A PORTFOLIO (50%). Learning Outcomes 1-7.

2ND PORTFOLIO (50%). Learning Outcomes 1-7. Final piece.

These Portfolios may include television production completed programmes/extracts with supporting documentation: production file, critiques and evaluative reflective

This module is the culmination of all your previous television related learning and training. You will take part in the planning and creation of a complex and extensive television production. It will be a high-level creative response for an identified output and it is designed to stimulate, challenge and highlight your production skills and abilities. It also aims to develop your awareness of the range of career and postgraduate opportunities available. You will consolidate the knowledge, skills and experience gained during previous levels of your course, refining your working methods and adopting a professional and competitive approach. You will devise a personal programme of study that demonstrates and exploits the knowledge and experience you have acquired and developed. This may include participating in entering national competitions and festivals

You will exploit the analysis methods and use of television theory to explore the direction your work. You will also continue to carry out research, generate ideas and solve problems, underpinned by a strong emphasis on the development of personal ideas through analytical and observational methods. You can identify the internal and external expertise and specialist individuals you require to improve the standard and quality of film making in readiness to enter your Television Production into an appropriate competition. It is intended that you develop a written description of and a schedule for your programme that must include a time for reflection and refinement. You will be encouraged to continually review and evaluate your progress, being able to respond to as well as initiate further ideas, being specific about concepts

Your programme will be following discussions between yourself and your supervising tutor that will include its resource implications and whether they can be realistically met.

Contact/Scheduled learning and Teaching Activities:
One-to-one tutorials
Risk Assessment, health and safety, ethics input
Academic workshops/presentations
Small group sessions (seminars, tutorials, debates)

NB: This module will be accompanied by a comprehensive handbook and VLE support.
You will be expected to take advantage of the extensive library facilities and on-line tutorials via Lynda.com and BoB.

Guided Independent Study Activities:
Independent practice
Research
Group/Crew meetings
Personal development planning
Teamwork
Networking events
Blackboard VLE, Lynda.com and BoB access
Independent Study in support of your project work.

Thompson Library facilities - web, computer access, printing facilities.
Lynda.com / BoB
The Blackboard Virtual Learning Environment
Flexible Learning spaces - screening and viewing facilities
Art & Design materials
On-line tutorials and presentation software
Educational visit support (2 studios minimum)

Cury, I. (2017) Directing and Producing for Television, London: Focal.
Jacobs, J. and Peacock, S. eds. (2013) Television Aesthetics and Style, London: Bloomsbury.
Rooney, B. and Belli, M. L. (2016) Directors Tell the Story, London: Focal.
Singleton-Turner, R. (2011) Cue & Cut, Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Weinstein, A. (2017) Directing for the Screen, London: Focal/Routledge.
Wheatley, H. (2016) Spectacular Television, London: I. B.Tauris.
Zettl, H. (2014) Television Production Handbook, Boston, MA: Cengage Learning/Wadsworth.

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

1. DEMONSTRATE COMPREHENSIVE AND DETAILED KNOWLEDGE OF THE TELEVISION INDUSTRY AND CREATIVE PRODUCTION ROLES, USING A DETAILED UNDERSTANDING OF RELEVANT TELEVISION/MEDIA THEORIES TO INFORM PRODUCTION CONTENT AND TECHNIQUE IN A PRODUCT SUITABLE FOR TRANSMISSION.
[Knowledge and Understanding; Application]

2. MANAGE YOUR OWN LEARNING WITH A MINIMUM OF TUTOR GUIDANCE AND DEMONSTRATE A PLANNED AND CO-ORDINATED TELEVISION PRODUCTION WITH INTELLECTUAL OPENNESS AND AN APPRECIATION OF THE ONGOING PROCESS OF LEARNING, REFLECTNG ON YOUR LEARNING AND DEVEOPMENT THROUGH PRESENTING A PROFESSIONAL PROJECT(S) AND AND IDENTIFICATION OF INDUSTRY PRODUCTION ROLE CAREER AIMS.
[Learning; Reflection]

3. DEPLOY ACCURATELY TECHNIQUES OF ANALYSIS AND ENQUIRY USING INFORMATION ABOUT TELEVISION INDUSTRY PRODUCTION AND POST PRODUCTION ORGANISATIONS AND SPECIFIC ROLES APPROPRIATE TO YOUR OWN INTERESTS.
[Enquiry]

4. ANALYSE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION CORPORATIONS AND BROADCAST ORGANISATIONS AND THIEIR PRODUCTION PRACTICES
[Analysis]

5. INITIATE, PLAN AND SELF-MANAGE A SUSTAINED TELEVISION PRODUCTION PROJECT, DEVISING AND EVALUATING STRATEGIES WITHOUT SUPERVISION, WORKING PRODUCTIVELY IN A TEAM WITH SELF-AWARENESS OF YOUR OWN ROLE IN ITS DYNAMICS.
[Problem Solving; Collaborative Working]

6. COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY DIFFERENT APPLICATION METHODS, AND TO PRESENT INFORMATION CONFIDENTLY WITH SELF-AWARENESS IN INTERPERSONAL SETTINGS.
[Communication]

7. DEMONSTRATE ADVANCED COMPETENCY IN THE SKILLS OF HANDLING EQUIPMENT SAFELY, RESPONSIBLY AND TO CREATIVE EFFECT IN THE ACQUISITION OF TELEVISION IMAGES AND SOUNDS AND THEIR MANIPULATION IN POST-PRODUCTION, AND/OR DEMONSTRATE A DETAILED KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND PRACTICES OF THE TELEVISION OR CREATIVE VISUAL INDUSTRIES. [Practical and Professional]

This major TV project is the culmination of all your previous television related learning and training. You will take part in the planning and creation of a complex and extensive television production. It will be a high-level creative response for an identified output and it is designed to stimulate, challenge and highlight your production skills and abilities. It also aims to develop your awareness of the range of career and postgraduate opportunities available. You will consolidate the knowledge, skills and experience gained during previous levels of your course, refining your working methods and adopting a professional and competitive approach.
You will devise a personal programme of study that demonstrates and exploits the knowledge and experience you have acquired and developed. You will also continue to carry out research, generate ideas and solve problems, underpinned by a strong emphasis on the development of personal ideas through analytical and observational methods.