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JOU2018 – Design Skills for Journalists
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Hilary Scott
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Design Skills For Journalists (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 100% STD - Design Skills For Journalists, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Multimedia Journalism; BA Multimedia Journalism (4 Year Programme);
Description: The purpose of this module is to develop students? skills in hands-on page design, layout, sub-editing and proofreading, as well as associated content management. Students will be using industry-standard graphic design and publishing software to produce their own individual magazine or newspaper project.
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JOU2019 – Digital Skills for Journalists
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Hilary Scott
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites:
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Digital Skills For Journalists, Coursework: 100% STDFF - Digital Skills For Journalists (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Multimedia Journalism; BA Multimedia Journalism (4 Year Programme);
Description: The purpose of this module is to develop awareness of digital toolsets and critical thinking on development of content on digital platforms. Students will enhance their analytical and teambuilding skills by devising and delivering a digital service to a defined target market.
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JOU2020 – Law and Regulation for Journalists
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Kate Ironside
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: JOU1022
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Law And Regulation For Journalists (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 50% STD - Law And Regulation For Journalists, Coursework: 50% STDFF - Law And Regulation For Journalists (4 Year Programme), Exam: 50% STD - Law And Regulation For Journalists, Exam: 50%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Multimedia Journalism; BA Multimedia Journalism (4 Year Programme);
Description: The purpose of this module is to analyse the legal and regulatory framework under which a journalist operates and learn to apply it in content creation scenarios. Students will apply their knowledge through exercises in multiplatform court reporting and enhance their knowledge of regulation, which governs published and broadcast material.
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JOU2025 – Broadcast Skills (Newsdays 1)
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Kate Ironside
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: JOU1026
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Broadcast Skills (Newsdays 1), Coursework: 100% STDFF - Broadcast Skills (Newsdays 1) (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Multimedia Journalism; BA Multimedia Journalism (4 Year Programme);
Description: The purpose of this module is for students to develop their professional journalistic skills in research, newsgathering and reporting relevant to broadcast and on-line digital news production. This module will serve as the preparatory upskilling module for the Semester 2 module JOU2026 News Days when students will report on the news in a near-professional work environment, with a specific deadline.
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JOU2029 – Sport Broadcast Skills
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Adrian Warner
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: JOU1025 & JOU1026
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Sport Broadcast Skills, Coursework: 100% STDFF - Sport Broadcast Skills (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Multimedia Sports Journalism;
Description: The purpose of this module is for students to develop their professional journalistic skills in research, newsgathering, reporting and production. These skills will then be put into active use to industry-standard deadlines in Sports News Days module which follows this module. Students will also be assessed on their learning in a real-life environment by reporting back on their work placement.
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JOU2031 – Sports News Days
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Adrian Warner
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: JOU1029
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Sports News Days, Coursework: 100% STDFF - Sports News Days, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Multimedia Sports Journalism;
Description: The purpose of this module is for students to develop their professional journalistic skills in research, newsgathering, reporting and sports production. This module will be delivered in a form that includes 'Sports News Days' when students will report on the news in a near-professional work environment, with a specific deadline.
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JOU2034 – Live Sports Reporting and Regulation
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Adrian Warner
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Live Sports Reporting And Regulation, Coursework: 100% STDFF - Live Sports Reporting And Regulation, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Multimedia Sports Journalism;
Description: The purpose of this module is to enable students to convey the excitement of a live sports event through multimedia content generation. Students will learn advanced radio, video and text generation techniques for live as well as develop a near professional understanding of the regulation and ethics underpinning live sport journalism. Using industry standard equipment students will compile a portfolio of their broadcast work and be tested on their knowledge of industry regulation and coverage guidelines.
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JOU2037 – Design Skills for Sports Journalists
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Jefferson Lake
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Design Skills For Sports Journalists, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Multimedia Sports Journalism;
Description: The purpose of this module is to develop students? skills in hands-on page design, layout, sub-editing and proofreading, as well as associated content management. Students will be using industry-standard graphic design and publishing software to produce their own individual magazine or newspaper project.
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JOU2038 – Digital Skills for Sports Journalists
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Jefferson Lake
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Digital Skills For Sports Journalists, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Multimedia Sports Journalism;
Description: The purpose of this module is to develop awareness of digital toolsets and critical thinking on development of content on digital platforms. Students will enhance their analytical and teambuilding skills by devising and delivering a digital service to a defined target market.
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MED2056 – Scriptwriting
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Abigail Webber
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Scriptwriting, Coursework: 100%
Designated for:
Description: The purpose of this module is to develop an understanding of the working practices of writing scripts for media fiction via the development of a series of scripts and related artifacts relevant to the contemporary media fiction landscape.
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MED2078 – Researching for the Media
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Lorna Jowett
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Researching For The Media (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 100%
Designated for:
Description: The purpose of this module is to prepare for the dissertation and/or practical dissertation at Level 6, and to aid professional development and employability by familiarising students with a range of research in academic and professional environments.
