MD6050 - Film and TV Industry Careers (2021/22)
| Module specification | Module approved to run in 2021/22 | ||||||||||
| Module title | Film and TV Industry Careers | ||||||||||
| Module level | Honours (06) | ||||||||||
| Credit rating for module | 15 | ||||||||||
| School | School of Computing and Digital Media | ||||||||||
| Total study hours | 150 | ||||||||||
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| Running in 2021/22(Please note that module timeslots are subject to change) |
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Module summary
This module represents core self-development activities that have been present throughout the course: career and exhibition planning, promotion of student work, and portfolio. It provides practical guidance for students in how to position themselves and their work with reference to their career goals, and builds on student work in [L5.4] Level 5 FTV Professional Roles module on production models and personal promotional activity.
The module will include analysis of current trends and the changing media landscape, with a focus on diversity and representation across the industry, as well as encouraging engagement with local film organisations and activities.
Student research will inform the development of a career plan and the design of the portfolio of work (including show reel where relevant). Students will design the presentation of their work to prospective employers or funders in various formats including: CV, covering letter, website – format to be determined through the student’s research.
The module is also where students design the graduation show and other forms of exhibition through the year where relevant.
This module aims to
• afford students the opportunity to realise the career-potential of their accumulated skills, subject knowledge and understanding. The skills will include identifying and researching career opportunities, mapping the requirements and benefits of the career against their own skills and motivations and then learning about and producing the evidence that will enable them to exploit that opportunity.
• to increase students’ understanding of the interrelationship between their practice and the contexts of their profession in the creative economy, and ‘market’ for their skills.
• to empower: enabling the graduate to exploit capacity and potential to shape the job and their professional field so that they may both contribute to and create social benefit from their career.
Prior learning requirements
N/A
Syllabus
Researching a career destination, including a specialist focus on a relevant career path. (LO1, LO2)
Competitions and festivals; their importance and significance to the film industry. (LO2, LO3)
Funding opportunities and how to apply for funding. (LO1)
Writing proposals and application forms. (LO2, LO3)
Writing a skills matrix. (LO1)
Film Marketing. (LO3)
Presentation of personal and professional qualifications and attributes (LO1)
Building and promoting a graduate show and exhibiting work. (LO3)
Balance of independent study and scheduled teaching activity
The learning and teaching strategy is to place the emphasis on learning through research. Students are expected to undertake an active role in researching their potential careers, their industry sector and developing the promotion of their own work and practice. The research is then analysed, so the student learns to make informed choices and to extend knowledge.
Module material will be placed on WebLearn which may also be used for discussions, notifications, to link to relevant research sources, potential employers, and professional networks.
Students will come in contact with a number of experts (through student visits and visiting professionals) and are encouraged to use these as opportunities to learn about their profession and their field. The development of CVs offers the opportunity for students to demonstrate their professional and personal development.
Teaching methods will also include lectures, seminars, demonstrations, workshops and group tutorials which students are required to attend.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to demonstrate their:
1. Knowledge and analytic understanding of the requirements and benefits of a range of careers in context of the character and conditions of the creative economies.
2. Knowledge and understanding of professional codes and standards in the film and creative industries.
3. Knowledge of and practised skills in marketing and relevant promotional techniques.
Assessment strategy
The assessment strategy for the module provides the opportunity for students to demonstrate research skills, gathering data on employment trends and opportunities within the broad field of film and television and setting this out in relation to student’s own career plans. As part of this, students also produce audience research including case studies. The assessment also requires a professional CV and showreel.