Unit details
ACM733 - My Story: Autobiographical and Experimental Video Production
| Offered at: | (B) |
|---|---|
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | S Goddard |
| Note: Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications. | |
Content
This unit examines the issues, practitioners and practices associated with autobiographical and experimental film and video production. It provides an opportunity for students to research, devise, and direct a subjective screen-based media arts project.
Topics to be addressed in this unit include: narrativity, subjectivity and representation; memory and reflective autobiographical memoir; personal production forms such as the diary, essay, travelogue, and direct address to monologue; the performative role of the director; the uses of re-enactment and reconstruction; the mediating impact of the camera; the relations between writing, sounds and images; and the future of digital screen practices.
Assessment
Project treatment 500 words 10%, comparative research essay 1000 words 20%, production project 5 - 15 minutes 40%, and production report 1500 words 30%.
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $733 | $733 | $2452 | $2891 |
* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.
