ACF202 - Documentary Production
Unit details
Year: | 2020 unit information |
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Important Update: | Classes and seminars in Trimester 2/Semester 2, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of your trimester or semester. Last updated: 2 June 2020 |
Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne) Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne) |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Vikrant Kishore Trimester 2: Vikrant Kishore |
Previously: | ACM217/ACM317 Documentary Production Practice |
Prerequisite: | Must complete unit ACF103 |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | ACM217, ACM317 |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 3-hour seminar per week Students must attend and participate in project-based activities at the Burwood campus on the scheduled days during the trimester, commencing in week 1 |
Note:Student enrolment quotas apply to this unit |
Content
The topics to be addressed in this unit includes: contemporary practices, audiences and institutions, modalities of documentary, power and ethics in documentary practice; distinctions between documentary, news, infotainment, and other non-narrative forms; the identification of source material including archive material, and production techniques specific to documentary making.
| These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | |
ULO1 | Devise and present documentary proposals and treatments | GLO2: Communication GLO7: Teamwork |
ULO2 | Create a story from actual events that audiences will engage with and accept as truthful | GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO8: Global citizenship |
ULO3 | Apply production techniques appropriate to documentary | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy GLO5: Problem solving |
ULO4 | Contribute effectively in collaborative teams | GLO2: Communication GLO6: Self-management GLO7: Teamwork GLO8: Global citizenship |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
Trimester 1:Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1 - Project Pitch | 1200 words or equivalent (written and oral presentation) | 30% | Week 3 |
Assessment 2 (Group) - Proposal and Treatment | 1200 words | 30% | Week 7 |
Assessment 3 (Group) - Documentary Production | 1600 words | 40% | Week 11 |
Assessment
Trimester 2:Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1 - Project Pitch | 1200 words or equivalent (written and oral presentation) | 30% | Week 3 |
Assessment 2 (Group) - Proposal and Treatment | 1200 words | 30% | Week 7 |
Assessment 3 (Group) - Documentary Production | 1600 words | 40% | 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 the unit can be found on the University Library via the link ACF202
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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