Semester 2 Unit 2 Journalism – – Note: Some tasks overlap other task time frames. This is to model the nature of the delivery of MPA in many schools running concurrent assessments, such as one response task and a production task at the same time. Adjust time frames to suit your school’s unique time frames and resources. Week and activities Resources MPA course overview and introduction to Syllabus ‘Journalism’ Media codes and conventions of documentaries, film Assessment outline Term 2 Week 8 production and editing. Analyse how codes and conventions Assessment Program are used to construct realism Task 6: Production of a documentary Task sheets and marking Workshop film and conventions relevant to keys documentary (such as development of the exposition, sourcing appropriate archival footage, selection of Task 6: Production appropriate footage for emphasis, re-enactments, Storyboard example/s interview filming techniques, editing techniques) Scripting example/s Discuss criteria of Task 6: Production of a documentary Documentary examples Work on collaborative processes and skills of production Storyboard templates working in a collaborative pair. Students assign primary recording devices, and secondary roles for production AV recording devices – Complete pre-production plans, storyboard and script for digital camera, tripods teacher feedback by the end of Week 10 and dollies, storage Development and application of production skills in terms media, batteries, lighting of: kits, editing software investigating, analysing and evaluating appropriate and computers, footage for the exposition and purpose of the production journals documentary Term 2 Production journals, independent application of safety procedures in all Weeks 8–10 DVDS for burning, production contexts editing software and independent management of time and technologies, Term 3 finalising software management of team responsibilities, negotiating and 1–4 (such as After Effects), adapting production processes, identifying problems and projector for viewing applying appropriate solutions productions refining skills within defined production roles implementing production processes based on proposals, scripts and plans, to produce a documentary manipulating documentary genres, styles and conventions reflecting on production processes in production journal. Final editing Peer review Evaluation of own and others’ productions Completion of production journals Completion of output format Task 6 due Term 3, Week 4
Semester 2 – Unit 2 – Journalism Note: Some tasks overlap other task time frames. This is to model the nature of the delivery of MPA in many schools running concurrent assessments, such as one response task and a production task at the same time. Adjust time frames to suit your school’s unique time frames and resources. Week and activities Resources Term 2 Week 8 MPA course overview and introduction to ‘Journalism’ Media codes and conventions of documentaries, film production and editing. Analyse how codes and conventions are used to construct realism Syllabus Assessment outline Assessment Program Term 2 Weeks 8–10 Term 3 1–4 Task 6: Production of a documentary Workshop film and conventions relevant to documentary (such as development of the exposition, sourcing appropriate archival footage, selection of appropriate footage for emphasis, re-enactments, interview filming techniques, editing techniques) Discuss criteria of Task 6: Production of a documentary Work on collaborative processes and skills of production working in a collaborative pair. Students assign primary and secondary roles for production Complete pre-production plans, storyboard and script for teacher feedback by the end of Week 10 Development and application of production skills in terms of: investigating, analysing and evaluating appropriate footage for the exposition and purpose of the documentary independent application of safety procedures in all production contexts independent management of time and technologies, management of team responsibilities, negotiating and adapting production processes, identifying problems and applying appropriate solutions refining skills within defined production roles implementing production processes based on proposals, scripts and plans, to produce a documentary manipulating documentary genres, styles and conventions reflecting on production processes in production journal. Final editing Peer review Evaluation of own and others’ productions Completion of production journals Completion of output format Task 6 due Term 3, Week 4 Task sheets and marking keys Task 6: Production Storyboard example/s Scripting example/s Documentary examples Storyboard templates recording devices, AV recording devices – digital camera, tripods and dollies, storage media, batteries, lighting kits, editing software and computers, production journals Production journals, DVDS for burning, editing software and finalising software (such as After Effects), projector for viewing productions