Integrated Visual Arts: Exploring Film, Design and Art

About this class

This interdisciplinary course integrates visual storytelling, design, and artistic expression. Participants explore the interconnectedness of these disciplines through hands-on projects, learning composition, color theory, typography, and visual storytelling.

From film posters to multimedia installations, participants express their artistic choices. Utilizing VCUarts Qatar resources, participants create elements for film projects, adding to their portfolios. By course end, participants exhibit their comprehensive understanding of integrated visual arts.

Class Outline

Week 1

• Introduction to Integrated Visual Arts
• Course Overview and expectations
• Initial project: Personal visual narrative

Week 2

• Fundamentals of Film
• Introduction to film production: scripting, storyboarding, and shooting
• Workshop: Creating a short film

Week 3

• Fundamental design principles: color, typography, composition
• Graphic design tools and software
• Project: Designing a film poster

Week 4

• Visual Art Techniques
• Exploration of traditional and contemporary art techniques
• Studio session: Creating an integrated art piece
• Storytelling project: Class begins their first phase of production for their short film (includes script writing, value drawing, etc)

Week 5

• Storytelling project: Second phase of production (filming and gathering materials to edit)
• Workshop: Creating an experimental video or art piece

Week 6

• Interdisciplinary Critique
• Methods of analyzing and critiquing interdisciplinary works
• Refining projects (Moving on the third phase to refine the projects)

Week 7

• Project planning and development
• Progress presentations and feedback
• Moving on to the final stage of post production
• Begin preparation for posters (done in class)

Week 8

• Presentation of final projects
• Class exhibition: curating and displaying integrated works
• Course wrap-up and reflection

Materials needed

Please note: VCUQatar reserves the right to cancel classes for which not enough participants are registered. Already paid fees will be refunded.

Please do not purchase materials until VCUQatar has sent final course confirmation.

Items to buy/have for this class

• Art supplies for mixed media projects (Paper, clay, mini canvas and acrylic paint)
• iPad and iPad pencils

Occasionally, additional materials may need to be purchased and brought in as directed by the instructor.

Where to buy your materials

Most of the materials are available from any art supply shop, for example:

• Cass Art (Fire station)
• Jarir Bookstore: on Rayyan Road or Salwa Road
• Color Note: on Al Nasser Street
• Ibn Al Qayyim: at Markhiya Roundabout
• Al Rawnaq

Schedule

Start: Sun, 6 Oct, 2024
End: Sun, 24 Nov, 2024
Lessons: 8
Days: Sundays
Time: 5:00 – 8:00pm
Location: VCUarts Qatar Campus
Cost: QAR 1500

Instructors