Making Movies 1 (FLTV10010)

Undergraduate level 1Points: 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 1 introduces students with little or no background in movie making to the fundamentals of filmmaking from the professional filmmaker’s perspective.

This online 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 online 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 Director's 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.

Generic skills

On completion of this subject students should be able to:

  • prepare narratives using visual storytelling techniques;
  • critically analyse the use of filmmaking techniques;
  • apply knowledge of basic filmmaking fundamentals;
  • communicate story in both written and visual forms.

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

DescriptionTimingPercentage

Weekly Quiz: 12 brief multiple choice quizzes, relating to the weekly lecture

  • 800 words (equivalent)
Throughout the teaching period20%

Visual Sequence: A sequence of original images (illustrations or photos or a combination of both) that tell a story (maximum of 10 images)

  • 1600 words (equivalent)
Mid teaching period40%

Director's Statement: Students are required to apply their Director's vision to an original film idea, articulating creative decision making across a range of areas.

  • 1600 words (equivalent)
During the assessment period40%

Last updated: 20 March 2025

Dates & times

  • Semester 1 - Online
    CoordinatorKate Whitbread
    Mode of deliveryOnline
    Contact hours24 hours, comprising one 2-hour online lecture per week.
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period 3 March 2025 to 1 June 2025
    Last self-enrol date14 March 2025
    Census date31 March 2025
    Last date to withdraw without fail 9 May 2025
    Assessment period ends27 June 2025

    Semester 1 contact information

    For all administrative enquiries, e.g. enrolment, class registration, special consideration enquiries: Contact Stop 1

    For all academic enquiries, e.g. assessment, subject matter enquiries:

    Kate Whitbread: kwhitbread@unimelb.edu.au

  • Semester 2 - Online
    CoordinatorKate Whitbread
    Mode of deliveryOnline
    Contact hours24 hours, comprising one 2-hour online lecture per week.
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period28 July 2025 to 26 October 2025
    Last self-enrol date 8 August 2025
    Census date 1 September 2025
    Last date to withdraw without fail26 September 2025
    Assessment period ends21 November 2025

    Semester 2 contact information

    For all administrative enquiries, e.g. enrolment, class registration, special consideration enquiries: Contact Stop 1

    For all academic enquiries, e.g. assessment, subject matter enquiries:

    Kate Whitbread: kwhitbread@unimelb.edu.au

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Last updated: 20 March 2025

Further information

Last updated: 20 March 2025