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Screen Culture 2 (FLTV20010)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On 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
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 |
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In Screen Culture 2, students deepen their study of cinema and screen-based storytelling, focusing on elements essential to the practice of filmmaking.
Through lectures, discussion and screenings students expand their exploration of a range of screen movements, individual practitioners and conventions within screen work. Students engage further with both short and long-form work with a view to being able to critically and creatively contextualise screen content.
This subject also includes student interaction with contemporary screen industry practitioners.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- critique and discuss screen content at an advanced level;
- identify key historical and current movements in screen history;
- identify and discuss some key works and practitioners within screen culture;
- research and identify the practice of an industry professional;
- demonstrate professional organisational and communication skills needed to approach industry practitioners;
- synthesise and contextualise research in both written and audio-visual forms.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should 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: 10 November 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Students must meet one of the following prerequisite options:
Option 1
Admission into the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
AND
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FLTV10008 | Screen Practice 1B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
FLTV10009 | Screen Culture 1 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
Option 2
Admission into the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
AND
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FLTV10009 | Screen Culture 1 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
FLTV10015 | Screenwriting Practices 1B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
Corequisites
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television) students:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FLTV20006 | Screen Practice 2A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting) students:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
FLTV20012 | Screenwriting Practices 2A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
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: 10 November 2023
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Industry research assignment
| From Week 3 to Week 5 | 25% |
3-5 minute video essay
| Week 8 | 15% |
Screen culture critical assignment
| During the examination period | 50% |
Participation
| Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Hurdle requirement: Students must submit 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 period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of all scheduled classes. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Anna Helme Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 41 hours, comprising one 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour tutorial per week, and 5 hours of creative screen culture exercises Total time commitment 204 hours Teaching period 27 February 2023 to 28 May 2023 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2023 Census date 31 March 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2023 Assessment period ends 23 June 2023
Last updated: 10 November 2023
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: 10 November 2023