Picasso could paint hands Ian Wall Paris, July 2008
Breaking Apart at the Seams 1977 –TV –Film –Radio –Advertising –Newspapers –Magazines
Breaking Apart at the Seams 2008 –TV –Film –Radio –Advertising –Newspapers –Magazines
Computer games Internet Mobile phones DVD BLOG Website Interactive TV Digital Video
Technology or aesthetics?
Process or product? Or both? Critical or creative? Or both?
The professional? The educator? Who needs teaching what and why? And why are our students producing? Fun or creating new audiences/producers?
QUESTIONS TO ASK OF A TEXT What is the purpose of this text? Who is it for? Why does it look the way it does? Analyse the way it looks Why was it produced?
KEY CONCEPTS
Content Language Narrative Representation Ideology/Values Debates Practical work Audience
FilmMaking
Why? Students enjoy doing it! They can express themselves They can communicate.
Why? To allow students to explore their own creativity To explore key concepts To understand that texts can be “other” - an extension of the ‘avant garde’ To explore possibilities of the text
CRITICAL AUTONOMY CREATIVITY PERFORMANCE PLEASURE
CP 3
CRITICAL PRACTICE CREATIVE PROCESS CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES
Assessment/Value
Audience and Values Who for? Who by? Why? Why show what is shown? Why show it in that way? How to construct meanings for the “who?”
METHODOLOGY VIEW AND UNDERSTAND CONSTRUCT PLAN CREATE CRITIQUE
EDUCATE ENGAGE EMPOWER