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Film Production: From Script to Screen (SCRN90002)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
| Availability | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject will focus on the theoretical and practical elements involved in the production of screen-based content through advanced research, professional insight and contemporary practice. Students will gain specialised theoretical and practical grounding in the screen-based content production life cycle including: the ‘pitch’; script and story development; funding and financing; pre-production, principal photography and post-production; and transmedia production and distribution. The Australian screen production sector will be situated within the context of a highly globalised industry. Other areas under investigation include the role of industry and policy stakeholders; support for emerging content creators; forms of marketing and promotion; new technology and workflows; and cross-platform production strategies.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Acquire knowledge of the practicalities of content production in relation to the stages of script writing and story development
- Gain a strong understanding of the role of key funding and financing institutions for screen-based content production, distribution and exhibition
- Learn about the function of key industry bodies and decision makers
- Be able to understand the historical, cultural and theoretical context of public support for domestic content production
- Think creatively about the artistic process, develop advanced skills of communication and public speaking and demonstrate a comprehension and an advanced capacity for research; and
- Be able to understand the varied and complex stages of development, production, distribution and exhibition of screen-based content.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should gain the following generic skills:
- Be able to demonstrate an advanced development of research skills
- Be able to define areas of inquiry and create relevant methods of research in the preparation of essays
- Be able to conceptualise theoretical problems, form judgements and arguments and communicate critically, creatively and theoretically through essay writing, tutorial discussion and presentations
- Be able to demonstrate highly developed skills in multimedia presentations
- To be able to communicate knowledge intelligibly and economically through essay writing and seminar discussion
- Be able to participate productively in team work through involvement in syndicate groups and group discussions.
Last updated: 8 November 2024