A presentation by Alan Taylor & Greg du TertreFilm Program, TUT, South Africa

April 30th 2012

Through Film Praxis to Critical Theory - starring Michel Foucault

CARA: The CILECT African Regional Association2012 Cape Town Conference:

‘New trends in research, teaching & practice in motion picture education’

Through Film Praxis to Critical Theory – starring Michel Foucault,

by Alan Taylor, Greg du Tertre

1. Introduction, conceiving the assignment, Taylor2. Applying the assignment, du Tertre3. Film viewing: An Experiment in Time4. Summary accountq and a

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“We already know theory is bad for us before it arrives because, like spinach, it is decided by others that it is good for us, that there is always lots of it and with no choice, that we must have it.” - Taylor

Setting the scene….

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1. The institution2. The students3. The curricular

TAYLORNo text without

contexts

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Histories: The Hero's Journey 1971-2012

Pretoria Film SchoolMotion Picture AcademyFilm Program

TAYLOR1. The

Institution

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ProfilesPrior ExperienceScope of Current Knowledge

TAYLOR2. The

Students

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State Private unsure0

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Male

Female

Black

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School background, Year 1

2011 Questionnaire Core Questions

1. Informal introductions to film, tv study…?2. What technical facilities were available…?3. What formal tests did you sit?4. What level of preparation for current course?

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Year 1 Media Education pre-university

The Curricular& The Place of Theory

TAYLOR3. The

Institution

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Assignment BriefThe ConceptThe Product

du TERTRE1. Context

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THE INDY MINDS ASSIGNMENT, aAimsObjectives Grading Criteria Deadline

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THE INDY MINDS ASSIGNMENT, bTheorists ResearchersFilmmakers

du TERTRE2. Class Exercise

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THE INDY MINDS ASSIGNMENT, cThe ThinkingThe Theories Their Life

du TERTRE3. Selection

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THE INDY MINDS ASSIGNMENT, dThe PanopticonScripting Production Process

du TERTRE4.The Film

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The OUTCOME::::::::::::::::

FILM VIEWING

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Summary, Conclusions,

q and a

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“I never do a painting as a work of art. All of them are researches. I search constantly. And there is a logical sequence to all this research.

It is an experiment in time.”

Picasso.

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FINAL

THOUGHTS

Alan Taylor Professor, Film Program, TUT, RSA Country Champion, Department of Education,

University of Oxford Contact: http://about.me/kinowords

Gregory du Tertre University Lecturer, Production (pt) Postgraduate Research Student, TUT, RSA Contact: http://about.me/gregdut

THANKS

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