VSA3050

Remaking Film (6 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Con Verevis and Deane Williams

Offered:
Not offered in 2004.

Synopsis:

Objectives: By the completion of this unit students will be expected to: 1. Recognise that meaning is not simply an intra-textual property of a particular text but an effect of historically specific inter- and extra-textual material technologies or institutions. 2. Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of intertextuality in film studies and its relation to such categories as quotation, allusion, translation, adaptation and genre. 3. Translate the in-principle concept of intertextuality into an understanding of the particular institutional structures that maintain the category of the film remake and the related categories of the serial, series and sequel. 4. Display an ability to critically engage with written and filmic texts in a clear and confident manner in both written and oral presentation.

Assessment: Visual test (1.5 hours): 40% + Essay (3000 words): 60% + Third-year students will be expected to read more widely and work at a higher level than second-year students.

Contact Hours: 4 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture, 1 x 1 hour tutorial and 1 x 2 hour screening) per week

Prerequisites: One unit at second-year level in Visual Culture, or Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, or English.

Prohibitions: VSA 2050