ATS2538 Film and television institutions
Faculty of Arts
ATS2538 Film and television institutions is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Not offered
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS2538
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS2538
No unit lists ATS2538 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: FTV2240, FTV3240
Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of first-year Arts units.
Overview
Film and television institutions considers a number of institutionalised and unofficial public and industrial discourses that support contemporary film and television texts and industries. These include industry publicity and marketing; advertising and commercial tie-ins; media coverage of stars and directors; film and television censorship and studio self-regulation; motion picture palaces and suburban multiplexes; film and television reviewing and academic criticism; the impact of television and wide-screen technologies in the fifties; the impact of home video and cable television in the seventies and eighties; and new media technologies in the nineties and beyond.
Offerings in 2020
The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for ATS2538.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Recognise that meaning is not simply an intra-textual property of a particular text but an effect of historically specific extra-textual, material technologies or institutions;
- 2
Demonstrate an understanding of historically specific material technologies of production, distribution, exhibition and reception, in relation to a range of contemporary and historical film and television examples;
- 3
Develop a methodology for investigating the material - social, historical and political - difference of specific national film and television texts and industries.
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
ATS2538 is part of 6 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
- COMMUNIC05Communications and media studies electivesCommunications and media studiesNo reviews yet
- COMMUNIC06Communications and media studies elective unitsCommunications and media studiesNo reviews yet
- FILMSCRN05Film and screen studies elective unitsFilm and screen studiesNo reviews yet
- FILMSCRN06Level 2 and 3 Film and screen studies electivesFilm and screen studiesNo reviews yet
- MEDIA02Media elective listMediaNo reviews yet
- SCREEN02Screen electivesScreenNo reviews yet
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Constantine Verevis
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Constantine Verevis
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2538?
ATS2538 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS2538 offered?
ATS2538 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.
How much work is ATS2538?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include ATS2538?
ATS2538 is part of Communications and media studies; Film and screen studies; Media; and Screen.