Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Liverpool Screen School
Learning Methods
Seminar
Workshop
Module Offerings
4031FILM-JAN-MTP
Aims
1. To introduce students to the social realist traditions associated with British cinema.
2. To understand the social realism in fiction films is firmly rooted in the work established by The British Documentary Film Movement.
3. To understand that social realism in film relates to both content and form.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Understand the relationship between documentary and fiction films in British social realist cinema
2.
Understand how social realism in British cinema relates to both form and content
3.
Understand the pre-production work necessary to produce realist films
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
Through screenings, lectures, seminars and workshops students will be introduced to the different modes of representation in British social realist films. These modes of representation will be analysed in relation to the social and cultural contexts of production. Students will also gain insight into the pre-production process of idea development for producing a social realist film.
Through screenings, lectures, seminars and workshops students will be introduced to the different modes of representation in British social realist films. These modes of representation will be analysed in relation to the social and cultural contexts of production. Students will also gain insight into the pre-production process of idea development for producing a social realist film.
Module Overview:
This module will outline the social realist traditions associated with British cinema. After establishing the initial links with documentary film, students will understand how social realism has developed from the early 20th Century up until the modern day. Students can then use this knowledge in order to develop a pre-production portfolio of their own, which has the potential to be developed into a film at a later date on production modules on the programme.
This module will outline the social realist traditions associated with British cinema. After establishing the initial links with documentary film, students will understand how social realism has developed from the early 20th Century up until the modern day. Students can then use this knowledge in order to develop a pre-production portfolio of their own, which has the potential to be developed into a film at a later date on production modules on the programme.
Additional Information:
Particular emphasis will focus on the work of the British Documentary Film Movement, as well as the work of The Free Cinema Movement and Ken Loach, Mike Leigh, Shane Meadows, Andrea Arnold, Steve McQueen and Lynne Ramsay
Particular emphasis will focus on the work of the British Documentary Film Movement, as well as the work of The Free Cinema Movement and Ken Loach, Mike Leigh, Shane Meadows, Andrea Arnold, Steve McQueen and Lynne Ramsay