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Unit Summary
Unit aim
Introduces students to contemporary video-based journalism production models and their application on broadcast, online and mobile platforms. This unit critically analyses the forms, styles and features of video-based reporting in the contemporary digital and broadcast news environment. Practical exercises and assessment tasks contribute to the development of students’ research, planning and video production skills.
Unit content
- Video news and current affairs forms and audiences
- Research, Scripting, Interviews and Presentation
- Filming for News and Current Affairs
- Editing the Story
- Ethical and Legal Issues for Video Journalists
- Distribution: From Edit Suite to Audiences
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | identify and critically analyse the different forms of news and current affairs video-based journalism |
| 2 | demonstrate competency in operating digital video production and editing equipment |
| 3 | plan, research, report, produce, edit and distribute video-based journalism reports |
| 4 | demonstrate an understanding of roles involved in video news production, working effectively, ethically and professionally, individually or as part of a small production team. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- identify and critically analyse the different forms of news and current affairs video-based journalism
- demonstrate competency in operating digital video production and editing equipment
- plan, research, report, produce, edit and distribute video-based journalism reports
- demonstrate an understanding of roles involved in video news production, working effectively, ethically and professionally, individually or as part of a small production team.
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