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This applied dissertation brings together students and community groups to make a film or social media campaign. Small groups of students collaborate with community organisations to co-create audio-visual works whose purpose is to generate awareness of a social issue or to build support for a specific cause. Practical application is underpinned by theories and contexts in socially engaged filmmaking with students submitting a combination of visual and written works for their final dissertation.

3 x 3 hour Lectures,

6 x 3 hour Workshop,

8 x 1 hour Tutorial,

2 x 4 hour Group Presentations over 22 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus

Successful completion of Junior Honours in one of the following programmes:

MA Creative Arts and Industries.

MA Film & Television Studies

MA History of Art

BEng/MEng Electronics with Music

MA Music

BMus Music

MA Theatre Studies

FTV4006P FTV Dissertation (Long Version)

FTV4005P FTV Dissertation (Short Version)

THEATRE4012P Dissertation

MUSIC4071P Dissertation

MUSIC4076P Dissertation

MUSIC4095P Applied Dissertation in Music

HISTART4018P Dissertation (History of Art Single Honours)

CCA4003P Applied Dissertation with Placement in Creative Arts and Industries

CCA4004P Dissertation in Creative Arts and Industries

CCA4005P Practice Research Dissertation in Creative Arts and Industries

CCA4006P Applied Dissertation with Placement in Creative Arts and Industries

CCA4007P Dissertation in Creative Arts and Industries

CCA4008P Practice Research Dissertation in Creative Arts and Industries

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The standard assessments for this course are: 

■ Production Diary (4000 words) - 40% 

■ Group project (variable length) - 40% 

■ Reflective Account (2000 word) - 20% 

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available: 

■ There is no alternative to the Production Diary, but extensions to the deadline can be offered as reasonable adjustment (Students should follow the usual process for extensions). 

■ Individual project instead of a group project and, extensions to the deadline can be offered as reasonable adjustment (Students should follow the usual process for extensions). 

■ There is no alternative to the Reflective Account, but extensions to the deadline can be offered as reasonable adjustment (Students should follow the usual process for extensions). 

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.  

This course aims to:

■ Build ideas, skills and experience of collaborating with diverse individuals and communities 

■ Contextualise and articulate social action filmmaking practice in its relationship with history, philosophies, and relevant existing works

■ Increase awareness and understanding of ethics in socially engaged practice, social and environmental contexts

■ Creatively adapting to challenges and opportunities as they arise as part of the collaborative and creative process

■ Evaluate and synthesise practice, reflecting on areas for improvement and opportunities in collaborative filmmaking 

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Apply skills and techniques in collaborative filmmaking to develop and produce a film or social media outcomes based negotiated themes and campaign ideas.

■ Position practice through historical and contextual works in socially engaged practice and activist film.

■ Apply understanding of the ethical issues and requirements of working collaboratively with marginalised groups and individuals.

■ Creatively explore ways of communicating ideas through audio-visual methods, evaluate the problems and issues that encountered and ways that they have been addressed and overcome.

■ Provide evidence of critically reflective practice, synthesising contextual written and practical works.