SHOOTING SHORTS - INTRODUCTION TO SCREEN PRODUCTION

MSS2SCV

2019

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Students will be introduced to basic skills in digital audio-visual production and will be provided with the opportunity to explore the production forms examined in theoretical screen studies subjects. Working collaboratively in small production teams, students will be involved in producing short practical exercises and uploading them to the web. Students elect to undertake screen production roles in either; direction, cinematography, editing, sound recording/design or production management to produce a completed five-minute short film screened publicly at the completion of the semester.

School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Angie Black

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: MST2SCV & MST3SCV

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Film Art: An Introduction, 10th ed	Recommended	David & Thompson, K. 2013	NEW YORK: MCGRAW-HILL
Readings	Producing Videos: a complete Guide 3rd Ed	Recommended	Mollison, Martha. 2010	ALLEN & UNWIN
Readings	Producing & Directing the Short Film and Video	Recommended	Rea, P. & Irving, D. 2010	4TH ED. FOCAL PRESS
Readings	Short Site. Australian Centre for the Moving Image	Recommended	Crimmings, E. & Graham, R. 2004	ACMI
Readings	Writing the Short Film	Recommended	Cooper, P. & Dancyger, K. 2005	3RD ED. OXFORD ELSEVIER FOCAL

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Produce work which demonstrates the effective use of techniques in the manipulation of image and sound.

Activities:: Through participation in practical field exercises and producing a short film project.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

02. Demonstrate critical and practical knowledge of a range of screen media, genres, aesthetic forms and practices.

Activities:: In class screenings and readings, research into screen production roles, chosen genre and film analysis.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

03. Work independently and collaboratively in the Creative Arts Discipline in response to project demands.

Activities:: Initiate, lead, negotiate and interact with others in planning. Constructing, adapting to and executing creative projects. work flexibly and creatively in one or more forms of media in response to project demands.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

04. Work across a variety of collaborative and independent modes of practice, and within these demonstrate the capacity for critical self-reflection.

Activities:: Through participation in creating a creative project, deconstructing in-class screenings and performing critical analysis of the screen project.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

Melbourne, 2019, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Angie Black

Class requirements

Lecture/FilmWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours lecture/film per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
"This is a screen production subject & relies on Technical support and facilities from ASSC Technical Support. Screening films and good audio visual fa"

TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
"There is a lot of production equipment involved in these screen production subjects. Ideally the tutorials will be scheduled in the same room or a one hour break between tutes allowing for equipment set up/pack down etc. THIS WOULD MEAN THAT NO OTHER CLASS COULD BE SCHEDULED DURING THE BREAK TH"

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%	ILO*
1500-word equiv Screenplay Analysis		40	02, 01
2500-word equiv participation in screen production		60	01, 02, 03, 04