Alter, N.M. (2018) The Essay Film After Fact and Fiction. Jackson, USA: Columbia University Press.
Up to 300 pages of up-to-date journal articles may be added. Various visual and audiovisual examples from all kinds of sources will be added.
The Video Essay as Contemporary Media
Freestanding course
About the course
Explore the potential of the video essay as a dynamic tool for visual communication. Through a blend of lectures, workshops, and an independent project, you will learn to create and analyze video essays using both theoretical and practical approaches, engaging with complex ideas and critical thinking.
Course content
The course is divided into two parts:
1: Introduction to Video Essays (7 Credits), with lectures, workshops and seminars.
2: Individual Video Essay Project (8 Credits)
Part 1: Introduction to Video Essays
This part of the course provides an introduction to video essays through lectures, practical workshops, and discussion seminars, where students learn the fundamentals of combining visual elements, text, and sound to communicate complex ideas.
Part 2: Individual Video Essay Project
In this part, students apply their knowledge by planning, creating, and presenting an independent video essay project.
Entry requirements and selection
Entry requirements
General eligibility + English 6.
Selection
34% Upper Secondary Grades - 34% Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (SweSAT) - 32% University Credits
Course literature
Course evaluation
Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).
