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Code:
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CE00504-2
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Version:
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1
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Approval Status:
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Valid Current
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Title:
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BUSINESS AND LAW OF THE FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY
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Section:
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Computing, Engineering & Technology
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Level:
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2
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Pattern of Delivery
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Contact Hours
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Independent Study Hours
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Total Learning Hours
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36.0
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114.0
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150.0
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Description of Pattern of Delivery
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Pattern
1, study 100.0% in period2
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Registration Conditions
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Module Version Condition Text
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None
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Module Details
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Indicative Content
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The students will develop business skills and law for the film and TV industries. Learning will focus on the necessary business skills needed when looking for employment, as well as the legal knowledge required for filming.
In the course they will gain knowledge of:
1. Business/Finance including self assessment and Schedule D accountancy, plus rates of pay for production crews and technologists.
2. Budgeting ideas for filming.
3. Law: An overview of defamation; copyright, privacy, and Health and Safety to be used in pre-production/when filming/in post production.
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Assessment Details
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An EXAM weighted at 100%.
Exam
Individual Assessment 100% Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3.
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Learning Strategies
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12 lectures and 12 practical sessions. 1 x 1hr lecture. 1 x 1hr practical (1:n)2 (1:35)1
The practical will support the lecturing session. The practical sessions will support the underlying knowledge and skills required to complete the module and with be facilitated with booklets, handouts, case studies, Internet resources and guest lecturers. Group discussions will also take place in these sessions.
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Prospectus Information
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The students will learn the fundamentals of Business and Law essential for today's employment in industry. The module is also aimed to be an adjunct to other Film Technology courses. The module will cover self assessment taxation versus PAYE; union membership; rates of pay; how to get a job; and basic legal knowledge necessary for filming.
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Texts
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The Insider's Guide to Film Finance: Philip Alberstat, Focal Press, 2004 ISBN 0-240-51661-3
Marketing to Moviegoers - Robert Marich, Focal Press, 2005, ISBN 0-240-80687-5
Essential Law For Journalists ? Walter Greenwood, Tom Welsh, 2005, ISBN 0-406-00590-7
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Resources
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Staffordshire University electronic library
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Special Admissions Requirements
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Disqualifying combination - CE00141-1, The Music Business.
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Learning Outcome
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1. APPLY CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF BUSINESS, ITS ESTABLISHED PRINCIPLES AND LAW IN THE FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRIES.
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2. DESCRIBE HOW SELF ASSESSMENT TAXATION, SCHEDULE D ACCOUNTANCY, ELECTRONIC RESEARCH TECHNIQUES, FILM BUDGETING, LAW AND COPYRIGHT, UNION (BECTU) MEMBERSHIP, HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS CAN BE USED IN THE FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY.
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3. ANALYSE BUSINESS SKILLS AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE TELEVISION AND FILM INDUSTRIES.
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