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UAL Awarding Body
Level 3 Diploma and Extended Diploma in Art & Design
Assignment Title Digital Photography and Photoshop: Produce a series of images that tell a story based on the word IDENTITY.
Unit No & Title Unit 7 – An integrated approach to time-‐based problem solving in art & design.
Level & Credit Value Level 3 -‐ 12 credits Assignment Leader: Juliet Jensen Assignment Verifier Neale Jordan-‐Mellersh Start Date 15th Nov 2013 Assessment Date 24th Jan 2014 This assignment will enable you to generate evidence of personal & professional development (PPD) in these areas: I / IE / CT / RL / TW / PS / EP / PS / C Initiative/ Independent Enquiry/Creative Thinking/Reflective Learning/Team-‐Working/ Self-‐Management/Effective Participation /Problem Solving/Communication
Unit 7 Aim: This unit will develop the learner’s ability to: Critically analyse and integrate research, contextual understanding, materials, methods and skills to solve time-‐based problems in art & design.
Learning Outcomes: At the end of the unit the learner will 1. Be able to analyse and research a time-‐based problem in art & design. 2. Be able to use an integrated approach to time-‐based problem solving in art & design. 3. Be able to use evaluation to support solutions to time-‐based problems in art & design.
What is time-‐based art? UAL guidance states that time based activities may include any form of communication that requires a narrative or sequence of images, sounds or information. What does this mean in terms of photography? Your final outcome should be a series of two or more photos that communicate a story or meaning. Content This is a practical photography unit, which will introduce you to digital photography, including Digital SLR’s and Photoshop. 1. You will be introduced to Digital Single Lens Reflex Cameras. You will use the knowledge you gained using a 35mm camera to expand your skills in operating a camera: with practical knowledge of shutter speed, aperture and depth of field, ISO and focusing etc. 2. You will learn how to use Adobe Bridge and Photoshop to make contact sheets, view, edit and adjust your photographs using a range of techniques. 3. Through experimentation you will gain a working knowledge of the formal elements of image making (composition and framing, camera angles, close ups, long shots, line, contrast etc). 4. You will research photographers and photographic techniques that will influence your own work.
5. You will design, plan and produce your own photographic project based on the word IDENTITY. This will take the form of a series of two or more images that communicate a story, narrative or meaning. You can choose how to present your work (projected / printed etc).
6. You will participate in group discussions, assessments and critiques to analyse and evaluate the progress and outcomes of your work.
Scheme of Work (to note assignment key dates / Briefings / Crits / Formative and Assessment / Tutorials etc.) Week / Date
Activity / Location
Independent Study
Week 1 -‐ 4 15th Nov – 6th Dec
Assignment brief / Intro to DSLR’s, Brdige and Photoshop Composition / Movement / Colour / Studio work
Sketchbook work and research.
Week 5 13th Dec
Informal peer assessment of sketchbook work to check progress.
Week 5&6 13th Dec – 10th Jan
Plan and design final project. Take photographs / Design display of outcomes.
Sketchbook work and research.
Christmas Break 14th Dec – 5th Jan
Finish sketchbook work: Research, documentation and analysis.
Ensure photos are printed by the end of week 7.
Week 7&8 17th – 24th Jan
Edit and Print final photographs / Group Critique and hand of sketchbooks and final outcomes.
Suggested Research: You should research:
1. The differences between Film and Digital cameras and the history of the digital change over. 2. Key Photographers. You can be inspired by photographers who use film and digital cameras.
You can find your own photographers who inspire you, but to start you could look at: Francesca Woodman, Vivien Maier, Sam Taylor Wood, David Bailey or Annie Leibovitz.
Assessment Guidance:
You should aim to produce: 1. A sketchbook containing your research, photographic experimentation including work done
in Photoshop, contact sheets, before and after images, documentation of methods and processes, annotation of photographic outcomes, analysis and evaluation of the processes and images you produce.
2. A series of final images that tell a story, displayed in a method of your choosing. 3. An evaluation of the project based on your own thoughts and feedback from teachers and
peers.
You should take part in: 1. Informal peer assessments, discussions and critiques. 2. The final group critique
Assessment Dates: 13th December – Informal peer assessment to check progress of sketchbooks. 24th January – Group critique and hand in of work. Marked against assessment criteria on next page.
Assessment Criteria These correspond with the Learning Outcomes.
Evidence: Use this as a checklist
1.1 Analyse the requirements and parameters of a time-‐based problem in art and design. 1.2 Apply research activities to support solutions to a time-‐based problem in art and design.
In your sketchbook: Research: Clearly laid out research into photographers that inspire you and the differences between film and digital cameras. Experiments: Documentation of photographic experimentation including: camera work and Photoshop editing. Ideas: A range of ideas that include sequences and narratives or stories.
2.1 Demonstrate the ability to plan, organise and prepare solutions to a time-‐based problem in art and design. 2.2 Apply practical skills, understanding and methods to solve time-‐based problems in art and design
Sketchbook work: Clearly identified design process for your final images including planning, research, ideas and final outcomes. Practical work: Practical application of methods and processes learnt while taking photographs and editing them. Final Outcomes: A series of two or more photographs based on IDENTITY
3.1 Analyse the effectiveness of solutions to time-‐based problems in art and design
Sketchbook work: Continual analysis and evaluation of the methods, processes and ideas experimented with. Clear evidence of how evaluation moved your project forward. Group Critique: Verbal evaluation of the effectiveness of your own project. Give constructive feedback to peers in group assessments.