MFC6412 - Live TV

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Demonstrate an understanding of all aspects of creating live television programmes;
Demonstrate the ability to create live television programmes;
Attain the skills to operative effectively and safely in a live studio and/or location environment;
Display an understanding of the production roles involved in live television production across a range of different programme genres.

Content:

Students will acquire a detailed knowledge of live television production across a range of programme genres, including news, magazine, entertainment and chat show.
They will further develop their knowledge and experience of different production roles involved in live television on both sides of the camera and will develop the skills to create a range of live television programmes from initial idea to final broadcast streamed online.
They will further develop their skills in a range of key production areas, including camera, sound and lighting across a range of genres.
The module will culminate in the group production of consecutive studio-based magazine shows in Semester 2.

Learning and Teaching Information:

This module will be based around lectures, interactive workshops, studio visits and studio production.

Workshops/Studio Production
Contact hours: 40
Intended group size: Cohort

Guided independent study
Hours: 160

Further details relating to assessment
Portfolio 1 includes live studio productions and a critical evaluation of the production process and the programmes as well as the student’s individual role/s in those.
Portfolio 2 brings together all the skills acquired during the three years as the group produce five consecutive days of live twenty-minute magazine programmes which are live-streamed.
Other relevant matters
Students permitted to take a half-module for the award of 10 credits will be assessed on the basis of a production portfolio – including a studio production – appropriate to the Semester.

Assessment:

001 Group live production and individual critical evaluation 1000 word equiv. during/end of sem 1 30%
002 5 x group live magazine programmes plus individual reflection 3000 word equiv during semester 2 70%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Mr Mike Best
Level - 6
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 6YL

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