LT236-5-FY-CO:
Multimedia Production
2016/17
Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
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Requisites for this module
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BA P500 Multimedia Journalism,
BA P501 Multimedia Journalism (Including Year Abroad),
BA P503 Multimedia Journalism (Including Placement Year)
This module develops the technical and production skills you learned in Year 1. It runs alongside, and is complementary to, the Multimedia Journalism module that you will also take in your second year. It enables you to examine in more detail the individual characteristics and technical requirements of different media, and to start producing radio, television and more advanced print and online content, both on your own and as part of a team. You will learn how to use appropriate editing software, and to produce engaging and dynamic content in each medium.
Aims
The aim of this module is to help you become a technically-accomplished multimedia operator. It will enable you to understand and acquire and develop technical and craft skills required for print, online radio and television, and to produce content of a high standard in each medium.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module you will:
1. have learned how to use to an advanced standard a range of editing tools for print and web, and to have acquired a working knowledge of broadcasting production tools
2. be producing a range of content, by yourself and in teams, across all media
3 .contributing to the production of relevant, varied and interesting web content which will be publicly available, radio bulletins and programmes which will be broadcast across the campus on a regular basis, and a regular television
magazine programme, which will also be available across the campus. Your class will be an active presence on social media
4. be familiar with, and have practical experience of, the different roles and functions that make up the production process in each medium.
Syllabus
Much of the classwork will take the form of News Days, of which there will be at least 15 during the course of the year, which will test your knowledge and mastery of craft skills, editorial issues and production expertise. The News Days will involve all members of the class working together, assigning roles and responsibilities to cover all the necessary reporting, features and production roles. These events will enable you to pull together what you have learned about individual media platforms, and understand how they work alongside each other and interdependently.
The syllabus for this module is predominantly medium-specific and practical; learning how to use different sorts of equipment and software, enhancing your knowledge of production tools you have used in Year 1, and developing expertise and confidence in doing so. At the same time, as part of the companion module Multimedia Journalism, you will develop and enhance the practical writing and editing skills that you learned in Year 1.
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There will be classroom sessions covering individual media, such as television, radio, print, online, social networks, and these will be coordinated with the training of editorial skills in the companion Multimedia Journalism module. Learning will be a mixture of teaching and practical application, with a strong element of mentoring, supervision, advice and feedback from journalism staff.
There will be further voice training opportunities, to help you hone and improve your broadcasting style.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Five pieces of print/online journalism |
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20% |
| Coursework |
Five radio reports, both straight news pieces and features |
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40% |
| Coursework |
Three television pieces |
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40% |
Additional coursework information
Most forms of journalism are produced by teams. Assessment is therefore both of individual pieces of work and the assessment by course tutors of the contribution made by individual students to group enterprises, such as the radio and television programmes, the website and print publications.
Assessment will concentrate on the technical aspects of the work you produce, and its evidence of your grasp of the hardware, software and craft skills that you have been taught. The editorial content will be judged as part of the Multimedia Journalism module.
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Professor Jonathan Baker, Paul Anderson, Dr Fatima el Issawi, Media Centre technical staff and guest trainers
LiFTS General Office - email liftstt@essex.ac.uk
Telephone 01206 872626
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