LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Acting as a head of the respective department
- Internalize the methods and rules of working under special conditions in general.
- Understand what is needed to work as head of department both in creative and practical stand
point.
- Assess how different conditions affects one’s artistic process.
- Analyse and develop new perspectives in their artistic practises and develop new working
methods.
- Understand the importance of collaboration with other departments
Credits: 9
Schedule: 20.09.2022 - 04.11.2022
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Rauno Ronkainen, Kaisa Mäkinen
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
During the workshop students will work along different types of rehearsals that vary each year and represents most common special challenges during filmmaking process.
Advanced MA-lab 1 is a co-production of students in cinematography and production design. Projects during the workshop are combinations of research- and practice-based case-studies that are focusing to the required special techniques in pre-production, shooting- and post-production stages.
During the workshop students will also get familiar with the history of chosen special techniques, will see content related films and other material, and plan and execute given rehearsal together with other students. All material will go through the post-production in separate course (Advanced MA-laboratory post-production) and final outcomes will be screened and evaluated together later in the semester.
During the workshop students will also focus in developing their communication and co-operation skills.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Scale 1 - 5
Active participation to group working and lectures, accomplishment of given tasks, leadership skills and self-reflection about the learning process during the workshop (work diary).
Evaluation criteria based on student’s crew and own reflection about their learning process, co-operation skills and students own share of co-operation. Student’s own progress evaluated during different stages of the workshop and in common feed-back session at the end of the workshop.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Lectures 32 h.
Contact teaching and feedback 48 h.
Student’s own group work 147 h.
Work diary 16 h.
Lectures, research, hands-on teaching and working, student’s individual and group work, learning the heritage and new methods of filmmaking.
Common screenings, student’s presentations, and feedback.
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
4 Quality Education
5 Gender Equality
9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
10 Reduced Inequality
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Weeks 47 - 48 for students in cinematography (post-production phase).
This course is part of MA-laboratories series that includes parts 1 and 2. Both courses deepen student’s professional skills and compose together a laboratory circumstances where they can get familiar with the wide range of different duties and responsibilities that they will face during their professional career. In both courses (MA-lab 1 and 2) tasks will vary each year and it is vital for student’s to participate in both courses since they offer different approaches for filmmaking techniques.
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I - II
2023-2024 No teachingEnrollment :
Minimum number of participants 6. Maximum 12.
Participating to the opening day of the workshop is mandatory.
Registration for courses: Sisu. Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture, https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-at-aalto-arts
Minimum number of participants 6. Maksimum 12.
Participating to the opening day of the workshop is mandatory.