KPB216 Screen Content Production Management
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| Unit code: | KPB216 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | KPB121 or KPB110 or KPB122 |
| Equivalent(s): | KPB210, KPB104 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $2,124 |
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| Domestic tuition unit fee | $4,356 |
| International unit fee | $4,668 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2025, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | KPB216 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | KPB121 or KPB122 or KPB110 |
| Equivalent: | KPB210, KPB104 |
| Coordinator: | Nicole McCuaig | n.mccuaig@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This unit introduces film, television and screen business theory and practice, providing foundations for small and larger scale production management. It considers the role of the production manager with a particular focus on the phases of pre-production and production. People with an interest in producing film, television and multimedia productions need to develop knowledges and skills that form the basis of an effective industry-related repertoire in relation to working in a range of media businesses. This unit examines how the production manager supports the producer in screen production projects ensuring that the needs of the production have been addressed via a preliminary schedule and draft budget, within all legal and insurance constraints. The unit addresses the importance of working within the resources available in order to achieve the necessary production values on screen in a highly competitive market place.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Explain and interpret the industrial, legal and regulatory structures of the film, television and screen industries.
- Apply knowledge of essential requirements of producing film, television and screen projects.
- Employ a working knowledge of the language and protocols of producing and production management.
- Describe and discuss the skills necessary for working in and managing a production team.
Content
This unit addresses content such as:
- context of production management within the film, television and screen industries
- key stages of pre-production and production
- breaking down scripts, scheduling and budgeting
- casting considerations, crew roles, equipment and locations
- copyright, legal and insurance issues
- managing production resources.
Learning Approaches
You are encouraged to broaden you knowledge of screen production management by engaging with concepts introduced in lectures and tutorials, and through provided online resources.
Active engagement and participation in all classes is highly recommended. Mirroring professional approaches, you may want to notify your teaching staff if you are unable to attend class.
Lectures will provide insights and understandings relating to production management.
Tutorials will enable you to develop an Industry communication skill set by discussing your ideas and will engage you in workshop activities specifically related to the assessment.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback in this unit is provided to you in the following ways:
- a range of formative exercises discussed and applied in class
- generic comments posted to the whole cohort via the unit Canvas website
- feedback from peers as you investigate and discuss issues raised throughout the unit
- comments and individual feedback about summative assessment work included on criteria sheets with your grade.
Assessment
Overview
There are two major assignments for this unit. The first is an individual item where you analyse a script and from it create a film schedule. This is to be submitted in report format. The second is a group project with an individual component, where you work together with a small group of peers to produce a professional film production budget. The individual component of the project is a short essay where you reflect on the process of constructing a complex financial document for the screen industry.
Faculty Assessment Information
To access the Faculty's Assessment Information see the Canvas site for this unit. This includes information on late assignments and assignment extensions.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Script/Film Schedule Analysis
(Summative and Formative) Students are required to break a short film script and identify all relevant elements using industry codes, and then use this information to create production schedules using a standard "strip board" process.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Film Budget Analysis and Essay
Film Budget Analysis and an Individual Essay. Students work together in small groups in order to construct a professional film production budget. The individual component is an essay to discuss and reflect upon the learning, problem solving, communicative and collaborative processes of creating a production budget.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
All students and staff who access campus buildings and facilities are required to complete the Tier 1 General Health and Safety Induction. This must be completed online.
Resources
Recommend Readings from the list of Resource Materials will assist you complete Assessment items and broaden your understanding of the processes and principals applied in Production Management during Pre-Production and Production.
Resource Materials
Recommended text(s)
GILL, Liv , “ Running The Show: The Essential Guide to Being a First Assistant Director” , Waltham, MA: Focal Press 2012 / KG Library 791.43023 67
LANDRY, Paula, “Scheduling and Budgeting Your Film: a Panic Free Guide”, Boston: Focal Press 2012 KG Library 791.430233 224
REA, Peter W/ IRVING,K, “Producing and Directing The Short Film and Video”, Burlington MA : Focal Press 2015 / KG Library 791.43023 28 / 5
SCREEN AUSTRALIA – https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au
WALES, Lorene M , “The Complete guide to Film and Digital Production: the people and the process” , Boston: Pearson 2012 / KG Library 791.430232 68/2
WALLENSTEIN, Joe, “Practical Moviemaking: A Handbook for the Real World”, Jefferson N.C.: Focal Press 2012 / KG Library 791. 430232 71
Other
ARTS LAW AUSTRALIA –https://www.artslaw.com.au
MEAA – https://www.meaa.org
To enable your full participation in the virtual learning environment, for example, participating in online activities and engaging with online learning materials, you will need access to a reliable computer with an internet connection, webcam, headset and microphone, as well as a learning environment where you are able to fully participate undisturbed when required.
