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A 20-credit practice-led course in filmmaking that encourages students to explore ideas, develop materials and work collaboratively to produce a short film of their choice. Filmmaking practice is underpinned by critical theory in Film and Television studies, acquired during the students' degree programme.

5 x 3 hr workshops

2 x 3 hr group seminar (or development workshop)

1 x 1hr project supervision

1 x 3 hr final workshop

Successful completion of Junior Honours in Film and Television Studies, and by arrangement to visiting students or students of other Honours programmes who qualify under the University's 25% regulation

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The standard assessments for this course:

■ Collaborative Film (Group Submission) (10 minutes) - 50%

■ Reflective Report (2500 words) - 50%

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

■ Individual project with flexible deadlines as an alternative to collaborative film.

■ There is no alternative to the reflective report, but flexible deadlines can be offered as reasonable adjustments (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:

■ Collaborate with peers to develop communication skills and processes.

■ contextualise and articulate filmmaking practice in its relationship with history, philosophies, and relevant existing learning.

■ explore and apply methods in filmmaking while creatively adapting to challenges and opportunities as they arise as part of the collaborative and creative process.

■ reflexively 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:

■ Knowledge and comprehension: Develop skills and techniques in collaborative filmmaking to conceive and produce a film or negotiated practice-based outcome.

■ Social, creative, and historical contexts: position practice through historical and contextual works.

■ Application, analysis and exploration: creatively explore ways of communicating ideas through audio-visual methods, evaluate the problems and issues that are encountered and ways that they have been addressed and overcome.

■ Evaluation, reflexivity and synthesis: provide evidence of critically reflective practice, synthesising contextual written and practical works.