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Welcome Guide 2017 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production & Technology - Year 1

Luke Murray

Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production &

Technology

UCA Rochester

In this section you’ll find your enrolment and induction timetables. Please take careful note of the dates and times you’ll need to attend during your first week.

If you’re not able to make any of these dates, please let your Course Administrator contact know as soon as possible. You can find their contact details in this welcome guide.

Induction & Timetable

Monday 4th September

Course Leader’s address

Enrolment - all students

Time Location

Induction timetable continued on the next page

3:00pm

4:15pm

Lecture Theatre 1, Ground Floor

Seminar Room 507, Upper 1st Floor

Tuesday 5th September

Attendance not required

Wednesday 6th September

Attendance not required

Thursday 7th September

You will be given a further detailed time table on Monday 4th September for the sessions you will attend on Thursday 7th September.

The focus of the day is to give you an overall induction into UCA’s other student services.

Studentship Day & Students’ Union induction

This will include an overview of IT, myUCA, Library, Health & Safety, Student Support & how to be elected as a student rep! Following the Studentship Day, you are permitted to go home.

Induction timetable continued on the next page

Friday 8th September

Review of Summer Project work - please bring in all work completed during the summer period for this session

9:30am FE Studios, Lower 3rd Floor

Monday 11th September

Studio activity. Other timetabled activities for the rest of the week will be published at this point through your tutors.

Welcome Talk and Drinks for all courses

9:30am

4:00pm - 6:00pm

FE Studios, Lower 3rd Floor

Refectory, Ground Floor

Time Location

Tuesday 12th September

Studio activity 9:30am FE Studios, Lower 3rd Floor

Thursday 14th September

Studio activity 9:30am FE Studios, Lower 3rd Floor

Friday 15th September

Fresher’s Fayre

International and EU Welcome Event (An event for new non-UK students which includes a welcome from the leadership team, free food and drink and an opportunity to meet other new students)

11:00am - 3:00pm

4:00pm - 6:00pm

Project Space

Lecture Theatre 1, Ground Floor

Wednesday 13th September

Attendance not required

Time Location

Welcome to UCA! We’re delighted you’ve chosen to study with us and become part of our creative community.

To help you prepare before joining us in September, this guide outlines your reading list, the equipment you’ll need for your course, and any projects you should do over the summer. Remember to look at your course timetable in this guide too.

If you have any questions, the contact details for your faculty are below – feel free to get in touch and they’ll be happy to help.

We look forward to seeing you at UCA.

Welcome

UCA RochesterTwo years, full-time

For general course enquiries & absence/sickness reporting please contact Campus Registry on:

T: 01634 888777E: campusregistryrochester@uca.ac.uk

An answer phone service is available on the above line for any out of hours enquiries.

All absences have to be notified to the Campus Registry Office before 9:30am on each day of absence. Please note if you're under 18, the call must be made by a parent or guardian.

Pre-arrival

In this section you’ll find a list of activities to complete before you join us in September.

DfE rise in the participation age (RPA) - leaving school

In England, your leaving age depends on when you were born. You can leave school on the last Friday in June as long as you’ll be 16 by the end of that year’s summer holidays. You must stay in some form of education or training until your 18th birthday.

Your options are:

-Full-time education - eg. at a school or college-An apprenticeship or traineeship-Part-time education or training - as well as being employed, self-employed or volunteering for 20 hours or more a week.

For more information visit:

www.gov.uk/know-when-you-can-leave-school

GCSE Maths and English

Please note, there have been changes to Further Education courses, including for some EU students, which are intended to support successful achievement of art and design courses and some of the entry requirements to Higher Education.

Students unable to provide evidence of attainment in GCSE English language or mathematics at grade C or higher (or acceptable equivalent) will be required to enrol on GCSE courses and continue to work towards achieving at least GCSE at grade C.

The UCA enrolment process in September will require confirmation of GCSE attainment in English language and mathematics or acceptable international equivalent.

