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

ASSIGNMENT 4: REFLECTIVE BLOG

A reflective practice and proactive learning project.

task

• individual task: maintain throughout the course an online journal reflecting upon your learning experience in the course

why? so you can:

• reflect analytically upon your own creative, critical and technical processes and production outcomes, in the context of your ongoing learning and your future career

• maintain a ’process diary’ of your research and production work for ongoing reference

• develop conversations and links with your peers and others; pick up and develop each other’s ideas,

• share resources and research

• share peer critiques of work-in-progress

when due

• Fri 12th June 5pm (Wk 14), submitted by email notification to tutor

worth how much?

• 25% of overall course mark

how assessed?

• tutor-moderated self-assessment according to consistency and analytic depth of reflective practice across the semester

Task Details and criteria

• First Blog Post (wk 1): this needs to reflect upon your previous experiences with reflective practice and blogging; and define your goals (regarding consistency and analytic depth) for your reflective practice this semester

• Weekly posts through the semester: one or more posts each week reflecting on what you are learning through critically engaging with

• theories of digital media – convergence/hybridity

• the Lab research and production processes including seminars, tutorials and independent work

• the Studio (pre-PP2) processes

• issues of collaboration

• your skills workshop series

(suggestion: use tags to connect blog posts on given topics)

• Week 5 Review & Consultation - in the tutorial time-slot you will have an opportunity to discuss and review your blog progress with your tutor - this will not be assessed - but you are encouraged to ensure your blog is up to date so your tutor can give you some meaningful feedback.

• Final Blog Post (wk 14): this needs to sum up your reflections for the semester, referring back (with links) to your initial goals, as wells earlier blog posts, the blogs of other pp1 students and other a relevant references. It needs to provide, in effect, a detailed argument for your self-assessment for this assignment. Your tutor will in turn assess the strength and cohesion of the case you put, and moderate your final mark accordingly

Submission

Send email to your tutor by due date, advising completion and Final Blog Post URL. 

General Criteria

What makes a great blog as learning journal? consistent thoughtful and committed engagement across the semester – reflection as counterpoint to action: before, during and after.  deep reflection rather than simple description of actions: this means asking yourself questions and then thinking through the answers in writing (it is not enough to say ‘We did this and that.’ Ask yourself evaluative questions: e.g. How should I approach this task, or this idea? Did my approach work? Why or why not? What if we/I had thought about it or done it differently? What can I learn from the approaches of other people? )  personal voice and honesty making connections with and between ideas and practices – from classes, other blogs, texts, projects, the world at large focus on and insight into your own learning: What did I learn? What can I learn? clear written expression: your blog needs to be written with the reader in mind Appropriate attention to copyright and plagiarism issues Timely submission

Given the above, you need to tag (and draw attention to in your Final Post) your blog entries that relate to the following key areas of reflection: theories of digital media – convergence/hybridity the Lab research and production processes including seminars, tutorials and independent work the Studio (pre-PP2) processes issues of collaboration your skills workshop series