| Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
|---|---|---|
| View teaching periods | On-campus |
Bruce, Canberra |
| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Arts And Design |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| School Of Arts & Communication | Level 1 - Undergraduate Introductory Unit | Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905) |
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Effectively and safely engage with digital cameras, film lighting, and audio equipment, demonstrating proficiency in their setup and operation;
2. Carry out pre-production planning, including location scouting, equipment selection, and crew coordination;
3. Apply technical understanding of cinematography, sound, and editing to the challenge of crafting compelling visual and aural narratives; and
4. Collaborate constructively in groups on short film projects, fulfilling assigned roles and responsibilities.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
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
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
11138 Films Tools and a Meta-Narrative VocabularyAssumed knowledge
None.| Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 16 February 2026 | On-campus | Dr David Spencer |
Required texts
There is no compulsory set text, but students will find
Brown, Blain.
Cinematography: theory and practice: image making for cinematographers and directors. Taylor & Francis
both fascinating and useful. This and other texts are available via the unit reading list link.
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Extensions will only be given for substantial medical or other reasons according to UC guidelines. Workload pressures from other units, or outside employment, are not valid reasons for an extension. If an extension is given work must be submitted by the extension date. Work submitted after the agreed extension date will be assessed as late.
Special assessment requirements
Safety requirements for production in this unit:
No filming in or around vehicles. This includes stationary vehicles.
No weapons. This includes toy or replica weapons, projectiles and knives of any description.
No filming on or around edges e.g. beyond the safety barriers on a bridge or balcony, on the edge of a cliff, next to a precipice of any description.
No explosions or pyrotechnics, this includes all fireworks, bonfires or anything with flames.
All shots tripod shots.
Grades will be significantly impacted for any assignments that do not comply with the safety requirements
Artificial intelligence
Students are not permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in assessments for this unit.
GenAI may only be used in authorised ways when completing assessments at UC. This means that GenAI can only be used for an assessment when:
- the Unit Convener has authorised GenAI use for that assessment
- the student uses GenAI in the way that the assessment instructions allow
- the student fully acknowledges their use of GenAI, with proper citations, references and a GenAI Acknowledgement Statement in line with the assessment instructions.
Where the assessment instructions do not specifically state that GenAI may be used and how, then its use is not permitted for that assessment. Students must still provide the required GenAI Acknowledgement Statement to indicate whether GenAI has or has not been used in the preparation of the assessment. If unsure, students should seek advice from the Unit Convener.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Learner engagement
| The biggest indicator of success for this unit and, indeed, all units within the Film Production degree, is engagement - attending lectures and workshops, and completing exercises with groups. |
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Inclusion and engagement
Reasonable Adjustment Plans will be taken account of in relation to assignment submission upon receipt of an emailed request from the student
Participation requirements
Participation in classes is not compulsory, but as stated, engagement in the unit is pivotal for success in it.
In-class exercises should be the subject of reflection in the assessment item Journal of film project and roles.
Groups for Shoot and edit portfolio exercises will be announced in weekly lectures.
Required IT skills
It is anticipated students taking this unit often have prior editing experience, however help will be provided where this is not the case.
Work placement, internships or practicums
none
