Unit of Study MDIA3001 Advanced Screen Production (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Business, Law and Arts
Placement

No

Unit description

Concentrates on the development of advanced filmmaking skills: the aim of the unit is to develop skills, both practical and theoretical, in the production of audio-visual media. These skills and knowledges will include research, camera and lighting techniques, editing and post-production, and experimentation with new media techniques and processes, and will use the music video form to focus their application.

Unit content

Module 1: Music Video Genre and the Commodity

Module 2: Image/Sound Relations

Module 3: Narrative and Representation

Module 4: Performance and Editing

Module 5: The Experimental Image

Module 6: Release and Distribution

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coomera	Term4	Term4
Lismore	Term4	Term4
Online	Term4	N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

utilise critical and analytical skills in researching and discussing audio-visual media forms

competently operate hardware and software including cameras, microphones, lighting equipment, and postproduction tools

demonstrate an understanding of historical and contemporary aesthetics in producing an audio-visual production

demonstrate organisational skills in pre- and postproduction procedures.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Case study	20%
Proposal	30%
Project	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Case study	20%
Proposal	30%
Project	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Case study	20%
Proposal	30%
Project	50%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

All students will need access to the Internet, with preferably a broadband connection (ADSL or Cable). Online students may need access to hardware and software for music video production, e.g. HD camera, lighting equipment, editing software.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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