ND Creative Media Production Y1.

– Semester 2 - 2020
Understanding the Television and Film Industries

Assignment Details Contents

Title: Understanding the Television and Film This is your Assignment brief for this Unit. It
Industries – covers Five Outcomes, in which you must achieve
Assessors: Faustina Starrett a Pass. The brief outlines what you must do to
School: Media, Multimedia & Performing Arts achieve a Pass, Merit, or Distinction. Read the
Programme level: 3 Assignment number: 2 Scenario and Tasks and follow them closely using
Careers Portfolio the notes and guidelines covered in class and
Issue date: 21.02.20 Interim hand-in (if resources provided.
applicable): This assignment is linked to work you are doing in
Feedback: Due: 24/04/2020 other Units which you can provide links to.

IV: IV date: J. Doherty

13/02/2020

Outcomes:
P1: Know about ownership and funding in the television and film industries
P2: Know about job roles in the TV & Film Industries
P3: Understand contractual, legal and ethical obligations in the television and film industries
P4: Understand developing technologies in the television and film industries
P5: Prepare personal career development material

Overview

Indicative Content
1 Know about ownership and funding in the television and film industries
Ownership: public service; commercial; private; corporate; independent companies; global
companies; vertical and horizontal integration; license fee; subscription; pay per view; sponsorship;
advertising; product placement; private capital; financial aid; development funds
2 Know about job roles in the television and film industries
Job roles: management; creative; editorial; technical; research; financial;organisational;
administrative Working patterns: fixed term; office hours; freelance; hourly rates; piece work
3 Understand contractual, legal and ethical obligations in the television and film
industries
Contracts: types of contract; confidentiality; exclusivity Employment legislation: health and safety;
equal opportunities; employer’s liability; employee rights; belonging to a trade union; Intellectual
Property: copyright; trademarks;Ethical: codes of practice; policies and procedures; emerging social
concerns and expectations; representation, e.g. individuals, groups, religions, issues
Legal: The Race Relations Act 1976 The Broadcasting Act British Board of Film Classification (BBFC);
Ofcom
4 Be able to prepare personal career development material
Methods of recruitment: e.g. national press; trade press; internet; networking;
personal development plan); sources of information

Scenario

You must create a Careers Portfolio which shows an understanding of the media (Television and Film)
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industries. The portfolio must include the following:

A 5-year plan for Career progression through UCAS or HND Application or Degree to your Final Career
Goal.

Your research should provide reference to your chosen industry case studies, employers and
understanding of types of contracts of employment and employment legislation that could impact on
your working life. You should show awareness of legal and ethical codes of practice and issues arising.

Evidence of research for a minimum of 2 vacancies for prospective employment and training in your
intended profession, from 2 recruitment sources including national press; trade press; internet; word
of mouth; personal contacts; internal promotion; networking; trade fairs.
A clear description of the job roles involved in these 2 posts: (management; creative; technical;
research; administrative) and the working patterns. (Shift work; fixed term; office hours; freelance;
irregular patterns; hourly rates; piece work) Try to ensure that the vacancies are in different areas
with different working patterns. Choose realistic vacancies that explore your own career development
from completion of your NDMP. Ensure you have referenced all sources of information used.

You must create an online profile www.Linkedin.com including a short show reel and/or portfolio of
your work for distribution to prospective employers, clients or colleges. These self-promotional
materials should showcase your skills, abilities, achievements and creativity.
Your Show reel is part of Marketing Campaign for NWRC Media titled ‘My NWRC’.

Tasks Pass Criteria

ND Creative Media Production Y1. – Semester 2 - 2020
Understanding the Television and Film Industries
To achieve each outcome a learner
You must create a Careers Portfolio which shows an must demonstrate the ability to:
understanding of the media (Television and Film)
industries. The portfolio must include the following:
A summary statement overview of the Television P1 describe ownership and
and Film Industries. funding in the television and
500W Report Synopsis film industries with some
An Individual case study showing commercial and/or appropriate use of subject
public services company ownership and funding sources terminology
showing appropriate use of subject terminology. You [IE]
should show the impact of developing technologies,
convergence with cross platform production in your chosen
casework
P1 Case Studies- PP Presentation P2 describe the characteristics,
Evidence of research for a minimum of 2 vacancies duties and responsibilities of
Include a clear description of the job roles involved in the management, creative and
two posts and the working patterns. Your research should technical job roles in the
also show an awareness and understanding of types of television and film industries
contracts of employment and employment legislation that with some appropriate use of
could impact on your working life. subject terminology
2 Job profiles on two Professionals working in the [IE]
Television and Film Industries. (1minute each)
P2 –

