| Unit name | Film Adaptation Across Borders |
|---|---|
| Unit code | FATV20025 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Ryan |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
FATV10002 Close-up on Film |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
N/A |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
N/A |
| School/department | Department of Film and Television |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit will explore audio-visual adaptation as a global phenomenon and will examine works involving transcultural exchanges. This can include artworks adapted from source materials produced in different territories or cultural contexts, transnational remakes, and “soft” cross-cultural adaptations (works inspired in rather than adapted from). Exploring audio-visual adaptations of a range of source materials (which can include literature, graphic novels, videogames, and others), the unit will critically examine the politics and aesthetics of film adaptation including issues such as cultural appropriation, colonialism, cultural relativism, and, more broadly, film intertextuality.
Unit Aims:
1. To examine examples of film adaptation from various parts of the world;
2. To examine relevant theoretical, critical and historical perspectives on screen adaptation;
3. To explore how film represents different cultures;
4. To develop skills in critical analysis of adapted films and their cultural contexts;
5. To develop communication skills in written, oral and visual presentation.
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of film adaptation, its trends and conventions.
2. Situate and analyse cross-cultural adaptation in terms of context, aesthetics and approaches.
3. Show an understanding of cultural exchanges in relation to film intertextuality.
4. Communicate an understanding of aesthetic/formal decisions and their implications in the context of adaptation.
5. Demonstrate and present an individual argument regarding an agreed topic.
Weekly seminar/workshop (2hr) and screening (3hr).
10-minute individual presentation (40%) [ILOs 1 - 5]
2500-word essay (60%) [ILOs 1-5]
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
