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Making Movies 2 (FLTV20005)

Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5Online

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Overview

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Semester 1 - Online
Semester 2 - Online
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This subject has been designed and developed for online delivery and assessment only.

Making Movies 2 provides students who have been introduced to film making fundamentals in Making Movies 1, or who have some knowledge of film production, further insight into the practicalities of professional film production.

This online subject provides a hands-on study of directors' pre-visualisation and mise-en-scene, the art of adaptation, experimental filmmaking, animation, writing the documentary and working with actors. All sessions are delivered by film making professionals. Students can engage either live via a weekly two-hour lecture on Zoom, or via the recorded lecture to fit their own timetable. 

The assessment tasks provide an opportunity to apply the knowledge gained from the lectures to a variety of practical filmmaking exercises, including the development of a director's shooting script, and the production of an adapted screenplay, animation, documentary treatment or short experimental film.

Intended learning outcomes

On 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;
  • critically analyse the application of filmmaking techniques and creative aesthetics to screen-based narratives;
  • apply complex visual and audio techniques to express screen-based ideas;
  • communicate story in both written and visual form.

Generic skills

On completion of this subject students should have developed the ability to:

  • prepare a concept suitable for screenplay development;
  • prepare narratives using visual storytelling techniques;
  • critically analyse the use of filmmaking techniques;
  • be able to apply knowledge of basic filmmaking fundamentals;
  • communicate story in both written and visual form.

Last updated: 14 March 2025

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
FLTV10010 Making Movies 1
Semester 2 (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
 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: 14 March 2025

Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

12 weekly brief online tests

  • 800 words (equivalent)
Throughout the teaching period20%

Practical assignment: The application of the directors pre-visualisation techniques to a prescribed narrative-fiction script

  • 1200 words (equivalent)
Mid teaching period30%

Critical and creative practical task: Students choose between four different creative tasks to submit an original film or script

  • 2000 words (equivalent)
During the assessment period50%
Hurdle requirement: Students must attempt all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject. For the purposes of meeting this hurdle requirement, each submitted assessment must be complete and constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task. Submitting only part of an assessment (e.g. only the title page) or an assessment on an irrelevant topic will not meet this hurdle requirement.Throughout the teaching periodN/A

Last updated: 14 March 2025

Dates & times

  • Semester 1 - Online
    CoordinatorAnna Helme
    Mode of deliveryOnline
    Contact hours24 hours, comprising one 2-hour online lecture per week
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period28 February 2022 to 29 May 2022
    Last self-enrol date11 March 2022
    Census date31 March 2022
    Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022
    Assessment period ends24 June 2022
  • Semester 2 - Online
    CoordinatorAndrew Blogg
    Mode of deliveryOnline
    Contact hours24 hours, comprising one 2-hour online lecture per week
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period25 July 2022 to 23 October 2022
    Last self-enrol date 5 August 2022
    Census date31 August 2022
    Last date to withdraw without fail23 September 2022
    Assessment period ends18 November 2022

Last updated: 14 March 2025

Further information

Last updated: 14 March 2025