We’ll offer an initial assessment to determine the most suitable level for you to start studying and support you in achieving the required grades. In return, we’ll expect you to be fully committed to your learning.

Pre-arrival

In this section you’ll find a list of activities to complete before you join us in September.

Attendance & punctuality

You’ll be expected to attend all directed learning days and to provide evidence of self-directed learning. You’ll have access to the University to use our facilities throughout the week.

Here is the weekly timetable for your course; students are expected to attend as follows:

Monday: 10.00am – 4.30pmTuesday: 10.00am – 4.30pmWednesday: Self-directed study day/tutorials (students shouldn't book work on these days) - studios and UCA resources are accessible to all students. Thursday: 10.00am – 4.30pmFriday: 10.00am – 4.30pmLunchtime: 12.30pm – 1.30pm

Lectures begin at 9.30am; all students need to be registered by 9.15am.

University Opening Times

Monday - Thursday 8.30am – 7.30pmFriday 8.30am – 6.45pmSaturday 10.00am – 5.00pmSunday 1.00pm – 5.00pm

Course Costs

Equipment & Materials [needed]

The course will pay for, or subsidise, most of the essential materials used during studio activities such as drawing and in practical workshops.

There will be some additional costs incurred during your course. For example we supply a Personal Media Pack of equipment to be purchased from UCA’s online store for £185* in Year 1.

There is also a separate University Materials Charge of £130. Students under the age of 19 years at the start of their course must pay this Materials Charge during online enrolment; for students aged over 19 at the start of the course the Materials Charge is included in the course fee.

Equipment & Materials [recommended]

As you progress through your course and decide which pathway to study you may require further specialist materials and equipment. Many will continue to be provided for free but the cost of others will vary depending on the nature and ambition of your work.

There is a very competitively priced shop on campus where you can purchase additional notebooks, art materials, mounting materials, papers, etc. Photocopying and professional quality digital printing (A4 up to large format A0+ sizes) is available through our print bureau at much reduced prices from those available commercially.

How to pay

To pay for ‘The separate University Materials Charge (£130)’ and your ‘Specialist Consumables (£100)’, go to store.ucreative.ac.uk.

All payments to be made before 31st August 2017.

Visits

Each year there are a number of local day visits to museums, galleries and locations that play an important part in your study and serve to inform and enrich your studio work and portfolio. The range of visits will vary according to availability of venue and cost of entry fees, etc. Visits are for all students and the cost inclusive of transport is £60.

There is also a residential 5-6 day field visit to Amsterdam in Year 2. This visit provides an opportunity to develop ideas and practical work in a stimulating and dynamic international context and will serve to further enhance your work and portfolio.

The cost of the visit to Amsterdam is £300 and includes travel, B&B accommodation and entry to most venues. We offer an alternative UK programme with 2-3 single day visits for those few students unable to travel overseas. The cost of this alternative schedule is £60.

In Year 2, your residential visit to Amsterdam (£300) or the UK alternative visits (£60) along with your local day visits (£60).

We are committed to securing the best value for all visits by planning ahead and will only change the cost if circumstances are beyond our control.

Overview

No tuition fees for students under 19 at the start of the course.

UCA Charge*University Materials Charge £130 – Library, workshops, computers, general studio materials

Optional costs**Trips – £60 Contribution towards gallery and museum visits throughout the year

Specialist Equipment pack

£185 – Comprehensive specialist pack of artist consumables & equipment essential for the year

*2016/17 costs**subject to change

Summer project

Rationale

Visual journals have existed throughout history as part of the process of reflective thinking, and as a record of image making. Throughout history great thinkers recorded and reflected on their ideas using a variety of visual journaling techniques.

From Thomas Edison’s light bulb sketches to Leonardo da Vinci’s visual journals of flying machines, to Stephen Hawking’s space-time diagrams, this record of image making also served as a record of the thought process. Da Vinci (1452-1519) carried a visual journal with him at all times so that he could record ideas, impressions, and observations as they occurred.

