Course code

KUA6718.FK

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Lavastusfoto

Course title in English

Staged Photography

ECTS credits

3.0

Assessment form

assessment

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

The aim of the course is to offer the students opportunities in gaining practical knowledge and skills needed for taking photos and developing and executing creative ideas.

Brief description of the course

The course is drawn up from illustrated courses and practical work.
The courses and consultations will give an overview of the historical and contemporary influencers and expressions of photography. The students' creative works will be analysed and developed.
The lecture topics:
Structure of storytelling.
Story and image: perpetuation, reproduction, staging in front of a camera. Stage as a empty room of possibilities. Small dimension photo staging. Presence of an author as a presenter. Working with actors. The connection of photo storytelling with painting, performing arts, theater and film arts. Photo series and single image story. Still image and moving image. Image and text. Photo installation.
Prerequisite to pass the course is to take part of the lectures and consultations and presenting a creative work at the end of the course. The assignments will be photoprojects on stage and themes on stage, active participation in developing discussions on text seminars.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has knowledge and ability to use different manual and semi manual programs of a photocamera
- is able to process the photos with the photoprocessing programme
- knows the main expressive means of photography language
- knows the possibilites for building a story form images
- knows how to develop and express their creative ideas
- knows how to use photography both for the documentary purposes as well as means of expression in the contemporary arts context
- knows how to critically analyse the photo creations based on their knowledge.

Teacher

Dots. Margot Kask, lekt. Eve Kiiler

Study programmes containing that course

Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/21.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/20.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/19.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/18.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/17.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/16.FK)