FH1S56 - Fake Views 01 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: FH1S56
Module Title: Fake Views
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Fashion, Marketing and Photography
Faculty Sub Group: Photography
Module Leader: Matt White
Module Team: Sarah Hayton, Sarah Barnes, Magali Nougarede, Ian Wiblin, Peter Bobby, Eileen Little, Steven Wright, Ian Llewwlyn
First Intended Intake: SEP 2022 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 4
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes:
HECOS Code Weighting:

Document Version Information

Version 2
Valid From 01 Sep 2022
Valid To 31 Aug 2028

Module Aims

To develop confidence and proficiency in the use of digital photographic skills and lighting techniques required for the construction of illusion.

To initiate, test and execute ambitious visual ideas, that demonstrate an understanding of the construction of illusion through photography.

To gain critical understanding around photographic illusion, the construction of ideologies and the proliferation and ubiquity of images as information within historical and contemporary visual culture.

Content Summary

By promoting an exploration of the photograph as an illusion this module expands and complements the visual, technical and critical skills acquired in the two initial modules of the course.

It focuses on manipulated representation by encouraging an exploration of the transformative, illusionary powers of photography through the controlled use of camera, lighting skills and basic digital postproduction towards the construction of meaning.

Students are expected to take some first steps in critically exploring the transformative powers of photography using examples from historical and contemporary photographic contexts.

This module also provides the opportunity for students to become aware of how photographic meaning has shifted with the advent of digital technologies, and powerful new avenues for virtual dissemination.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 10
Seminar 8
Tutorial 1
Practical classes and workshops 12
Supervised time in studio/workshop 4
Independent Study 100
Directed Study 64
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 1
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Evidence and interpret the principles of illusion within photography and how technical choices impact visual meaning.
LO2 Identify and examine debates around photographic illusion and image manipulation, supported by historical and contemporary contexts.

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 coursework will consist of a completed set of images, required texts and demonstration of lighting skills. 0 N/A 80 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Essay 1 Short written analysis. 0 600 20 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Project Output 1
Essay 1

Reading List

Practitioners: Amalia Ulman, Jeff Wall, Gregory Crewdson, Julia Fullerton-Batten, Erik Johansson, Daniel Lee, etc as designated by stakeholders.

Books:

Bate, David. (2019) Photography: The Key Concepts. Pp. 189-213. (Chapter 8 Global Photography) London: Routledge.

Barrett, Terry. (2021, 6th ed) Criticizing Photographs. Pp. 14-44 (Chapter 2 Theorizing Photographs) London: Routledge.

Bogre, Michelle. (2019) Documentary Photography Reconsidered. Pp. 47-71. (from ‘truth and authenticity’ through ‘digital changed everything’). London: Bloomsbury Visual Arts.

Bright, S, & Van Erp, H. (2019) Decoding Photography. Pp. 75-92. (Can Lying be ok?) London: Octopus Publishing

Cotton, Charlotte. (2015) Photography is Magic. New York: Aperture

Cummings, Neil (2005) The Ecstazy of Things: From the Functional to the Fetish in 20th Century Photographs. Göttingen, Steidl

Shafak, Elif. (2020) How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division. London: Profile Books.