COM117 Directing Information Programs (8)
AbstractIn this subject students are introduced to the foundation principles underlying the development of non-fiction video, television or film from the perspective of the director. The subject develops preliminary directing skills through a sequence of steps in pre-production. The subject introduces students to film language as a way of developing skills in the medium. Students study the genre of information programs. The subject develops preliminary directing skills through students conceptualising a script, writing a treatment and undertaking primary research. The subject requires students demonstrate an understanding of information program direction by developing a script and storyboard for a short segment of video, television or film. |
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Session 2 | Distance | Bathurst Campus | Session 3 | Distance | Bathurst Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: COM117
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject informationDuration | Grading System | School: |
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One session | HD/FL | School of Communication and Creative Industries |
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Enrolment restrictionsNot available to students who have completed COM405 |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
be able to complete a production proposal document; be able to develop a treatment for a non-fiction program; be able to undertake primary research for a non-fiction based script; be able to develop a non-fiction based script; be able to produce a production storyboard; be able to articulate the research and preparation skills required for non-fiction based genres; be able to appreciate the possibilities and constraints on a non-fiction production.
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics: defining genre;
role of the director in preproduction;
director as primary researcher;
fundamental interviewing skills;
scriptwriting;
film language;
storyboarding.
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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.