ARTS DOMAIN
Jess Gray
Arts Instructional Leader
The Arts enable students to develop their creative and expressive capacities by learning about the different practices, disciplines and traditions that have shaped the expression of culture locally, nationally and globally.
Students are both artist and audience in the Arts. They make and respond and learn to appreciate the specific ways this occurs in different disciplines including the performing arts and the world of visual representation and expression.
The Arts includes Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Music, Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design.
Drama - Performance
- Focus on theatre sports and improvisation
- Develop your stagecraft and performance skills
- Explore different styles of theatre
Subject Code: P3ADP
Year Level: 9 or 10
What will I learn?
In this class you will embody different characters as you build on your Improvisation, theatre sports and play building skills. You will explore a range of theatrical styles (traditional and contemporary) and learn how to script and block a performance.
What will I do?
- Group work and confidence building skills
- Practical experiences with performance (creating and appreciating)
- In-class performances
Where can this take me?
VCE Subjects: VCE Drama.
Careers/Jobs: Performing arts, public speaker.
Duration:
1 semester.
Drama - Production
- Work through the process of staging a theatrical production
- Look at plays, musicals, comedies or dramas
- Stagecraft roles (Directing, Stage Managing, Lighting design, Costume design, etc.)
Subject Code: P3ADR
Year Level: 9 or 10
What will I learn?
Learning about different performance skills, with the end goal of performing for an audience. Rehearsing and creating scenes using scripted and unscripted material. Exploring technical roles such as Director, Producer, Choreographer, Sound and Lighting.
What will I do?
- Drama Games and Warmups
- Characterisation and different Drama roles
- End of Semester Performance
Where can this take me?
VCE Subjects: VCE Drama.
Careers/Jobs: Performing arts; public speaking; confidence skills for all other professions.
Duration:
1 semester.
Media - Film Production
- Film, edit and produce your own short films
- Learn the tools and techniques of filmmaking
- Analyse existing films to help improve your own filmmaking
Subject Code: P3AMF
Year Level: 9 or 10
What will I learn?
You will gain the essential creative skills, technical knowledge and theory that are necessary in making high-quality cinema and digital media productions. You will implement the production processes used to create your own films and analyse existing films to improve upon your own filmmaking.
What will I do?
- Make a documentary and narrative short film
- Experience filmmaking techniques, such as editing, lighting and composition
- Analyse a film of your choice
Where can this take me?
VCE Subjects: VCE Media, VET Creative Industries.
Careers/Jobs: Filmmaker, digital/video content creator, camera operator, director, cinematographer, editor, gaffer, production sound mixer etc.
Duration:
1 semester.
Media - Photography, Print & Online Media
- Grasp the fundamentals of digital photography and photo editing
- Design a business logo and develop your brand
- Showcase your work in print and online
Subject Code: P3AMP
Year Level: 9 or 10
What will I learn?
You will be introduced to the essential skills and technologies required in modern photography. You will learn how to use a DSLR camera and lenses for a range of purposes. Engage in photo editing, photo manipulation by learning how to use Adobe Photoshop, and Lightroom. You will develop the technical aspects of using a Digital SLR Camera including lighting and compositional concepts through narrative photography, photo compositing and commercial photography.
What will I do?
- Capture and edit a range of photos using a DSLR camera
- Tell a narrative through photography.
- Create an Album cover for a song of your choice.
- Create a commercial advertisement for a product of your choice.
- Create your own personal logo or brand for your photography business
Where can this take me?
VCE Subjects: VCE Art Making & Exhibiting, VCE Visual Communication Design, VET Creative Industries, VCE Media.
Careers/Jobs: Photographer, graphic designer, UX designer, multimedia designer, brand developer.
Duration:
1 semester.
Music - Classical to Contemporary Performance
This subject is replacing subject name: Music - Song Writing
- Develop key music song writing skills
- Compose, perform and record original songs
- Perform as a soloist and band member
Subject Code: P3AMC
Year Level: 9 or 10
What will I learn?
- You will develop your understanding of music language, perform pieces from a diverse range of genre’s both as a soloist and as a member of a group.
- Develop key practice, rehearsal and performance skills
- Compose original pieces in a diverse range of music styles.
What will I do?
- Develop key music song writing skills
- Compose, perform and record original songs
- Perform as a soloist and as a member of a group
Where can this take me?
VCE Subjects: VCE Music Performance1-4. VET Sound Engineering.
Careers/Jobs: Composer, musician, music teacher, sound engineer.
Pre-requisites:
You must currently play a musical instrument (minimum 2 years) and wish to develop performance techniques.
Duration:
1 semester.
Music - Solo/Group Performance
- Perform as a soloist and band member
- Learn the process and skills required to write songs
- Develop your understanding of Music Language and key listening skills
Subject Code: P3AMG
Year Level: 9 or 10
What will I learn?
Focus on building your key music performance and musicianship skills as a soloist and a band member. You will develop a greater understanding of music language and enhance your performance skills on your primary instrument. Gain key skills that will help your song writing.