The visual journal is a creative way to explore, express and record our thoughts, ideas, life experiences, emotional reactions and our inner world - visually and verbally. It’s a tool to becoming a better artist, to being more creative and finding enjoyment in the visual arts as a creative student. In essence, the visual journal can become a major component in our art making process.

You’re required to produce a visual journal of work responding to the work of other artists. You may like to make your own book or use one purchased from a shop. The book should contain at least 16 pages, fulfilling the tasks set out in this section of the Welcome Guide.

First list of paintings

-Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci (The Louvre, Paris France)

-The Dream by Pablo Picasso (Private Art Collection, Europe)

-Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali (Museum of Modern Art, New York)

-The Scream by Edvard Munch (National Gallery, Oslo, Norway)

-A Bigger Splash by David Hockney (Tate Gallery, London)

-Luncheon at the Boating Party by Auguste-Pierre Renoir (The Phillips Collection, Washington)

-Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh (Musee d’Orsay, Paris, France)

-The Kiss by Gustav Klimt (Osterreichische Galerie, Belvedere, Vienna, Austria).

Second list of paintings

-Marilyn Monroe by Andy Warhol

-Cafe Terrace at Night by Vincent Van Gogh

-Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Grand Jatte by Georges-Pierre Seurat

-Le Moulin de la Galette by Auguste-Pierre Renoir

-Water Lily Pond by Claude Monet

-Son of Man by Rene Magritte

-The Last Supper (Mural) by Leonardo da Vinci

-Girl with the Pearl Earring by Jan Vanmeer

-The Last Judgement (Mural) by Michelangelo

-Nude Green Leaves & Bust by Pablo Picasso

-Benefits Supervisor Sleeping by Lucien Freud

-Lavender Mist by Jackson Pollock

-Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli

-From the Lake by Georgia O’Keefe

-Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp

-The Weeping Woman by Pablo Picasso

-The Red Nude by Amedeo Modigliani

-The Dream by Henri Rousseau

-The Kiss by Gustav Klimt (Osterreichische Galerie, Belvedere, Vienna, Austria).

Summer project contd.

Task 1

Select two of the paintings from the list on the previous page and consider them carefully.

These should be the two paintings that interest you the most, as they will form the beginning of your own personal visual reference bank. You’re required to make visual studies of these paintings.

What does that mean?

You must describe the colours the artist has used. Decide what colours they are and try to mix them yourself. Then take three different sections of both paintings and see how well you can copy each section, using the paint you’ve mixed.

Don’t worry if it doesn’t look exactly like the artist’s original work, it’s more important that you experiment and enjoy this activity.

Task 2

Consider the artists themselves. For each artist you have chosen, produce research (approximately 2 x A4 sheets for each artist).

These research sheets should include:

-A short biography of each artist, approximately 50 words-Other examples of their work-Photographs and your small copy paintings-A 50-word evaluation of why you like their work.

Task 3

From the secondary image list, choose another painting or artwork and repeat Tasks 1 and 2.

For Task 1 use collage (torn or cut magazines and newspapers, coloured paper) for your colour palette instead of paint.

Task 4

Pick another painting, this time of your own choice and repeat Tasks 1 and 2. It must be a living artist.You’ll need to visit a gallery and view the artwork first hand.

Good galleries to visit are:

-Tate Modern-Tate Britain-Turner Contemporary.

Draw directly from the artwork using dry media only (pencil, pastels, charcoal etc.).

All of the listed tasks are directly aligned to the work you’ll be doing when you begin in September. It’s essential that it is completed, on time!

Learning outcomes

Unit 1

-1.1 Apply understanding of a range of processes to support media activities.-2.2 Critically compare arange of communication methods used to convey meaning in creative media production.

Unit 2

-2.1 Critically compare a range of primary and secondary research sources.-3.1 Apply design and research tools, methods and skills to record and interpret information and develop ideas for creative production.

This work must be brought to college on Thursday 7th September 2017 for assessment.

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