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Making Movies 2 (FLTV20005)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
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Overview
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Making Movies 2 provides students who have been introduced to film making fundamentals in Making Movies 1, further insight into the practicalities of professional film production. Delivered in two-hour sessions by film making professionals, the subject provides a hands on study of script analysis, screenwriting, directing, cinematography, sound, animation, documentary and directing actors. In some sessions, students will be working in groups, putting theory into practice, including developing script ideas, making short animations, and directing each other in short acting exercises. Finally, students will work in groups to produce a short 3 to 5 minute film from provided scripts, using their own devices for filming and editing.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- appraise and identify the different qualities inherent in a variety of film genres;
- develop and plan the visualisation of a screen-based narrative;
- apply complex visual and audio techniques to express screen-based ideas;
- communicate story in both written and visual form;
- critically analyse the application of filmmaking techniques and creative aesthetics to screen-based narratives.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should have developed the ability to:
-Prepared a concept suitable for screenplay development;
-Prepare narratives using visual storytelling techniques;
-Critically analyse the use of filmmaking tehchniques;
-Be able to apply knowledge of basic filmmaking fundamentals;
-Communicate story in both written and visual form.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FLTV10010 | Making Movies 1 |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
Making Movies 2 is not available to students in their first year of study. This subject is open to Level 2 and Level 3 students upon successful completion of Making Movies 1.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Not available for BFA (FTV), BFA (Animation) or BFA (Screenwriting) students.
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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10 x brief on-line tests assessed weekly (equivalent 400 words)
| From Week 1 to Week 12 | 20% |
Practical assignment: The application of the directors pre-visualisation techniques to a prescribed narrative-fiction script. (Equivalent 1200 words)
| Week 6 | 30% |
Critical and creative practical task. Students choose between four different creative tasks to submit an original film or script. (equivalent 2000 words)
| Week 12 | 50% |
Hurdle requirement: Students must attempt all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Additional details
This subject has a large practical component. In the weekly face to face sessions students work in teams to develop script ideas, make short animations, learn techniques for working with actors and make group-based films using their own devices. Assessment tasks are based on the knowledge acquired during these sessions. Therefore to pass the subject, students are strongly advised to attend each sessions, as these cannot be adequately reproduced via Lecture Capture.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Helen Gaynor Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 12 x 2hr lectures 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
Time commitment details
170 hours
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 (Visual Art) Course Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) Course Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre) Course Bachelor of Fine Arts (Contemporary Music) 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