SCREEN + SOUND 3
MSS3SSC
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students explore ways of knowing and thinking about the world through screen and sound media. Students will evaluate the power of concepts such as frame, window, door, mirror and brain to explain the spectator's relation to real and imaginary worlds on screen. Through viewing and listening exercises, students will investigate how moving images and soundscapes 'think' and make us think. Students will develop projects from a range of topics, such as: virtual reality and avatars; mind-game and puzzle films; CGI and 3-D worlds; subjective and objective viewing and listening and explore of web-based strategies for publishing work.
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Anna Dzenis
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: 15 credit points of first-year and 30 credit points of second-year level subjects from Media: screen + sound or Media Studies or Cinema Studies
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: CST3HFT
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Film Theory: An Introduction through the Senses | Recommended | Thomas, Elsaesser, Malte, Hagener | ROUTLEDGE, 2010 |
| Readings | The Language of New Media | Recommended | Lev, Manovich | MIT PRESSM, 2001 |
Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Anna Dzenis
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| 1,200-word group project | 30 | |
| 1,200-word project proposal | 30 | |
| 1,600-word essay | 40 |