KDB223 Screen Dance

Unit Outline: Semester 2 2024, Kelvin Grove, Internal

Overview

This unit introduces you to the field of screen dance through a critical and practical engagement with the genre. As such, it addresses the key concerns of screen dance practice from a critical perspective, as well as developing your skills in producing and documenting dance across a range of digital platforms. Through mixed delivery and online learning you will develop skills associated with the conceptualisation, composition, filming and editing of movement for the camera. This unit is designed for those with an interest in the merging fields of dance, choreography, film and video production, shared creative practice, collaboration and the screen based presentation of dance works. The skills learned will be transferable across a range of different platforms and can be applied to the creation of new screen dance works as well as to documentation of performance and creative process.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:

1. Conceptualise, compose, film and edit an original Screen Dance work.
2. Understand the development of Screen Dance as a genre and be able to critique current work in the field.
3. Develop key skills in documenting the process and production of dance works.

Content

Learning Approaches

A combination of studios, workshops, and independent practice will be spread across the semester.

Feedback on Learning and Assessment

You will receive formative feedback on your progress during class activities throughout the semester

Assessment

Overview

There are two assessment items for this unit. For the first assessment, you will present a Work-In-Progress showing of your Screen Dance work and for the second assessment you will document your creative studio-based process.

Unit Grading Scheme

7- point scale

Assessment Tasks

Assessment: Work-In-Progress showing of Screen Dance work

You will work in a group to create a screen dance work. The screen dance will be presented as a work-in-progress where each group will facilitate a post showing discussion forum to elicit feedback on their creative outcomes from peers. You will also submit supporting documentation for your work. An individual grade will be awarded for this assessment.

This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.

Assessment: Documentation

Working with your team you will document the collaborative creative development process of your screen dance work.

This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.

Academic Integrity

Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.

Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.

You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.

Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.

Requirements to Study

Requirements

All students and staff who access campus buildings and facilities are required to complete the Tier 1 General Health and Safety Induction. This must be completed online.

Resources

Risk Assessment Statement

For risks associated with using campus buildings or facilities, refer to the Tier 1 General Health and Safety Induction.

The study in this unit involves physical activity in a variety of locations and venues which may include, your home, purpose-built dance studios, public venues, outdoor locations,  industry standard performance venues and online formats.  Full physical participation in all unit activities is subject to compliance with safe dance practice. You have been taught safe dance principles as life-long learning skills and it is expected that you will apply them in this unit. Physical challenges are an inherent part of dance training. The development of essential risk-management skills that minimise potential injury is a high priority with all teaching staff.

Due to the athletic nature of dance training, the dance discipline provides the necessary duty of care in emergency situations that arise on campus in relation to this unit, through its first first-aid and health and safety officers at all venues in which you are required to participate in this unit.protocols.

Course Learning Outcomes

KK34 Bachelor of Fine Arts

1. Cite and discuss a broad and coherent knowledge of historical and contemporary cultural contexts for creative practice, including the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges.
   Relates to: ULO1, ULO3
2. Identify and demonstrate knowledge of the techniques and concepts underpinning your field of creative practice.
   Relates to: ULO1
3. Demonstrate complex problem solving through iterative experimentation and the creative and critical development of ideas and outcomes.
   Relates to: ULO3
4. Demonstrate technical proficiency in at least one area of your field of creative practice.
   Relates to: ULO1
5. Communicate independent learning clearly and coherently in diverse modes relevant to your field of creative practice.
   Relates to: ULO2, ULO3
6. Formulate and apply an independent perspective through reflection and by acting on the informed critique of others.
   Relates to: ULO2
7. Operate with initiative, ethical judgement and professionalism in creative practice, both alone and in groups.
   Relates to: ULO3