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Design and Production Melbourne x Berlin (DPSS30011)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Not available in 2024
Overview
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Scenic design, installation, op-art and trompe-l’oeil have become increasingly familiar in urban and suburban environments. Escapism, usually the domain of the theatres, operas, circuses and runways, needs a more immediate, domestic application in the age of Covid-19, when so many performance venues have closed. This intensive module looks to familiar spaces for opportunities for fantastical design, happenstance theatricality and immersive scenographies, recognizing that art can meet the angsts of a society, alleviate anxieties and offer new perspectives.
Collaborating with SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences, students from both Melbourne and Berlin attend a number of design seminars which track the prominent roles and ideas at play in the world of scenography. Namely scenic painting, graffiti art and sculpture, lighting design, sound design, installation management, and spatial philosophy. These lectures occur both in real and cyber-space, where students undertake a number of collaborative design tasks alongside their research and theoretical learning. Students engage in design studios to devise and develop complete blueprints for a scenographic intervention, designed for an audience of one, for a repurposed warehouse in Melbourne.
By grafting a new conversation onto an unlikely canvas, students may find themselves evoking drama, mystique, surprise and serendipity; offering up new design experiences to an unwitting public.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- engage with workshops, discussions, lectures and exhibitions in a thoughtful and organised manner;
- articulate selected aspects of current practice in design or production for live performance in one or more international locations;
- articulate own artistic position/place as a designer, technician or stage manager in the global context.
Last updated: 19 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Option 1:
Admission into the B-FAPRO Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
AND
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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DPSS20013 | Production Studio 4 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
OR
Option 2:
Admission into the B-DES Bachelor of Design
AND
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ARCH10001 | Foundations of Design: Representation |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
AND
Submit a 200-word expression of interest.
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: 19 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Visual and written material documenting activities undertaken
| End of the teaching period | 40% |
Oral presentation
| During the assessment period | 30% |
Reflective paper based on experience
| During the assessment period | 30% |
Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of all scheduled classes. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: Students must submit all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject. For the purposes of meeting this hurdle requirement, each submitted assessment must be complete and constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task. Submitting only part of an assessment (e.g. only the title page) or an assessment on an irrelevant topic will not meet this hurdle requirement. | N/A |
Last updated: 19 January 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
Not available in 2024
Additional delivery details
Quota
This subject has an enrolment quota of 30 students, and places are limited. Places will be allocated until the quota is reached. Enrolment in this subject is not guaranteed.
Last updated: 19 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Incidental costs
This subject may incur costs in addition to tuition fees. These costs may include: public transport fares, accommodation, food, materials, and transport during travel depending on location and student concession. Additional costs will be provided to students prior to commencement in the LMS. *Additional costs are subject to change.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
Last updated: 19 January 2024