ACI101 - Analogue Photography
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne) Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Previously: | ACM101 Still Images |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ACIM101 |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 3-hour on-campus seminar per week |
Content
This unit offers the opportunity to discover the history and practices of analogue photography and to understand how it came to define the medium while still continuing to influence and inform contemporary digital culture. Using a range of analogue films and practices, students will acquire camera handling skills and the techniques to understand the relationships between the subject and the lens, light and exposure and to creatively compose visual elements to capture and express their unique vision of the world. This unit does not include analogue darkroom practice.
Students enrolled in this unit are advised to obtain their own manual 35mm camera with the following specifications:
• Manual controls (you must be able to change the aperture and shutter speed)
• Built in light meter
• Standard lens (approx. 50mm)
• Hot shoe or synch point for flash unit
Unit Fee Information
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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