Cinematic Design

Course aim

To introduce students to the practical and theoretical knowledge of Cinematic Design, and to develop student skills in the application of this knowledge for establishing the relationship between design principles and the process of designing for cinema through creative processes.

Course content

Students will develop skills to identify, evaluate, construct and apply key principles of cinematic design in contemporary screen production. Students will focus on the concept of ‘design language’, using metaphors of 'grammar' and 'vocabulary' taken from natural language that enrich the process of designing for film, animation, VFX, and illustration, and apply these skills in practice using a variety of VFX and computer graphics packages.

Textbook(s)

Radford, A; Bruton, D 2012, Digital Design: A Critical Introduction, 1, Berg, London, UK

Prerequisite(s)

INFT 1019 Cinematic Design is not available to students who have previously completed INFT 1019 Design Language in Media Arts.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Practical	2 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External	N/A x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Continuous assessment, Portfolio, Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.