9345 (v.10) Film and Television 316 - Thinking about Cinema

Area:

Department of Media and Information

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0

Lecture:

1 x 3 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

Syllabus:

Exploration of the history, theory, and ideas that enable us to think about film, including film language before the classic Hollywood style, Hollywood as an industry and imagery, theories of spectatorship, cinema and politics, cinema and space and the concept of genre.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Worked at a level commensurate with graduate study.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Barker, C. (1999), Television, globalisation and cultural identities. Buckingham, Open University Press. Rowe, D. (1999), Sport, culture and media. Buckingham, Open University Press.

Unit Texts:

Barnouw, E. (1992), Documentary, a history of the non-fiction film. Oxford, Oxford University Press. Nichols, B. (1994), Representing Reality. Indiana, Indiana University Press.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Continuous assessment 100%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y