Module Descriptors
MANAGEMENT FOR FILM AND TELEVISION
FILM50222
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 5
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Mark Mckenna
Email: Mark.Mckenna@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 72
Independent Study Hours: 228
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- Portfolio weighted at 50%
- Tutor report and peer assessment weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Resources
Production Offices, telephone, word processing and internet access. Research facilities including libraries, the module website
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
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
Module Indicative Content
This module requires students to work collaboratively to facilitate the production of a drama for film or television. In the course they will gain knowledge of:
1. The preparation of pre-production paperwork
2. Legal and ethical issues when producing a drama
3. Negotiation skills when sourcing resources
4. Negotiation for and preparation of contracts
5. Logistics when producing a drama
6. People management
7. Casting for drama
8. Team working
9. On-set management undertaking an individual role
1. The preparation of pre-production paperwork
2. Legal and ethical issues when producing a drama
3. Negotiation skills when sourcing resources
4. Negotiation for and preparation of contracts
5. Logistics when producing a drama
6. People management
7. Casting for drama
8. Team working
9. On-set management undertaking an individual role
Module Learning Strategies
2 x 3 Hour lectures, 22 x 3 hour lab/workshop sessions
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.
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 Additional Assessment Details
Coursework weighted at 50/50 comprising:-
Coursework, a portfolio of production paperwork including a post-production report (1500 words) weighted at 50% addressing Outcomes 1 and 2 and a tutor report and peer assessment weighted at 50% addressing Outcomes 1, 2 and 3.
Coursework, a portfolio of production paperwork including a post-production report (1500 words) weighted at 50% addressing Outcomes 1 and 2 and a tutor report and peer assessment weighted at 50% addressing Outcomes 1, 2 and 3.
Web Descriptor
This module requires students to work collaboratively to facilitate the production of a drama for film or television. In the course they will gain knowledge of the preparation of pre-production paperwork, the legal and ethical issues when producing a drama. The negotiation skills required when sourcing resources, as well as the negotiation for the preparation of contracts. Logistics when producing a drama, people management and casting for drama. The module will also foreground skills related to team working, and on-set management undertaking an individual role.