Development Report Notes-

 ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 

Knowledge of production/post-production equipment and its use 25% of the mark 

Knowledge of production/post-production workflows 25% of the mark 

Knowledge of television craft skills and aesthetic conventions 25% of the mark 

Reflection and application of learning 25% of the mark

THE BRIEF 

You will write 150-200 words per week in an online reflective production/post-production Craft Blog. Your blog post should consist of reflective notes, as well as links and/or visual media, documenting what you have learned across the week. 

Your notes should also refer to aspects of the production/postproduction craft you intend exploring in more detail in the weeks that follow. In this way, your blog posts will act as both a reflective learning tool and an ongoing development plan for your ongoing independent learning. Your online blog posts can be informal in nature, but as you will be required to present and discuss your blogs with the group at regular intervals you should make sure they are well considered. It is imperative that you complete each blog post on time.

Your blog posts/reflections will be used to inform a final 1200 word craft learning Development Report, that will be submitted via Brightspace. It is anticipated that 50% of your report will express your knowledge of the specific production and postproduction equipment and associated workflows that you have learned. This covers the first two criterion in the assessment criteria.

The remaining 50% should express your understanding and reflections on how television craft is applied to television production referencing craft and aesthetic conventions as well as your personal reflections on production experiences during the semester. This covers the last two criterion in the assessment criteria. So for example, it is often appropriate to select a specific aspect of equipment use and demonstrate how it fits in within a production or post-production workflow as well as contributing to televisual aesthetics. 

This aspect can then be contextualised in your reflections about how you’ve applied this learning to your own practice. So exploring the exposure triangle conceptually and explaining how it is used on camera equipment and when the exposure triangle is considered within a production workflow and how it contributes to televisual aesthetics could be a subject example for the Development Report. 

Similarly an analysis of the relationship between a rough cut version of a programme edit and a fine cut version could also be an example subject to clarify their purpose, data management, aesthetic conventions and how this has been applied in your own practice. Your development report should also draw on appropriate sources (both scholarly and industry), be written in a formal academic style and abide by the BU Harvard referencing guidelines. Where fitting please feel free to include images/figures.