PP1.09 Assignment #3 PP2 R&D

RMIT UNIVERSITY

Portfolio of Design and Social Contest

School of Applied Communication

COMM 2322 Production Project 1

ASSIGNMENT 3: STUDIO DEVELOPMENT FOLIO (R&D)

Due date MON 8th June, (Wk 14) – (tutors may negotiate with you for some elements of your R&D project to be submitted earlier than this date)

Assessment value 25% (n.b.: this task is assessed by your PP2 studio tutor/supervising producer)

Task Overview These are practical, production-related projects, as distinct from the research projects students may undertake in other courses. The form of each student’s project is to be negotiated with each PP2 tutor, as appropriate for different Studios. Your agreed task will directly relate to and prepare for what you will be doing in PP2, and how you conceive of the project in creative, technical and theoretical ways. It will be expected that you will have a clear idea of the project, and your role in the project, when you commence PP2. (In terms of parity: the scale of the work involved should be roughly to the research and writing of a 1200 word essay.)

Depending on the nature of each Studio, this project may consist of, for instance:

                        • writing a script or treatment

• researching some specific aspect(s) of your project: concept; aesthetic approach; technologies; logistics; marketing, etc

• preparing pre-production documents or production proposals

• specific creative/technical experiments in aspects of production: eg interview techniques; directing actors; lighting styles

OR some combination of the above.

Submission as negotiated with your tutor.

Assessment Criteria

1. quality of practice-based and other research undertaken as appropriate for your particular project
2. evidence of your critical and creative engagement with the project
3. professional presentation of your work, in its agreed form – this includes excellence in written and/or oral communication as appropriate
4. effective collaboration with your supervising producer (tutor) in agreeing upon the specific form and scope of your particular R&D project and its timely delivery
5. effective collaboration, as appropriate, with other members of your production team
6. effective application, as appropriate, of your media production skills and experience
7. evidence of independent initiative and effective application of creative problem-solving skills as required to complete your project