Short Film Production (11139.1)

A series of technical and creative exercises culminating in a short film production

In this unit you will have workshops in cinema equipment and industrial filmmaking methods and techniques for drama production, alongside sessions designed to aid and expand your conceptual thinking and storytelling abilities. You will also develop an understanding of what it is to collaborate with actors in a film production context. You will work in small groups to produce short live action drama productions. By the end of the unit you will have developed an understanding that in filmmaking every creative and technical decision matters.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Produce the documentation for pre production of a short film;
2. Analyse the director actor relationship;
3. Critically assess and evaluate different forms, styles and genres of drama production; and
4. Work collaboratively in small creative teams, demonstrating advanced problem solving necessary to produce short drama productions.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology

Skills development

This unit explores scripted drama film production. As such, the roles become more complex and the collaborations more critical. So as well as considering the usual graduate attributes adressing technical skills and knowledge, we should underline those attributes that focus on communication, ambiguity and ethics.

Prerequisites

11138 Films Tools and a Meta-Narrative Vocabulary

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

9671 Short Film Production

Assumed knowledge

None.