Undergraduate Course: Video Instillation (LLLA07200)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Explore contemporary video art culminating in the creation of your own video installation. |
| Course description |
Academic Description
The course will introduce students to the world of video instillation, viewing examples and discussing themes within contemporary art practice, looking at alternative ways of creating and distributing art, experimenting with digital editing techniques, testing out ideas in a group critique format and finally working towards making their own video instillation.
Outline of Content
The course teaching is typically delivered over weekly class sessions of around 3 hours each and totaling 30 hours. Alternatively, the course can be delivered more intensely or as a block if required.
Over the class sessions the course will cover:
Introduction to video and instillation art.
Technological expansions within art practice, how the internet has developed ways in which video can exist
Immediacy of creativity, films being shot using IPhones or smartphones.
Immediacy of distribution and connection. Exploring how live-streaming and websites give us quicker access to work and influence the way we can create.
How art can be viewed, displayed and consumed.
Exploration of the sculptural possibilities of video.
Looking at the role sound can play within installation.
Exploring themes within art practice such as Time and Narrative.
Using a project space format for students to trial ideas of work to be critiqued.
Forming and developing a personal project.
Develop a final work for viewing and final critique culminating with a final show.
The Learning Experience
The teaching will be based and delivered in specialist art and design studios or workshops and will typically include a range of practical exercises, introductions to techniques, processes and concepts, and set projects which lead to more focused and personal exploration. Over the course, students¿ progress will be monitored and supported by the tutor. Teaching will include practical demonstrations, one to one tuition, group discussions and critiques.
For work required to be undertaken after the class hours are complete, the course tutor will set students a ¿directed study plan¿ which can be undertaken without the need for specialist workshops or access to models.
Directed study will include research into a range of suggested artists and their associated movements to engender a contextual awareness. Students are expected to demonstrate how their research has informed their work through annotated sketchbooks, a visual digital journal and practical outcomes.
The Directed Study Plan will include preparing evidence of research and practical work to form an appropriate presentation for assessment.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 10 |
| Course Start |
Lifelong Learning - Session 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 30,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
68 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
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A portfolio of visual art/design works «br /»«br /»
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The Digital Journal and Portfolio 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. «br /»«br /»
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The combined Digital Journal and Portfolio submission will be assessed against the three learning outcomes for this course. These are equally weighted (33.3% each) 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.«br /»«br /»
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| Feedback |
Formative Assessment (required for all credit courses).
(Occurs in weeks 6 or 7 of the 10 week course)
A formative assessment session will occur in week 6 or 7 of the taught element of the course. Each student will undertake a 5 minute verbally presentation with their practical work in progress to other members of the class group followed by a 5 minute group critique supported by the course tutor. Each student will also electronically submit their work in progress digital journal to the course tutor.
Indicative and supportive feedback will be summarised in written form on the digital journal which will give an indication of what areas requires to be address in order to meet the published learning outcomes. This will comprise of short written summary of action points.
Formative Assessment
This will comprise of short written summary of action points of areas requiring addressing to meet the learning outcomes - but no indicative grades will be given.
Summative Assessment
On completion the assessment ¿ each student will receive a % mark for each learning outcome along with written feedback putting in context the % mark and outlines areas for development.
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Research, context and ideas (33.3%) Demonstrate a range of digital working practices and strategies for recording and developing visual information, supported by contextual research.
- Practice, skills and techniques (33.3%) Demonstrate a practical knowledge and appropriately applied digital approaches, to developing visual studies and ideas, explore alternative methods in which video can be viewed and experienced.
- Selection, presentation and reflection (33.3%) Evidence independent judgment in creating a video instillation that demonstrates a level of critical reflection in the selecting, editing, and presenting the work to reveal its value.
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Reading List
Essential Readling
Oliveira, N, Oxley, N & Petry,M. 2004, Installation Art in the New Millennium: The Empire of the Senses. Thames & Hudson
Rush, M. 2007, Video Art. Thames & Hudson
Suggested Reading
Bal, M. 2013, Thinking in film. Bloomsbury Academic
Elwes, C. 2015, Installation and the moving image. Columbia University Press
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Documentation of work development, ability to analyze and critique, critical reflection. |
| Keywords | Video,Instillation,smart-phone,live-streaming,youtube,webcam,internet,art |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Robbie Bushe
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Course secretary | Mr David Lonergan
Tel: (0131 6)51 4832
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