FILM2007 Directing for the Camera

Later Year Course

Offered By	School of Humanities
Academic Career	Undergraduate
Course Subject	Film Studies
Offered in	Second Semester, 2009 and Second Semester, 2010
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	In this course students will analyse the process of translating scripts into visual images for the camera through an examination of the work of a number of film directors including Kazan, Hitchcock, Altman, Welles, Spielberg, Weir, and others. It will also include a practical workshop in which students will study the process of directing actors and the process of film making.
Learning Outcomes	At the end of this course students will have had the experience of directing a scene from a recognised script form the preparation and casting process to the final edit.
Indicative Assessment	Storyboard (30%), logbook (30%) and film project (40%).
Workload	One 2-hour session for lecture and film viewing (excerpts) plus one 2-hour session for directing workshops and film making per week. Students will be expected to work outside these hours if necessary.
Requisite Statement	Permission of the Coordinator is required for entry to this course. Note: preference will be given to students who are undertaking a Film Studies or Drama major.
Prescribed Texts	To be selected from the following: Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen by Steven D Katz The Director’s Journey: The Creative Collaboration Between Directors, Writers and Actors by Mark W Travis Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film and Television by Judith Weston A Reading Brick available from the School of Humanities Administration Office
Majors/Specialisations	Drama, Film Studies, Cinemedia, Theatre Studies, and Theatre Studies
Programs	Bachelor of Arts (New Media Arts)
Academic Contact	Anthony Albert Turner and Mr Tony Turner

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