APG5453 · Screen cities: Creative contexts

Overview

This unit examines the complex role films and media industries play in shaping and mediating cultural and economic change in cities around the world. It covers the evolution of film/media representations of the city and development of screen cities from the early twentieth century to the processes of globalisation at the turn of the century and into the digital era. It considers the interweaving of industrial, political and aesthetic factors in films, creative practices and infrastructures in cities such as Los Angeles, Melbourne, Mumbai, Shanghai and Glasgow. You will have the opportunity to explore interactions between global genres or trends and their specific local manifestations and will produce a small group audio-visual essay.

Offerings

The Handbook publishes no offerings for this unit.

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Investigate trends and issues in contemporary global and local screen industries;
2. Analyse film and media as a global cultural form in relationship to the local cultures of screen cities;
3. Apply research skills to a case study in screen cities;
4. Demonstrate knowledge and effective audio-visual communication in a video essay on the representation of screen cities;
5. Apply relevant key concepts in the interpretation of sites of screen production and culture.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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