GSC2408

Screen theories and techniques

(ART)

Simon Cooper

6 points + Second semester + 2 hours per week + Gippsland, distance + Prerequisites: GSC1901, GSC1402 or equivalent + Prohibition: GSC3408

Synopsis: An introduction to the study of film and television/video as mediums of fictional and documentary narrative. Major developments in the history of cinema. Films will be analysed formally in terms of narrative, editing, mise en scène, shots, lighting and sound, and stylistically in terms of genre and authorship. Different theoretical approaches to screen studies including aestheticism, discourse analysis and semiotics.

Assessment: Short assignment (1000 words): 20% + Essay (2000 words): 40% + Examination (1.5 hours): 30% + Internal students: Attendance/Participation: 10% + Distance education: Journal (200 words): 10%