Unit information: Practical Project in 2020/21

Unit name	Practical Project
Unit code	FATV30009
Credit points	20
Level of study	H/6
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director	Dr. Jimmy Hay
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	none
Co-requisites	none
School/department	Department of Film and Television
Faculty	Faculty of Arts

Description including Unit Aims

The unit will provide a structured and supervised opportunity for final year students to produce a practice-based project on a topic of their interest, subject to approval by the unit convenor, within the area of film and television studies. The student will normally be one of a small production group of 4 students, although this may be open to flexibility depending upon the nature of the project and the approval of the unit convenor.

Unit aims:

• To enable students to develop and apply appropriate creative and technical production skills within a chosen aesthetic and/or generic context;
• To enable students to develop and apply appropriate knowledges and skills within a practice-based context;
• To provide the opportunity for students to extend their knowledge and experience of the discipline through independent study.

Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. identify, and creatively engage with formal choices which realise, develop and challenge existing practices and traditions, and with the possibilities and constraints involved in production processes;

2. characterise some of the ways in which individuals, or collaborative project-oriented teams, conceive, execute and complete their work in creative industries;

3. produce work showing advanced skills in operational aspects of film and television production technologies, systems, techniques and professional practices;

4. manage time, personnel and resources effectively by drawing on planning, organisational, project management and leadership skills;

5. experiment, as appropriate, with forms, conventions, languages, techniques and practices;

6. work in flexible, creative and independent ways, showing self-discipline, self-direction and reflexivity;

7. organise and manage a supervised, self-directed project;

8. worked productively in a group, showing abilities at different times to listen, contribute and lead effectively;

9. demonstrate knowledge and use of safe working practices.

Teaching Information

Weekly seminar and 5 x group or individual supervisions, supported by self-directed tasks where appropriate.

Assessment Information

100% Practical Portfolio, equivalent to 6000 words

Reading and References

Reading will be drawn from material that relates to the specific practical and conceptual contexts of the project.