The Moving Image: Film, Art and Theory

Course aim

To Introduce students to the key themes and discourses of film theory.

Course content

Topics covered in this course include: history and theory of film; film as art and as mass entertainment; connections between art and film; the characteristics of modern and postmodern film; changing models of filmic representation; the role of the spectator and theories of the gaze; reading film: semiotics, psychoanalytic theory and reader-response theory; mainstream and independent film.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture (Online Lecture)	30 minutes x 12 weeks
Seminar	2 hours x 12 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 12 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Critical review, Journal, Tutorial presentation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.