Risk Assessment Statement
For risks associated with using campus buildings or facilities, refer to the Tier 1 General Health and Safety Induction.
You are advised not to leave a darkened room during screenings.
Where substantial computer-based work is required, particularly in the case of fully online students, you are recommended to take regular rest breaks when engaging in prolonged computer-based work, and ensure that your workstation is set up for optimal comfort to prevent strain or injury.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.KK34 Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Identify and demonstrate knowledge of the techniques and concepts underpinning your field of creative practice.
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2 - Demonstrate technical proficiency in at least one area of your field of creative practice.
Relates to: ULO3, ULO4 - Communicate independent learning clearly and coherently in diverse modes relevant to your field of creative practice.
Relates to: ULO1 - Discern, critically analyse and synthesise knowledge in complex creative practice settings.
Relates to: ULO2 - Work productively as a leader and collaborator in disciplinary and interdisciplinary creative practice.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO4
KK43 Bachelor of Creative Industries
- Demonstrate broad and coherent theoretical and practical knowledge required for creative enterprise, career development and interdisciplinary collaborations, supported by depth in at least one creative disciplinary area.
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2 - Demonstrate technical expertise to support skills and knowledge within the Creative Industries.
Relates to: ULO3, ULO4 - Communicate effectively in a range of forms across multiple media modes, for sharing and disseminating knowledge, skills and ideas, and collaborative practice and navigation of social networks.
Relates to: ULO1, ULO4 - Apply and adapt creative disciplinary knowledge and skills with agility in a range of industry, community and intercultural contexts.
Relates to: ULO2
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2025, Online
| Unit code: | KPB216 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | KPB121 or KPB122 or KPB110 |
| Equivalent: | KPB210, KPB104 |
Overview
This unit introduces film, television and screen business theory and practice, providing foundations for small and larger scale production management. It considers the role of the production manager with a particular focus on the phases of pre-production and production. People with an interest in producing film, television and multimedia productions need to develop knowledges and skills that form the basis of an effective industry-related repertoire in relation to working in a range of media businesses. This unit examines how the production manager supports the producer in screen production projects ensuring that the needs of the production have been addressed via a preliminary schedule and draft budget, within all legal and insurance constraints. The unit addresses the importance of working within the resources available in order to achieve the necessary production values on screen in a highly competitive market place.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Explain and interpret the industrial, legal and regulatory structures of the film, television and screen industries.
- Apply knowledge of essential requirements of producing film, television and screen projects.
- Employ a working knowledge of the language and protocols of producing and production management.
- Describe and discuss the skills necessary for working in and managing a production team.
Content
This unit addresses content such as:
- context of production management within the film, television and screen industries
- key stages of pre-production and production
- breaking down scripts, scheduling and budgeting
- casting considerations, crew roles, equipment and locations
- copyright, legal and insurance issues
- managing production resources.
Learning Approaches
You are encouraged to broaden you knowledge of screen production management by engaging with concepts introduced in lectures and tutorials, and through provided online resources.
Active engagement and participation in all classes is highly recommended. Mirroring professional approaches, you may want to notify your teaching staff if you are unable to attend class.
Lectures will provide insights and understandings relating to production management.
Tutorials will enable you to develop an Industry communication skill set by discussing your ideas and will engage you in workshop activities specifically related to the assessment.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback in this unit is provided to you in the following ways:
- a range of formative exercises discussed and applied in class
- generic comments posted to the whole cohort via the unit Canvas website
- feedback from peers as you investigate and discuss issues raised throughout the unit
- comments and individual feedback about summative assessment work included on criteria sheets with your grade.
