Overview

This unit enables students to extend their skills acquired in previous units of study and apply them to complex communication problems. Students will extend their skills with advanced exploration and use of image making and photomedia techniques to achieve sophisticated individual outcomes. Through planned systematic research, students will analyse, interpret and create innovative solutions that will extend and consolidate their scope that spans a range of photomedia.

Requisites

Prerequisites
DDD20009 Photography and Art Direction
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Summer
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
06-January-2025
16-February-2025
Last self-enrolment date
06-January-2025
Census date
17-January-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
31-January-2025
Results released date
04-March-2025
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Examine forms of image capture methods and technical experimentation (including aspects of visual and media semiotics, photography, imaging, digital illustration)
  • Create an integrated media display or presentation in a visual communication design context
  • Research and critically evaluate their chosen topic
  • Apply relevant knowledge, and appropriate design methods, processes and techniques to the development of a final, highly-resolved, integrated design outcome

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Activity Type Activity Total Hours Number of Weeks Hours Per Week Venue Type and Activity Detail
On-campus Studio 36 12 weeks 3 Research, Photography, Digital Image exploration
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning 72 12 weeks 6 Photography, Digital Image exploration
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning 42 12 weeks 3.5 Online lectures, modules, peer feedback
Total Hours: 150 Total Hours (per week): 12.5  

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Background Research for Topic and EssayIndividual 10% 3 
Exploration of three genresIndividual 60% 1,2,3 
Major Project Including Final of GenresIndividual 30% 1,2,3,4 

Content

  • Effects of lighting on photographic images
  • Manipulation of image through a variety of software
  • Alternate capture devices
  • Illustrative skills
  • Contemporary practice and different applications for images in design
  • Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Information literacy

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.