Portfolio (100%)
An individual portfolio comprising:
• A 1-3 minute film in a genre of your choice demonstrating advanced skills in scriptwriting and at least 2 technical areas of the film making process.
• A practical response to a negotiated brief demonstrating advanced capabilities in a specific film making discipline, supported by well-documented reflection on your journey through the process including evaluative and persuasive arguments for the approaches you have taken to develop your skills.
(Learning outcome 1, 2, 3, 4)

Formative assessment
Individual and group reviews of project planning and work in progress

This module is designed to build on the learning that took place at Level 4, in particular through the modules of Technical Skills in Digital Film and TV, and Scriptwriting for Film and TV. It is particularly concerned with generating opportunities for you to practise and consequently advance your skills through practical work. It will allow you to push the boundaries of your knowledge across creative and technical disciplines within pre-production, production and post-production, whilst also generating an opportunity to focus your attention on an area of personal interest that you may be intending to pursue with regards to future employment.

Participation in workshops tailored to each of the three production phases will allow you to explore and experiment further whilst enabling you to focus on specific skills to nurture and develop to a more advanced level. Making decisions regarding the advancement of particular skills requires a critical awareness and appreciation of the employment climate. Whilst developing any skills should be enjoyable, it must be clear through your practical work that you have a creative and/or technical purpose and an employability focus.

Self-reflection is an ingredient all employable creatives must possess in order to produce products that can appeal to a designated audience and fit into a creative landscape, whilst fulfilling individual vision and goals. Practising self-reflection should help you to identify where you need to concentrate in order to align your capabilities with your progression intentions.

Your first practical challenge in this module will be to produce a 1-3 minute film in a genre of your choice. It is expected that you demonstrate advancement of scriptwriting skills and technical skills in at least 2 areas of the film making process.

Secondly, you are challenged to select a technical area of interest and undertake an appropriate piece of practical work that significantly advances your capabilities in that discipline. You may choose from the following:
Camera
Lighting
Sound
Editing
Digital Workflows
Encoding

In your second assignment you will be expected to evaluate your options for responding to the brief and developing your skills, and express how this relates to your own strengths and weaknesses. As you work through the assignment you will continue to reflect on your management of the brief, and document your experience. This can be in the form of a video diary, a blog, an online journal or any other appropriate format.

In this module, as well as working with other members of the team in a responsible and courteous way, you will be required to designate much independent study and practice in your targeted discipline. At the forefront of this module is being able to communicate with the varied job roles within a crew and yet all work towards the same common objective of delivering a product for an audience.

Learning in this module should build on the knowledge and skill that you developed at level 4 of your studies and the emphasis is placed on practical work, in order that you can explore techniques and processes with greater breadth and depth. You will learn by doing, and will have the opportunity to explore and experiment so that you may discover ways of working with equipment and methods that not only suit the task, but also suit your individual needs and work best for you in an increasingly professional capacity.

Active learning will be facilitated through workshops including demonstrations and studio tutorials, with teachers and visiting practitioners. However, there will be an increasing expectation that you work imaginatively, with independence and responsibility. There will be a mix of individual and collaborative learning, in-class and outside of timetabled sessions.

Therefore learning activities will typically include:
• Participation in workshops - recapping on equipment, techniques and processes and discovering new
• Health and safety recap
• Seminars with guest speakers
• Project planning workshops
• Practical work on location
• Independent practical development
• Reflective practice and target setting
• Group tutorials and critiques with formative feedback
• Individual tutorials
• Screenings of work produced

Pre- production resources
Cork boards & printers
Scheduling software

Production resources
HD camcorders
HD DSLR
Interchangeable lenses
Tripods
Microphones – radio and boom
Jib Arm
Track and dolly
Fig Rig / stabilisation system
Lighting Kit(s)

Post-production resources
Post production edit and effects software

Crittenden R. (2005) Fine Cuts: The Art of European Film Editing: Routledge Reisz K. (2009) Techniques of Film Editing: Focal Press
Kenworthy C. (2011) Master Shots: Vol 2: 100 Ways to Shoot Great Dialogue Scenes: Michael Wiese Productions
Kenworthy C. (2012) Master Shots Vol 1, 2nd Edition: 100 Advanced Camera Techniques to Get an Expensive Look on Your Low-Budget Movie: Michael Wiese Productions
Kenworthy C. (2013) Master Shots Vol 3: The Director's Vision: 100 Setups, Scenes and Moves for Your Breakthrough Movie: Michael Wiese Productions
Sonnenschein D. (2001) Sound Design: The Expressive Power of Music, Voice and Sound Effects in Cinema: Michael Wiese Productions

1. UNDERSTAND THE LIMITS OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL AND HOW THIS IMPACTS ON YOUR ABILITY, AND ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP YOUR SCRIPTWRITING AND TECHNICAL SKILLS IN ORDER TO RESPOND MORE SUCCESSFULLY TO PRACTICAL BRIEFS.
[Learning]

2. EXPERIMENT WITH SCRIPTWRITING AND FILM MAKING EQUIPMENT AND TECHNIQUES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE SKILLS AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES.
[Application]

3. RECOGNISE INDIVIDUALS’ SKILLS AND WORK EFFECTIVELY WITH OTHER CREW MEMBERS, RESPECTING OTHERS PEOPLE’S POINTS OF VIEW AND DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO WORKING, IN ORDER TO DELIVER A PRODUCT FOR AN AUDIENCE.
[Working with Others]

4. ASSESS OWN STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS MAKING SOUND DECISIONS WITH REGARDS TO WHERE TO IMPROVE, IN ORDER TO MAXIMISE POSITIVE IMPACT ON PRACTICAL WORK.
[Reflection]