Major Project: Directing and Collaborative Screen Development

Overview

​This Unit provides students with further opportunity to expand their creative and collaborative filmmaking skills through the development of a Major Film Project. Students will be encouraged to further develop and nurture projects within the group dynamic as if professionally employed in the film and television industry.

Learning outcomes

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Assessment

Content

• Pitching and developing screen plays and directorial ideas that inform production materials and film specialisations
• Visualizing a screen play through pre-production planning documentation based on directorial and film specialisations approaches using creative practice research method
• Exploring the collaborative and creative practices of film and television specialisations, including writing/script editing, producing, directing, acting, production design, cinematography, editing and sound design
• Developing professional skills through specialisation workshops for Head of Department roles
• Developing emotional and complex response to screen ideas and thematic approaches to aesthetic, visual and audio choices
• Reflection on the development of collaborative and creative practices of filmmaking