Course Calendar 2011-2012 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert

Creative Arts (continued)
511-403-LA
Portfolio: Photo/Design
(Concentration course for students in Creative Arts –
Photo/Design profile only)
The portfolio course is the culmination of four semesters in
the Photography/Design profile. Students will review,
analyze, and integrate the skills and knowledge learned in
all their courses to produce a coherent portfolio of their
strongest work. Writing a letter of intent and presenting the
portfolio to the class as a rehearsed oral presentation are
the two most important components of the course. The
letter of intent and portfolio may be used by students when
applying to pertinent university programs or when looking
for employment in the field. The course will also emphasize
interview and presentation skills, including the use of audiovisual
support, and will offer the opportunity to practice
public speaking.
3 hours/week Units: 1.66
Prerequisite: 511 courses in previous semesters except
if taken concurrently because of failure or with written
permission from instructor
511-901-LA
Photo/Design: Black & White Photography Workshop
(Option course for students in Creative Arts - Digital
Imaging/Studio Arts and Film/Video/Communications
only)
This photography course gives students the skills to control
exposure and contrast, which is of fundamental concern in
black and white photography. It also concentrates on
editing and sequencing, and on developing a sense of
coherence and thoroughness in a given project. The course
will continue the work on composition and design begun in
the introduction course, and will introduce more advanced
printing skills. Most of the projects will be initiated by
students themselves. The term project will include a written
project proposal.
3 hours/week Units: 1.66
Prerequisite: 511-101 or with written permission from
instructor
511-902-LA
Photo/Design: Light and Image
(Option course for students in Creative Arts - Digital
Imaging/Studio Arts and Film/Video/Communications
profiles only)
The essence of image making is light. This course will help
you to modify light, control it, and use it to create mood and
structure. The thematic focus of the course will be mise-en
scene, with all projects revolving around the theatrics of the
constructed image. Work can be in traditional black and
white, analogue colour or digital photography and can vary
according to the specific project. You will make large prints
which can be exhibited in the Champlain gallery, thus
completing the cycle of concept, production, and exhibition.
3 hours/week Units: 1.66
Prerequisite: 511-101 or with written permission from
instructor
511-903-LA
Story-telling with Still Images
(Option course for students in Creative Arts - Digital
Imaging/Studio Arts and Film/Video/Communications
profiles)
Photojournalism will provide the initial focus of this
course, which will cover the relationship of the still image
with narrative. Content analysis will help students
understand how meaning is created in the media.
Through the use of layout and an understanding of the
relationship between text and image in the telling of
stories, the students will learn how to create effective
photo essays. Students will explore several techniques
used in still photography to create a sense of the passage
of time, and will use these to produce photographs
which imply narrative. The last project, compressed
narrative, attempts to tell a story in a single constructed
image, using actors and props.
3 hours/week Units: 1.66
Prerequisite: 511-101 or with written permission from
instructor