There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

This module will introduce you to key developments in the history of screen narrative and some core critical approaches to film and TV analysis, including the study of genre, stardom, audiences and spectatorship, spectacle and consumption, mediation and interface, audio-visual narrative form, transmedia, and more. Following an introduction to the screen itself as a technology and interface for mediating narrative and story-telling, you will learn about the how film became a predominantly narrative medium early in its history, and how conventions of storytelling on the cinema screen emerged. You will then learn about later developments in film technology and culture, and how these contextualise storytelling conventions and film genres. The second half of the module will turn to the emergence of television as a narrative medium, and the historical, cultural, and formal connections and differences between film, television, and new media narrative. Each topic will be presented through a case study of a particular landmark film, television series, and/or other screen-based narrative, enabling you to develop skills in analysing screen-based narrative within the critical frameworks of film and television studies.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Demonstrate a developing awareness of landmark moments in the history of the screen as a mediating technology for narratives and story-telling.

LO2: Recognise historical and theoretical connections between different types of narrative visual media.

LO3: Gain an appreciation of different forms and genres of screen narrative, to reflect on medium specificity in constructing and presenting narratives.

LO4: Demonstrate a developing awareness of different critical and theoretical approaches to analysing screen-based narratives and their contexts.

LO5: Reflect on your positionality as a viewer and consumer of screen-based narratives.