SCREEN SERIES PRODUCTION

MSS3WEB

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Building on your theoretical and practical understanding of screen production practices, you will work individually and collaboratively to produce a short form series. You will learn to engage with an on-line environment to analyse and ultimately contribute to the web (and/or other platforms) as screen content providers. You will devise and produce audio-visual material for continuous short form production. The aim of this subject is to produce creative, industry ready screen content producers, who have practical experience dealing with ethical issues, copyright, identifying and writing for target audiences and working to expectations and briefs. This subject may include fiction, non-fiction, drama, writing for the screen, performance. Previous outcomes from this subject, including the award winning series REAL, can be viewed at 'thereallab.com.'

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Noel Maloney

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Successful completion of MSS2SCV (MST2SCV) or MSS3DOC (CST3DOC) or MSS2SSP or coordinators approval

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: MST3MPT OR MSS3POR

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Web TV Series: How to Make and Market Them.

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Williams, Dan.

Year: 2013

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Chicago, IL: Oldcastle Books.

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Create Your Own TV Series for the Internet

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Brown, Ross.

Year: 2014

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions.

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Expand critical and practical knowledge of a range of screen media texts, genres, aesthetic forms and practices and their cultural contexts;
02. Ability to work across a variety of collaborative and independent modes of practice, and within these demonstrate the capacity for critical self-reflection;
03. Research, critique and evaluate ideas for and through a range of screen media and for a range of audiences and contexts;
04. Produce work at a high standard which demonstrates the effective use of techniques in the manipulation of image and sound
05. Analyse and understand the ethical, social and cultural implications associated with a range of screen media processes and practices;

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Noel Maloney

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Requires Audio Visual technical equipment, facilities and support from ASSC Technical Support

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Episode concept and script (1000 words)

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO1, SILO3, SILO5

Participation in screen series production (equiv. 2000 words)

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Reflective report (equiv. 1000 words)

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4