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The Hollywood System - MEFT2203
Media, Film and Theatre

 
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of English, Media and Performing Arts
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
 
 
Equivalent: FILM2021
 
 
Excluded: FILM2005, FILM2006
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Traces the growth and operation of Hollywood as an industry as well as a global cultural phenomenon; examines the technological, political and economic determinants that have shaped the history of the American film industry; and relates Hollywood's characteristic modes of narration and representation to their industrial, technological, and political conditions of existence.


Learning Outcomes

Students who complete this course successfully will be able to:
  • Recall key events, institutions and people in the history of Hollywood from the earliest days of the American film industry to the present
  • Describe in historical detail such issues as Hollywood's production processes, the economics of global film markets, Hollywood's political influence, Hollywood's adaptation to new technologies, etc.
  • Analyse in critical detail examples of Hollywood's film style across different periods and genres.

Assessment

  • Tutorial participation, including sequence analysis - 30%
  • Two in-class tests - 30%
  • Essay including essay outline (2500 words) - 40%

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