parker, Constance-Anne. 1984
John,Berger: Looking at Animals
Francis Bacon, 1909-1992-Exhibitions, Publisher:London : Tate Gallery, 1985.
Karle Weschke, Portrait of a Painter by Jeremy Lewison, Published in 1998 by Petronilla Silver Ruston,Penzance.
¿ Susan Rothenberg, Painting and Drawing by Michael Auping, 1992 Rizzoli, New York
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Typically, the course is delivered in weekly taught sessions of between 2.5 and 3 hours for 9-11 weeks or for 5-6 hour weekly sessions for 5 weeks.
Class Contact hours: 27.5 (work undertaken during the class)
Directed hours: 27.5 (work the tutor has set students to each week in their own time)
Independent Study Hours: 45 (work students set themselves to do, relevant to the discipline studied) |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Robbie Bushe
Tel:
Email: r.bushe@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Sherrey Landles
Tel: (0131 6)50 3003
Email: s.landles@ed.ac.uk |
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