UAL Awarding Body

CREATIVE MEDIA PRODUCTION AND

TECHNOLOGY
LEVEL 3 EXTENDED DIPLOMA

Unit 1: Introduction to media processes and technical skills

Unit 2: Introduction to design and research skills in creative media production
Unit 3: Introduction to professional practice in creative media production
Unit 4: Critical and contextual awareness

Sarah Wilson; Adam Jones & James Ashford

Date Issued: 2nd November 2020
Final Deadline: Friday 18th December 2020 with pitch W/B 4th January 2021
Brief
BBC Three is the BBCs online destination for 16-34 year-olds, tackling
subjects that matter to them https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree. We back
original voices and unique ideas to provoke reaction and stimulate emotion.
Since 2016 we have more than doubled reach and time spent, showcasing comedy, factual,
drama and entertainment content across iPlayer, the BBC Three website, YouTube and our
social channels. Since we moved online we have organised our content around two editorial
pillars – ‘make me laugh’ and ‘make me think’. We’ve now expanded our remit to include a
third pillar focusing on factual entertainment and entertainment formats, which we hope
will impart a new tone/spirit to our content.

Guidelines
Vibe productions has been asked to commission a variety of productions for BBC3 aimed at
today’s youth and younger generation.
The topic and content of each production must appeal to both males and females between
the ages of 14 and 24.
The topics can vary from sport, social media, appearance, UK education system, Brexit,
mental health, fashion, history, politics or anything else you think the youth of Great Britain
want to know about.
Although many of the topics are serious, the content needs to appeal to a younger audience so
language and style must be appropriate.
All of the above comes with added elements and guidance, which can be found on
www.thcvibe.weebly
You must produce TWO productions in differing formats. Your final deadline for
submission is Friday 18th December, however each production also has its own deadline.

Task 1 (Broadcast Journalists OR TV and film)

Factual Programme
The first production you will be putting together is a factual programme on an
issue of your choice. Your factual programme should be around 3-5 minutes
and you must organise an interview with an expert in the field you are
exploring. This will be produced individually (but you will need a crew)

Research
Individually you will be required to research:
 The topic – using both primary (focus groups) and secondary research methods
 The interviewee
 Short documentary analysis
 Putting these results into infographic format

Planning
In your group you will need to plan:
 Locations for your interview
 What b-roll you will shoot
 How you will present it
 Questions for your interview
 Equipment List
 Crew List
 Split script

Filming and Editing

You must film interviews using a minimum of 2 cameras. Individual edits to be produced of
your short documentary.

Deadline: Thursday 26th November 2020

Friday 27th November: Gather feedback and upload

Task 2 (TV and Film if NOT doing documentary)

Short Film
Your main production for these units is a short film that approaches your subject in a
narrative factual form. How can you reflect your topic through a story? You are required to
produce a film 3 – 4 minutes in length. You will produce your own
production for this task (but will need actors).

Research
You will be required to research:
 What your audience want to see (primary research – survey)
 Short film example analysis of your genre

Planning
You will be required to plan:
 Film outline
 Script
 Storyboard
 Location recces
 Props list
 Crew list
 Contingency plan

Filming and editing

Whilst you are producing your own short film, you will still need to work with people – this
is a test of organisation skills too!

Deadline: Thursday 26th November 2020

Friday 27th November: Gather feedback and upload

Task 3 (TV and Film)

Stop Motion
Your second production is a 30 second stop motion animation. This will provide you with a
different challenge to approach your topic. You are required to take between 16 and 24
photos per second of footage (480 – 720 images overall) for your animation. This format
also lets you be extremely creative in how you approach it! How can you
represent it within this timeframe? You will complete this task individually.

Research
You will be required to research:
 What is stop motion animation?
 Secondary research into 3 different materials you could use
 Primary research practicing with your chosen method

Planning
You will be required to plan:
 Location/set for your production
 Movements of your materials
 Storyboard
 Script
 Sound list

Shoot and edit

Take the photos, record your sounds and edit the piece
together.
Deadline: Thursday 17th December 2020
Friday 18th December: Gather feedback and upload

Task 4 (Broadcast Journalist)

Radio News Production

Brief
BBC Radio 1 aims to entertain and engage young listeners with a distinctive mix of
contemporary music and speech. Our programmes showcase a wide range of new music
styles and support emerging artists, in particular those from the UK; with at least 60 hours a
week dedicated to specialist music programming. News, documentaries and other speech
content focusses on areas of relevance to young adults in the UK today
and aims to help them make sense of the world around them.
You need to produce a ‘season’ of at least 2 5 minute features around your
chosen subject.
Research
You will be required to research:
 BBC Producer Guidelines
 News show content analysis
 Survey on whether people listen to the radio and
what platforms they use
 Information on interviewees

Planning
You will be required to plan:
 Script
 List of questions for each interviewee
 Sound list
 Contingency plan
 Production schedule
Record and edit
Record your interviews, presentation and edit together including music and Radio 1 jingles.
Deadline: Thursday 17th December 2020
Friday 18th December: Gather feedback and upload

Task 5 (You have Christmas to prep for the pitch)

Pitch
Now you’ve produced 3 different productions on your chosen topic about British Youth, you
need to pitch 1 of them to us. Pitching is an important skill needed in this industry and it will
help with confidence building. You are pitching your chosen product as though we are
investors who will fund you to produce a full-length version.

Pitch
You will be required to produce visuals to accompany your presentation that cover:
  Your topic and why it’s important
 How your production reflects your topic
 Why you believe your idea would be successful
 Any other questions

Pitches will take place: Wednesday 6th January 2021(Cohort will be split into 3 groups)

Task 6

Evaluation
You are now required to evaluate the overall success of your research and production
processes.
 What went well in your productions?
 What could you have improved?
 Did they turn out as planned?
 What skills have you improved during this process?
 Your pitch

Deadline: Friday 8th January 2021