Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor
Andrew Robson
Office:191J, 10 Hadenfeld Ave
Consultation by appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MCrInd or MMediaComm
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit provides foundational study in practices and technologies used in media production. Students will examine creative expression and communication, as well as current techniques for digital and online media production. Students in this unit will explore developments in media and communications practice and production. They will create, produce and present media content across a range of formats and platforms involving video, performances, writing, image, and sound. Emphasis is placed on originality, design thinking, and responding to a creative brief. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of ‘0’ (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue. This late penalty will apply to written reports and recordings only. Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs will be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special consideration application.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Collaborative Media Production | 40% | No | 23:55 12/9/2024 |
Individual Media Production | 60% | No | 23:55 25/10/2024 |
Assessment Type 1: Creative work
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: 23:55 12/9/2024
Weighting: 40%
Students will be allocated a group. In small groups, students will write, plan, and acquire images and sound for a media production of any genre and form exploring a topic that each group will decide collectively. Students will have individual roles such as director, producer, cinematographer, production designer, sound recordist/designer and editor. An Individual Production Diary will also be submitted, outlining students' individual contributions to the project. Refer to iLearn for further information.
Assessment Type 1: Creative work
Indicative Time on Task 2: 60 hours
Due: 23:55 25/10/2024
Weighting: 60%
Students will work individually on the development of a media work in a time based recorded medium of their choice (screen, sound, music, radio/podcast piece). Students will also submit a critical evaluation analysing and evaluating the ways technical and aesthetic considerations have combined to realise the original concept, including a production portfolio of documents demonstrating technical and creative research, preparation and process undertaken (for example, scripts, script breakdowns, colour charts, storyboards). Refer to iLearn for further information.
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2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Seminars begin in Week 2.
Seminars will be delivered on campus (for in-person enrolments) and via Zoom (for online enrolments). Please see the MMCC6000 iLearn site for more information.
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Unit information based on version 2024.01 of the Handbook