A 50% SHORT FILM/TV DRAMA PROPOSAL. 1500 WORDS PER GROUP MEMBER.
A 50% COMPLETED SHORT FILM/TV DRAMA WITH SUPPORTING PRODUCTION FILE.
Learning Outcomes 1-4.

This module aims to develop your acting and film/TV practical skills in the processes involved in creating a short film or television drama, drawing upon your skills of performance for screen based media and creative skills to be applied to a range of different behind the scenes film-making production roles. You will develop the techniques and crafts required to successfully produce a professional film or programme that could be screened to a specific target audience. You can explore the range of possibilities of your project and the resources at your disposal, and you will consider the theory/practice of screen based drama production in more depth and begin to apply those principles to whichever medium your group decides to work in. You will be working in small teams and you will carry out preliminary research into a genre for a drama and then review what you will need to do to develop it to reflect a professional standard of production and the different roles to realise a finished piece. You will be able to apply your knowledge and understanding of performance for the screen to a variety of film production role perspectives, such as an editor, camera operator or scriptwriter.

A series of contact workshops and group tutorials introduce the key practical and theoretical concerns of producing a drama for film or television. You will work with a production team to make a short film/drama. There will also be a combination of screenings and group workshops to examine and discuss the characteristics of a range of film genre skills. Technical instruction sessions and creative production skills will also form the basis for the practical work. Guided independent study forms an important aspect of the module with on-going research, teamwork, group meetings, personal development panning, skills development, attending screenings/exhibitions.

Blackboard, Library and online resources, playback facilities.
The Blackboard virtual learning environment will be available to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook.

Bamford, N. (2012) Directing Television, London: Bloomsbury.
Figgis, M. (2014) Digital Film-making, London: Faber & Faber.
Rabiger, M. et. al. (2013) Directing, London: Focal.
Springer, C. and Levinson, J. eds (2015) Acting, London: I. B. Tauris.
Willett, A. (2013) Media Production, London: Routledge.

See module handbook for a full listing of reading texts.

1. ANALYSE AND DEMONSTRATE THE APPLICATION OF KEY PRODUCTION CRAFT TECHNIQUES IN THE CREATION OF A DRAMA GENRE IN A SHORT FILM/TV DRAMA FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF PERFORMER AND PRODUCTION ROLES.
[Application]

2. DEMONSTRATE AN AWARENESS OF THE PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTION STANDARDS AND PRACTICES CHARACTERISTIC OF ONE FILM/TV DRAMA GENRE AND TO CREATIVELY APPLY THE SKILLS OF HANDLING ALL EQUIPMENT SAFELY AND RESPONSIBLY TO PRODUCE A FICTIONAL DRAMA OUTPUT.
[Practical and Professional]

3. REFLECT ON THE DYNAMICS OF WORKING WITHIN A GROUP AND RECOGNISE THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES IN YOUR CREATIVE TEAM AND THE APPLICATION OF INDIVIDUAL ROLES WITHIN ITS DEVELOPMENT.
[Collaborative Working]

4. CRITICALLY REFLECT ON THE PRODUCTION AND POST-PRODUCTION PROCESSES OF A SHORT FILM/TV DRAMA, AND ON YOUR OWN ROLE IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT. EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF KEY PRACTICAL DECISIONS THAT ARE EVIDENT IN THE FINISHED DRAMA AND HOW THEY RELATE TO AN AUDIENCE. [Reflection]