ND Creative Media Production Y2 Semester 1 2020-2021

U27: Factual Programme Production Techniques for Television

BTEC Assignment Brief

Qualification BTEC National Diploma in Creative Media Production
Unit or Component
number and title U27: Factual Programme Production Techniques for Television

Learning aim(s) (For

NQF/RQF only)
Assign. 1 Understanding Factual Programme Production Techniques for
Assignment title
Television
Assessor Jim Doherty
Hand out date 08/9/2020
Hand in deadline 06/10/2020

Students are working for a media production company which is about to

produce a series of factual programmes and has to employ some
producers. You’ve been given the task of writing up a short guidance
manual for these producers outlining the issues facing producers of factual
programming and the impact this can have on their work.
Vocational Scenario or
Context
You will also prepare and deliver a Powerpoint presentation to factual
programme producers. In it you will identify and explain to them the Codes
and Conventions of News and Documentary programmes, showing how
they differ from other genres such as drama i.e. how they determine what
a factual programme ‘looks’ like.

Research the issues facing producers of factual programming. Select

Task 1
particular examples from your research to illustrate your responses
Checklist of evidence List of websites and references to other sources of information used in
required research.
Criteria covered by this task:
Unit/Criteria
To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to:
reference
Describe issues relating to factual television programmes with some appropriate use
P1
of subject terminology
Explain issues relating to factual television programmes with reference to detailed
M1
illustrative examples and with generally correct use of subject terminology
Comprehensively explain issues relating to factual television programmes with
D1
elucidated examples and consistently using subject terminology correctly
Produce a textbook chapter on the issues facing producers of factual
Task 2
programming and the impact these can have on their work
Checklist of evidence Guidance Manual on the issues facing producers of factual programming
required and what they have to be aware of (750-1000 words)
Criteria covered by this task:
Unit/Criteria To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to:
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reference
Describe issues relating to factual television programmes with some appropriate use
P1
of subject terminology
Explain issues relating to factual television programmes with reference to detailed
M1
illustrative examples and with generally correct use of subject terminology
Comprehensively explain issues relating to factual television programmes with
D1
elucidated examples and consistently using subject terminology correctly
Understand codes and conventions of factual programming for
television
News: studio news readers; field reporters; links to studio; mode of address
to viewer; interviewing; experts and witnesses; report structure; actuality
footage
Task 3
Documentary: documentary formats (expository, observational, interactive,
reflexive, performative); realism; dramatisation; narrativization.
Analyse a range of News and Documentary programmes and identify
common codes and conventions. Produce a PowerPoint presentation
based on your research with clips and examples
Checklist of evidence Printout of Powerpoint presentation and examples of programmes viewed
required and research references
Criteria covered by this task:
Unit/Criteria
To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to:
reference
Describe codes and conventions of factual television programmes expressing ideas
P2
with some appropriate use of subject terminology
Explain codes and conventions of factual television programmes with reference to
M2
detailed illustrative examples and with generally correct use of subject terminology
Comprehensively explain codes and conventions of factual programmes with
D2
elucidated examples and consistently using subject terminology correctly
Present your Powerpoint, explaining how these codes and conventions
Task 4
inform or determine audience responses
Checklist of evidence Video recording of presentation & printout of slides
required
Criteria covered by this task:
Unit/Criteria
To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to:
reference
Describe codes and conventions of factual television programmes expressing ideas
P2
with some appropriate use of subject terminology
Explain codes and conventions of factual television programmes with reference to
M2
detailed illustrative examples and with generally correct use of subject terminology
Comprehensively explain codes and conventions of factual programmes with
D2
elucidated examples and consistently using subject terminology correctly

Sources of information to Guidance

support you with this Use the examples covered in class, along with notes from class
Assignment discussions, lectures and research.

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U27: Factual Programme Production Techniques for Television
Use the links and resources provided on Moodle as well as the links
below:
www.bbc.co.uk/academy
www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/editorialguidelines – BBC producers’
guidelines
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/categories/factual
https://www.channel4.com/producers-handbook/c4-guidelines/factual-
programme-guidelines
Support materials
BBC Producer’s Guidelines
Jarvis P — A Production Handbook (Focal Press, 1993)
Mike C — The Practical Director (Focal Press, 1993)
Baker M and Darlow M — Documentary in the Digital Age (Focal Press,
2003)
BBC Producer’s Guidelines (BBC, most recent edition)
Emm A — Research for Television and Radio (Routledge, 2002)
Grant T — Audio for Single Camera Operation (Focal Press, 2002)
Millerson G — Video Production Handbook, 3rd Edition (Focal Press,
2001)
Musburger R — Single-Camera Video Production, 3rd Edition (Focal
Press, 2002)
URL http://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis
Cyber College and Media College for notes on TV studio productions.
www.filmsite.org.uk - for film genres, narrative structure, and codes and
conventions,
www.screenonline - for TV drama genres, narrative structure, and codes
and conventions
British Film Institute Resources at WWW.bfi.org.uk
British Film Institute Magazine at WWW.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound
Visit the college Library where you will find a number of books that will
be very useful for notes for this project.
Other assessment eg, work sheets, risk assessments, case study
materials attached to this
Assignment Brief
FOR 2012 L1/2 FIRSTS ONLY: If you have not achieved the Level 2 criteria, your work will be
assessed to determine if the following Level 1 criteria have been met.
Criterion
To achieve the criteria you must show that you are able to: Unit
reference

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