Module Details

Module Code: STUD H2705
Module Title: Art and The Moving Image
Title: Art and The Moving Image
Module Level:: 6
Credits:: 5
Module Coordinator: Karen Hennessy
Module Author:: Orla Ryan
Domains:  
Module Description: This module serves to contextualize the way in which modern art & contemporary art practices have utilized the moving image through single screen projections, complex moving image installations, online platforms and downloadable apps. The module offers the learner a coherent analysis of how artists as experimental film/video makers have worked with film, video and digital technology in the 20th century and the first two decades of the 21st century. This will develop and expand learner's knowledge of modernism and contemporary art practices. The module examines how the moving image in a variety of art contexts approaches the relationship between sound & image, storytelling, or non-narrative experimentation often as a direct critique of mainstream cinema and television. While important figures in Europe and the US will be examined the course will also articulate the need for addressing evident imbalances of historical recognition in terms of gender, sexuality and race. To facilitate a more inclusive approach to learner knowledge the module will employ a comparative approach especially when exploring contemporary moving image practices. This module aims to develop learner awareness and confidence in applying interdisciplinary practices and strategies to their main studio elective. The module gives an expansive overview of the interrelated creative dialogue that takes place across a variety of practices in the arts.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 To define and identify types of experimental moving image practices and film makers, video artists and contemporary artists working with moving images and describe their histories within modernism and contemporary art practices.
LO2 Write a clear and confident article review developing reading and writing skills.
LO3 Formulate a critical and creative proposition through assembling and combining a number of moving image works using several interpretative strategies to illustrate understanding of art & the moving image.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
 
Indicative Content
Art and The Moving Image
Dada and Surrealist film- Collage aesthetic- Animation- Found Footage- Structuralist film- Artists and TV- Artists' Video- Moving Image Installations- The Essay Film- New Media
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment100.00%

Assessments

Full Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Multiple Choice Questions % of Total Mark 10
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Weekly Quiz
Assessment Type Case Studies % of Total Mark 20
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Article/podcast/ video reviw (400 words)
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 70
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2,3
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Indicative:
Develop a project proposal to curate an exhibition or screening event formulating a coherent theme or topic for the assembled moving image work. A written two page critical description of the project topic including at least 4 academic references, descriptive and interpretative information of work chosen including text, image and links to viewing material.
No Project
No Practical
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.
Reassessment Description
If a student fails to complete an assignment re-assessment can take place if the student obtains the agreement of the lecturer to submit completed work at the end of the semester.

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Contact Hours Every Week 2.00 2
Independent Learning Non Contact Viewing, Reading, Listening and developing assignments Every Week 4.00 4
Total Weekly Contact Hours 2.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Campany,David. (2008), Cinematic, MIT & Whitechapel, [ISBN: ISBN: 9780262].
  • Cabanas, Kaira M.. (2015), Off-Screen Cinema,, University of Chicago Press..
  • Kholeif, Omar. (2015), Moving Image, MIT Whitechapel, [ISBN: 978026252810].
  • Beckman,Karen Ed.. (2014), Animating Film Theory, Duke University Press..
  • Rees,A.L.. (2011), A History of Experimental Film and Video, 2nd. British Film Institute, p.208, [ISBN: 9781844574360].
  • Minh-ha,Trinh T.. (2013), D-Passage: The Digital Way, Duke University Press..
  • Respini,Eva. (2018), Art in the Age of the Internet, Yale University Press, p.315, [ISBN: 9780300228250].
  • Reynolds, L.. (2020), Women Artists, Feminism and the Moving Image Contexts and Practices, Bloomsbury, [ISBN: 978135020311].
  • Trodd, Tamara. (2011), Screen/Space The projected image in contemporary art, Manchester University Press, [ISBN: 9780719084].
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Alter. (2018), The Essay Film After Fact and Fiction, Columbia University Press, [ISBN: 978023117821].
  • Balsom, Erika & Paleg, Hila. (2016), Documentary Across Disciplines,, MIT Press..
  • Caleb Kelly. (2011), Sound, 11th edition. Mit Press, p.239, [ISBN: 9780262515689].
  • Lars Bang Larsen. (2014), Networks, MIT Press (MA), p.236, [ISBN: 9780262525756].
  • Manovich, Lev. (2001), The Language of New Media, MIT Press, [ISBN: 978026263255].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
Other Resources
Discussion Note: