FM4113 Ecocinema: The Nature of Film

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

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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.

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Module coordinator

Dr P C Lovatt

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Module Staff

Dr Philippa Lovatt

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Module description

This Honours module explores cinema's relationship to the natural environment through a combination of historical, textual, and theoretical analysis. Students will study the history of film's reliance upon both natural materials and technologies. They will consider how the environment has been represented in a range of films, including natural history films, environmentalist documentaries, art and experimental films, and popular genre films, from Hollywood westerns to science fiction and apocalypse films. And they will study the role of nature, landscape, and the environment in film theory. Specific films and theories will vary from semester to semester. For further details on the specific focus of the module for the current semester, contact the Department of Film Studies.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS FM2002 AND PASS FM2003

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Take Home Examination (48 hour slot) = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

2-hour seminar and a 3-hour screening

Awards

Golden Dandelion Award for excellence in Education for Sustainable Development

The module provides a unique opportunity for students to develop a wide range of knowledge on sustainability in the film industry. It also provides a great historical analysis of environmental sustainability in film and the change that has evolved within the film industry. The module won the Golden Dandelion Award 2024 .

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