MCH1039 : Introduction to the Film Industry (Inactive)
- Inactive for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Mr Simon Rushton
- Owning School: Arts & Cultures
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
European Credit Transfer System |
Aims
1) Introduction to the industrial and alternative contexts for documentary production in the UK
2) Introduction to the historical context for the development mainstream and alternative doc practices
3) Introduction to the ways in which audiences consume documentary in a variety of contexts
Outline Of Syllabus
Topics covered on the module may include:
- structure and organisation of the different contexts in which UK documentary is produced, distributed and exhibited
- the production, distribution and exhibition of documentary from mainstream to alternative practices
- key processes, timelines, personnel, budgets, funding, marketing, dissemination
- sources of support for development of projects for mainstream and alternative documentary projects: screen agencies, NGOs, other forms of sponsorship
- historical emergence and development of different industrial and institutional contexts: corporate, governmental, theatrical, broadcast, independent, alternative, gallery, academic (anthropological/ethnographic)
- the importance and place of the independent film sectors in relation to the dominant film industry
- the role of film societies and film festivals in developing film cultures
- contemporary developments in non-fiction formats in the broadcast sector, the mainstream film industry and the infrastructure of film viewing in a range of different contexts
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
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Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 11 | 1:00 | 11:00 | Lectures delivered present-in-person (can be delivered online if necessary) |
Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 79:00 | 79:00 | Preparation for mid- and end-point assessments and weekly workshop summary |
Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 1 | 88:00 | 88:00 | Reading and viewing preparation for seminar |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 11 | 2:00 | 22:00 | Seminar discussion of set reading and research and retrieval tasks with analysis and discussion |
Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
This module will be delivered through a combination of lectures and seminars that set out the contemporary and historical context for the development of the documentary film industry and alternative documentary practices. Illustrated lectures will outline key themes, and reading-based discussion in seminars will use case studies to consolidate knowledge and understanding. Seminars will also include research and retrieval tasks as a basis for further discussion. A visit to a specialist film research library (the BFI Reuben Library) may be organised and selected visiting speakers from the university may be invited to share their experiences of working in different industrial and institutional contexts on documentary projects.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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Case study | 2 | M | 40 | 1000-word written case study |
Essay | 2 | A | 60 | 2000-word essay |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The rationale for the assessments is to provide students with a diversity of assessment opportunities to demonstrate and consolidate their knowledge and understanding of the module Aims. The case study will enable students to present their research in a different format from the essay.
Reading Lists
Timetable
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