ATS2535 Storytelling in film and television: From classical narrative to art cinema
Faculty of Arts
ATS2535 Storytelling in film and television: From classical narrative to art cinema is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Caulfield and Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Caulfield, Clayton
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS2535
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS2535
No unit lists ATS2535 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: ATS3535, FTV2190, FTV3190
Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of first-year Arts units.
Overview
This unit analyses texts that are representative of the stylistic diversity found in film and television. The aim is to develop in students an awareness of film and televisual form and style, and of how communication is organised within certain structured ways. The areas of film and television used to exemplify topics will be major innovatory phases including the development of film form in the continuity editing system 1895-1920, Russian formal experiments in the 1920s, alternative formal systems in Asian film, and post-war developments, including Italian neo-realism, European art cinema, avant-garde film, Third World filmmaking, and contemporary Hollywood and World film and television.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate an understanding of issues of spatial construction in film;
- 2
Demonstrate an understanding of a range of editing styles, in particular the continuity editing system and alternatives to it;
- 3
To comment on a number of other parameters of filmic and televisual communication, for example use of body language, sound mixing, and different kinds of narrative organisation and culturally specific iconography.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
ATS2535 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Julia Vassilieva
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Julia Vassilieva
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2535?
ATS2535 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS2535 offered?
In 2020, ATS2535 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield and Clayton.
How much work is ATS2535?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include ATS2535?
ATS2535 is part of Film and screen studies; and Screen.