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7678 (v.7) Film and Television 215 - TV Drama - Series, Soaps and Sitcoms
Area: | Department of Media and Information |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 1531 (v.8) Film and Television 111 - History of Screen Language or any previous version
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1532 (v.8) Film and Television 121 - Screen Production Techniques or any previous version
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Syllabus: | How these forms of television drama and entertainment have been adapted by or developed especially for the medium. Key aspects of the economic and cultural significance of program production and distribution using the drama production industry in Australia as a focus. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have demonstrated - A knowledge of the history and development of television drama, with particular reference to the Australian television industry, and an understanding of the major trends involved in that development. An appreciation of television drama as art, entertainment, and social practice. An appreciation of the ways in which television drama, as an entertainment medium, is driven by economic, industrial, and cultural forces, and by social practices. An understanding of the ways in which aesthetic and creative choices operate in these kinds of contexts. An understanding of, and an ability to describe, the major genres of television drama. A willingness and capacity to lead and contribute to intelligent and critical discussion of television drama, both orally and in writing, in an environment informed by this knowledge and experience of the discourses appropriate to such discussion. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed texts. |
Unit Texts: | Cunningham, S., and Jacka, E., (1996) Australian Television and International Mediascapes, Cambridge UP. Cunningham, S., and Miller, T., (1994) Contemporary Australian Television, UNSW Press. Turner, G., and Cunningham, S., (1997) The Australian TV Book, Allen and Unwin. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Essay 25%, Participation 25%, Presentation (1) 25%, Presentation (2) 25%. This is a Grade/Mark Assessment. |
Field of Education: | 100701 Audio Visual Studies | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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