CN1012:03
The Land and its Legends in Australian Cinema
| Townsville | HECS Band 1 |
13 hours tutorials, 26 hours workshops. Semester 1.
Staff: Dr C Mann.
The portrayal of Australia outside its cities, by a study of the land and its inhabitants as shown in feature films made about Australia, both by Australians and others.
Learning Objectives:
- to demonstrate and give experience in a thematic study of an aspect of cinema;
- to gain insights into the cinema’s reflecting and shaping aspects of the Australian identity;
- to develop an awareness of filmic techniques for transmitting meaning.
Assessment by two minor assignments (20%); class participation (20%); one major assignment (30%); one three-hour end-of-semester examination (30%).