Assignment Cover Sheet Assignment Reference: Title: Units: Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production Over Here!

Unit 36

Interview Techniques for Creative Media Production

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Date Set: Submission Deadline: Productions completed by: Logs/blogs in by: Debrief/review: Timing within Course: Time Span:

Wednesday 20 November 2013 Wednesday 10 December 2013 (GC 1 Only) th Wednesday 26 March 2014 nd Wednesday 2 April 2014 rd Wednesday 23 April 2014 Term 1 & 2 24 weeks
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As well as working with directors and other company members, independent study is essential. Production completed and proof of research is necessary, which will be demonstrated with in your logs. Workshop activities and finished work will be scrutinized as evidence. Notebooks will be required. Logs will form essential evidence, and this includes blogged entries, director notes, comments and evaluations.

Directors in charge of Assignment: Andrew Sayers (andrewsayers@nwkcollege.ac.uk) Relevant Departmental Notes Assessment throughout this course is essentially formative, company members can re-visit criteria to arrive at their final assessment grades. Evidence: This will be in the form of blogs/logs, observed participation, director observation, written, research notes and audio productions completed

This project is inextricably linked to all other production

THE BRIEF As a media trainee you will be expected to work effectively with others in a team (company) setting to achieve a common aim. This process will give you the opportunity to work as an individual and within small teams, depending upon the production requirements. All productions will involve you being responsible for planning, organising and undertake a range of interviews. Within this unit you will undertake an interview with a person of interest, gather Vox Pops from the general public and take part in a press conference where you will be competing against everybody else to ask your questions. Write notes throughout and submit these on the blogs and/or in the form of a report, ensuring you record detailed peer and director feedback. Your journey and personal development is vital, so it is important that you dont just write a timetable of what you have done, but continuously ana lyse your own and others performance throughout. You will also be taking part in a variety of group discussions, blogging, sharing and discussions and this will contribute to relevant units and individual course requirements. What you need to do Explain the different types and styles of interviews include the techniques used (U36, GC1) Demonstrating your understanding of question types including open, closed, multiple and direct question (U36, GC1) Undertake at least one case study of an interview to assist you in explaining your understanding (U36, GC1) Conduct research keeping all documentation for your interview(s) (U36, GC2) Within your blogs discuss the purpose and style of your interview(s) (U36, GC2) Explain the purpose and style of your interview(s) (U36, GC3) Record an interview with a person of interest of your choosing (U36, GC4) Produce several different styles and/or types of interview feature (U36, GC4) Reflect on each interview and explain the techniques and question types used. What would you change? (U36, GC1)

Outcomes

1 Understand interview purposes and techniques 2 Be able to conduct research in preparation for an interview 3 Be able to plan and structure interviews for identified purposes 4 Be able to conduct and record interviews for identified purposes

Qualification: Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production Name: Andrew Sayers Project: Over Here! Unit Title: Interview Techniques for Creative Media Production Criteria: All Initials: AS IV: Overall Grade Achieved: (Pass, Merit, Distinction or Referred) Date:

Unit 36 Grading Grid

To achieve a pass grade the evidence must show that the learner is able to:

To achieve a merit grade the evidence must show that, in addition to the pass criteria, the learner is able to:
M1 explain techniques used by professional interviewers or journalists with reference to detailed illustrative examples and with generally correct use of subject terminology M2 conduct research for preparation and interview planning competently and with only occasional assistance

To achieve a distinction grade the evidence must show that, in addition to the pass and merit criteria, the learner is able to:
D1 comprehensively explain techniques used by professional interviewers or journalists with elucidated examples and consistently using subject terminology correctly

P1 describe techniques used by professional interviewers or journalists with some appropriate use of subject terminology

P2 conduct research for preparation and interview planning with some assistance [IE, SM]

D2 conduct research for preparation and interview planning to a quality that reflects near-professional standards working independently to professional expectations D3 design interviews for identified purposes to a quality that reflects near professional Standards working independently to professional expectations D4 conduct and record interviews for identified purposes to a quality that reflects nearprofessional standards working independently to professional expectations.

P3 design interviews for identified purposes with some assistance [CT]

M3 design interviews for identified purposes competently and with only occasional assistance

P4 conduct and record interviews for identified purposes with some assistance. [SM]

M4 conduct and record interviews for identified purposes competently and with only occasional assistance.

KEY: IE independent enquirers, CT creative thinkers, SM self-managers

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