FT3APF-Advanced Practical Project: Film/TV

Module Provider: Film, Theatre and TV
Number of credits: 40 [20 ECTS credits]
Level:6
Terms in which taught: Autumn / Spring / Summer module
Pre-requisites: FT2P2F Practical Project: Film/TV
Non-modular pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
Modules excluded: FT3DISS Dissertation: Film and Theatre FT3JDFA Dissertation (Art and Film and Theatre) EN3JDX Joint Dissertation English and Film, Theatre and Television (20 credits in each Department)
Current from: 2021/2

Module Convenor: Dr Adam O'Brien
Email: adam.obrien@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

This module represents the student's major piece of creative screen work the culmination of the 'critical practice' dimension of the course.

Aims:

The module aims to test the student's ability to apply accumulated skills and knowledge to a major practical, research-based collaborative project with accompanying documentation, which is initiated and developed by a student group under supervision.

Assessable learning outcomes:

By the end of the module students it is expected that students will be able to :

• demonstrate the ability to plan on paper a coherent practical project film, television or mixed media which draws convincingly on critical and theoretical debates and practices encountered elsewhere on the course;


• articulate a clear set of aims, expressed both in terms of creative and critical objectives;


• demonstrate levels of technical skill and ac hievement appropriate to their project;


• realise a practical project that is internally coherent, systematic and imaginative in its decision making and that is informed by an appropriate critical and conceptual agenda;


• evaluate their project self-critically, analysing both local and systemic levels of decision making, in the light both of independent reading and research and selected examples of theatre, film or television practice.

Additional outcomes:

The processes of production and documentation will encourage a range of outcomes.

Documentation:

appropriate deployment of research using printed and electronic resources critical analysis and coherent argument; presentation of written work using IT; identifying and addressing problems in screen practice; self-evaluation and self-critical analysis.

Production:

practical planning and time management; successful management of the resources involved in production; effective collaboration with a production team, within the constraints and policies of the Department;

the development of IT and technical skills (e.g. digital video editing, lighting design, cinematography).

Outline content:

Students will usually work in small groups, of between two and four members. Each member must have a role that is creative, involves research, and is integral to critical decision making. Written documentation will be completed individually.

During the Autumn Term student groups will meet regularly with their supervisors, identify the nature of their intended project and under supervision will develop detailed plans (including, as relevant, a storyboard, shooting script an d set design) for a project which is appropriate in scale, can be achieved within available resources and is informed by a clear and explicit critical agenda. Satisfactory completion of this phase of work will lead to approval of a production schedule.

During the Spring Term students will execute their productions on a schedule agreed by the co-ordinator, and completed screen work will be presented/submitted by specified dates towards the end of term. Supervisors will attend post-production sessions during this period. Part 2 of the documentation (Evaluation) will be submitted at the beginning of the Summer Term.

Global context:

Working on this module involves researching film and television, and students may conduct this research in relation to texts from a range of national / cultural cinemas and television contexts. Films have sometimes been shot outside the UK and completed work has sometimes been shown in festivals in different parts of the globe.

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

Contact hours:

	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Lectures	2
Project Supervision	6	2	1
Practicals classes and workshops	4
Supervised time in studio/workshop		1
Fieldwork		50
Guided independent study:	168	117	49
Total hours by term	180	170	50
Total hours for module	400

Summative Assessment Methods:

Method	Percentage
Written assignment including essay	40
Project output other than dissertation	60

Summative assessment- Examinations:

Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:

1 x Screen-based practical work: 10 mins (submitted at the end of Spring term)

1 x Written documentation in the form of a Developmental Blog submitted at different points (final submission at the beginning of Spring Term)

Formative assessment methods:

Selected entries of the Developmental Blog will receive formative feedback from your project supervisor.

Penalties for late submission:

The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of five working days;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than five working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: http://www.reading.ac.uk/web/FILES/qualitysupport/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Assessment requirements for a pass:

40%

Reassessment arrangements:

Submission of additional coursework.

Additional Costs (specified where applicable):

1) Required text books: 

2) Specialist equipment or materials: 

3) Specialist clothing, footwear or headgear: 

4) Printing and binding: 

5) Computers and devices with a particular specification: 

6) Travel, accommodation and subsistence: 

Last updated: 25 November 2021