Film and Television Analysis - TFT00034C
Module summary
This humanities module furnishes you with a toolkit for analysing audio-visual media. We explore the way in which elements of form like cinematography, editing, performance, and more shape a viewer’s experience of a text, considering these elements across a range of contexts (film, television, shorts, music videos, and more).
Module will run
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 1 2023-24 |
Module aims
Module aims:
- to introduce you to the processes of how screen media generate meaning through the manipulation of visual and aural aesthetics and techniques.
- to furnish you with the basic concepts, methods and terminology necessary for systematic screen media analysis.
- to acquaint you with the skills to communicate the content of their analysis in a range of contexts.
- to introduce you to the processes of how screen media generate meaning through the manipulation of visual and aural aesthetics and techniques.
Module learning outcomes
Upon completion of this module:
- you will understand the basic aesthetic properties of image and sound and how these are used to generate meaning.
- you will be able to draw upon and apply a range of conceptual resources for their own analysis of screen media.
- you will know the range of ways that creative decisions across productions shape the final text.
- you will develop a range of academic skills, including analytical writing, scholarly research, and video essay production.
Indicative assessment
Task | % of module mark | Group |
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Essay/coursework | 100 | A |
Essay/coursework | 100 | B |
Special assessment rules
None
Additional assessment information
As stated, formative is 1000 word essay mid-way through term.
Indicative reassessment
Task | % of module mark | Group |
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Essay/coursework | 100 | A |
Essay/coursework | 100 | B |
Module feedback
You will receive written feedback in line with standard University turnaround times.
Indicative reading
Allen, R and Hill, A ed. (2003). The Television Studies Reader. London: Routledge.
Bordwell, D and Thompson, K. (2013). Film Art. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press.
Gray, J and Lotz, A. (2012). Television Studies. London: Polity.
McCabe, J and Akass, K ed. (2007). Quality TV: Contemporary American Television and Beyond. London: I.B. Tauris.
Patti, L, ed. (2019). Writing about Screen Media. London: Routledge.
Villarejo, A. (2013). Film Studies: The Basics. London and New York: Routledge.