University of the West of England
MODULE SPECIFICATION
(Revised November 2002)
Code: UAMPD6-40-3 Title: Recording Project Version: 3
Level: 3 UWE credit rating: 40 ECTS credit rating: 20
Module type: Project
Owning Faculty: Faculty of Creative Arts/ Field: Stage Management
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Faculty Committee Approval: Q & S Committee Date: 7th October 2009
Valid from: Sept 2009 Discontinued from:
Contributes towards: BA Hons - Professional Stage Management (W470).
Pre-requisites: All Level 1 and 2 modules relevant to the above award.
Co-requisites: None
Excluded combinations: Any Professional Acting modules.
Learning outcomes:
On satisfactory completion of this module the student will be able to:
• Knowledge and Understanding
• Demonstrate advanced subject specific skills relevant to the production department in which they are working.
• Understand the process of recorded media production, and the role of each department therein to a professional standard.
• Intellectual Skills
• Problem solve – apply the learning from previous recordings to a professional standard production environment.
• Research approaches to realising a professional standard production in which they take a responsible role.
• Subject / Practical Skills
• Manage their chosen department’s contribution to a broadcast standard recording;
• Initiate ideas and practical creative solutions to the production, working closely with the director.
• Take responsibility for operating a range of technical equipment to a standard commensurate with the production values of the recording concerned.
• Transferable Skills
• Communicate effectively with the director and other senior members of the production team.
• Keep accurate records and logs of the production in line with professional working practice.
• The ability to work independently and confidently in their chosen specialism.
• Work to professional deadlines, discipline and standards on a recording.
Syllabus outline:
Students will select with their tutor an appropriate choice of material to be recorded. It is intended that the selected piece may be an existing script, work commissioned by the School’s studios or contribute to a commission from a broadcast company that may receive air time. For the purposes of the recording a small group of students will form a production unit. This module may work in conjunction with one of the local production companies and may have input from their staff and resources as appropriate.
The type of recording may include radio drama, television drama and live music performance.
Teaching and learning methods:
Supervised recording work using School’s facilities. Planning / schedule agreed with supervising tutor, after which students and director have responsibility for organisation and delivery of finished piece to an agreed deadline. The outcome of the work will provide a similar experience to those students working on our theatre productions in local professional venues in that the audience will expect a professional quality of production.
At the end of the module students will have a ‘showreel’ to present to potential employers.
Reading Strategy
Students are encouraged to become familiar with the subject area, and texts specific to the module, through reading lists and reference material provided. Lists are updated annually to maintain currency and relevance. Each department holds texts and reference material, as well as the general access provided to the School’s library and access to the Internet. The specifically vocational nature of training and study, combined with the project based nature of learning on the course, may require that students are guided to reading and research material in the first instance by the module leader.
NB: BOVTS students do not have access to UWE Libraries and UWE OnLine
Indicative sources:
The primary source for this module will be the text or script for the recording concerned.
Depending on the production department the reading and research required will vary. Students will already be familiar with the main subject specific texts from their level 1 and level 2 training.
Indicative sources:
Primarily - the text / script for the recordings concerned.
Conroy A, & Wilby P The Radio Handbook, (London: Routledge, 1994).
Del Valle. R One Hour Drama: Producing Episodic Television (Silman-James Press,U.S.) 2008
Evans. G, Elsey. E. & Kelly. A In Short: A Guide to Short Film-Making in the Digital Age (BFI Modern Classics 2005)
Holland P The Television Handbook, (London: Routledge, 1997).
Millerson. G Television Production 14th edition (Focal Press 2009)
Stavrou. M.P. Mixing With Your Mind: closely guarded secrets of sound engineering. (Mosman. NSW, Australia. 2005)
Talbot-Smith M Sound Assistance, (Oxford: Focal Press, 1999).
http://www.eyefish.tv/ The Professional's guide to Film and Television Production
Broadcast magazine (weekly)
Assessment
There is no weighting between components A and B as this is a project module with no Component B.
ATTEMPT 1
First Assessment Opportunity
Component A
Description of each element Element weighting
1. Professional quality recording. 100%
Students are assessed on the culmination of this piece of work the ‘showreel’ (either audio or video) demonstrating technical recording quality, individual contribution to the work of the group (where appropriate), planning, adherence to deadlines, research into potential outlets for broadcasting or screening the piece.
Second Assessment Opportunity (further attendance at taught classes is required)
Component A
Description of each element Element weighting
1. Professional quality recording. 100%
Students are assessed on the culmination of this piece of work the ‘showreel’ (either audio or video) demonstrating technical recording quality, individual contribution to the work of the group (where appropriate), planning, adherence to deadlines, research into potential outlets for broadcasting or screening the piece.
SECOND (OR SUBSEQUENT) ATTEMPT Attendance at taught classes is required.
Specification confirmed by …………………………………………………Date ……………………………
(Associate Dean/Programme Director)