factual programming welcome back
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FACTUAL PROGRAMMINGThe final half term
What were we doing before the holiday?
You have now filmed 3 out of the 4 factual programmes.
Today• Team Morgan will be filming their TV show in the studio
• The other teams will be:• collecting together all their pre-production planning for
their TV show and handing this in to moodle ‘Factual programming planning’.
• Collecting your individual research, writing up your findings and handing this in to the moodle assignment ‘Factual programming research’.
Where are we at?• (By the end of today) you will all have filmed your TV
show.• Your planning document & research for the TV show is
due.
What have you still got to produce for this unit?
• A written essay about:• Different types of factual programming including TV news and
documentaries.• The issues which affect factual programme producers including
bias, truth, being objective (etc…) and how producers work around these.
Over the next few weeks• We will be focused on this theory work in our Wednesday
lessons. • You will be watching a series of factual programmes
including Grizzly Man & Louis Theroux.• You will be analysing these in class and writing up your
findings each week. • You will then write your in depth, evaluative theory work.
This report is your chance to show off your knowledgeWork hard in these lessons and keep focused on doing well!
You get marked on 4 things for this unit:
1. Your understanding of factual programmes2. Your understanding of the issues which affect factual
programme producers3. Your planning & research for your show4. Your final show
Theory: Factual programmes essay
Practical: planning & research portfolioPractical: Your final video
This report is your chance to show off your knowledgeIf you get a low mark in the essay, what happens to your overall mark for the whole unit?
It drops to your lowest mark out of the 3 assignments.
1. Your understanding of factual programmes2. Your understanding of the issues which affect factual
programme producers3. Your planning & research for your show4. Your final show
Theory: Factual programmes essay
Practical: planning & research portfolioPractical: Your final video
If you want to know the secret to getting good marks in your report its easy:
• Make notes during lectures and seminars.• Work hard during class-time: stay focused on the task at
hand & don’t get distracted.• Look over your notes at home and add to them while its
fresh in your mind.• Start your assignment as soon as you get it; don’t leave it
till later.• If you get stuck or you’re unsure, ask! Ask me, ask each
other. Everyone needs a helping hand at one time or another.
Next weekWe will start the theory part of this assignment, looking at the different things we expect to see in different types of factual programme.
You will be given your brief so you can see exactly what the theory report will cover and we will work through these different points week on week.
Learning about factual programming is interesting; it is the biggest part of the UK’s TV industry and many of you will end up working in it.
For today though….• Team Morgan: get prepared and get in the studio.
• Everyone else spend the morning gathering together your planning for your TV show (proposal, production schedule & milestones, budget etc…) and hand this in to moodle
• When this is done spend some more time working on your research for your factual programme. This is due in.