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Discipline Skills A (Lighting Design) (THTR60033)
Graduate coursework level 6Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Faculty of the VCA and Music Student Centre
Ground Floor, Elizabeth Murdoch Building (Bldg 860)
Southbank Campus
234 St Kilda Road, Southbank, 3006
Enquiries
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352)
Email: 13MELB@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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Discipline Skills A (Lighting Design) addresses knowledge and techniques specific to the discipline of lighting design in the performing arts. Through skills classes and contextual seminars the subject explores the role of the designer as part of a creative team, defining the skills, qualities and processes that are essential to the practicing professional lighting designer.
The subject is designed to allow the student to explore, develop and extend the use and understanding of computer lighting design tools available and their application in various event styles and formats. Students will be exposed to a variety of performing art forms through videotape, live performance and photographic images. By the end of this subject students should be able to analyse the lighting needs of a particular performance and have an understanding of the specific demands and aesthetic of a variety of performing art forms.
Intended learning outcomes
On completing this subject students will be able to:
- demonstrate computer design and control skills;
- work collaboratively with other creative team members on the development of design concepts;
- demonstrate the ability to develop concepts through a specific design process.
Generic skills
On completing this subject students will have developed the following skills:
• the ability to create and organise aesthetic material;
• the ability to solve problems;
• the ability to interpret and analyse;
• the capacity for critical thinking;
• the ability to synthesize data and other information;
• the ability and a commitment to collaborating ethically and openly with others.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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
Practical/written assignments equivalent to 2 X 2,000 word essays; 80%
Participation 20%
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Leon Salom Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 36 Hours Total time commitment 120 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018 Semester 1 contact information
Faculty of the VCA and Music Student Centre
Ground Floor, Elizabeth Murdoch Building (Bldg 860)
Southbank Campus
234 St Kilda Road, Southbank, 3006
Enquiries
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352)
Email: 13MELB@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
120 Hours
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 Graduate Diploma in Performance Creation - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022