Screen and TV Studies (9718.3)

On completion of the Screen and TV Studies unit, students will have a solid understanding of current screen production environments and the range of opportunities for emerging actors. They should possess the research skills to continue to grow and develop as creative storytellers, and the production skills to create their own showreel scenes. Students will develop on-camera performance skills to engage effectively as actors across a range of screen productions, and to meet the practical and/or creative requirements of the camera and the director. Students will engage in the production of short location scenes that can be utilised in their acting showreels. They will be expected to develop fundamental skills in camera operating, directing, sound recording and editing. Students are introduced to fundamental screen theory, history and grammar.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Employ on camera acting techniques at a developing level;
2. Apply scene and role analysis techniques in on camera performances;
3. Apply technical skills and knowledge in a video production;
4. Understand and apply knowledge of screen production processes, roles and protocols; and
5. Engage critically with a range of different screen theory concepts and with academic research processes.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
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 - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
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 - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
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 - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
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 - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

Prerequisites

9713 Performance Skills 3

Corequisites

9714 Performance Skills 4

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.