What will I do?
- Rehearse and perform as a soloist and as a member of a band
- Compose, perform and record original songs
- Develop a greater understanding of music language and music technology
Where can this take me?
VCE Subjects: VCE Music Performance. VET Sound Production.
Careers/Jobs: Musician, composer, music teacher, sound engineer.
Pre-requisites:
You must currently play a musical instrument (minimum 2 years) and wish to develop key performance skills.
Duration:
1 semester.
VCD - Clothing & Branding
- Design branding and graphics for clothing
- Design for street wear, music and sporting industries
- Graphic and print design
Subject Code: P3AVC
Year Level: 9 or 10
What will I learn?
You will learn technical and theoretical aspects for developing a brand. By following the design process you will develop your own clothing brand including a logo, brand identity, products and packaging. You will develop technical skills within Adobe Illustrator to develop your design ideas from concept to final presentation. You will learn various technical drawing techniques and conventions used within the design industry.
What will I do?
- Design a logo and branding for a clothing line
- Design merchandise for your brand products
- Design packaging solutions for your products
Where can this take me?
VCE Subjects: VCE Visual Communication Design.
Careers/Jobs: Graphic designer, UX designer, interior designer, architectural design, marketing and visual merchandising.
Duration:
1 semester.
VCD - Interior & Architecture
- Focus on architectural and interior design projects
- Develop technical drawing and rendering skills
- Explore programs such as Adobe Illustrator and Home By Me
Subject Code: P3AVA
Year Level: 9 or 10
What will I learn?
- Interior styles, movements and colours
- A range of different technical drawings
- The design process and design elements and principles
What will I do?
- Go on an excursion to local display homes and design a moodboard floor plan.
- Trial different hand building techniques and use a range of materials to create a 3D room model.
- Explore different technical drawings including, One and Two-Point Perspective, Planometric, Isometric and Third- Orthogonal Projection Drawings - Exterior and Interior
Where can this take me?
VCE Subjects: VCE Visual Communication Design.
Careers/Jobs: Interior designer, architect, project designer - store fronts.
Duration:
1 semester.
Visual Arts - Ceramics, Mixed Media & Sculpture
- Make functional and sculptural objects out of clay
- Use wire, plaster, paper and other creative materials to enhance your artwork
- Delve into mixed media artwork by printing, painting, collaging and layering
Subject Code: P3AAC
Year Level: 9 or 10
What will I learn?
You will gain knowledge in a variety of ceramics techniques such as wheel work, slab construction, coiling, slip casting, sgraffito and glazing. You will learn to create 3D forms using a range of sculptural materials and create a mixed media artwork by combining printing, collage, painting and other techniques.
What will I do?
- Make a vessel such as a bowl, vase, lidded jar, planter using slab construction with clay
- Make a sculpture using wire, plaster bandage and paint
- Make a mixed media artwork using paper collage, mono printing and painting
Where can this take me?
VCE Subjects: VCE Art Making & Exhibiting.
Careers/Jobs: Artist, designer, gallery curator, exhibition designer, teaching- the Arts, sculptor, pottery production
Duration:
1 semester.
Visual Arts - Digital Art
- Create engaging artwork by sketching on an iPad
- Draw digital portraits and manipulate images
- Master Photoshop and Illustrator
Subject Code: P3AAD
Year Level: 9 or 10
What will I learn?
You will enjoy creative freedom in experimenting with how to create engaging and interactive artwork in the digital space. You will learn to draw and sketch using an iPad and Wacom tablet and create artworks using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Animate.
What will I do?
- Draw a vector portrait and cityscape in Adobe Illustrator
- Manipulate and combine a range of photos to create engaging artworks
- Make an animated gif in Photoshop
- Create an animation in Adobe Animate
Where can this take me?
VCE Subjects: VCE Media, VCE Art Making & Exhibiting, VCE Visual Communication Design, VET Creative Industries.
Careers/jobs: Graphic designer, illustrator, web designer, video, film and photography, animator.
Duration:
1 semester.
Visual Arts - Drawing, Painting & Printmaking
- Draw the human form, still life and other things you thought you couldn’t
- Use a variety of painting methods to create artwork
- Print using age old techniques with modern materials and media
Subject Code: P3AAP
Year Level: 9 or 10
What will I learn?
You will learn how to draw and paint, using a variety of methods and media to produce creative artworks. Explore the way artists have worked throughout history, using the art elements and principles and consider how they can influence your work. You will gain knowledge of traditional methods of printmaking.
What will I do?
- Produce a folio of drawings using different media such as pencil, ink, paint etc
- Use artist quality materials to produce artist quality work including painting and printmaking
- Examine and analyse influential artists and artworks that relate to your artwork
Where can this take me?
VCE Subjects: VCE Art Making & Exhibiting, VCE Visual Communication Design.
Careers/Jobs: Animation, special effects artist, multimedia artist, museum curator, fine/craft artist, art conservator, floral designer, photographer.
Duration:
1 semester.