FILM1001: Semester 2, 2021

Units FILM1001 Semester 2 2021 [Normal day]

Unit outline_

FILM1001: Hollywood: Art, Industry, Entertainment

Semester 2, 2021 [Normal day] - Remote

Overview

Since the early 20th century, Hollywood has dominated film screens around the world. This unit considers America's 'dream factory' as profit-oriented industry, mass entertainment, and cinematic art form. It covers key historical developments including the star system, Production Code censorship, New Hollywood, and the franchise film.

Unit details and rules

Academic unit	Art History
Credit points	6
Prerequisites ?	None
Corequisites ?	None
Prohibitions ?	ARHT1003
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	Yes

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Richard Smith, r.smith@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Participation	Participation: individual Participation in tutorials and online.	10%	Ongoing	Weeks 1-12.
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Critical commentary - initial analysis Film sequence analysis	15%	Week 06 Due date: 19 Sep 2021 at 23:59	500 words
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Critical commentary - final analysis Voiceover critical commentary of selected film sequence	30%	Week 08 Due date: 10 Oct 2021 at 23:59	1500 words
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Take-home Exercise Essay plus critical reflection	45%	Week 13 Due date: 14 Nov 2021 at 23:59	2500 words
Outcomes assessed:
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Assessment summary

More information can be found in Canvas

Assessment criteria

More information can be found in Canvas

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and automated writing tools

You may only use generative AI and automated writing tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator. If you do use these tools, you must acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section. The assessment instructions or unit outline will give guidance of the types of tools that are permitted and how the tools should be used.

Your final submitted work must be your own, original work. You must acknowledge any use of generative AI tools that have been used in the assessment, and any material that forms part of your submission must be appropriately referenced. For guidance on how to acknowledge the use of AI, please refer to the AI in Education Canvas site.

The unapproved use of these tools or unacknowledged use will be considered a breach of the Academic Integrity Policy and penalties may apply.

Studiosity is permitted unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission as detailed on the Learning Hub’s Canvas page.

Outside assessment tasks, generative AI tools may be used to support your learning. The AI in Education Canvas site contains a number of productive ways that students are using AI to improve their learning.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	Taking Hollywood Seriously	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 01	Entertainment and Everyday Life	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 02	Entertainment and Everyday Life	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 02	Hollywood's Commercial Aesthetic: Focus on Genre	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 03	Hollywood's Commercial Aesthetic: Focus on Genre	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 03	Narrative, Style and Emotion	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 04	Narrative, Style and Emotion	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 04	The Studio System	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 05	The Studio System	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 05	Stars and the Star System	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 06	Stars and the Star System	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 06	The Production Code and its Breakdown	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 07	The Production Code and its Breakdown	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 07	From New Hollywood to Blockbusters	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 08	From New Hollywood to Blockbusters.	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 08	From Blockbusters to Franchises.	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 09	From Blockbusters to Franchises.	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 09	The Turn to Animation	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 10	The Turn to Animation	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 10	Genre Revisited	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 11	Genre Revisited	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 11	Hollywood and Celebrity Culture	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 12	Hollywood and Celebrity Culture	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 12	It's a Wrap!	Lecture (2 hr)

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

Required and recommended readings will be available in eReserve.

Films are available in different formats, online streaming via eReserve, or on DVD in the Fisher 2 Hour collection (and now available to borrow for extended periods). DVD’s are also available for individual or small group viewing from the SCHAEFFER LIBRARY in the Mills Building. Appointment required.

Depending on public health orders, there will also be some limited on-campus screenings – more details are available on the Canvas unit of study site.

The library has made every effort to make titles available in streaming format, however some titles are only available in physical formats. There are different reasons for this, but they include the lack of availability on commercial streaming platforms such as Kanopy, due to licensing restrictions. In addition, the university is not able to rely on copyright exemptions under statute law that would allow copying of films and streaming via Canvas Studio.

If you prefer to access a streaming version of those titles available as DVDs in Fisher 2 Hour, you will have to rent or purchase those film titles through the relevant online platform or service provider. If you are purchasing physical items, please bear in mind that delivery times may be slow due to the impacts of COVID-19.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. Identify elements of Hollywood’s classical style and commercial aesthetic, and analyse their effects in terms of narrative and symbolic meaning, audience experience, and ideology;
LO2. Demonstrate an understanding of the history of Hollywood cinema across the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and its most significant technological, industrial, and aesthetic transformations;
LO3. Critically reflect on Hollywood cinema as mass entertainment and cinematic art form;
LO4. Draw on the concepts and issues explored in the unit, as well as further independent research, to construct arguments and perspectives on Hollywood cinema.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Responding to student feedback

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

Minor changes have been made to assessments in response to feedback from students in 2019 and due to the turbulent situation of Covid 19 in Sydney in July-August 2021. The group presentation assignment has been removed for the reason that face-to-face classes may have to be moved online. There will be no on-campus weekly film screening.

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Overview

Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Disclaimer

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