UNDERSTANDING STAGE AND SCREEN

Description

This module is designed to introduce the academic study of drama and film. By studying three modern British plays and their adaptations to the screen you will develop an understanding of how drama and film are distinguished from other printed forms of literature alongside an appreciation of their cultural significance. Students on the module will be encouraged to think about the relationship between texts and their immediate historical and political contexts. You will be trained in the use of technical terms for drama and films, and will be introduced to the visual and audio analysis appropriate to both forms. Students will have the opportunity to develop creative as well as critical responses to the films and plays studied. Indicative content: • An introduction to the study of drama and film. • The study of three modern British plays and their screen adaptations (including one week dedicated to creative responses). • Assessment preparation. The module aims to: examine some of the key issues, terminologies, and contexts involved in the academic study of drama and film to provide a foundational knowledge useful in this and many other modules enable you to identify and describe, using the correct technical language, the formal elements that make up cinematography, editing, mise en scène and sound (including shots, camera movement, framing, lighting, montage and the relationship between sound and image) utilise this greater understanding of content, structure and terminology in drama and film to develop creative and critical capabilities enable you to think critically and creatively about differences and similarities between plays as source texts and their adaptation into film develop and strengthen skills in close reading and analysis of literary and film texts train you to research and evaluate sources, debates, and ideas, and to communicate their conclusions clearly and accurately in writing improve oral and written communication skills. If you are on the English Literature and Creative Writing programme and are submitting a portfolio of Creative Work for your final assignment you will be engaging creatively as well as critically with the themes, topics and texts on this module Attributes Developed 001 By the end of the module students will be able to: use critical and contextual material in relation to close textual analysis and critical thinking CT 002 Analyse film sequences and play extracts verbally and in writing CT 003 Communicate orally in group discussion and in written form in the written assessment KCT 004 Work independently and collaboratively in conducting research, demonstrating competency in using digital tools PT 005 Organise and apply the findings of that research in an essay T 006 Construct a coherent and nuanced argument, and present that argument in written form C 007 Students on the English Literature and Creative Writing programme who are submitting a portfolio of Creative Work for their final assignment to engage creatively as well as critically with the themes, topics and texts on this module KCPT