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On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Demonstrate an understanding of the use and operation of a television studio and gallery - and of the different production roles employed within them;
Demonstrate an understanding of the creative potential of the TV studio and develop the practical skills to devise, research and produce a variety of studio-based television programmes;
Demonstrate an understanding of location-based filming techniques - including the various production roles required - and of how to make the most effective use of different filming locations to enhance and improve the quality of programmes;
Attain the practical skills needed to devise, research and produce location-based programmes;
Develop the skills needed to work collaboratively in teams in order to devise, research and produce a TV programme in a specific genre or for a specific platform.
This module will help students to build on the basic editorial and production skills they acquired at Level 4 (in modules such as Introduction to TV Practical, Introduction to TV Research and Writing for TV). It will help them achieve a more professional standard of work, thereby increasing their employability as they prepare for a second placement period.
It will give students the knowledge and skills to grasp the creative potential of both location and studio-based programmes - the two crucial areas of TV production. And it will ensure they have all the creative and practical skills (and the versatility) needed to become a production and/or development researcher (in most cases, the entry-point job for a career making programmes) in a wide range of TV genres.
In the first semester, students will examine all aspects of filming on location, from pre-production research and 'recces' to the actual filming. Through lectures, workshops and exercises, they will learn about the potential problems of location filming, ranging from dealing with the public to coping with thunderstorms. Students will also learn how to use equipment on location effectively and safely and how to make the most of the natural environment they are operating in. To highlight their expanded knowledge and skills, students will work in pairs to devise, film, edit and submit a ten-minute television programme, based entirely on location.
In the second semester, students will build a greater understanding of how to make the most of the studio environment and equipment, including - for example - studio cameras, lighting, sound, autocue or vision mixing. By devising and producing their own studio-based programmes from scratch, they will see how the different roles within a production team work together to create the programme and they will have the opportunity to take on a variety of roles, both in studio and control gallery.
This module is taught across Semester 1 and 2, because it teaches an unusually wide range of skills vital to the development of students on this Programme and contains a large number of difficult challenges in a number of practical areas of programme-making, applicable to TV production not just in the UK, but across the world.
In semester one, student will focus on the variety of skills required to create a wide variety of location-based programmes - and the practical, logistical and creative challenges faced by those filming on location, rather than in studio. To increase knowledge and confidence, students will take part in a variety of practical exercises and will then be required to devise and produce a ten-minute film based (editorially and geographically) on a chosen location.
In semester two the focus will switch from location filming to the TV Studio. Students will have the opportunity to try a wide variety of production roles in the studio and the gallery, and will then creating two very different studio programmes: a quiz show and a music-based show.
Workshops (Including practical studio productions)
Hours: 80
Intended Group Size: Cohort
Guided independent study
Hours: 320
Further details relating to assessment
The Semester 1 assessment will consist of a ten-minute film - entirely filmed on location, to be created and produced in pairs - plus an individual critically reflective report.
The Semester 2 assessment will consist of two group-based studio productions - a quiz show, created midway through the semester, and a twenty-minute music-based programme, produced at the end of the semester. In addition, students will write a 1,000 word individual critical evaluation on the two studio programmes. All programmes will be in a genre to be agreed by each team and approved by tutors.
All programmes will carry a group mark, but tutors will be able to reduce this by upto 10% for any students who have clearly not made a substantial contribution, based on peer evaluation. The details of this will be made clear in the module handbook.
As part of ALL their submissions, students will be required to:
- Upload their films to an appropriate online storage - such as Leeds Trinity University's OneDrive or Panopto (as well as DVD, if required).
- Provide a portfolio of programme paperwork, including a programme proposal, typical production documentation, such as call-sheets, risk assessments, release forms and compliance sheets.
Students permitted to take a half-module for the award of 10 credits (ECTS: 5) will be assessed on the basis of the assignments relevant to the semester of study.
001 Practical Production 1; 10-minute location-based film (made in pairs); During Semester One 30%
002 Practical Production 2; Studio-based TV Quiz Show; During Semester Two 15%
003 Critically Reflective Report; 1,000 words; End of Semester One 20%
004 Practical Production 3; 20-minute music-based studio show; End of Semester Two 15%
005 Critically Reflective Report; 1,000 words; End of Semester Two 20%
Module Coordinator - Glyn Middleton
Level - 5
Credit Value - 40
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 5YL5S1
