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Making Movies 1 (FLTV10010)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville) and On Campus (Southbank)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
For all administrative enquiries, e.g. enrolment, class registration, special consideration enquiries:
For all academic enquiries, e.g. assessment, subject matter enquiries:
Helen Gaynor
gaynor.h@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 1
For all administrative enquiries, e.g. enrolment, class registration, special consideration enquiries:
For all academic enquiries, e.g. assessment, subject matter enquiries:
Helen Gaynor
gaynor.h@unimelb.edu.au
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 - On Campus Semester 1 - On Campus Semester 2 - On Campus Semester 2 - On Campus |
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Fees | Look up fees |
Making Movies 1 introduces students with little or no background in movie making to the fundamentals of filmmaking from the professional filmmaker’s perspective. The subject analyses the role of the key ‘behind the scenes’ creatives: film director, writer, producer, actor, production designer, editor and sound designer, to provide an insight into professional film making practice.
The subject also analyses key creative and practical skills such as application of genre, screenwriting, directing, cinematography, film editing & audio post-production, actor direction, production aesthetics, and film crew organisation.
Delivery is through lectures that include a wide range of film material, presented by professional film practitioners and some applied exercises. Assessments apply the knowledge gained in the lectures, including the application of the grammar of screen language to the analysis of a film project, through image-based story-telling, and a directors vision of an original filmic idea.
Intended learning outcomes
- identify the key creative roles in film production;
- identify the creative skills and processes that are required within these roles to make a film;
- apply the grammar of screen language when analysing a film project;
- apply filmic techniques to the expression of screen-based ideas;
- critically analyse the application of filmmaking techniques and creative aesthetics to screen-based narratives.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Weekly Quiz: 10 x brief multi choice quizzes, relating to the weekly lecture
| From Week 1 to Week 10 | 20% |
Visual Sequence: A sequence of original images (illustrations or photos or a combination of both) that tell a story (maximum of 10 images)
| Week 6 | 40% |
Directors Statement: Written task. Students are required to apply their directors vision to an original film idea, articulating creative decision making across a range of areas. These include casting, genre, cinematography and audio design.
| During the assessment period | 40% |
Additional details
Late Submission
- Unless an extension has been granted, for essays/assignments submitted after the due date, the mark a student is awarded for their work will be reduced by 10% for each day the work is late. Using electronic submission means work may be submitted on any day.
- Unless an extension has been granted, assignments submitted later than 5 working days (or 1 week if due on a weekend) after the due date will not be marked, and will receive no marks.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1 - On Campus
Principal coordinator Helen Gaynor Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 12 x 2hr lectures = 24 contact hrs Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
For all administrative enquiries, e.g. enrolment, class registration, special consideration enquiries:
For all academic enquiries, e.g. assessment, subject matter enquiries:
Helen Gaynor
gaynor.h@unimelb.edu.au - Semester 1 - On Campus
Coordinator Helen Gaynor Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 12 x 2hr lectures = 24 contact hrs Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
For all administrative enquiries, e.g. enrolment, class registration, special consideration enquiries:
For all academic enquiries, e.g. assessment, subject matter enquiries:
Helen Gaynor
gaynor.h@unimelb.edu.au - Semester 2 - On Campus
Coordinator Helen Gaynor Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours comprising, one 2-hour lecture per week for 12 weeks Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 - Semester 2 - On Campus
Coordinator Helen Gaynor Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 24 hours comprising, one 2-hour lecture per week for 12 weeks Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020
Additional delivery details
This subject is delivered either partially or fully in-person in Second Half Year 2020. Please ensure you are able to attend any essential in-person requirements or speak to Stop 1 about alternative subject options.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) Course Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre) Course Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art) Course Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) Course Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre) Course Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production) Breadth Track Making Movies - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
Last updated: 11 April 2024