Course Details in 2026/27 Session

Module Title	LH Screen Performance
School	Eng, Drama, & Creative Studies
Department	Film and Creative Writing
Module Code	09 35225
Module Lead	James Walters
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
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Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Seminar-20 hours Guided independent study-180 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	Performers are central to our experience of film and television. This module seeks to evaluate the contributions professional and non-professional actors make to style and meaning on screen. Working across genres, periods and nationalities, we will analyse performance in synthesis with compositional features such as framing, editing, lighting, costume and sound. We will aim to develop a critical vocabulary that responds to the challenge of articulating value and achievement in screen performance.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the relationships between performance, value and achievement on screen; Analyse examples of screen performance using an appropriate critical vocabulary; Relate screen performance to key theoretical interests such as genre, authorship, history and national identity; Articulate the formal, tonal and industrial distinctions between television performance and film performance.
Assessment	35225-01 : Short sequence analysis : Coursework (25%) 35225-02 : 3000 word Essay : Coursework (75%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 1,000 Word Short Sequence Analysis (25%) and 3000 word essay (75%). Reassessment: Extenuating circumstances cases only. 1,000 Word Short Sequence Analysis (25%) and 3000 word essay (75%).
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