SCHEME OF WORK

Programme Title: ___ NA Occupational Studies __________Class: ______Media

Name of Lecturer: __Catherine Morris Unit Title: _________ Understanding the Film and Television Industries
_________________

Week Date Activity/Topic (s) for the week Student Activity Visits/Guest Speakers available/Resources
e.g. handouts, videos, software etc
07/09/10 Introduction to course Group task to projector
understand roles
1. within production,
distribution and
exhibition
14/09/10 Understanding marketing and Use of Photoshop. Online research
advertising Photoshop in
advertising.
2.
Students asked
to work on
images
21/09/10 History of Media Institutions Research task Handouts. Online research
into key dates in
3.
history of media
Institutions
28/09/10 Ownership Discussion in the
difference
between public
4.
service,
commercial and
private
05/10/10 Ownership Debate on Flip cam.
5. broadcast
ownership

Catherine Morris
 12/10/10 Funding Hoping to have guest lecturer in to speak
6.

19/10/10 Research Techniques Group work in

7. research

26/10/10 Ownership/Funding (assignment 1) Presentation on Flip cams

research
ownership and
8. funding of the TV
and film
industries
09/11/10 Ownership/Funding (assignment 1) Presentation on Flip cams
research
ownership and
9. funding of the TV
and film
industries
16/11/10 Job roles Discussion on
10. Job Roles in
media
23/11/10 Job roles Depending on numbers in class perhaps a
11.
industrial visit/guest lecturers

12. 30/11/10 Job roles Interaction

between job roles
and progression
between roles
13. 07/12/10 Job roles (assignment 2) Finish working on
and hand in
assignment.
14 14/12/10 Introduction to Limitation video clips Video
demonstrating
the obligations
on those within
the industry

Catherine Morris