ATS2846 Screening Melbourne

Screen media form a vibrant, connective tissue in Melbourne's cultural life. From key moments in early cinema, such as the production of the world's first feature film The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906), through the broadcast of international sporting events like the Melbourne Olympic Games (1956), and on to a signal institution for screen exhibition and curation such as the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, there is barely an aspect of Melbourne that is not illuminated by its screen cultures. This unit examines all aspects of Melbourne screen cultures and the institutions that support them, as well as screen-related experiences of the city, tourism, identity and place. In doing so, the unit explores contemporary and historical fiction, documentary and experimental screen forms and representations, alongside the functions and uses of mobile screens, large format screens, and various digital production, exhibition, and distribution screen technologies and institutions. Screen memories and experiences will be captured in both research-based and practice-led approaches.