FT2EL-Exploring Location

Module Provider: Film, Theatre and TV
Number of credits: 20 [10 ECTS credits]
Level:5
Terms in which taught: Autumn term module
Pre-requisites: FT1ES Exploring the Studio
Non-modular pre-requisites:
Co-requisites: FT2FFC Film Forms and Cultures or FT2IPC Identity, Performance and Culture
Modules excluded: FT2CSP Creative Screen Practice and FT2CCP Community and Collaborative Practice and FT2SPR Screen Production Roles
Current from: 2021/2

Module Convenor: Dr Tonia Kazakopoulou
Email: a.kazakopoulou@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

Building on Part 1, this module gives you the opportunity to deepen your engagement with creative practical work, working on more advanced projects. You will explore the creative possibilities of working on location, for the purposes of staging a live performance and/or filming for the screen. In groups, you will choose a site and develop a creative project in response. You will develop your experience of Health and Safety practices, relevant equipment and processes of practical group work. You will be able to follow your particular interests in specific creative decision-making processes, such as scripting, set design, lighting and/or sound.  

Aims:

This module aims to give students experience of developing and devising more advanced creative practical work, developing their engagement with processes of group work and exploring in practice some of the ways in which meaning is created in live performance and cultural media. Drawing on the concepts, critical issues and discussions developed in the other modules of the degree, this module will extend students’ vocabulary and confidence for the discussion of and critical reflection on practical work, which will further prepare them for more advanced creative practice opportunities in Part 3. 

Assessable learning outcomes:

By the end of the module it is expected that students will be able to: 

• work effectively in small teams in order to plan and then to produce advanced creative practical projects;  


• demonstrate through practical projects and critical reflection that they have drawn effectively on their studies in the other modules to inform the planning, realisation and documentation of creative practical research; 


• demonstrat e a developed critical awareness of the effects of different kinds of decision-making in creative practice and the interaction of various areas of decision-making in the construction of meaning; and thereby: 


• articulate their sound understanding of practice as a means of exploring critical issues and articulating critical understanding;  


• document, analyse and critically reflect with some sophistication on processes and products of creative practica l projects, drawing on appropriate critical frames of reference and research; 


• conduct creative practical projects on location with efficiency and effectiveness, complying with all relevant Health and Safety practices and other appropriate procedures. 

Additional outcomes:

The module plays a significant role in the development of other skills and competencies which are central to the course. It is expected that the level of skills and competencies achieved in the following will be appropriate to the level of study: collaboration and leadership; appropriate deployment of research using printed and electronic resources; critical analysis and coherent argument, both individually and collectively; undertaking self-directed, independent work; presentation of written work using IT; identifying and addressing problems in the analysis of film, television and/or theatre; creative deployment of technology in the development and presentation of analysis. 

Outline content:

Building on Part 1, the module consists of structured and developing group projects. At each stage practical work is informed by critical reading and engaged with via critical analysis (oral and/or written). This requires students to reflect on their creative decision-making and to relate their own work to wider practices and critical concepts.  

 

The module begins with a foundational project designed to prepare the students for location-based creative practical work, including relevant Health and Safety practices. Students then develop projects that engage with location through a range of critical and conceptual approaches, pursuing their interests and focusing on the creative decision-making for either elements of staging a live performance or for filming for the screen. Students will engage with creative processes concerning scripting, set design, costume, make up, lighting and/or sound, and may further develop their particular interests in more advanced creative practice opportunities in Part 3. 

Global context:

Students may explore creative practical decision-making across a range of local/regional/national/global contexts. 

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

The module will involve group tutorial and workshops, with small crew practical work leading to class discussion and analysis. The creative projects are developed and realised by each group, during formal and informal rehearsal time. 

Contact hours:

	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Seminars	4
Practicals classes and workshops	16
Fieldwork	20
Guided independent study:
Wider reading (independent)	10
Wider reading (directed)	10
Advance preparation for classes	8
Preparation for seminars	8
Preparation for performance	90
Completion of formative assessment tasks	24
Reflection	10
Total hours by term	200	0	0
Total hours for module	200

Summative Assessment Methods:

Method	Percentage
Written assignment including essay	40
Project output other than dissertation	60

Summative assessment- Examinations:

Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:

Practical Project - 60% 

Development Blog - 40% 

Formative assessment methods:

There will be formative feedback for the development blog 

Penalties for late submission:

The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of five working days;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than five working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: http://www.reading.ac.uk/web/FILES/qualitysupport/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Assessment requirements for a pass:

40% overall

Reassessment arrangements:

Submission of additional coursework.

Additional Costs (specified where applicable):

1. Required text books: None


2. Specialist equipment or materials: None


3. Specialist clothing, footwear or headgear: None


4. Printing and binding: None


5. Computers and devices with a particular specification: None


6. Travel, accommodation and subsistence: None

Last updated: 12 October 2021