In Digital Specialization 1, students must undertake class assignments and set projects, and participate in workshops, demonstrations and discussions dealing with specific techniques, processes and conceptual considerations within a nominated topic. Individual work then develops over the semester in response to critical discussion with staff and peers. Students complete studio theory aimed at further developing skills of analysis and criticism in relation to new media through gallery visits, talks and critical reading and discussion of relevant publications. Occupational health and safety is approached professionally at this level. There are five topics within the course, each offered in a sequence of four:
Animation 1 — 4
Video 1 — 4
Internet Art 1 — 4
Sound Art 1 — 4
Hybrid Digital Practice 1 — 4
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Apply a range of advanced technical skills
- Invent and evaluate ways of applying concepts to materials and processes
- Create original works of art
- Demonstrate expanded awareness of historical, critical and theoretical contexts for artistic practice in the discipline
Indicative Assessment
Portfolio of studio work (80%) [Learning Outcomes 1-4]
Journal/Documentation/Studio Theory presentation (20%) [Learning Outcomes 2-4]
Assessment includes periodic critique and review sessions that provide ongoing feedback on work in progress.
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Workload
6 hours per week lectures, tutorials, critiques and supervised studio practice and 2 hours per week independent studio practice.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Maya 7 Savvy, John Kundert-Gibbs (2006), Sybex.
Maya Secrets of the Pros, John Kundert-Gibbs (2006), Sybex
Bernd Schulz (ed). 2002. Resonances: Aspects of Sound Art. Kehrer Verlag: Heidleberg.
Jeffrey Shaw and Peter Weibel (eds). 2003. Future Cinema: The Cinematic Imaginary After Film. The MIT Press. Cambridge: Mass.
Object-Oriented ActionScript 3.0, Friends of ED (2007), Todd Yard
Murach's JavaScript and DOM Scripting, Mike Murach & Associates (2009), Ray Harris
Essential ActionScript 3.0, Adobe Dev Library; 1 edition (June 22, 2007), Colin Moock
Learning ActionScript 3.0: A Beginner's Guide, O'Reilly/Adobe Developer Library (2008), Rich Shupe
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:
- 6 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 |
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6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
Year | Fee |
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2017 | $2652 |
- International fee paying students
Year | Fee |
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2017 | $4080 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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