ACF211 - Screen Producing
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Juliet John |
| Prerequisite: | Students must have completed 2 ACF or ADA coded units at Level 1, or ALW103 and 1 ACF or ADA coded units at Level 1. |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour on-campus lecture per week 1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit will introduce students to the design, development and management of screen projects in film, television and animation. Students will explore the different types of producer roles, relationships and networks within local and global screen industries. It will cover industry guidelines, codes of conduct, legal considerations, occupational health and safety issues as well as the processes and practices of screen production. Students will learn the steps required to take a project from script to screen by engaging in development, pre-production planning, pitching and identification of distribution opportunities.
Learning outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Create an analysis of the script that considers creative intentions, audience and marketing strategies | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical Thinking |
| ULO2 | Analyse a script to identify the resources required for production, identify potential production problems, propose risk management strategies and generate appropriate preproduction documentation | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical Thinking GLO5: Problem Solving |
| ULO3 | Communicate creative intentions and distribution opportunities for a scripted screen project to attract interest in the project | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Production plan: Audience and Marketing | 1200 words or equivalent | 30% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2: Production plan: Budget and Funding | 2000 words or equivalent | 50% | Week 9 |
| Assessment 3: Pitching | 800 words or equivalent | 20% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for ACF211 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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