57180 Media Arts Project Capstone

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UTS: Communication: MAP and Sound and Music Design
Credit points: 16 cp
Result type: Grade, no marks

Requisite(s): (24 credit points of completed study in spk(s): STM90555 24cp Core subjects Media Arts and Production AND (24 credit points of completed study in spk(s): CBK90800 48cp Electives/sub-major Media Arts and Production OR 24 credit points of completed study in spk(s): CBK91081 24 cp Electives Media Arts and Production))
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.

Description

In this subject students complete an individual original short project in film, video, television, online, sound, radio, performance and installation or multi-platform or via taking significant creative crew roles on a number of projects agreed by your lecturer or by working in groups of two or three to make one original short project. The completed project should demonstrate the student's advanced professional skills and creative expertise. The project must be successfully completed during the session, although it may have been developed and commenced during the Research and Development subject or equivalent Scriptwriting subject. It must be feasible to be produced within the resources available both through UTS and those provided by the student from outside UTS. The proposed project must be approved by your lecturer. Students are required to submit critical documentation (approximately 3000 words) of their research, production development and production process to accompany the final project. This documentation should demonstrate the student's critical relationship to their media production practice. This subject differs from the Research and Development subject in that it is expected that the completed project work is conceptually and creatively challenging. The production and/or post-production process should be considerably more demanding and the resulting project should show evidence of the student as a media arts program maker. The subject is conducted by class and individual supervision by your lecturer.

Subject learning objectives (SLOs)

a.	Produce advanced media production projects demonstrating high levels of professional skills and creative expertise
b.	Understand and implement ethical creative work practices
c.	Explain theoretical ideas and professional practices as relevant to their media production work
d.	Evaluate their own professional practice including their capacity to lead a creative team and to undertake collaborative production work
e.	Critically analyse their media production practice and the resulting media project

Teaching and learning strategies

Students present work in progress in class. Academic advice is provided by your lecturer either one-on-one or to small groups.

Content (topics)

Academic advice is provided by staff either one-on-one or to small groups. Students must submit a Project Proposal for approval by their lecturer at the beginning of the semester. This is the basis for beginning work on their MA Major Project. Students are expected to meet the production planning requirements of their project proposal or script, budget, schedule, milestones design notes and provide details of crew or team collaboration at the beginning of semester. At that stage a schedule for the production will be negotiated along with meetings, milestones and work-in-progress screenings and review meetings with the academic adviser.

Assessment

Assessment task 1: Media Production Major Project

Objective(s):	a, b and d
Weight:	80%
Criteria:	Originality or innovation in project idea Degree of creativity in realization of media production Evidence of engagement with ethical and professional work practices Technical and professional proficiency evident in completed work Completion of project within the deadline and schedule as set out in the assessment task

Assessment task 2: Documentation

Objective(s):	b, c and e
Weight:	20%
Criteria:	The capacity to critically analyse a media production work from conceptual, technical and production perspectives Degree of insight into how making the project has developed their professional skills Degree of engagement between theoretical ideas and professional practices Demonstrated understanding of ethical work practices Capacity to critically evaluate their capacity to undertake independent and collaborative production work at a professional level Clarity of argument, quality of written expression and presentation

Minimum requirements

Attendance at tutorials is essential in this subject. Classes are based on a collaborative approach that involves essential work-shopping and interchange of ideas with other students and the tutor. A roll will be taken at each class. Students who have more than two absences from class will be refused final assessment (see Rule 3.8).

Students are expected to attend meetings as scheduled, and must advise the tutor in a timely manner if they are unable to attend.

References

Students will be directed to relevant references by their academic adviser as required.