James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2002

IA3112:03

Television 3

Townsville

HECS Band 1

52 hours lectures/workshops. Semester 1.

Available to Bachelor of Indigenous Studies students.

Staff: Ms M Mollison.

This subject builds on Television 1 and 2 and Journalism within the Diploma and has been designed to nurture the technical and creative skills necessary to undertake short single issue story planning and production and prepare the material for studio packaging and presentation.

Learning Objectives:

  1. the ability to isolate an idea or issue and undertake the research necessary to convert the material into a producible form;
  2. the ability to undertake the necessary production management activities to ensure the production is possible;
  3. the ability to undertake practical single camera location production;
  4. the ability to undertake appropriate post production.

Assessment by treatment (10%). research and pre-production documentation (30%); edit script (20%); completed documentary (40%).