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Screen Culture and Aesthetics 2 (FLTV20010)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
Availability | July - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
Screen Culture and Aesthetics 2 is the study of screen culture and history with a particular emphasis on critical study for practical filmmakers. Through lectures, discussion and screenings, students will be introduced to film makers that have challenged the assumptions of conventional narrative and produced new approaches. Students will study screen work from a range of perspectives, including ideological frameworks, different realist traditions, Non-Classical Narrative, the Avant-Garde, Essay Films, Television Seriality and National Cinema, as well as representations of sexuality and gender. This subject includes an embedded program in academic literacy skills of analysis, discussion, essay writing, research and information retrieval.
Intended learning outcomes
On completing this subject students will be able to:
- Demonstrate familiarity with filmmakers who have challenged the assumption of traditional narrative;
- Exercise an open attitude to new ideas and modes of screen production that challenge popular, mainstream or conventional approaches;
- Interpret and critically analyse films.
Generic skills
On completing this subject students will be able to:
- Further apply theoretical knowledge to practical problems;
- Further apply positive self-critical and peer review skills;
- Further the development of a set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment;
- Communicate in oral and written form;
- Demonstrate critical and analytical skills;
- Express ideas and theories;
- Participate in group discussions in a positive manner;
- Be open-minded in receiving constructive creative input and feedback that may not reflect the student’s personal view;
- Demonstrate an understanding of research practices through the preparation of materials for online discussion and essays;
- Present opinions and analysis in classroom discussion;
- Argue lucidly and logically as a result of the planning and writing of essays;
- Utilise effective library research skills, including the development of search strategies to find information from a variety of quality information resources, including online databases, books, journals, internet, and a variety of multimedia-rich resources;
- Demonstrate effective time-management skills.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FLTV10009 | Screen Culture and Aesthetics 1 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
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: 3 November 2022
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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Screen Culture oral presentation
| Mid teaching period | 40% |
Screen Culture exam/essay with multiple choice component
| 3 Weeks after the end of teaching | 60% |
Hurdle requirement: Students must attempt all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject. | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- July - Online
Coordinators Annabelle Murphy and Nicolette Freeman Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 8 hours (or 2 hrs per week) for prescribed time tutorials to be attended via Zoom or similar platform. Total time commitment 136 hours Pre teaching start date 29 June 2020 Pre teaching requirements Set readings and viewings prior to the start of teaching. Teaching period 6 July 2020 to 31 July 2020 Last self-enrol date 30 June 2020 Census date 10 July 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 31 July 2020 Assessment period ends 21 August 2020
Time commitment details
136 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
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 (Film and Television) Course Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
Last updated: 3 November 2022