Design Studies III : Changes & Conflict - Final Assessment

23/10/17 – 04/12/17 (Week 8 – Week 14)
Agustin Wijaya (0327453)
Design Studies III: Changes & Conflict
Group Work: Controversial Themed Videos

Instructions

Group Work: Controversial Themed Videos
A group project of 5 people addressing an issue through the creative use of a controversial theme.

The Brief
Using controversial visuals into acceptable design solutions using time-based media

Duration of Assignment
6 Weeks

1. Group Report

Students are required to work in groups to come up with a sub-vertisementawareness video based on your chosen topics by using controversial visuals to create an important statement/mission/agenda to the public – namely the Taylor’s University community. You will need to breakdown the issue in terms of the nature of the problems, identify the potential backlash you may incur with your choice of design solutions and the reactions of your audience after you have created the video.

The final report should be at around 1,800 – 2,200 words that covers every aspect of the case discussions as listed in the format below:

Introduction (100 - 150 words)
Provide background and context to this report and the video created to address this matter. Define the purpose and scope of the report, how the information was obtained, specific terms or concepts used and concerns raised.


Literature review (250 - 350 words) 

Summarize the literature relevant to your topic to indicate the importance of your selected issue and the basis for your video concept direction as the design solution.


Discussion (600 - 650 words) 

Interpret and explain your design solutions by indicating how these ideas fit with your literature review. Acknowledge any limitations of your research. End the discussion with justified reasons on the importance of the findings and how they are presented in your video and individual artworks. Provide the details of your video - Summary of the story, storyboard - and individual art expressions.

The individual art should be about the size of A5 (half of A4) with maximum of 150 words rationale to explain your visuals. Refer to the template attached in this section. So that means, if you have 5 group members, there should be 5 individual artworks and rationales as well.

Conclusion & recommendation (200 - 250 words) 

State your conclusions and recommendations that you had drawn and decided from the discussions in your report.


Reference list 

Use Harvard Referencing Style @ https://taylorslibrary.taylors.edu.my/user_skills/tutorial_guides

2. Group Work presentation & exhibition
Each group will be given 10 minutes to present their report, video and art visuals.

3. Awareness Video (Group) & Visual (Individual)
From the information gathered in the Group Report, you will need to produce a video as a group and visual art expressions by each member. Both presentations must address the raised issue using the unconventional proposed solutions identified. The video must be within/less than 3 minutes length of time and published online via YouTube as well as slide show of the individual artworks.

Submission Requirements
All of these items must be uploaded into your group’s designated folder in Google Drive: 

1. A *.pdf copy of the Group Report + Individual Artworks
2. A *.ppt / *.pdf copy of the Group Report Presentation + Individual Artworks
3. A time-based (video or animation) render of the proposed Awareness Video + Individual Artworks slide show 

Submissions

Group Report + Individual Artworks

Group Report Presentation + Individual Artworks

Video