FH2D07 - Framing Documentary 01 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2026 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | FH2D07 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Framing Documentary | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Fashion, Marketing and Photography | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Photography | ||
| Module Leader: | Paul Reas, Eileen Little | ||
| Module Team: | Sebastian Bruno, David Barnes, Steven Wright, Fergus Thomas, Karin Bareman | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2020 | Final Year of Intake: | 2025 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 40 | Credit Level: | 5 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100632 - visual communication | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2020 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2026 |
Module Aims
This module has been designed to encourage an appraisal of conventional notions of documentary. It provides an opportunity to create new work which might challenge methods of production and solutions of presentation which may be tired or no longer successful forms of visual communication.
Students are encouraged to consider ways of disseminating their work into the world.
- To challenge, through the production of new work, traditional ideas of what constitutes a documentary practice in the 21st century.
- To communicate complex messages in an innovative and interesting way.
- To consider the relationship between photographer and subject.
Content Summary
This is a module where the student works as a member of a small group. The group are tasked to make a project about a specific community of their choosing and to display the completed in that community.
Through their earlier studies in level four Documentary Photography students were enabled (through a practical exploration of a narrative approach-modelled on the picture story) to examine the historic conventions of the medium whilst exploring, in the final semester of level four, some alternate strategies for story-telling and visual communication.
This module extends the need for a more diverse and agile response to subject and encourages more pertinent forms of communication in engaging with new audiences. However, the first consideration will be content in all aspects. The single element that makes it possible to label a series ‘documentary’ is the works engagement with social, cultural, political or economic issues of the day. Style and method of production are a second obvious consideration and should be appropriate to the intended context of the completed work (the gallery, the book, the magazine, the public art project, installation, time-based presentation etc. –they each have their relevance). A broad research base and an appreciation of the ‘placing’ of contemporary photography is something we will encourage you to develop throughout the module.
Working as a member of a group and drawing upon recognised cultural keywords (for example, Community) the student will embark upon research into their chosen area. This research will be presented in the form of a portfolio which should evidence the students research and progression of thinking in relation to subject and artists whose work may have been influential. This should engage specifically with the students chosen community but also embrace contemporary and historical precedents for their proposed response.
The portfolio and its associated research, will establish the basis upon which the student will proceed to make a piece of work within/about their chosen subject, working within the framework of a group whilst making an individual visual response.
On conclusion of the module the completed work will form the basis of a group exhibition/display.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 8 |
| Seminar | 35 |
| Tutorial | 1 |
| Project supervision | 20 |
| Practical classes and workshops | 10 |
| Independent Study | 161 |
| Directed Study | 145 |
| Groupwork | 20 |
| Total Hours Selected | 400 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Generate and develop ideas, proposals, solutions or arguments that demonstrate creative and intellectual enquiry and to effectively communicate these in a written and visual form whilst taking appropriate account of contexts and audiences. |
| LO2 | Select and use appropriate production processes, coupled with an understanding of the potential of new technologies, procedures and processes. |
| LO3 | Work as a member of a group, identify targets, organise resources, manage workloads and meet deadlines whilst accepting responsibility in order to achieve stated goals. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Project Output 1 | The module requires each group of students to exhibit/display the work they have made in a suitable venue/location they have been working in. Each individual students exhibited work within the exhibition is assessed separately. | 0 | N/A | 50 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Portfolio 1 | Students are required to produce a portfolio of photographic work which engages with notions explored -and as defined in the briefing document and illustrated in the briefing lecture. This work should be accompanied by a detailed project proposal. This proposal should not only define the parameters of the work but also clearly indicate the conceptual underpinning of the work itself. | 0 | N/A | 50 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | LO3 | |
| Project Output 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Portfolio 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |