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Choreographic Processes 6 Site Specific (DNCE30012)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Meredith Blackburn
Email: mlb@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 9035 9384
Overview
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Students shall gain experience of processes used when making short dance films and shall fulfill the roles of choreographer and director as they undertake the making of a choreographic work for screen. Extending on the choreographic skills developed in previous semesters students will take an initial idea and develop it from its inception into a choreographic concept as seen through the eye of the camera through to filming, editing and screening. Training in camera usage and techniques plus editing will be provided. Students will gain further understanding of the dance on screen genre through the study of the history of dance for screen and as dancers in each others’ films and as they crew for their peers.
Intended learning outcomes
This subject will enable the student:
- To further develop potential to create and organise aesthetic material in the role as collaborator, choreographer and director
- To acquire knowledge of the moving camera in relation to mise-en-scene.
- To develop appreciation of the genre of dance on screen in Australia and in the broader international context
- To develop/acquire knowledge of the choreographic relationship between the camera and space and between the camera and the choreographic material.
- To acquire the skill to edit on nonlinear editing software.
- To extend on the individuals capacity to recognise and work within aesthetic domains and develop a strong visual aesthetic
- To further develop in-depth and constructive critiquing of own choreographic practice.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Demonstrate rigorous and creative engagement in, and contribution to class tasks.
- Develop and articulate choreographic and filmic ideas presented and interrogated in a ‘pitch’ and /or storyboard.
- Conceive and create choreographic material which is ‘for the camera’: movement material manipulated specifically for the boundaries and possibilities of the camera and editing processes.
- Demonstrate effective and appropriate time and people management skills which enable the completion of a dance film by the submission date.
- Reflect on and identify personal learning and achievement of objectives in written form via analysis of the process of making a dance film and the tasks and stages this entails.
- Create an artistic work in the form of a three minute dance film
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
DNCE20019 - Choreographic Processes into Performance 4; DNCE20018 - Dance Technique 4
Corequisites
DNCE30011 - Dance Technique 5
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Completion of Year 2 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) ensures all students have appropriate background knowledge
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
Participation and Contribution* (10% - ongoing)
80% Attendance Hurdle. Students must attend 80% of all scheduled classes and attempt all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject.
*Participation assessed on criteria of engagement, ability to discuss & give/receive feedback and teamwork skills.
Presentation of “The Pitch” (10% - mid semester)
Storyboard (15% - Week 8)
Reflective Paper - 1200 words (15% - end of semester)
Dance Film - 5 minuntes (50% - end of semester)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Meredith Blackburn Coordinator Jenny Kinder Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 120 hours Teaching period 16 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 27 July 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Semester 2 contact information
Meredith Blackburn
Email: mlb@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 9035 9384
Time commitment details
66 hours total 3 X 1.5 hour practical per week 1 x 1 hour theory lecture per week In order to successfully complete this subject, students are normally expected to undertake additional self-directed individual practice or written/reflective work for 4.5 hours per week
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) - Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022