Postgraduate Course: Thesis Project Exploration (DESI11213)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | OWNED AND DELIVERED BY PARIS COLLEGE OF ART.
This course revolves around the creation of a student's significant research-informed film art project as well as the documentation of their practical processes. Putting previous preparation into action, students will complete the initial exploration phases of their creative work through practical engagement in narrative, experimental, installation, interactive or other artistic forms of filmmaking. |
| Course description |
The course is owned and delivered by Paris College of Art following their 15-week semester and is primarily taught through small group tutorials and seminars.
This Thesis Project Exploration course supports students as they expand an initial project proposal outlined in their previous course, secure the resources required to carry out their intended work and engage in significant practical exploration of film art. Students will follow key milestones set in their initial project proposal which were developed through discussion with tutors to provide a structure and formative deadlines that scaffold the creation of their work. Typically, these milestones might reflect film industry processes of pre-production and production as students refine ideas and organise logistical considerations before undertaking their practice and creating material. During this course, students will continue to apply the artistic-research methods previously identified to determine suitable approaches for the creation and presentation of their work. They will also collect documentation of practical processes which will later form the basis for their evaluation and reflection toward the project.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | This programme requires additional costs to be met by the student.
Materials: Students will be expected to fund the general costs for materials and production logistics during their coursework. Production and material costs associated with the creation of the student's film art project. This will vary depending on the scope or approach of the project and could be in the range of £100-£1,500.
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Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Advance a research informed project with clearly identified expressive and conceptual concerns at the centre of their film art practice.
- Demonstrate proficiency in developing, applying, and critically evaluating specialist technical and practical skills within their work.
- Effectively communicate originality, innovation and new insights arising from their project and ongoing film art practice.
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Reading List
Costa, Pedro. (2023). Casa de Lava - Caderno. Lisbon: Pierre von Kleist Editions.
Honthaner, Eve. (2010). The Complete Film Production Handbook. 4th ed. Abingdon: Routledge.
Minh-ha, Trinh. T. (2023). The Twofold Commitment. Brooklyn: Primary Information.
Prouvost, Laure. (2013). The Artists Book. London: Book Works.
Rivers, Ben. (2016). Ways of Worldmaking. Milan: Mousse Publishing.
Steyerl, Hito. (2017). Duty Free Art: Art in the Age of Planetary Civil War. London: Verso Books. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Research and Enquiry: As students draw on artistic-research methods during this course and develop their own unique approach to filmmaking they will become adept at problem solving, applying critical thinking in the context of creative collaboration and drawing on interdisciplinary fields of knowledge.
Personal Effectiveness: Engaging in a practical film art project of significant conceptual and logistical scope during this course will prepare students to successfully navigate uncertainty, lead teams of other creative individuals, and develop flexible working approaches.
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| Study Abroad |
This course is delivered by Paris College of Art |
| Keywords | Filmmaking,artistic-research,practical exploration,experimentation. |
Contacts
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