Summary of changes to the Visual Arts Stage 6 Syllabus
(commencing 2009 HSC course)

Expressive forms

There has been a reduction from 15 to 12 expressive forms (see page 32 of the syllabus).
Photography and Digital Media expressive forms have been amalgamated into one expressive form: Photomedia.
The Designed Objects and Environments expressive form has been changed to Designed Objects.
Film and Video, Interactives and Digital Animation expressive forms have been amalgamated into one expressive form: Time-based Forms.
The submission requirements in Time-based Forms (Film and Video, Interactives and Digital Animation) have been updated to accommodate developments in technology.
The duration of all time-based submissions has been set at a maximum of 6 minutes (including credits).
The duration of time-based forms submitted as part of a Body of Work in another expressive form has been capped at 3 minutes (including credits), except in the Documented Forms expressive form where the time-based work is the entire submission.
The expressive forms table (pages 32-36 of the syllabus) has been revised to provide consistent advice about the size, weight and duration of submitted works.

The explanation of how to determine the volume of a body of work has been simplified (see page 46 of the syllabus).
The maximum weight of a submission has been changed from 34.4 kgs to 35 kgs (page 46).
Advice about the number of screens for the simultaneous viewing of time-based works has been included (page 46).
A separate section advising teachers and students about dangerous and prohibited materials has been included (pages 46–47).

Advice about the display and set up of works and the need for clear, easy-to-follow instructions has been included on page 47.

The role of the Visual Arts Process Diary in the marking process has been clarified on page 47.

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