Assessment
Overview
There are two major assignments for this unit. The first is an individual item where you analyse a script and from it create a film schedule. This is to be submitted in report format. The second is a group project with an individual component, where you work together with a small group of peers to produce a professional film production budget. The individual component of the project is a short essay where you reflect on the process of constructing a complex financial document for the screen industry.
Faculty Assessment Information
To access the Faculty's Assessment Information see the Canvas site for this unit. This includes information on late assignments and assignment extensions.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Script/Film Schedule Analysis
(Summative and Formative) Students are required to break a short film script and identify all relevant elements using industry codes, and then use this information to create production schedules using a standard "strip board" process.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Assessment: Film Budget Analysis and Essay
Film Budget Analysis and an Individual Essay. Students work together in small groups in order to construct a professional film production budget. The individual component is an essay to discuss and reflect upon the learning, problem solving, communicative and collaborative processes of creating a production budget.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Requirements to Study
Requirements
All students and staff who access campus buildings and facilities are required to complete the Tier 1 General Health and Safety Induction. This must be completed online.
Resources
Recommend Readings from the list of Resource Materials will assist you complete Assessment items and broaden your understanding of the processes and principals applied in Production Management during Pre-Production and Production.
Resource Materials
Recommended text(s)
GILL, Liv , “ Running The Show: The Essential Guide to Being a First Assistant Director” , Waltham, MA: Focal Press 2012 / KG Library 791.43023 67
LANDRY, Paula, “Scheduling and Budgeting Your Film: a Panic Free Guide”, Boston: Focal Press 2012 KG Library 791.430233 224
REA, Peter W/ IRVING,K, “Producing and Directing The Short Film and Video”, Burlington MA : Focal Press 2015 / KG Library 791.43023 28 / 5
SCREEN AUSTRALIA – https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au
WALES, Lorene M , “The Complete guide to Film and Digital Production: the people and the process” , Boston: Pearson 2012 / KG Library 791.430232 68/2
WALLENSTEIN, Joe, “Practical Moviemaking: A Handbook for the Real World”, Jefferson N.C.: Focal Press 2012 / KG Library 791. 430232 71
Other
ARTS LAW AUSTRALIA –https://www.artslaw.com.au
MEAA – https://www.meaa.org
To enable your full participation in the virtual learning environment, for example, participating in online activities and engaging with online learning materials, you will need access to a reliable computer with an internet connection, webcam, headset and microphone, as well as a learning environment where you are able to fully participate undisturbed when required.
Risk Assessment Statement
For risks associated with using campus buildings or facilities, refer to the Tier 1 General Health and Safety Induction.
You are advised not to leave a darkened room during screenings.
Where substantial computer-based work is required, particularly in the case of fully online students, you are recommended to take regular rest breaks when engaging in prolonged computer-based work, and ensure that your workstation is set up for optimal comfort to prevent strain or injury.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.KK34 Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Identify and demonstrate knowledge of the techniques and concepts underpinning your field of creative practice.
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2 - Demonstrate technical proficiency in at least one area of your field of creative practice.
Relates to: ULO3, ULO4 - Communicate independent learning clearly and coherently in diverse modes relevant to your field of creative practice.
Relates to: ULO1 - Discern, critically analyse and synthesise knowledge in complex creative practice settings.
Relates to: ULO2 - Work productively as a leader and collaborator in disciplinary and interdisciplinary creative practice.
Relates to: ULO2, ULO4
KK43 Bachelor of Creative Industries
- Demonstrate broad and coherent theoretical and practical knowledge required for creative enterprise, career development and interdisciplinary collaborations, supported by depth in at least one creative disciplinary area.
Relates to: ULO1, ULO2 - Demonstrate technical expertise to support skills and knowledge within the Creative Industries.
Relates to: ULO3, ULO4 - Communicate effectively in a range of forms across multiple media modes, for sharing and disseminating knowledge, skills and ideas, and collaborative practice and navigation of social networks.
Relates to: ULO1, ULO4 - Apply and adapt creative disciplinary knowledge and skills with agility in a range of industry, community and intercultural contexts.
Relates to: ULO2