JN5104 - Video Journalism

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Arts & Social Sciences

Students learn advanced skills of visual storytelling suitable for delivery on television and online, as appropriate to In the changing media landscape. Skills include storyboarding, shooting, and editing. Students are responsible for all aspects of the production of their visual story; they learn how to use the visual medium to best advantage as they produce stories for the JCU digital media platform.

Learning Outcomes

• advanced skills for visual storytelling;
• capacity to prepare an industry standard video package for online or television including interviewing, storyboarding, shooting and editing;
• significant progress towards professional quality production.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to appraise information critically;
• The ability to use independent judgment to synthesise information to make intellectual and/or creative advances;
• The ability to think laterally and be original;
• The ability to plan, conduct and manage research in their discipline.

Assumed Knowledge:	Students should have introductory knowledge of how to use cameras and microphones and script for broadcast.
Prerequisites:	JN5301

Availabilities
Townsville, Block, Study Period 7
Census Date 07-Jul-2011
Face to face teaching (to be confirmed)
Coordinator:	Dr Amy Forbes
Lecturers:	Dr Lindsay Simpson, Dr Amy Forbes.
Contact hours:	39 hours practicals
Assessment:	tutorial attendance and participation (10%); separate audiovisual stories prepared through series of drafts (90%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.