This course explores the construction and interpretation of screen-based media. It intends to enable students to develop their own understanding and analytical skills of still and moving images in contemporary society, including cinema, TV, and new digital forms. Contemporary conceptual frameworks are used to explore audio-visual media, and academic skills are developed through tutorials and assignments to develop the students’ skills.

How do we comprehend and discuss our own experience of ‘texts’ produced in the current mediated environments that affect our everyday lives?