Higher-Institution-Based Film Festivals as a Vehicle to Improve Student Production Quality and Form University–Industry Connections
This paper will be focusing on discussions on how to use small-scale, higher-institution-based film festivals (including film competitions) as a vehicle to motivate students who are majoring in media and screen production to improve their production quality for both module assignments and competitio...
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| description | This paper will be focusing on discussions on how to use small-scale, higher-institution-based film festivals (including film competitions) as a vehicle to motivate students who are majoring in media and screen production to improve their production quality for both module assignments and competition-targeted special projects. Moreover, this paper will argue that, by inviting industry representatives to be involved in judging and commenting on student works, such small-scale film festivals organised by higher education institutions over time may grow into a platform that not only recognises and supports budding directors, screenwriters, actors, and actresses in Brunei but also acts as a playing field in which novice filmmakers can connect with experts, exchange ideas, acquire valuable skills, and enable further collaboration in the future. Based on first-hand data collection, an analysis, and semi-structured interviews of the multiple parties involved, our discussions cover how to launch the production process for screen-practice-based education, how to organise module assignments to fit the themes of specific film festivals/competitions, and how to overcome the challenges facing students working in a multicultural production team, etc. Two higher-institution-based film festivals, i.e., PRISM UBD Short Film Festival organised by Universiti Brunei Darussalam and the Dracula Digital competition, a mobile-phone filmmaking competition run by Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania, are used as analytical case studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c7ce3e4f31fc4a1da9deb3002bb4203b2023-11-19T01:20:31ZengMDPI AGTrends in Higher Education2813-43462023-05-012234036210.3390/higheredu2020020Higher-Institution-Based Film Festivals as a Vehicle to Improve Student Production Quality and Form University–Industry ConnectionsYong Liu0Mayyer Ling1Florin Nechita2Design and Creative Industries Programme, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan BE 1410, BruneiEnglish Studies Programme, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan BE 1410, BruneiFaculty of Sociology and Communication, Transilvania University of Brașov, 500036 Brașov, RomaniaThis paper will be focusing on discussions on how to use small-scale, higher-institution-based film festivals (including film competitions) as a vehicle to motivate students who are majoring in media and screen production to improve their production quality for both module assignments and competition-targeted special projects. Moreover, this paper will argue that, by inviting industry representatives to be involved in judging and commenting on student works, such small-scale film festivals organised by higher education institutions over time may grow into a platform that not only recognises and supports budding directors, screenwriters, actors, and actresses in Brunei but also acts as a playing field in which novice filmmakers can connect with experts, exchange ideas, acquire valuable skills, and enable further collaboration in the future. Based on first-hand data collection, an analysis, and semi-structured interviews of the multiple parties involved, our discussions cover how to launch the production process for screen-practice-based education, how to organise module assignments to fit the themes of specific film festivals/competitions, and how to overcome the challenges facing students working in a multicultural production team, etc. Two higher-institution-based film festivals, i.e., PRISM UBD Short Film Festival organised by Universiti Brunei Darussalam and the Dracula Digital competition, a mobile-phone filmmaking competition run by Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania, are used as analytical case studies.https://www.mdpi.com/2813-4346/2/2/20PRISM UBD Short Film Festivalhigher educationsignificant learning experiencesuniversity-industry connectionsDracula Digital competition |
| spellingShingle | Yong Liu Mayyer Ling Florin Nechita Higher-Institution-Based Film Festivals as a Vehicle to Improve Student Production Quality and Form University–Industry Connections Trends in Higher Education PRISM UBD Short Film Festival higher education significant learning experiences university-industry connections Dracula Digital competition |
| title | Higher-Institution-Based Film Festivals as a Vehicle to Improve Student Production Quality and Form University–Industry Connections |
| title_full | Higher-Institution-Based Film Festivals as a Vehicle to Improve Student Production Quality and Form University–Industry Connections |
| title_fullStr | Higher-Institution-Based Film Festivals as a Vehicle to Improve Student Production Quality and Form University–Industry Connections |
| title_full_unstemmed | Higher-Institution-Based Film Festivals as a Vehicle to Improve Student Production Quality and Form University–Industry Connections |
| title_short | Higher-Institution-Based Film Festivals as a Vehicle to Improve Student Production Quality and Form University–Industry Connections |
| title_sort | higher institution based film festivals as a vehicle to improve student production quality and form university industry connections |
| topic | PRISM UBD Short Film Festival higher education significant learning experiences university-industry connections Dracula Digital competition |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2813-4346/2/2/20 |
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