Film Genres - MEFT2205

   
   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 5
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: MEFT1200 or MEFT1201
 
 
Excluded: MEFT3203, FILM3004
 
 
Fee Band:   (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


Examines the development, production and exploitation of various styles of film-making and film genres. Involves critical analysis of key texts, and viewing a wide range of relevant films. Possible topics include film comedy; the musical: song and dance on film; fantasy and the cinema; film noir in social and historical context.

Learning Outcomes


Students successfully completing this course:
  • Should have an understanding of the interrelations between industrial, technological, social, and aesthetic factors as they impact on film form
  • Have the ability to undertake advanced and independent research into a film genre and its history
  • Should have developed skills in independent critical thinking through close analysis of specific debates
  • Should understand key issues and debates in genre theory
  • Should be able to undertake advanced and independent study of a film genre
  • Should be able to draw on their knowledge of a genre's history in their own research and production work
  • Should broaden their knowledge of the discipline of film studies and have an understanding of some of its points of connection with other disciplines in the Humanities.

Assessment


  • Research paper (including film log; 2000 words) - 40%
  • Group research project (to be presented in class) - 30%
  • In-class test - 20%
  • Tutorial participation - 10%