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FILM3000: Cinematic Transformations
2026 unit information
What is cinema in the twenty-first century? This unit examines the radical transformations that cinema has undergone in the past few decades. Where the onset of the digital initially sparked fears of cinema’s impending death, we will trace the complexity of cinema's evolution from its earliest celluloid incarnations to the technologies of digital simulation. We will consider how cinema’s intersection with mobile technologies, virtual reality, and streaming services has encouraged new ways of thinking about film’s potential to intervene in the political, ethical and philosophical problems of our current era.
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Film Studies |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 2000 level in FILM or 12 credit points at 2000 level in ARHT or 12 credit points at 2000 level in ARIN |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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ARHT3601 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Evaluate the key artistic, political and technological coordinates of contemporary cinema.
- LO2. Apply theoretical, critical and philosophical texts to contemporary film in nuanced and sophisticated ways.
- LO3. Analyse celluloid and digital film with a close attention to detail.
- LO4. Demonstrate new knowledge in interactive dialogues with peers and assessors.
- LO5. Articulate the impact of digital and virtual technologies on contemporary social and cultural life.
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Semester 1 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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