Critical Reflection

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

100

Screen Practice 3

Corequisites MUST be taken in the same study period

N/A

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Critical Reflection allows students an opportunity to critically engage, through the post-production process, with their own creative work. Each student engages critically, under supervision and interrogation, with material that they have produced through Screen Practice 3. Students reflect on the material’s original intention, challenges in the delivery of that intention, given the material produced, and consider how to re-purpose the material to achieve or revise the original intention. Audience engagement with the material and story are strong indicators that the student directors need to reflect upon.

• To enhance the student’s self-reflective abilities;
• To reshape story material with an objective eye;
• To facilitate awareness of audience perceptions of their material;
• To enhance technical proficiency in offline editing;
• To enhance effective communication with collaborators.

Hurdle requirement

Students must attend 80% of all scheduled classes and attempt all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject:

• Fine Cut (offline) of Major production – (equivalent 3000 words)- End of Semester - 65%

• Rushes reflection and director’s approach to edit report - equivalent 500 words - Mid-Semester*

*assessment staggered depending on individual student shooting schedule - 15%

• Fine Cut assessment report – 500 words -End of Semester*

*assessment staggered depending on individual student shooting schedule - 15%

• Task Participation*

*Participation assessed on ongoing level of engagement in the self reflective project and re-working of material - 5%

N/A

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Upon completion of this subjects students will be able to:

• Critically reshape their original story material for stronger story outcomes;
• Work at a high level of proficiency with post production technologies to manipulate production material to a satisfactory conclusion;
• Receive and apply critical feedback from peers, fresh audiences and supervisors;
• Critically reflect upon their process, decisions, and development as a film director;
• Collaborate effectively.