Module Descriptors
MAKING SHORT FILMS
XXXX49847
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 4
30 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 75
Independent Study Hours: 225
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- PROJECT PLAN weighted at 25%
- PROJECT weighted at 50%
- PROJECT EVALUATION weighted at 25%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
Building confidence in film making can only be achieved through practice and this module sets out to translate a production schedule and screen play developed elsewhere into an actual finished short film.
The student will learn pre-production, shooting, directing, motivating and editing skills, post-production transformations of the final cut.
The student will learn pre-production, shooting, directing, motivating and editing skills, post-production transformations of the final cut.
Module Texts
Making Short Films, Third Edition: The Complete Guide from Script to Screen by Clifford Thurlow and Max Thurlow (Jul 18, 2013)
Making It Big in Shorts: The Ultimate Filmmaker's Guide to Short Films by Kim Adelman (Jul 1, 2009)
How Not to Make a Short Film: Secrets from a Sundance Programmer by Roberta Marie Munroe (Jan 20, 2009)
The Digital Filmmaking Handbook by Sonja Schenk and Ben Long (Jul 1, 2011)
Short Film Cheap Tricks: Five Simple Steps to Make Your Movie Better Than Most (Good Stories Well Told) by Alex Nibley (Jun 18, 2013)
Making a Winning Short: How to Write, Direct, Edit, and Produce a Short Film by Edmond Levy (Oct 15, 1994)
Rebel without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player by Robert Rodriguez (Sep 1, 1996)
Making It Big in Shorts: The Ultimate Filmmaker's Guide to Short Films by Kim Adelman (Jul 1, 2009)
How Not to Make a Short Film: Secrets from a Sundance Programmer by Roberta Marie Munroe (Jan 20, 2009)
The Digital Filmmaking Handbook by Sonja Schenk and Ben Long (Jul 1, 2011)
Short Film Cheap Tricks: Five Simple Steps to Make Your Movie Better Than Most (Good Stories Well Told) by Alex Nibley (Jun 18, 2013)
Making a Winning Short: How to Write, Direct, Edit, and Produce a Short Film by Edmond Levy (Oct 15, 1994)
Rebel without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player by Robert Rodriguez (Sep 1, 1996)
Module Resources
You will need access to these resources:
The VLE (NETED)
The Internet
Hardware laboratory
Appropriate Software
Word Processing software for use in the coursework
Printed and electronic journals.
Computer system and other devices' manuals
The VLE (NETED)
The Internet
Hardware laboratory
Appropriate Software
Word Processing software for use in the coursework
Printed and electronic journals.
Computer system and other devices' manuals
Module Additional Assessment Details
Prepare a Project Plan for your short film 1500 words weighted at 25%.
Shoot the film 50%
Write up an evaluation based on the feedback from your audience and prepare a blog article 25%.
To pass this module student must obtain 40% marks. . Re-assessment is capped at 40%
Shoot the film 50%
Write up an evaluation based on the feedback from your audience and prepare a blog article 25%.
To pass this module student must obtain 40% marks. . Re-assessment is capped at 40%
Module Learning Strategies
The learning strategy for the module requires students to commit 300 learning hours, of this there will be 75 hours of class support and 225 hours of independent and self directed study.
Lectures/ lab work/ Presentations /Tutorial
Student managed learning/ directed learning
Apart from the lecture each week, various other methods as mentioned above will be used as learning strategies.
There will be laboratory and tutorial sessions, students will be required to discuss and present various topics of the module in the class. Students will be required to apply theoretical knowledge in practical contexts.
Students are expected to be able to structure their own work and to work relatively independently under the guidance of the module teaching staff.
Lectures/ lab work/ Presentations /Tutorial
Student managed learning/ directed learning
Apart from the lecture each week, various other methods as mentioned above will be used as learning strategies.
There will be laboratory and tutorial sessions, students will be required to discuss and present various topics of the module in the class. Students will be required to apply theoretical knowledge in practical contexts.
Students are expected to be able to structure their own work and to work relatively independently under the guidance of the module teaching staff.