| Unit name | Screen 3: Concepts and Practices |
|---|---|
| Unit code | DRAM21005 |
| Credit points | 30 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Alex Clayton |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites | |
| Co-requisites | |
| School/department | Department of Drama: Theatre, Film, Television |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit explores selected concepts and practices in film and screen media. Students choose from a range of projects that may be closely related to staff research interests. Topics and issues addressed may include: representations of gender and identity in film and television; screen adaptations of literature; new media; genre studies; screenwriting; screen performance; set design in cinema.
Aims:
1. To explore critically a range of screen practices.
2. To develop appropriate critical and theoretical approaches to the chosen practices.
3. To investigate in a chosen practical and creative manner one or more alternative languages of screen expression and (re)presentation.
4. To develop appropriate self-reflective analytical methods.
5. To develop production skills for screen practice.
6. To develop group-work project skills.
7. To be able to reflect on individual work within a collaborative production context.
1. To demonstrate sound knowledge of key secondary literature
2. To be aware of, and able to apply a range of established critical and theoretical ideas
3. To present a clear and well-structured argument, supported by relevant critical and theoretical literature
4. To present work that is consistently accurate in terms of its use of English and referencing
5. To be able to communicate verbally key ideas based on secondary reading and relevant primary texts
6. To demonstrate skills of time management
7. To plan and execute a research project
Plus as appropriate to the mode of teaching, that is, the combination of seminar and practice-based workshop and/or presentations:
8. To be able to write a reflective account of practical work
9. To be able to work constructively and creatively in a group-based workshop
10. To be able to work within the disciplines of production and project processes, working to deadlines and within production budgets
11. To work independently and reach individual/personal judgements within a collaborative context
12. To be able to reflect on individual work within a collaborative production context.
Seminars, workshops, screenings, as appropriate.
3,000-word essay + student presentation + 1,500-word write-up, or equivalent.
OR
Essay [2,500 words] [1/3 of total unit mark] + Assessment of short practical workshops, inc. preparation & participation in class; presentation/performance; and critical analysis [1,500 words] [2/3 of total unit mark]
OR
Assessment of long practical workshops, inc. preparation & participation in class; preparation & execution of technical production role; presentation/performance; and critical analysis [2,500 words]
Exemplary:
