Year 10 ART (Code: ARTC10)

Learning Area Leader: Mr Morrison                                                                  

You may be interested in Art if you enjoy:

·         Drawing, painting, printmaking, digital art and learning about great artists and their artworks

·         Wish to pursue these subjects in the Senior Years: Art, Visual Communication, Media

Major Focus – Art Skills and Knowledge of Art Movements

Students have the opportunity to further develop fine art skills in drawing, painting, printmaking, 3D and Digital Art.  You are encouraged to develop your own ideas and approaches to art making in response to a theme set by your teacher.

You will study the work of a range of visual artists and their work, past and present. Students will be encouraged to develop their own style through research, exploration and experimentation in their visual diary, leading to several final pieces of work.

Learning Activities

·         Sketching and developing ideas in a visual diary

·         Experimenting with materials and techniques, both traditional and digital

·         Researching and discussing the work of artists from the past and present

·         Viewing art films and documentaries

·         Creating final pieces of work for display and at the St Bede’s College Art & Technology Show in Term 4

Assessment

·         Visual diary work

·         1 Art Theory assignment

·         2 major final pieces based on project themes

There is no level or standard required to study Art at year 10. Students don’t need to be amazing drawers or painters to be able to succeed. There are many ways to create amazing artworks! All you need is a sense of creativity and you will learn how to express your ideas and have fun.

Year 10 MEDIA: Lights, Camera, Action (Code: MEDI10)

Learning Area Leader: Mr Morrison  

You may be interested in this Elective if you enjoy:

·         Watching, discussing and analysing movies and television; or

·         Playing computer games and creating your own media projects; or

·         Wish to pursue these subjects in the Senior Years: Media & Visual Communications

Major Focus – Development of knowledge & skills to produce a media project

Students explore techniques, skills and processes required to make narrative feature films, short films and video and photo-documentaries.

Students analyse narrative genre films such as “The Untouchables”, “Rocky”, “Jaws” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark”.

Students are required to study and research the production process and the various roles undertaken to produce a piece of media.

In small groups, students plan, shoot and edit their own short video, choosing narrative, documentary and/or mockumentary as their style of production.

Learning Activities

·         Watching and studying films/television

·         Practical classes in production techniques

·         Scriptwriting, storyboarding and production planning

·         Editing and post-production techniques

Assessment

·         Film Analysis and Review

·         Media Design Skills

·         Solo Media Project: Photography

·         Group Media Project: Video

Students are expected to have a keen interest, enthusiasm and a willingness to work out of class time and after school to complete their chosen media projects.