Learning Agreement

NAME:                                   Felicity Goldsworthy

COURSE:                             BA (Hons) Costume with Performance Design        

UNIT TITLE:                                    Self Directed Project                    

REF. NO./LEVEL:               CSS518

WEIGHTING:                        2.0      

DURATION:                         9 Weeks       

HOURS OF STUDY:          300 Hours    

Unit Leader:                         Adele Keeley/Graham Cottenden

Your Blog address:           www.flickerofgold.blogspot.co.uk

DESCRIPTION:

During this project I am required to complete two parts. The first half is a styling project where I am to visit the National Gallery or National Portrait Gallery and select a painting, which I would like to interpret. I then choose whether to interpret the painting in the period portrayed or place it in a contemporary context. The outcome of this will then be presented in a photograph. There is a £0 budget for this so I will have to be resourceful and inventive in my creations. The skill in creating this piece will be in the styling of the costume ready for camera.

The second half of the project involves me working closely with second year film students, producing costumes for a film inspired by a painting from the Courtauld Gallery. The turn around for the project is very tight and will therefore force me to be creative with time management and work to a tight budget.

My reasons for choosing this project are that I think it is a fantastic opportunity to broaden my skills and knowledge working within film. I have the opportunity to learn Costume Plot Pro, which I think will be useful to me both now and in the future. The project as a whole will be a personal challenge for me to undergo time management and work to a tight budget. I think the brief for this project underpins a combination of my interests in one and my future career plans include working on film, therefore it is a great experience for me.

For assessment I will produce:

A sketchbook filled with my research from both Part one and Part two of the project.

-       Part One: Styling: research will include paintings/portraits I have explored and been inspired by, previous remakes that I have looked at, and my final choice and reasons for this choice, as well as development ideas and a final photograph.

-       Part Two: Film: research will include the specific painting that inspired the film I will work on, any designs required/sourcing, as well as budgeting, development ideas and on-set photos.

-       A film file consisting of Continuity, Character Breakdown, Budget Breakdown, and any other relevant paperwork generated.

-       My blog will be an important part of the work I hand in, as it will document everything from my initial thought process to my reflections on what I have learnt throughout SDP. This will be recorded through the use of labels and will result in a 750 word evaluation.

I will produce a Work Plan to follow closely to help me achieve all of the above. 

Aims:

A1       To provide opportunities for self-initiated, autonomous learning

            and develop the ability to plan time and work independently

A2       To provide opportunity to study the contextual development of costume and performance design

A3       To further develop the creative, intellectual and practical applications of research and contextualisation within a self initiated environment

A4       To propose, develop and evaluate professional aspirations through professional development planning

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this unit you will be able to:

LO1     Identify and define the context for the development of your own work towards professional aspirations

LO2     Demonstrate an understanding of the development of Costume with performance design

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LO3     Have developed the creative, intellectual and practical applications of research and contextualisation

LO4    Consolidate and demonstrate professional aspirations and planning                     

Assessment Requirements:

HAND IN:

 A body of work to include a sketchbook of styling and film design development. A film file (e.g. all script breakdown, call sheets, continuity sheets, evidence of costume plot pro) and a final photograph from the styling project plus a personal reflection of the development of your project in your blog under pinned by personal development planning (in your blog journal) and a final written evaluation (750 words) evidenced in your Blog                   100%

Each assessment requirement must be passed at a minimum grade of 40% to successfully complete the unit

Assessment Criteria (specific criteria related to the learning outcomes and linked to the statement of generic assessment criteria matrix):           

           

1. Evidence of knowledge of contextual and theoretical issues – The level to which you have considered the context of your project and evidenced that to your body of work (LO1, LO2)

2. Evidence of understanding through synthesis and development – The application and extend to which research has informed decision-making and project development together with the appropriate management of time (LO2, LO3, LO4)

3. Evidence of evaluation and reflection – The extent to which you have reflected on the progress of your project and used it to inform personal development planning (LO4)

4. Evidence of realisation through the communication of ideas - The presentation of your work and the level to which specialist knowledge has been applied, communicated and evidenced (LO3, LO4)

Reference Material

This will vary according to the needs of the individual project.  You will define Reference Material through personal investigation and consultation with staff and list it in your Learning Agreement.

De Rynck, P, (2004), How to Read a Painting: Lessons from the Old Masters, Harry N. Abrams

La Motte, R, (2001), Costume Design 101: The Art and Business of Costume Design for Film and Television, Michael Wiese Productions

Cole, H, Burke, K, M, (2005), Costuming for Film: The Art and Craft, Silman James Press

Barcham, W, Gentili, A, Whiteley, L, (2000), Paintings in the National Gallery, London, Bulfinch

Cooper, D, (1954) The Courtauld Collection of Paintings, Drawings, Engravings and Sculpture, The University of London and the Athlone Press

Jeff + Kyle, (2011), booooooom, [online], Available from: http://www.booooooom.com/2011/12/05/remake-claire-ball/ [Accessed: March 2012]

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