| Semester 2, 2020 On-campus Springfield | |
| Short Description: | Broadcast Radio and Audio Prod |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Creative Arts |
| Student contribution band : | Band 1 |
| ASCED code : | 100701 - Audio Visual Studies |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Requisites
Pre-requisite: FTR2002
Other requisites
This course cannot be taken as an Option or Elective.
Students will require access to e-mail and have internet access to UConnect for this course.
Rationale
Students are introduced to a combination of radio and audio production skills over this course. What will be achieved is exposure to fundamental skills required for broadcast radio including producing, on air presentation and how to use effectively the range of facilities contained within the broadcast software. Voice production and the use of pro-tools becomes central to this course. Copywriting and effective delivery of radio commercials and community service announcements is a key element. Through audio production, students will explore enhancement to video production audio tracks and the skills required to re voice for narrative work. This course builds on the earlier course to further build theoretical and practical knowledge.
Synopsis
Media producers must have the ability to pursue projects from conception to completion. This course requires students to produce a set of significant and innovative radio projects which will involve adherence to demanding production schedules. The completed works are intended for broadcasting. All students are expected to contribute to regular "live" broadcasts as scheduled throughout the teaching period. In addition students will use audio production to enhance video production.
Objectives
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- demonstrated a high level of conceptual and production skills in audio communication;
- the ability to conceive, plan and execute a radio project to professional broadcast standards and to a set deadline;
- identify and apply several radio production elements, and their contribution to the final result, through the medium of their major completed project/s;
- use pro-tools in a video/audio mode and demonstrate necessary industry professional communication skills for the purpose of enhancing or re-voicing video production.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Introduction to radio management and programming | 10.00 |
| 2. | Radio writing and field recording | 10.00 |
| 3. | Radio news and information programming | 10.00 |
| 4. | Production of live radio, documentary, feature and drama formats | 40.00 |
| 5. | Music directing | 20.00 |
| 6. | Introduction to ADR and audio enhancing for video | 10.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=02&subject1=FTR2008)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference materials
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Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Directed 精东传媒app | 52.00 |
| Independent 精东传媒app | 113.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCATION INTERVIEW | 100 | 25 | 04 Sep 2020 | |
| RADIO COMMERCIAL | 100 | 25 | 23 Oct 2020 | |
| STUDIO PRODUCTION | 100 | 50 | 23 Oct 2020 |
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
Students must attend and complete the requirements of the Workplace Health and Safety training program for this course where required.
External and Online:
There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students鈥� responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
On-campus
It is the students鈥� responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade, a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course. -
Examination information:
There is no examination for this course. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
There is no examination in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations. -
精东传媒app Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene 精东传媒app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Other requirements
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Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in the course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect to achieve the same grades as those students who do possess them.