Film Theory and Practice: Foucault
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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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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,
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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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