VISC8009 Thinking with a Video Camera (Intensive)

Offered By	Research School of Humanities and the Arts
Academic Career	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject	Visual Culture
Offered in	Autumn Session, 2010 and Autumn Session, 2011
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	This course approaches video as a new "language" that researchers can acquire and apply to their own disciplines, addressing it as both a research method and medium of expression in the humanities and human sciences. It will provide training in basic video techniques through a series of exercises enabling researchers to use a video camera in the field with some degree of confidence. Students will be introduced to basic principles of video editing. The emphasis will be upon the use of video to create knowledge significantly different from that of written texts, rather than merely gathering visual records. The course assumes no prior knowledge of video-making. Participants will be requested to provide their own video cameras for the period of the course.
Learning Outcomes	Course aims: Participants will gain confidence to create their own video footage as an integral part of methodology in their own disciplines and to recognize the diverse ways in which video fundamentally differs from written texts Learning outcomes: The ability to think clearly about what is important to film basic skills in using a video camera; avoiding the beginner's mistakes skills in recording good sound; natural sounds and interview understanding basic film editing strategies
Indicative Assessment	Class participation (50%), 2,500 word essay (20%), and video project (30%). The assessment package is designed to test students' developing competencies against the aims of the course.
Course Classification(s)	SpecialistSpecialist courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide for the acquisition of specialist skills; or 'second degree' and higher level of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs; or knowledge associated with professional accreditation.
Areas of Interest	Anthropology, Cultural Studies, and Visual Arts
Requisite Statement	Entry to the course requires the permission of the Course Coordinator. Participants will be requested to provide their own video cameras for the period of the course although a few cameras can be made available on request. The course will demand your full time attention. Those with jobs are advised that you will have to make arrangements to take the time off. Missing a day for any other than medical reasons would be to the detriment of their final assessment.
Recommended Courses	All courses offered within the Visual Culture Research sub-plan of the Liberal Arts program
Consent Required	Consent is required prior to enrolling in this course.
Programs	Graduate Certificate in Liberal Arts (Visual Culture Research), Graduate Diploma in Liberal Arts (Visual Culture Research), and Master of Liberal Arts (Visual Culture Research)
Academic Contact	Pip Deveson

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