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The Figure in Performance (FINA20041)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 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
Christina Smith: cesmith@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
| Availability | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
The figure is one of the elements available to be manipulated by the designer in the development of a design for performance. An audience reads (either consciously or unconsciously) that figure through its relationship to its environment, and how it presents itself to the viewer.
The human figure is in some ways the only element in a design that is non-negotiable in terms of scale, however it can be transformed through costume design, its relationship to space, its relationship to light and as represented through the puppet.
Through a series of lectures and studios, this subject examines how this manipulation can be used as a dramaturgical tool in the creation of a performance.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- demonstrate a capacity to analyse, evaluate and critique the effective manipulation by a designer of the human figure in a performance;
- undertake the process of developing a design concept and produce documentation and materials sufficient to communicate that concept;
- select from a range of theories (performative, artistic, environmental, historical, philosophical, scientific, etc.) and make them relevant to the task at hand;
- convey the conceptual development, research and realisation of a designed item, and reflect on the outcome.
Generic skills
- An ability to undertake critical analysis;
- an ability to work with design precedents;
- an ability to work with different design methodologies;
- an understanding of challenges for the professional visual artist in the 21st century;
- an understanding of their relationship with and responsibility to their cultural environment and society.
Last updated: 22 March 2024
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: 22 March 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Design project, which may include new creative work or analysis of work, physical or digital models and drawings.
| Mid teaching period | 25% |
Short presentation responding to the content of the lecture series, involving the analysis of the figure in performance.
| Throughout the teaching period | 25% |
Design concept for a figure or figures as a response to a stimulus (text, music, visual image etc) including research, written design rationale. Can include analogue and/or digital models and drawings.
| During the examination period | 50% |
| Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of all lectures. There is an expectation that students attend 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: 22 March 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Christina Smith Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 24 hours comprising six 2-hour lectures and six 2-hour studios. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
Christina Smith: cesmith@unimelb.edu.au
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- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
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Last updated: 22 March 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- 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: 22 March 2024