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MED2092 – Short Film Production
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Jez Alsop
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: MED1081
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Short Film Production, Coursework: 100% STDFF - Short Film Production (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Creative Film, Television & Digital Media Production;
Description: This module will allow students to apply the technical and creative skills acquired in year one in creating an independent piece of work culminating in a short film production. Outlines will be assessed for viability, both creatively and practically. The most successful ideas will then be produced into short films.
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MED2094 – Creative Video
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Andrew Cooper-James
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: MED1075 (18/19 AY) MED1081 (19/20 AY onwards)
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Creative Video (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 100% STD - Creative Video, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Creative Film, Television & Digital Media Production;
Description: The purpose of this module is to create a mutually supportive space?a community of practitioners?for exploring and engaging with creative, conceptual and experimental film forms that are primarily made for artistic, rather than commercial reasons.
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MED2107 – Screen Storytelling
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Mike Starr
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Screen Storytelling, Coursework: 100%
Designated for:
Description: The purpose of this module is to provide a broad survey of key developments in the analysis of moving image media, principally via the examination of different approaches to visual narrative, the artistic, cultural and ideological implications of particular styles, and structures and modes of production.
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MED2108 – TV Studio Broadcasting
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Nathan Dodzo
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: MED1067
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Tv Studio Broadcasting, Coursework: 100% STDFF - Tv Studio Broadcasting, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Creative Film, Television & Digital Media Production; BA Creative Film, Television & Digital Media Production (4 Year Programme);
Description: This module provides an opportunity for students to research, plan, produce, negotiate and stream agreed studio project. Legal and copyright issues will form an essential part of critical and practical understanding of new methods of production and distribution via internet technologies.
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MED2109 – Documentary Video
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Roy Wallace
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: MED1081
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Documentary Video, Coursework: 100% STDFF - Documentary Video, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Creative Film, Television & Digital Media Production; BA Creative Film, Television & Digital Media Production (4 Year Programme);
Description: The purpose of this module is to engage students in understanding and critically analysing the work of a range of documentary film-makers and exploring non-fiction video-making through their own practice.
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MED2111 – Global Cinemas
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Mike Starr
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Global Cinemas, Coursework: 100%
Designated for:
Description: The purpose of this module is to investigate the main critical themes and issues that arise from the study of international cinema and screen cultures, regarded in terms of representation as well as the political and economic contexts of film production.
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MED2115 – Advanced Production Techniques
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Tim Coley
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: MED1081
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Advanced Production Techniques, Coursework: 100% STDFF - Advanced Production Techniques, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Creative Film, Television & Digital Media Production; BA Creative Film, Television & Digital Media Production (4 Year Programme);
Description: The purpose of this module is primarily to make students skilled in the application of non-linear editing and enhancement software(s), encouraging them to consider how such techniques and effects can be utilised in both the creative planning of productions as well as in post-production refinement and delivery.
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MED2116 – Scriptwriting for Film
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Abigail Webber
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Scriptwriting For Film (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 100%
Designated for:
Description: The purpose of this module is to develop an understanding of the working practices of writing scripts for film, covering aspects of short form and feature writing, via the development of a series of scripts and related artefacts relevant to the contemporary media fiction landscape.
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MED2117 – Scriptwriting for Television
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Abigail Webber
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Scriptwriting For Television, Coursework: 100% STDFF - Scriptwriting For Television (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 100%
Designated for:
Description: The purpose of this module is to develop an understanding of the working practices of writing scripts for television, streaming platforms and radio, through the development of projects and supporting materials informed with insight into the requirements of the industry.
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MED2120 – Genre: Fantasy, Robots and Monsters
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Abigail Webber
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Genre: Fantasy, Robots And Monsters, Coursework: 100% STD - Genre: Fantasy, Robots And Monsters, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Film & Screen Studies; BA Film & Screen Studies (With Foundation Year);
Description: The purpose of this module is to consider the concept and importance of one of the most significant structuring principles for screen media: genre. This will be achieved through the close study of three specific popular instances: Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror.
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MED2121 – Fan Cultures
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Mike Starr
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Fan Cultures, Coursework: 100% STDFF - Fan Cultures, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Film & Screen Studies; BA Film & Screen Studies (With Foundation Year);
Description: In this module, students will be encouraged to use their personal experiences to critically consider the media franchises with which they engage and relate these to theoretical debates in fan studies, with emphasis upon ideas of identity, and the potential power of fandom.
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MED2122 – Screen Theory
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Mike Starr
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Screen Theory, Coursework: 100% STD - Screen Theory, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Creative Film, Television & Digital Media Production; BA Creative Film, Television & Digital Media Production (4 Year Programme); BA Film & Screen Studies; BA Film & Screen Studies (With Foundation Year);
Description: Students will examine key developments in critical and cultural theory in terms of how these have been/can be applied to the analysis of moving image media. The historical trajectory of these theories is considered, as well as how these conceptual frameworks inform contemporary scholarship.
