Module Details

Module Code: MEDA C8046
Full Title: The Contemporary Irish Screen Landscape
Valid From:: Semester 1 - 2019/20 ( June 2019 )
Language of Instruction:English
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits:: 5
Module Owner:: Kenneth Sloane
Departments: Unknown
Module Description: This hybrid module facilitates students to engage with the landscape of contemporary trends in the Irish screen industries from both a theoretical and industry perspective. Students will critically analyse and situate recent and current key Irish Screen texts in terms of their standing in the development of the contemporary Irish Screen landscape overall, along with their full production cycle from development to distribution.
 
Module Learning Outcome
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Module Learning Outcome Description
MLO1 Critically analyse the role of key former and current talents active within the Irish Screen Landscape (Directors, Producers, Screenwriters, Editors, etc.)
MLO2 Critically appraise and evaluate historical and contemporary texts from the Irish Screen Landscape
MLO3 Critically analyse the development, production, distribution and exhibition lifecycles of key contemporary texts from the Irish Screen Landscape and situate these texts within a theoretical Film Studies framework
MLO4 Critically assess contemporary production structures within the Irish Screen Landscape and their future career path possibilities within
Pre-requisite learning
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named DkIT module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
No recommendations listed
 
Module Indicative Content
Analysis of key Irish Screen Texts
Weekly lectures will focus on one key Irish Screen text every 4 weeks which will be critically analysed from both an industry perspective in terms of its production lifecycle and from a theoretical perspective in terms of its placement within the study of Irish Cinema and Screen Landscape overall.
Masterclass from industry professional involved in chosen text
Every 4 weeks, a 1/2 day (4 hour) masterclass will take place with an industry professional involved in a key role in the chosen text the students have been analysing for the prior 4 weeks.
Possible screen texts from 1970s
Ryan's Daughter, Poitín, Zardoz
Possible screen texts from 1980s
Cal, My Left Foot, Reefer & the Model, The Ballroom of Romance, Excalibur
Possible screen texts from 1990s
The Field, The Committments, Into the West, In the Name of the Father, The Boy from Mercury, The Butcher Boy, I Went Down, The General
Possible screen texts from 2000s
About Adam, Borstal Boy, Mapmaker, When Brendan Met Trudy, Disco Pigs, Song for a Raggy Boy, Intermission, Adam & Paul, Inside I'm Dancing, Breakfast on Pluto, Once, Kisses, His & Hers
Possible screen texts from 2010s
The Guard, Grabbers, What Richard Did, When Ali Came to Ireland, The Irish Pub, My Name is Emily, Sing Street
TV/Transmedia texts
Any TV/Transmedia texts considered by the lecturer co-ordinating the module to offer scope for a full analysis will also be considered.
Module Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Course Work100.00%
Module Special Regulation
This module allows for an in-depth case study of one key Irish Screen landmark text every 4 weeks with a visiting masterclass from an industry professional involved in the production at the end of the 4-week period.

Assessments

Full-time

Course Work
Assessment Type Continuous Assessment % of Total Mark 40
Marks Out Of 0 Pass Mark 0
Timing n/a Learning Outcome 1,2,3
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
Case Study
Assessment Type Continuous Assessment % of Total Mark 20
Marks Out Of 0 Pass Mark 0
Timing n/a Learning Outcome 1,2,3
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
Presentation
Assessment Type Written Report % of Total Mark 20
Marks Out Of 0 Pass Mark 0
Timing n/a Learning Outcome 3,4
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
Professional Career Plan
Assessment Type Reflective Journal % of Total Mark 20
Marks Out Of 0 Pass Mark 0
Timing n/a Learning Outcome 3,4
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
Ongoing
No Project
No Practical
No Final Examination
Reassessment Requirement
No repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will be offered solely on the basis of coursework and a repeat examination will not be offered.

DKIT reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full-time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Tutorial Contact Lecturer-led, examining 1 case study per month (3 during semester) Every Week 2.00 2
Practical Contact Half-day Masterclass from Industry Practitioner Every Month 1.00 4
Independent Study Non Contact Students will research into chosen case studies Every Week 3.00 3
Directed Reading Non Contact Students will be directed to books/articles etc. on chosen case studies Every Week 2.00 2
Total Weekly Learner Workload 8.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
Workload: Part-time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Tutorial Contact Lecturer-led, examining 1 case study per month (3 during semester) Every Week 2.00 2
Practical Contact Half-day Masterclass from Industry Practitioner Every Month 1.00 4
Independent Study Non Contact Students will research into chosen case studies Every Week 3.00 3
Directed Reading Non Contact Students will be directed to books/articles etc. on chosen case studies Every Week 2.00 2
Total Weekly Learner Workload 8.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Barton, Ruth. (2019), Irish Cinema in the Twenty-First Century, Manchester University Press, [ISBN: 1526124440].
  • Ryan, Maureen. (2017), Producer to producer : a step-by-step guide to low-budget independent film producing,, 2nd. Michael Wiese Productions, [ISBN: 9781615932665].
  • Ging, D. (2013), Men and Masculinities in Irish Cinem, AIAA, [ISBN: 0230232000].
  • Murphy, R. (2006), Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion, British Film Institute, [ISBN: 1844571262].
  • McIlroy, B. (2007), Genre and Cinema: Ireland and Transnationalism, Routledge, [ISBN: 0415770890].
  • Rockett, K & Gibbons, L & Hill, J. (1988), Cinema and Ireland (Studies in film, television and the media), Routledge.
This module does not have any article/paper resources
Other Resources