RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIP
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The AFTRS Research Strategy positions AFTRS to conduct and encourage research in connection with the production of programs as required, by the AFTRS Act 1973. It contributes to the School's ongoing mission to be a leader in screen arts education, creative exploration and the dissemination of business knowledge.
The AFTRS Research Strategy
- Strives consistently to achieve practical outcomes for the screen arts and broadcast industries.
- Is directly connected with, and informed by, screen arts and broadcast industries personnel and practices.
- Reports research outcomes directly to screen arts and broadcast industries practitioners and organisations.
AFTRS determines its commitment to research projects according to these criteria:
- Contribution to screen arts and broadcast education
- Contribution to screen arts and broadcast industry development.
- Contribution to policy and decision-making processes in the screen arts and broadcast industries.
- Evidence of quality research design.
Research Strand Aims
1. Screen arts and broadcast education
- To develop improved methods for teaching creativity and screen arts and broadcast production, including the interweaving of theory and practice
- To develop effective ways of using screen arts and broadcast as educational tools
2. Business sustainability
- To generate new knowledge about effective business processes and practices in the screen arts and broadcast industries
- To unearth and disseminate tacit business knowledge held within the screen arts and broadcast industries
3. Production processes
- To draw upon tacit industry knowledge and targeted academic research in order to develop effective and efficient production practices in the screen arts and broadcast industries
- To explore the creative possibilities offered by new methodologies in performance, production and postproduction in the screen arts and broadcast industries
4. Creative screen and broadcast content in the digital
era
- To explore methodologies for generating and developing creative ideas
- To explore the storytelling possibilities offered by new digital formats
- To help develop new ways of engaging with audiences and new avenues for the online distribution and commercialisation of screen and broadcast content.
Related Links:
LUM:NA: Australian Journal of Screen Arts and Business
updated 16 October 2012
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