Module Information
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Creative Portfolio A creative portfolio demonstrating professional role in either camera, lighting or art departments. 2 Minutes | 60% |
| Semester Assessment | Research Essay Analysis of an area of Cinematography or Production Design 2000 Words | 40% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Research Essay Analysis of an area of Cinematography or Production Design 2000 Words | 40% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Creative Portfolio A creative portfolio demonstrating professional role in either camera, lighting or art departments. 2 Minutes | 60% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Demonstrate an advanced understanding of how filmmakers communicate and innovate through cinematography and production design
Apply advanced technical skills to explore aesthetic and stylistic enquiry, and utilise creative problem solving
Engage in best industry practice and protocols
Analyse the context of cinematography and production design in the wider world of filmmaking
Brief description
Building upon the second year Film Craft module, in this module students will further explore filmmaking from the perspective of the visual language of filmmaking. Combining theory and practice, sessions will provide advanced hands-on exploration of the film crafts of cinematography and production design to allow students to further explore the visual aspects of film language. The module will put emphasis on industry roles and entry level pathways into camera, lighting or art departments.
Content
Through lectures, seminars and practical workshops students will develop their creative and technical skills. Students will also gain understanding of industry practice and engage with the different roles available within the relevant departments.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Communication | Students will be engaging in team work, learning through experience and receiving feedback on the effectiveness of their own critical communication. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Via independent and group work, students will learn how to make use of the available means, how to overcome obstacles, as well as how to cope with (constructive) criticism. |
| Information Technology | Students will be making film work using digital media technologies competently and appropriately. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Students will be using the Portfolio as an effective working tool for academic and career development and reflection. Students will evaluate and analyse their own work and that of their peers with reflexivity and consideration. |
| Problem solving | Students will be challenged with both practical and theoretical problems and then engaging in individual and group activities to solve these problems. |
| Research skills | Students will think analytically, researching in both practical and intellectual contexts, developing distinctive skills as a practitioner-theorist. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Students will be able to make film work to an increasingly professional standard in their chosen craft. |
| Team work | Students will extensively be engaged in teamwork not only during seminars and workshops, but also in their assignment projects, gaining knowledge and experience in team co-ordination and organization. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6