| Unit name | Short Fiction Film |
|---|---|
| Unit code | FATV20022 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Jimmy Hay |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
DRAM11007 Production Skills or FATV10001 Film Fundamentals |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Film and Television |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit will explore short films through a theoretical and conceptual consideration of the short form, and how this can be understood as distinct from long form, ‘feature’ filmmaking. The unit will screen a wide variety of short films, and approach them from theoretical perspectives such as - but not limited to - philosophy, issues of representation, film authorship, psychoanalysis, phenomenology, post-colonialism, and transnationalism. The unit will culminate in the production of a short film that responds to a production brief that relates to such issues. The unit will also consider the role of short film festivals, ‘proof of concept shorts’, and the short form’s position within industry processes of film production. In doing so the unit will foreground the importance of the short film as a creative and distinct form of cinema.
Aims
1. To gain an appreciation of the creative and conceptual possibilities particular to the short film.
2. To understand how industry perspectives on the short film have evolved over time.
3. To demonstrate a conceptual understanding of how themes and ideas can be practically realised in a filmmaking project.
4. To demonstrate skills in direction, cinematography, and sound recording.
5. To critically reflect upon practical filmmaking in a written reflexive account.
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
Weekly seminar/workshop and screening.
100% Practical Portfolio, equivalent to 4000 words
