Understand the TV and Film industries

What TV shows do you watch? Who produces them? What television channels do you tend to watch

the most? How has new technology changed the way you

watch TV shows?

What are the main differences between British and Hollywood films you have seen?

How do you know what new films are coming out? Where do you watch films? On what?

Preconceptions

This unit

What you need to prove How you will prove this

Comprehensively explain ownership and funding in the TV and film industries using at least two examples.

Comprehensively explain the characteristics, duties and responsibilities of different jobs roles in the industry and how they relate to each other using examples.

Comprehensively explain contractual, legal and ethical obligations in the TV and film industries, with reference to examples.

Comprehensively explain developing technologies in the TV and film industry with elucidated examples.

Prepare personal career development material to near-professional standards.

Blog report on Working Title visit (or own research if not attending)

Journalistic piece on industry day

Entertaining training video

Technologies debate

CV and career development profile

Week Week 1: 4/11 Week 2: 11/11

Week 3: 18/11

Week 4: 25/11

Week 5: 2/12

Week 6: 9/12

In class Introduction to industries and job roles

Preparing and editing industry day info

Industry visitors

Working title research

Working Title visit

Career development review lesson

Legal and ethical issues recapPlanning and filming video

VLOG review lesson

Editing training video

Technologies debate preparation

Working title review lesson

Class debate

Training video review lesson

Practical workshops for the next unit

In your time

BEFORE UNIT BEGINS: Read ‘Flipped classroom’ content Develop your personal professional development plan

Perfect industry VLOG

Finish professional development plan

Finish industry VLOG

Develop journalistic piece (podcast or blog) on Working Title

Finish filming

Completing working title piece

Finish editing

Re-drafting all unit assignments

Debate research

Re-drafting all unit assignments

Deadline:All on Fridays unless stated

15/11 Professional Development Plan

22/11 Industry VLOG

29/11 Working title piece

6/12 Training video

9/12 (Monday) class debate