Module Descriptors
FILM DRAMA MANAGEMENT
FILM50177
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: John Bradburn
Email: J.P.Bradburn@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
Coursework, a portfolio of production paperwork and a production report (typically 1500 words) weighted at 50% addressing Outcomes 1 and 2 and a tutor/observation report weighted at 50% addressing Outcome 3.
Module Indicative Content
This module requires students to demonstrate their film managerial skills and man-management skills through the management of pre-production, production and post-production of a major filmed drama. In the course they will gain knowledge of the logistics associated with production management.
Module Learning Strategies
(1:20) 3
All aspects of the module will be facilitated through workshops, tutorials, problem solving exercises and more specifically through practical participation in the production of major collaborative projects using laboratory equipment and editing facilities.

Module Resources
Production Offices, telephone, word processing and internet access. Research facilities including libraries, the module website
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Texts
Bastion Cleve (2006), Film Production Management, Focal Press, ISBN: 13978024080695
Eve Light Honthaner (2001), The Complete Film Production Handbook 3rd Edition, Focal Press, ISBN: 024080419
Thomas A Crowell (2007) The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers, Focal Press ISBN: 139780240808420