Module Descriptors
DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
FILM50139
Key Facts
School of Digital, Technologies and Arts
Level 5
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Fiona Graham
Email: F.C.Graham@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Contact hours: 72
Independent Study Hours: 228
Total Learning Hours: 300
Pattern of Delivery
- Occurrence A, Stafford Campus, UG Semester 1 to UG Semester 2
- Occurrence A, Stoke Campus, UG Semester 1 to UG Semester 2
- Occurrence A, Stoke Campus, UG Semester 2
- Occurrence A, Stafford Campus, UG Semester 2
- Occurrence A1, Stafford Campus, UG Semester 1 to UG Semester 2
- Occurrence A2, Stafford Campus, UG Semester 2
- Occurrence SF1, Stafford Campus, Z1~1
Sites
- Stafford Campus
- Stoke Campus
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Additional Assessment Details
100% Coursework
[Learning Outcomes 1-4]
[Learning Outcomes 1-4]
Learning Strategies
Learning will be lectures, practical tutorials, self-study and technical instruction.
1 hour lecture, 2 hour tutorial.
1 hour lecture, 2 hour tutorial.
Texts
Maxine Baker, (2005) Documentary in the Digital Age Focal Press
Nicola Lees, (2010) Greenlit, Methuen
Gerald Millerson and Jim Owens (2009), Television Production, Fourteenth Edition, Focal Press, (2009)
Barry Hampe, (2007) Making Documentary Films and Videos: A Practical Guide to Planning, Filming, and Editing Documentaries, Holt Rinehart and Winston; 2nd edition
Industry journals including:
Broadcast
Televisual
The Producer
Nicola Lees, (2010) Greenlit, Methuen
Gerald Millerson and Jim Owens (2009), Television Production, Fourteenth Edition, Focal Press, (2009)
Barry Hampe, (2007) Making Documentary Films and Videos: A Practical Guide to Planning, Filming, and Editing Documentaries, Holt Rinehart and Winston; 2nd edition
Industry journals including:
Broadcast
Televisual
The Producer
Resources
HD and SD cameras, audio, lighting, and editing suites.
Blackboard
Library including eResources
Blackboard
Library including eResources
Indicative Content
The development of the creative and technical skills required for the production of television documentaries. Produce a practical piece: a documentary production.
1. Analyse a range of documentary programmes including the use of camera and format.
2. Apply ideas and content to produce a documentary taking into consideration any legal or ethical issues.
3. Plan and produce a documentary to a professional standard.
4. Gain knowledge of editing processes and styles used for documentary editing
5. Learn tapeless, rostrum camera, single and multiple source editing
6. Develop Final Cut Pro and Avid for documentary use
7. Evaluate the finished product
1. Analyse a range of documentary programmes including the use of camera and format.
2. Apply ideas and content to produce a documentary taking into consideration any legal or ethical issues.
3. Plan and produce a documentary to a professional standard.
4. Gain knowledge of editing processes and styles used for documentary editing
5. Learn tapeless, rostrum camera, single and multiple source editing
6. Develop Final Cut Pro and Avid for documentary use
7. Evaluate the finished product