Describe how awareness of contractual, legal and ethical
obligations in the television and film industries, impact on
your working practices using industry examples and your
own projects
P3 - (750-1,000w) Report linked and relevant examples
P.3 Describe contractual, legal and
ethical obligations in the television and
film industries, expressing ideas with
sufficient clarity to communicate them
and with some appropriate use of
subject terminology (IE)

Produce a LinkedIn Profile and a short show reel to P4: Understand developing
showcase your skills, abilities, achievements and creativity technologies in the television and film
to prospective employers, clients or Universities. industries
P4 - P5 Show reel and e-portfolio P5 Prepare personal career
development material using basic
formal language (RL)

The tasks set are designed to give you the opportunity to

meet the grading criteria P1, M1 and D1. Above. Read the
assessment criteria’s carefully and make sure you attempt
them at all levels to include Pass Merit and Distinction
grades.

Merit Criteria Distinction Criteria

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Merit: - Pass criteria plus following:
M1 explain ownership and funding in the
television and film industries with reference
to detailed illustrative examples and with
generally correct use of subject terminology
M2 Explain with reference to well-chosen
examples the characteristics, duties, and
responsibilities of management, creative and
technical job roles in the television and film
industries, expressing ideas with clarity to
communicate them and with generally
appropriate use of subject terminology.
M3 Explain with reference to well-chosen
examples contractual, legal and ethical
obligations in the television and film industries,
expressing ideas with clarity and with generally
appropriate use of subject terminology
M4 Explain developing technologies in the
television and film industries with reference to
detailed illustrative examples and with generally
correct use of subject terminology
M5 Prepare carefully produced personal career
development material using clear and generally
correct formal language
Further Guidance
Distinction: - Merit criteria plus following:
D1 comprehensively explain ownership and
funding in the television and film industries
with reference to elucidated examples and
consistently using subject terminology correctly
D2 Fully explain the characteristics, duties, and
responsibilities of management, creative and
technical job roles in the television and film
industries, showing how they relate to each other,
with reference to elucidated examples, expressing
ideas fluently and using subject terminology
correctly
D3 Fully explain contractual, legal and ethical
obligations in the television and film industries
with reference to elucidated examples, expressing
ideas fluently and using subject terminology
correctly
D4 Comprehensively explain developing
technologies in the television and film industries
with elucidated examples and consistently using
subject terminology correctly
D5 Prepare personal career development material
of a quality that reflects near professional
standards using fluent and Correct formal
language.
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NWRC TELES & MOODLE Resources
Curriculum Project Folder EG BREXIT Client brief Co-operation Ireland

Industry Events & Speakers

BREXIT Project Lectures & Workshops:
https://www.screenireland.ie/ https://www.screenireland.ie/promoting
INTER-COLLEGES MEDIA COMPETITION.
Clients and own Film Projects

Books
Dyja E — BFI Film and Television Handbook (British Film Institute, updated yearly)
Gomery D and Hockley L — Television Industries (British Film Institute Publishing,2006)
Hesmondhalgh D — Media Production (Open University Press, 2005)
Holland P — The Television Handbook (Routledge, 2000)
Johnson C and Turnock R — ITV Cultures: Independent Television over Fifty Years
(Open University Press, 2005)
Langham J — Lights, Camera, Action: Working in Film Television and Video (British
Film Institute, 1996)
Journals
Broadcast Magazine
Campaign
Screen Finance
Screen International
Variety

Websites
www.ucas.ac.uk
www.jobs.ac.uk
www.worksmart.org.uk
Www.bbc.co.uk— the BBC's online resources for television, radio and film
www.bfi.org.uk — website of the British Film Industry
www.broadcastnow.co.uk — daily broadcast, production and radio news, plus jobs
And TV ratings and analysis
www.skillset.org.uk — website of Skillset, the Sector Skills Council for the TV& Film Industries
Www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk — website of the British Film Council