Exhibition Series 1

Not scheduled

Subject guarantor:

Štěpánka ŠIMLOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Štěpánka ŠIMLOVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The Photo Series for Exhibition is the student's main work in this year. It should demonstrate the skills that the student learned in the course. It is also the main part of the final examination and is a finals subject assessed by a committee of teachers.

First-year students may ask any teacher from the Photography Department to supervise their work.

Mode of study:

Exam: a graded credit within the klauzura exams given by a committee of teachers from the Department.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

All assignments of the academic year (including workshops) must be classified in KOS.

Course contents:

The Photo Series for Exhibition is the student's main work in this year. It should demonstrate the skills that the student learned in the course. Systematic work on the Photo Series for Exhibition, with obligatory consultations while the work is in progress. It is also the main part of the final examination and is a final subject assessed by a committee of teachers.

First-year students may ask any teacher from the Photography Department to supervise their work.

Supervised by: individual tutor

Consultations: hours as posted by the relevant teacher

The Exhibition Series is a set of at least eight photographs that make an integrated whole. The number can be lesser if the character of the work demands it - it has to agreed by the supervisor. The manner in which they are made, their size, and the way they are mounted must be consulted with the supervisor. The student may present the Exhibition Photo Series in another form if he or she can explain why this is necessary.

Recommended or required reading:

none

Assessment methods and criteria:

An essay justifying the planned series will be presented to the selected teacher. On the basis of this essay, the teacher will decide whether to supervise the student. Once the teacher has consented to supervise the Photo Series for Exhibition the student must submit the Exhibition Series form to the Department of Photography.

The necessary parts of the form to be filled in are:

name of the student

academic year

date of submission

signature of student

title of the work

short description of the work

name of the supervisor

signature of the supervisor

The deadline of the submission is around the beginning of March. Exact date will be specified by the Department of Photography at the beginning of the winter exam period.

By signing the Exhibition Series proposal the teacher demonstrates that he or she is acquainted with the student?s project and is willing to supervise it.

The Photo Series for Exhibition must include at least eight photographs forming an integrated whole. The manner in which they are made, their size, and the way they are mounted must first be agreed to by the supervisor. The student may present the Photo Series for Exhibition in another form if he or she can explain why this is necessary.

Students present for klauzuras the following items in timely manner:

- exhibition series

- all the assignments of the year, including assignments created during workshops or modules

- 2 weeks before klauzura the latest a filled form should be submitted to the Department of Photography. The form must state the name of the student, year of study, title of his or her exhibition series, the year when it was created, technique and size.

- 1 week before klausura the latest the exhibition series defence must be submited to the Department of Photography. The text must be withing a range of 1 standard page.

- 3 days before klauzura the latest a CD with all photographs (exhibition series, all assignments of the year, workshops) has to be submitted to the Department of Photography. Photographs printed from a digital data must be in an original format and size + JPG format. Reproduced (scanned) photographs must be in TIF and JPG format, original size and 300dpi. Every folder and each photo on CD has to be named by a name and code of the subject and name of the author.

- 3 days before the klauzura the latest students have to upload their exhibition series (format JPG, JPEG, GIF or PNG) minimum 640x480px, maximum 5000x5000px, 300dpi and maximal size of one photo 3MB into their profile on department of photography web site (foto.amu.cz).

- 1 day before klausura the latest all assignments (including workshops) must be classified in KOS.

Course web page:

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Further information:

No schedule has been prepared for this course

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Photography EN - Bachelor (qualification subject)