FM4123 Artists' Film and Video

Academic year

2025 to 2026 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 10

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Not automatically available to General Degree students

Planned timetable

To be confirmed.

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr P C Lovatt

Dr P C Lovatt
This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Dr Philippa Lovatt

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Module description

Exploring connections between other art forms and media including television, sculpture, painting, photography, new media and the sonic arts, experimental film movements have often drawn attention to the materiality of the medium in such a way as to radically challenge conventional modes of storytelling, and of narrative cinema, in particular. This module will introduce students to the critical and historical contexts of artists' film and experimental cinema. Taking a global perspective, it will examine work from a range of national contexts, while also examining the transnational flows of these film movements. Particular attention will be paid to question of identity politics that these works raise, recognising the importance of women & queer filmmakers whose contributions have often been marginalised in more traditional film histories. In this context, 'artists' film' is understood as work made for the primary purpose of aesthetic experimentation rather than for commercial reasons .

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

FM2001 AND FM2002; WITH PASSES IN EACH AND AN AVERAGE GRADE OF 11 OR BETTER.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

3-hour Written Examination = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

2 hours of lectures and up to 3 hours of film/video viewing

Scheduled learning hours

55

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

245

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.