Unit Synopsis
This unit of study builds on prerequisite foundation units to teach visual storytelling concepts and narrative film-making techniques. You will learn how to create a visual story narrative by employing principles and elements of story design. You will develop practical film-making skills related to directing and cinematography during the production of a narrative short film. You will learn how to constructively critique screen production work through an exploration of screen culture and history.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 2 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Prerequisite: MMST11009 Digital Video and Audio Antirequisite: Students who have completed DGTL13003 Advanced Media Production may not enrol in this unit. Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Practical Assessment | 30% |
| 2. Practical Assessment | 30% |
| 3. Practical Assessment | 40% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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Term 2 - 2020 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 75.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 15.38% response rate.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Student Evaluation
More information required on camera techniques, such as how certain conditions effect the camera and how to film at night etc.
The content of this unit is being updated in 2020 for the new Screen Production minor and will focus more on these topics.
The unit was revised to provide a greater focus on cinematography, directing and camera techniques.
Source: Feedback from student evaluations and teaching staff
The curriculum and assessment should be reviewed to ensure that this unit is appropriately aligned and integrated with the other elements of the Screen Production minor within the Digital Media course.
The curriculum and assessment will be reviewed to ensure that this unit is appropriately aligned and integrated with the other elements of the Screen Production minor within the Digital Media course.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Create a narrative short film by employing principles and elements of story design
- Create a narrative short film through the application of film-making principles and skills related to directing and cinematography
- Constructively critique screen production work within the context of screen culture and history.
Not applicable
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment | • | • | • |
| 2 - Practical Assessment | • | • | • |
| 3 - Practical Assessment | • | • | • |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | ||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • |
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | • | • | • |
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