Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Liverpool Screen School

Learning Methods

Lecture

Tutorial

Module Offerings

7025DOC-JAN-MTP

Aims

1. To provide a concentrated opportunity to originate, research and develop a documentary project or dissertation, the practical delivery of which will form the culmination of the student's degree experience in the following semester.
2. To successfully develop and deliver a professional pitch of this original idea.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Generate a documentary idea, with a view to developing as a practical project on a media platform of choice
2.
Understand all aspects of production research, including generating production paperwork.
3.
Understand how to conduct a successful pitch of their final idea.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:
The emphasis of this module is developing research skills to produce original and in-depth material for a chosen subject area. Students will have identified a documentary idea they wish to develop as their final masters documentary in semester one and will research and develop this documentary idea to produce a comprehensive written treatment and associated production materials and deliver a professional pitch of their research proposal to tutor staff and industry practitioners. This module is designed to equip students with the research skills required in order to deliver their final masters project.
Module Overview:
The module commences with an initial period of lectures outlining important aspectsof production and academic research, eg: copyright law, risk assessment, productionpaperwork. Once projects have been approved by staff, students will workindependently with tutorial support and guidance.
Additional Information:
Working to a brief negotiated with the module staff, students will conduct detailed production research in order to produce a comprehensive treatment of their final project. Students will be required to submit risk assessments and other relevant preproduction paperwork. The research will culminate in the successful preparation and delivery of a professional pitch of their idea and detailed production materials associated with their documentary project.

Assessments

Essay

Presentation