A PORTFOLIO length 2500 WORDS weighted at 50%. Learning Outcomes 1-4. This assignment to contain a project proposal.

A 2nd PORTFOLIO length 2500 WORDS weighted at 50%. Learning Outcomes 4-6. This assignment to contain written research reports. Final piece.

This module aims to provide you with an understanding of the research skills needed to locate and retrieve film and broadcasting materials for critical reflection, analysis and evaluation. You will be introduced to different media resources to enable you to gather information, and present your research findings through different formats. The module examines how to apply qualitative and quantitative research methods to particular case studies of production, consumption and interpretation of various film and broadcasting products, genres and practices. The module also critically examines the genre classification of film and broadcast texts and their central relationship to contemporary media trends. The theoretical issues surrounding genre and the viewing/listening pleasures will also be addressed through specific reference to genre case studies. We will also be identifying the interconnectedness of film and broadcasting texts and contexts, and of the shifting communication, cultural and aesthetic practices.

You will be introduced to the different topics through interactive workshops, screenings and seminars. There will also be student led workshops and group research activities, deepening and developing your ideas from the main sessions.

Library Resources: eJournals, databases
DVDs/BluRays
Playback resources
The Blackboard VLE will be available to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook.

Benshoff, H. (2015) Film and Television Analysis, London: Routledge.
Bordwell, D. and Thompson, K. (2016) Film Art: An Introduction, New York: McGraw-Hill Education.
Cook, P. (2007) The Cinema Book, 3rd edition, London: BFI
Creeber, G. ed. (2015) The Television Genre Book, 3rd edition, London: BFI.
Emm, A. (2014) Researching for the Media, 2nd edition, London: Routledge.
Lees, N. (2010) Greenlit, London: Methuen Drama.
Long, P. and Wall, T. (2013) Media Studies: Texts, Production, Context, 2nd edition, London: Routledge.

Please see the module handbook for a full listing of reading texts.

1. EXTRACT RELEVANT INFORMATION FROM RESEARCH FILM AND MEDIA RESOURCES AND APPLY APPROPRIATE ANALYTICAL AND RESEARCH METHODS TO DIFFERENT FILM AND BROADCASTING PRACTICES, GENRES AND TEXTS.
[Application]

2. DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE KEY MEDIA RESEARCH PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT TO GENERATATING CONTENT AND SELECTING INFORMATION
[Knowledge and Understanding]

3. COMMUNICATE CRITICAL APPROACHES IN THE RESEARCH INFORMATION AND IDEAS USING A RANGE OF DIFFERENT PLATFORMS.
[Communication]

4. DEMONSTRATE A CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF HOW MEANING IS CONSTRUCTED ACROSS FILM/BROADCAST GENRES AND AN IDENTIFICATION OF THE CONVENTIONS ADOPTED THROUGH CONTRASTING HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY EXAMPLES.
[Learning]

5. DEMONSTRATE AN EFFECTIVE CRITICAL AWARENESS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE THEORETICAL AND HISTORICAL FILM/BROADCAST GENRE FORMAT CONSTRUCTION OF TEXTS AND HOW THIS APPLIES TO THEIR PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT.
[Enquiry]

6. PREPARE AND PRESENT A PROSPECTIVE PRODUCTION PROJECT AND TO UNDERSTAND THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS IN PITCHING AN ACCURATE CONTENT IDEA TO A PRODUCER AND DEMONSTRATE AN AWARENESS OF THE AUDIENCE RESEARCH.
[Practical and Professional]

This module aims to provide you with an understanding of the production process involved in film making. You will be building on your understanding of the pre-production, production and post-production elements from the previous level, with particular reference to the importance of research, visual composition and audio production. You will be involved in a number of exercises and work in individual and groups to produce short film(s). There will be technical demonstrations, exercises and workshop instruction. The learning experience will involve you extensively in researching and practicing film production. Technical skills include the production of sound and vision sequences, which will involve recording, editing and mixing.