(NOTE: This course may also be offered in Summer Term.)
NQF credits: 18 at HEQSF level 5
First -year, second -semester course, two lectures, screenings, weekly tutorials.
Convener
Entrance requirements
None.
Course outline
This course offers a critical introduction to film and television. Its main aims are to provide students with the basic vocabulary for understanding the film-making process as well as narrative forms in both film and television. The course also considers key areas of film and television studies such as spectatorship, genre and realism, with examples drawn from both South Africa and abroad. Students are assessed through academic analysis and a creative assignment (the short script or short film).
Lecture times
Lectures: 6th period, Wednesday and Thursday; Screening: 6th and 7th periods, Friday. Two tutorials per week.
DP requirements
All written work must be submitted by the stipulated dates. Students who miss more than two tutorials will lose their DPs.
Assessment
Continuous assessment (essays, projects, tests, etc) counts 100%