Year
2016
Units
4.5
Contact
1 x 4-day intensive workshop per semester
Prerequisites
1 Admission into GDPSM-Graduate Diploma in Screen and Media Production
1a Admission into MSM-Master of Screen and Media Production
1b Admission into MTRTR-Master of Tourism
1c Admission into MSMA-Master of Screen and Media Production [1 year]
1d Admission into MSMI-Master of Screen and Media Production [1.5 years]
1e Admission into MTR-Master of Tourism
2 SCME8002 - Screen and Media Production 2, Post Production
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d or 1e) and 2)
Topic description
This topic will provide students with a basic understanding of how to take existing knowledge or research in tourism, archaeology, cultural heritage or environmental studies, and adapt it for digital stories on a range of screen mediums including television, online, museums, DVD for corporate and community exhibition.
Educational aims
This topic aims to:

  • introduce students to the basic elements of adapting existing knowledge and research to digital stories

  • introduce students to the basic elements of writing digital stories

  • provide students with opportunities to identify and develop research and writing skills

  • instil in students the importance of research and writing in digital story telling

  • enable students to develop and complete a short digital story treatment and script from concept to working draft within a limited time

  • provide students with opportunities to collaborate creatively and problem solve with their peers

  • provide students with an opportunity to 'pitch' their work to their peers
Expected learning outcomes
On completion of this topic students will be able to:

  • identify archaeology, tourism, cultural heritage or environmental content and conceptual elements for research and writing of short digital stories

  • evaluate and further develop research and writing skills for digital stories

  • develop a concept and working synopsis, outline and treatment for a short digital story

  • present written work in formats used by community and corporate organisations, funding agencies, commissioning editors and broadcasters

  • collaborate with peers in digital story telling concept development

  • pitch a concept for a digital story telling audio visual production

  • demonstrate problem solving on a creative piece of work