Responsive OUAN503 - Notes from Studio Brief 1 - 16 October 2014

Notes from Briefing 16 october:

Module briefing

• Possibility to collaborate between students from other disciplines (graphic design/illustration)
• Select briefs that fits with your choices of practice
• 20 credits - deadline 23 april 2015 (contact Mike about this, what is in my agreement?)
• Briefs on Estudio

Module Aims

• To enable students to work cross-course, understand cross-disciplinary approaches, work collaboratively or respond to an external event or activity with a significant pedagogic value.
• For a programme to respond to the arising needs of a specific group of students at a specific stage of course.

Outcomes: A 25% B 25% C 25% D 25%
A Knowledge and understanding - Research and critical awareness
B Cognitive skills - Problem analysis, problem solving
C Practical skills - Visual quality and conceptual development
D Key transferable skills - Organisation, communication and evaluation

Indicative Content

• Address a key external theme
• Collaborative practices that are cross college
• may involve individual or collective endeavour in the use of certain processes or in response to a competition or other form of external competition
• facilitated by a blended learning approach

Will explore

• Approaches to the informed and strategic selection of briefs
• Brief analysis and clarifying of problems
• Brief management
• Project Review and documentation
• Presentation
• Roles and responsibilities in relation to individual and collaborative practice

Studio Brief 1 - Individual practice

• Opportunity to explore a range of individually identified practical, conceptual and creative  concerns within the field. 
• Select and resolve a range of live and/or competition briefs appropriate to your individual emerging practice and interests.
• Investigate content, processes, products and techniques that will help you to understand and define your own creative ambitions within the field
• Focus on 1 element of practice

Interim deadline 22-01-2015

Competition briefs, live briefs for studio brief 1. A minimum of 5 briefs (these do not have to be taken to full production)

Try to extend the brief, eg Design a character -> include a range of other disciplines as well (for example storyboards with that character?

Use the links on the brief as a starting point or when you are stuck

When doing a brief: RECORD EVERYTHING, DOCUMENTATION IS KEY.

Studio Brief 2 - Collaborative practice

• Combining technical, practical and theoretical skills
• expect to respond and submit work

Studio Brief 3 - Project Report

Produce a project report that presents the work produce in response to brief 1 and 2.

In a professional format.

Link your Responsive work to PPP2

Remember:

• Check terms and conditions for any competition briefs and/or site.
• Agree any terms and conditions with a client/live brief before you start work.
• Do not enter into contact with any party unless you fully understand what you are committing to.
• All client and live briefs are entered at own risk.
• If there are issues with confidentiality agreements, intellectual property, etc. Discuss beforehand (keep in mind you have to keep a documentation)
• Keep copies of all your work including developmental work throughout the module
• Mail copies to yourself: a sealed envelope with stamp is a secure way against plagiarism.

Evidence for submission:

1. Blog, tagged OUAN503, studio brief 1, studio brief 2, studio brief 3
2. Products, proposals and presentation boards in pdf format (gotta ask about this)
3. Project report
4. A written evaluation (750 words, included in project report)