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MED2123 – European Screens
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Mike Starr
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - European Screens, Coursework: 100% STD - European Screens, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Creative Film, Television & Digital Media Production; BA Creative Film, Television & Digital Media Production (4 Year Programme); BA Film & Screen Studies; BA Film & Screen Studies (With Foundation Year);
Description: This module provides the historical, cultural and industrial contexts that will allow students to view, discuss and interpret film and other screen media from a number of European movements and national cultures.
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MED2124 – Researching for Screen Media
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Anthony Stepniak
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Researching For Screen Media, Coursework: 100% STDFF - Researching For Screen Media, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Creative Film, Television & Digital Media Production;
Description: The purpose of this module is to familiarise students with a range of research methods and approaches in both professional and academic environments, encouraging development and employability. It also prepares students for the dissertation at Level 6.
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MED2125 – Gender, Race, Sexuality: Representing Identity in Contemporary Screen Media
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Anthony Stepniak
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Gender, Race, Sexuality: Representing Identity In Contemporary Screen Media, Coursework: 100% STDFF - Gender, Race, Sexuality: Representing Identity In Contemporary Screen Media, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Creative Film, Television & Digital Media Production; BA Creative Film, Television & Digital Media Production (4 Year Programme); BA Film & Screen Studies; BA Film & Screen Studies (With Foundation Year);
Description: This module will introduce students to a diverse range of contemporary identity theory and encourage them to consider how these ideas might be applied to a range of screen media including (but not limited to) film, television, music video and videogames.
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MED2126 – Scriptwriting for Film
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Abigail Webber
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Scriptwriting For Film, Coursework: 100% STDFF - Scriptwriting For Film, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Creative Film, Television & Digital Media Production; BA Creative Film, Television & Digital Media Production (4 Year Programme); BA Film & Screen Studies; BA Film & Screen Studies (With Foundation Year);
Description: The purpose of this module is for students to develop an understanding of the working practices of writing scripts for film, covering aspects of short form and feature writing, via the practical development of a series of scripts and related materials following industry practice and to a professional standard.
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MED2127 – Visual Podcasting
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Nathan Dodzo
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Visual Podcasting (With Integrated Foundation Year), Coursework: 100% STD - Visual Podcasting, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Creative Film, Television & Digital Media Production; BA Creative Film, Television & Digital Media Production (4 Year Programme);
Description: This module introduces students to the art and context of visual podcasting and content creation across various platforms. Students fuse audio storytelling and visual media elements to create, produce, and distribute visual podcasts which effectively and ethically engage with the intended audience.
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MED2128 – Sound for Screen
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Andrew Cooper-James
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Sound For Screen, Coursework: 100% STDFF - Sound For Screen (With Integrated Foundation Year), Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Creative Film, Television & Digital Media Production; BA Creative Film, Television & Digital Media Production (4 Year Programme);
Description: This module enhances students' comprehension of the interplay between sound and visuals, emphasizing their symbiotic relationship in creating meaning and mood. It fosters technical proficiency in recording and audio software while promoting critical listening. Students will create soundtracks and approach visual sequences from an auditory perspective.
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MED2900 – Exploring Film & TV
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Ashley Booth
Credit Value: 30
Level: 5
Timetable Slot:
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: 29LV - Exploring Film & Tv, Coursework: 100%
Designated for:
Description: The purpose of this module is to develop students? understanding and evaluation of a range of critical debates and topics relating to film and tv products and the film and tv industry and explore different perspectives in order to develop their own interpretations and responses.
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MED2901 – Advanced Concept and Story Development
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Tony Lindsay
Credit Value: 20
Level: 5
Timetable Slot:
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: 29LV - Advanced Concept And Story Development, Coursework: 100%
Designated for:
Description: This module is to enhance students' ability to develop concepts or stories in order to successfully pitch within the commercial context in which they are operating. Students will investigate markets, trends and creative strategies that will convince funders, producers and production companies to adopt their proposals.
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MED2902 – Advanced Digital Film and TV Practical Skills
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Mark Reeson
Credit Value: 40
Level: 5
Timetable Slot:
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: 29LV - Advanced Digital Film And Tv Practical Skills, Coursework: 100%
Designated for:
Description: The purpose of this module is to enhance and broaden students? Film and TV practical knowledge and understanding so they can successfully undertake the diverse range of hard and soft skills, techniques and processes that are required when they are working as an independent filmmaker or within a production company.
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MED2903 – Fiction Production
Field: FILM MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Co-ordinator: Tony Ealey
Credit Value: 30
Level: 5
Timetable Slot:
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: 29LV - Fiction Production, Coursework: 100%
Designated for:
Description: The purpose of this module is to practically explore the different stages that are involved in developing and producing a short fiction film. Working in crews, students will initiate a creative concept to take into production and work to a set deadline to deliver and exhibit a final product.