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Documentary Projects 2B (FLTV70029)
Graduate coursework level 7Points: 37.5On Campus (Southbank)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Overview
Availability | Semester 2 (Early-Start) |
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Fees | Look up fees |
In Documentary Projects 2B, each student will assume responsibility for writing and directing his or her own major production. This documentary project will be completed creatively and technically to a professional level. Students will crew on other student productions depending on their strand of study.
Students may elect to shoot components of their major production on or off campus depending on the locations required. Students are also expected, when crewing on fellow student productions, to work on or off campus.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- writing, directing and editing an innovative short documentary motion picture program at a high professional standard;
- applying production techniques to express screen-based ideas;
- leading and participating in a collaborative team at an advanced level.
Generic skills
On completing this subject students will:
- demonstrate advanced creative and technical skills in the area of documentary for film and television;
- confidently manage competing demands on time including self-directed production work;
- communicate at an advanced level in oral and written form and through screen production, for a wide variety of audience;
- exhibit a developed knowledge of the film, television and allied industries;
- exhibit a developed set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FLTV70028 | Documentary Projects 2A | Semester 1 (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
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Crewing: Students are required to crew on fellow student' major productions in meaningful roles and in an industry professional manner
| Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
Production Folio: All industry standard pre-production, production and post production paperwork to be handed in to supervising producer on due dates and of a professional standard
| Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Major Production: This project shall be of a longer duration than those of Documentary Projects 1A & 1B - the specific details of the production length depend on the specialization and students will refer to their production guidelines handbook. Each student writes, directs and edits his/her own production. 1 internal staff assessor and 2 external industry assessors assess this production
| Throughout the teaching period | 70% |
Hurdle requirement: Students must submit all assessment items in order to be eligible for a pass in this subject. Students must attend 80% of workshops, classes and lectures in order to be eligible for assessment. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2 (Early-Start)
Coordinators Shannon Owen and Steve Thomas Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 280 hours Total time commitment 510 hours Teaching period 19 July 2021 to 24 October 2021 Last self-enrol date 30 July 2021 Census date 31 August 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 September 2021 Assessment period ends 19 November 2021
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 Film and Television
Last updated: 3 November 2022