ACF705 - Documentary Production Practice
Unit details
Year | 2025 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne) |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
Previously coded as: | ACM718 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Simon Wilmot |
Corequisite: | Student must have completed or be enrolled in ACF700 concurrently |
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 3-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
In this unit, students will undertake the production of a documentary either initiated by them or offered by external organisations. This production will be undertaken in teams using appropriate strategies for collaboration in creative teams. This process will include the development of a proposal encompassing an exploration of the sources of documentary ideas, individual perspectives, the relationship between themes and social institutions and balancing the needs of sponsors and audiences. Treatments will be developed through several drafts that respond to feedback and critique. Students will then plan, schedule and shoot their productions. The post-production process will involve regular critical screenings through which students will explore the formal and structural demands of documentary story telling.
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) |
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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 |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1: Project Pitch | 1500 words or equivalent (written and oral presentation) | 30% | Week 3 |
Assessment 2: (Group) Proposal and Treatment | 1500 words or equivalent | 30% | Week 7 |
Assessment 3: (Group) Documentary Production | 2000 words or equivalent | 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 ACF705 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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