Department of European Studies & Modern Languages, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
EU50516 Film business 2 |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Masters |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: CW 33%, ES 67% |
| Requisites: |
| Before taking this unit you must take EU50515 |
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Aims & Learning Objectives: Aims: To consolidate critical awareness of the contemporary film industry, its primary structures and concerns, with particular focus upon questions of exhibition and dissemination at regional and local level, in relation to issues of audience and consumption, and the future of the European film industry. Learning objectives: On completion of this unit students will be able to: * demonstrate conceptual understanding of the relationship between the structural and economic organisation of the European film industry and of questions of distribution and exhibition at regional and local level; * communicate an original assessment of the particular problems facing European film exhibition, and analyse audience response and the need for wider dissemination; * examine critically the role of regional film societies and film festivals in the dissemination of film culture; * contribute to the debate on academic and educational structures in relation to film culture. Content: This unit will provide an interface between students, academics, and outside speakers representing relevant areas of the film industry and culture at international, national, and local levels. It will enable students to increase their understanding of the structure and function of the film industry, in the broader context of public information and education, and to assess the importance of a thriving European film culture in relation to identity and representation. Students will continue to identify and define potential career and research pathways. Topics receiving particular focus will include: the organisation, day-to-day running, and cultural role of independent cinemas; the role of regional film societies within a national and European context; the organisation and function of regional film festivals; the social process circulating between production, film and consumption; film and education; the role of the British Film Institute; academic research and publication. |