Module Identifier TF31420  
Module Title PRODUCTION RESEARCH - FACTUAL  
Academic Year 2004/2005  
Co-ordinator Ms Janet Jones  
Semester Semester 1  
Pre-Requisite TF10320 , TF21520 , TF21820  
Co-Requisite TF20420  
Course delivery Lecture   1 x 90 minute lecture per week  
  Seminars / Tutorials    
  Seminars / Tutorials   2 individual tutorials (30 mintes each)  
  Other   10 workshop days  
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Assessment Final Research Portfolio30%
Semester Assessment Industry Research Project (20%), Programme research pitches (10%)30%
Semester Assessment Factual Directing exercises For information on due dates for submission of assessed work, please refer to the departmental web pages at http://www.aber.ac.uk/tfts/duedates.shtml 40%

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
To provide students with an introduction to the skills needed to author a professional factual research brief for television that has the potential to be produced into a 20-30 minute factual film.

To induct students into the standard practices, culture and working environment of a factual television researcher.

To provide a sufficient level of practical training on the digital cameras and edit suites to allow all students to make a film in semester two. (This training has been inaccessible to joint honours students in the past)

Aims

To provide students with an introduction to the skills needed to author a professional factual research brief for television that has the potential to be produced into a 20-30 minute factual film.
To induct students into the standard practices, culture and working environment of a factual television researcher.
To provide a sufficient level of practical training on the digital cameras and edit suites to allow all students to make a film in semester two. (This training has been inaccessible to joint honours students in the past)

Content

Through intensive class and laboratory-based practical work, this module will aim to provide students with foundation technical and directing skills in factual production and advanced editorial skills required in the development of a research brief for a hypothetical 20-30 minute film.

Number of Lectures/Seminars/Tutorials
A typical lecture programme might include:

? Basic research sources
? Using the web
? Pitching an idea
? Case studies from Current affairs, factual entertainment and documentary features
? Finding the visual story
? Interviewing techniques
? The recce
? Archiving, clearance and copyright
? Contributor relations and broadcast ethics
? Media law and factual research

A typical directing workshop might include:

Directing actuality
Directing sequences and GV'r and PTC'r
Directing Interviews
Writing voice- overs

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Background
Chater, Kathy (1995) The Television Researcher's Guide BBC TV Training
Rosenthal, Alan (1996) Writing, Directing and Producing Documentary Films and Videos Southern Illinois UP
A student manual is available containing a range of documents including lists of resources, web handling, legal and editorial policy information, contractual and film archiving data etc.

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6