Film & Television Studies MA
Screen Performance FTV4059
- Academic Session: 2023-24
- School: School of Culture and Creative Arts
- Credits: 20
- Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
- Typically Offered: Semester 1
- Available to Visiting Students: Yes
Short Description
This course explores the practice and theory of screen performance, within specific historical, cultural and medium specific contexts.
Timetable
10 x 5hr sessions (including 2hr screening) over ten weeks as scheduled in MyCampus. This is one of the Honours options in Film and Television Studies and may not run every year. The options that are running this session are available on MyCampus.
Excluded Courses
None
Co-requisites
None
Assessment
Essay (2,000 words) or video essay (5 minutes) - 40%
Essay (3,000 words) - 60%
Main Assessment In: April/May
Are reassessment opportunities available for all summative assessments? Not applicable
Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. For non-Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below.
Course Aims
The aim of this course is to:
■ become familiar with key critical writing relating to screen performance
■ understand the different mechanics and techniques of screen performance
■ develop skills of textual analysis in the study of screen performance
■ explore the relationship between stardom and screen performance
■ investigate screen performance within different historical, cultural and political contexts
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to:
■ apply key critical writing on screen performance in their own analyses
■ critically evaluate the techniques of screen performance through textual analysis
■ assess screen performance in relation to concepts of stardom
■ recognise the influence of specific historical, cultural and political contexts on screen performance
Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits
Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.