Making Movies 1 (FLTV10010)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5Online
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Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 - Online Semester 1 - Online Semester 2 - Online Semester 2 - Online |
|---|---|
| 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
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- 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: 20 March 2025
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: 20 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Weekly Quiz: 12 x brief multi-choice quizzes, relating to the weekly lecture
| Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
Visual Sequence: A sequence of original images (illustrations or photos or a combination of both) that tell a story (maximum of 10 images)
| Mid teaching period | 40% |
Directors Statement: 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% |
Last updated: 20 March 2025
Dates & times
- Semester 1 - Online
Coordinator Helen Gaynor Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 2-hour lecture per week for 12 weeks. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 1 March 2021 to 30 May 2021 Last self-enrol date 12 March 2021 Census date 31 March 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 May 2021 Assessment period ends 25 June 2021 - Semester 1 - Online
Coordinator Helen Gaynor Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 2-hour lecture per week for 12 weeks. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 1 March 2021 to 30 May 2021 Last self-enrol date 12 March 2021 Census date 31 March 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 May 2021 Assessment period ends 25 June 2021 - Semester 2 - Online
Coordinator Helen Gaynor Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 2-hour lecture per week for 12 weeks. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 July 2021 to 24 October 2021 Last self-enrol date 6 August 2021 Census date 31 August 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 September 2021 Assessment period ends 19 November 2021 - Semester 2 - Online
Coordinator Helen Gaynor Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 24 hours, comprising one 2-hour lecture per week for 12 weeks. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 July 2021 to 24 October 2021 Last self-enrol date 6 August 2021 Census date 31 August 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 September 2021 Assessment period ends 19 November 2021
Last updated: 20 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
Last updated: 20 March 2025