This course introduces students to ways of working with digital video as a research tool, particularly in the disciplinary area of Visual Anthropology. It promotes an open-ended, content-led approach to documentary film, where filming forms part of the research process rather than taking place at the end of a research period, as in standard documentary practice. It suggests an alternative to the use of images as illustrations for verbal statements by exploring the use of observational/ethnographic camera and editing techniques to facilitate another way of knowing.
Students will use digital video to explore a research topic under the guidance and supervision of staff. They will produce edited video compilations to communicate understandings of that topic that have emerged through the filming and editing process. A strong emphasis of the course will be on the presentation of work-in-progress where students will learn to reflect critically upon the images they have created and edited and to appreciate the developmental nature of the learning process.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Participants will gain confidence to shoot and edit video footage as an integral part of their research practice, primarily in the area of visual anthropology.
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Work with digital video as a data gathering tool.
- Work with digital video as a data analysis tool.
- Implement ethical practices in the digital realm.
- Constructively assess the effectiveness your own and others' work.
Indicative Assessment
Weekly journal (2000 words) 10% [LO 1, 2 3, 4]
Participation 10% [LO 1, 2 3, 4]
2 x detailed work-in-progress presentations (30%) [LO 1, 2 3, 4]
2x 3,000 word essays (30%) [LO 1, 2, 3, 4]
Final video compilation (20%) [LO 1, 2, 3, 4]
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Workload
Each week consists of a three-hour face-to-face teaching/tutorial/supervision period. These will be expanded to 5 hour sessions (according to student numbers) to accommodate student presentations in weeks 7 and 11.Students are expected to complete an average of 15 hours per week outisde these contact hours undertaking filming, editing, research, reading and writing.
Prescribed Texts
None.
Specialisations
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 12 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 12.00 | 0.25000 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $5040 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $7752 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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