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Photo, Media & Animation

What's it all about?

This subject aims to introduce students to a range of digital and hand drawing systems, techniques and software programs to create drawings or visual communications within the theme of animated design. Students investigate the visual communications of others. This is done so that they can define using the media communication language the elements, principles, audience, client, constraints and considerations in what creates effective media communications.

What type of things will I do?

Students will learn about black, white and colour digital photography over the course and explore animation processes.

What will I learn?

TOPIC 1: EXPLORE & EXPRESS IDEAS

  • History of Animation/Past Techniques.

  • Media in context

  • Photography in Media

TOPIC 2: VISUAL ARTS PRACTICE

  • Stop Motion/Flip Card Animation.

  • Short films

TOPIC 3: PRESENT & PERFORM

  • Found object Animation

  • Clay animation

TOPIC 4: RESPOND & INTERPRET

  • Analyse, evaluate, interpret and reflect upon meanings, beliefs and values in artworks

  • Examine artworks in historical and cultural contexts

What can this lead to?

University and TAFE courses in Arts, Fine Art, Bachelor of Design Arts, Creative Arts, Photography and Digital Imaging, Graphic Design and Media Communication 

POSSIBLE PATHWAY 

YEAR                               COURSES OFFERED 

YEAR 10                              Photo Media and Photography 

YEAR 11                              Art Making and Exhibiting 

                                             Visual Communication Design 

                                             VET Certificate III in Screen & Media 

                                             IB Visual Arts 

                                             Media Studies 

YEAR 12                              Art Making and Exhibiting 

                                             Visual Communication Design 

                                             VET Certificate III in Screen and Media 

                               IB Visual Arts 

                                              Media Studies 


Why choose this subject?

Choose this subject if you are interested in learning about Media and film.

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