Course Coordinator:Christine Rogers (crogers1@usc.edu.au) School:School of Business and Creative Industries
UniSC Sunshine Coast |
Blended learning | Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online. |
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In this interdisciplinary course, you will develop and execute the music, sound and screen components for a original creative artefact to make up part of your professional portfolio. Students create a short music video project that speaks to the music industry standardised level of production and is informed by the critical context of your creative practice. This course will establish industry reflective models of collaboration and students may be required to work together on screen projects and be available on evenings and weekends.
Activity | Hours | Beginning Week | Frequency |
Blended learning | |||
Learning materials – Interactive online learning activities. | 1hr | Week 1 | 10 times |
Tutorial/Workshop 1 – Scheduled face to face workshops. | 2hrs | Week 2 | 6 times |
Tutorial/Workshop 2 – Extended workshop | 4hrs | Week 6 | 3 times |
Screen, Music, Music Video, Production, Video Clip, Short Film, Creative Practice, Project work, Collaboration, Inerdisciplinary work.
300 Level (Graduate)
12 units
Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... | Graduate Qualities Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming... | |
1 | Develop, plan, and implement a music video project reflective of industry standards | Engaged |
2 | Investigate and critically analyse music video aesthetics, narratives, themes, and critical contexts | Creative and critical thinker |
3 | Identify and apply screen production processes and technical skills to realise creative intentions. |
Creative and critical thinker Empowered |
4 | Communicate the application of technical skills, knowledge and ideas through written and oral mediums | Knowledgeable |
Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.
(MUS201and MUS203) or (CMN202 and CMN203) or (MUS201 and 120 credit points) or (CMN202 and 120 credit points)
Not applicable
Not applicable
Student will usually have completed a minimum of 4 Music or Screen courses or equivalent experience.
Standard Grading (GRD)
High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL). |
Students will receive peer and tutor feedback on their creative aims for their music video project throughout the semester, and at least by Week 4.
Delivery mode | Task No. | Assessment Product | Individual or Group | Weighting % | What is the duration / length? | When should I submit? | Where should I submit it? |
All | 1 | Essay | Individual | 30% | 1500 words +/- 10% |
Week 5 | Online Submission |
All | 2 | Artefact - Creative, and Oral | Individual | 30% | 5 mins oral presentation 1000 words (+/- 10%) |
Week 9 | In Class |
All | 3 | Artefact - Creative | Individual | 40% | 3-minute music video. |
Exam Period | Online Submission |
All - Assessment Task 1:Music Video Review | ||||||||||||||||
Goal: | To critique a minimum of three (3) music video case studies to inform the creation of your music video artefact. |
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Product: | Essay | |||||||||||||||
Format: | You will critique a minimum of three (3) music video case studies to inform the creation of your music video artefact. It should be written as a formal academic research essay, using the critical, industrial contexts and theoretical concepts explored in the course. Times New Roman, 12 point font, 1.5 double line spacing. Submit as .doc or .pdf file. Minimum of five (5) academic references. |
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Generic Skills: | Communication, Problem solving, Information literacy |
All - Assessment Task 2:Music Video Pitch | |||||||||||||
Goal: | To persuasively pitch your music video concept. |
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Product: | Artefact - Creative, and Oral | ||||||||||||
Format: | In this task, you will deliver a 5-minute oral presentation that outlines your creative concept for a music video. In this industry-reflective pitch you will address budgetary requirements, technical approaches, tools required and logistical considerations. You must include a storyboard or moodboard for your creative concept as well as a production plan. The 1000 words set within this task is an estimated word limit for the associated technical documents (pitch deck or PowerPoint Presentation) presented in your pitch. Submit your presentation slides as a PowerPoint or .pdf file |
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Generic Skills: | Communication, Problem solving, Organisation, Applying technologies, Information literacy |
All - Assessment Task 3:Music Video Project | |||||||||||||
Goal: | To produce a 3-minute music video. |
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Product: | Artefact - Creative | ||||||||||||
Format: | You will produce and deliver a music video incorporating the tools and techniques discussed in your pitch (Task 2). You will deliver this video in an industry standard format ready for digital distribution. Music video will be in a .mp4 or .mov file |
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Generic Skills: | Communication, Collaboration, Problem solving, Organisation, Applying technologies |
A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.
Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.
Students are required to bring headphones to each workshop that are appropriate for a computer headphone jack. Students are required to have at least 16gig of digital storage. Students are expected to make themselves available for autonomous group rehearsals or music video shoots. Students must therefore consider their availability on evenings and weekends as well as normal working hours. If you anticipate challenges in meeting time commitments, please consider postponing your enrolment in this course.
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