| Unit name | Screen 1: Practice |
|---|---|
| Unit code | DRAM11003 |
| Credit points | 30 |
| Level of study | C/4 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Ms. Katie Mack |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites | |
| School/department | Department of Drama: Theatre, Film, Television |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
To provide an introduction to the disciplines and basic technologies required to produce practical project work in moving image media within the Department; to explore parameters of creative expression in and through video practice, and to gain an understanding of relations between the creative impulse and some conventions of representation.
Aims:
1) To develop production skills introduced in Production Skills: Screen through a practical screen project;
2) To investigate through practice some conventions and constraints of moving image media production, developing established models of cinematic production;
3) To develop a critical engagement with basic structures and dynamics of representation through reflections on practice;
4) To prepare students to benefit fully from practice-based theatre units in their second and final years.
1) Students will be able to work collectively and individually to create a series of screenworks, using skills acquired in Production Skills: Screen;
2) Students screenworks will demonstrate an understanding of production processes (research, scripting, storyboarding, production planning, location shoot, camerawork, editing);
3) Students will be able to demonstrate a critical engagement with basic structures and dynamics of representation through reflections on practice;
4) By the end of the unit, students will be able to demonstrate that skills acquired are transferable to the second year and to projects undertaken as part of Studiospace, the student-run production company.
Workshops & screenings.
Profile submission: Process, Presentation(s) and Critical Analysis (2,500 words) [see appended Guidelines for Assessment of practice-based work].
