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Producing and the Industry (FLTV90023)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On 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
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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Students are able to choose an industry attachment or a substantial research document that prepares the student for a career within the entertainment industry. Students who choose an attachment will be expected to find a film, television or allied industry attachment for a period of 2 - 4 weeks intensively or weekly for 6 – 10 wks. This will be off-campus depending on the location of the attachment.The attachment exercise will be completed with the delivery of a report by the student. The research document, if chosen, will be of substantial weight. Students will develop a creative concept or idea and turn it into a viable product, worthy of financing.
Intended learning outcomes
This subject will enable students to:
- develop the skills necessary to work with industry professionals within the entertainment industry;
- demonstrate an ability to work within a creative industry that embraces sound business skills;
- demonstrate an entrepreneurial approach to the development of production;
- demonstrate an ability to work creatively with industry professional writers and directors.
Generic skills
On completing this subject students will:
- demonstrate leadership qualities to work within any creative or business field;
- demonstrate a thorough understanding of the relationship between business and the creative industries.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
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: 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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Industry Attachment Report or Industry relevant research paper, (equivalent 7,000 words) 12 weeks from identification of attachment, or electing to do Industry Research report - 80%
| During the assessment period | 80% |
Oral presentation on either the industry attachment or the industry research report (equivalent 3,000 words) Within 12 weeks of notification to choice to submit optional industry paper - 20%
| During the assessment period | 20% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Year Long
Coordinators Stephen Luby and Donna Lyon Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 240 Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 31 May 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 2 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020
Time commitment details
340
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 Master of Producing
Last updated: 3 November 2022