Characters, Scenes and Props

Undergraduate | 2026

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Mode
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Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
GRAP 2005
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Course ID
201243
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus West
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Art and Design
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
David Blaiklock
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Course level
2
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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No
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University-wide elective course
No
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Single course enrolment
No

Course overview

Students will develop knowledge of storytelling through writing, design and production of character sculpture, prop and scene development in relation to stop motion animation, creative and entertainment industries. This course develops students practice-based knowledge and skills to interpret and apply storytelling principles for a range of industry application. Students will develop skills to construct and document the processes involved in building puppet armature, puppet sculpture, scene props, sets, scene lighting and photography typically used in stop motion animation, theatre, entertainment set design.

Students will critically identify and utilise the techniques, skills and bodies of knowledge required for problem solving within practice and production of set, character and model design.

Course learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate observational drawing techniques to create coherent drawn forms of the clothed and/or unclothed human figure
  • Demonstrate observational drawing of proportion and structure to representationally draw the human figure in a variety of poses
  • Demonstrate the use of a range of drawing processes and mediums to generate figure drawings for relevant, discipline specific contexts
  • Depict narrative based drawing demonstrating processes relevant for pictures intended as communication
  • Develop drawings of the human figure in a range of contexts and environments and relates this to professional practice

Availability

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Census date
Fri 17/07/2026
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Enrol by date
Fri 10/07/2026
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Last day to W
Fri 31/07/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 14/08/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus West

Class number
Class number 3162
Section
Section SE01
Size
Size 50
Available
Available 50
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
6 Jul - 17 Jul Monday 9:10am - 10am Adelaide City Campus West Hawke, H6-12
Class number
Class number 3163
Section
Section WS01
Size
Size 50
Available
Available 50
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
6 Jul - 17 Jul Monday 10:10am - 2pm Adelaide City Campus West Kaurna, K4-02
6 Jul - 17 Jul Monday 10:10am - 2pm Adelaide City Campus West Kaurna, K4-20
6 Jul - 17 Jul Monday 10:10am - 2pm Adelaide City Campus West Kaurna, K4-24
6 Jul - 17 Jul Monday 10:10am - 2pm Adelaide City Campus West Kaurna, K4-26

Prerequisite(s)

  • must have completed COMP1012 Materials and Processes for Fabrication

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

N/A

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