Portable camcorder equipment
Portable sound kit equipment
Radio studios
TV studio
Video editing workstations
Audio editing workstations
Library and online resources
TV/DVD/Video/Audio playback facilities.
The Blackboard virtual learning environment will be available to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook.

Practical Portfolio of 1 Mini DV Tape/DVD and 1 CD with Footage/Track Log: 50%
(Learning Outcomes 1.2.3.4.)

Written Evaluative Production Log (1500 words): 50%
(Learning Outcomes 1.2.5.)

An introduction to the codes, conventions, practices and skills used in the creation of radio and television programmes. You will be introduced to the main concepts that are used to explain the ways in which radio and television communicate with their audiences and in practical sessions you will explore how they work in practice. You will find out, and be able to articulate, the communicative effects programme makers aim for when they make decisions about: choice of words and language, selection and sequence of content, voice presentation, visual performance, shot composition, microphone position, lighting, location, found and added background sound, edit points and styles and audio fades and mixes. In doing this you will learn how to use location and studio equipment safely and effectively and also gain insights into techniques for controlling the way you appear and sound on mic and on screen. You will practice expressing the abstract language of media communication in script form and also undertake an evaluative log of the production processes undertaken for both radio and television.

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Chignell, H. (2009) Key Concepts in Radio Studies, London: Sage
Emm, A. (2002) Researching for Television and Radio, London: Routledge
Hilliard, R. L. (2000) Writing for Television, radio and new media, London: Wadsworth
Holland, P. (2001) The Television Handbook, London: Routledge
Hudson, G. & Rowlands, S. (2007) The Broadcast Journalism Handbook, Harlow: Longman
Millerson, G. (1993) The Technique of Television Production , Oxford: Focal
Millerson, G. & Owens, J. (2009) Television Production, Oxford: Focal
Shingler, M & Wieringa, C. (1998) On Air, London: Arnold.
Stewart, P. (2006) Essential Radio Skills: How to Present and Produce a Radio Show London; A&C Black
Thompson, R. & Bowen, C. J. (2009) Grammar of the Shot, (electronic book), Oxford: Focal
Trewin, J. (2003) Presenting on TV and Radio : An Insider's Guide, Oxford: Focal

There will be a series of practical workshops that introduce you to radio and television skills and techniques, individually and in groups. This is supported by independent study to achieve the practical learning outcome of the module. You are also introduced to techniques for evaluating your learning, which will enable you to develop a structured learning log throughout the module. By relating practical programme making skills with the concepts that are used to understand how they communicate with audiences you will become familiar with production terminology which can then be discussed and evaluated within your production log.