Practical - 5-minute self-directed and produced creative/personal Experimental Film weighted at 60%. Behind the scenes blog/Vlog and 15-minute Viva interview weighted at 40%.

5-minute self-directed and produced creative/personal film assessing learning outcomes 1,2,5 and 6 (60%)

Behind the scenes blog/Vlog and 15-minute Viva interview assessing learning outcomes 3, 4 and 6 (40%)

You will build critical knowledge and understanding of well-established processes and practices relevant to independent creative film directing and producing. You will apply directing and producing skills through the production of your own creative moving image material via a number of digital Visual Narrative tasks and self-guided production projects.

You will be encouraged to explore your own personal creative themes, ideas and topics, using these to develop and realise an original piece of work or creative contribution which demonstrates initiative and critical awareness of current independent film directing and producing practices.

You will individually progress your self-directed project through the 5 stages of the production process.
Develop: a concept that is personal to you and refine the idea into a shooting script.
Pre-production: of all professional production paperwork to complete the principal photography
Production: of all visual and audio content to realise your idea.
Post-production: of all the materials in to a coherent visual narrative.
Distribution: plan created for the distribution of the final moving image work into the international film festival circuit.

Scheduled learning activities
Lectures
Group seminars
Development tutorials
Directing and producing skills workshops
Risk Assessment, health and safety, media centre operation
Short exercises and assignments that help you to apply and evaluate your learning

Guided independent and group study activities
Production crew meetings
Film production project work and skill development
Independent academic study in support of your project work and research.

Rabinger, M. (2013). Directing: Film Techniques & Aesthetics 5th Ed. Focal Press.
Mackendrick, A. (2005) On film-making: and introduction to the craft of the director.
Murch, W. (2001) In the blink of an eye 2nd edition.
Martin, R. (2009) The reel truth: everything you didn’t know you needed to know about making an independent film. Faber & Faber

Level 5 camera, lighting, sound, studio and post production facilities
Library facilities web, computer access, printing facilities.
Blackboard virtual learning environment
Film Theatre screening space and viewing facilities

1. DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE AND CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE WELL-ESTABLISHED DIRECTING AND PRODUCING CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT FOR EXPERIMENTAL FILM.
Knowledge and Understanding

2. UNDERSTAND THE LIMITS OF THEIR DIRECTING AND PRODUCING KNOWLEDGE, AND HOW THIS INFLUENCES ANALYSES AND INTERPRETATIONS BASED ON THAT KNOWLEDGE.
Learning

3. DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN METHODS OF ENQUIRY IN DIRECTING AND PRODUCING AND DEMONSTRATE APPLICATION OF THE KEY PRINCIPLES OF INFORMATION LITERACY.
Enquiry

4. EVALUATE CRITICALLY THE APPROPRIATENESS OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO SOLVING DIRECTING AND PRODUCING PROBLEMS AND PROPOSE SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS ARISING FROM ANALYSIS.
Problem Solving

5. APPLY UNDERLYING DIRECTING AND PRODUCING CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES OUTSIDE THE CONTEXT IN WHICH THEY WERE FIRST STUDIED FOR EXPERIMENTAL FILM
Application

6. DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO REFLECT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXISITNG SKILLS AND ACQUISITION OF NEW COMPETENCIES THROUGH THE PROCESS OF SELM MANAGING A FILM PRODUCTION Reflection