CREATIVE MEDIA INDUSTRY

In this unit, students will explore both the creative industries and the specific areas of creative media production. By developing a broad contextual understanding of the industry, business practices, and specific skills, students will be able to situate their own work and skills within the specific industries and the wider sector.
Topics covered in the unit include: the creative industry sector, creative media
production fields, sector economics, company types, roles within creative media
production, relationships between creative media production companies and roles, the history of the industry, planning for the future.

TEXTS: 
Media Today by Joseph Turow
Selected Readings

HARVARD REFERENCING GUIDE
ANOTHER HARVARD REFERENCING GUIDE

ASSIGNMENT:
Media Industry Research Report
Presentation (Media Product)

COURSE SCHEDULE:

1. TUES. 09/17      Unit & Assignment Overview. Creative Media Problem

2. THURS. 09/19    Media as Industries. Read:Key Concepts in Media Industry Studieshandout, Chapters 1 & 2 Turow.

3. THURS 09/26     Research Techniques. In-class exercise

4. TUES. 10/01      Media Production in Context.  Read: Chapters 5 & 6, Turow

5. THURS. 10/03    Company Types. Employment. Taxation

6. TUES. 10/08      Regulation. Legislation & Taxation. Read: Chapter 3, Turow

7. THURS. 10/10    Film & Television Industry. History, current issues. Read: Chapter 12, Turow. Film Festival as an Industry Node handout

8. TUES. 10/15      Working in Film & Television Industry. Read: Turow Chapter 12

9. THURS. 10/17    Topic: Radio Industry. History, current issues. Read: Chapter 11, Turow

10. TUES. 10/22    Topic: Working in Radio Production. Using the Radio Studio for Live Broadcasting

11. THURS. 10/24  Topic: Sound: Techniques and technology

Sub-topic(s): Demonstration and exploration of techniques and technology used in pre-production

12. TUES. 10/29   Topic: Health & Safety in Pre-recorded and Live Sound Recording and radio Production. 

13. THURS. 10/31  Visual Effects & motion Graphics industry. Read: Handout
Working in Visual Effects & Motion Graphics Industries

14. TUES. 11/05    Assignment Workshop

15. THURS. 11/07  Print, Magazine & Journalism. Newspapers, Magazines and Books. History, current issues. Read: Chapters 8 & 9, Turow

Working in Print Media Industries

16. TUES. 11/12    Animation & Gaming Industry. 

Working in Animation & Gaming Industry

17. THURS. 11/14  Assignment Workshop

18.TUES. 11/19    Economy & Politics. Research Report due.

19. THURS. 11/21  Technology & Society. Read: Global Media Report 2016Handout

20. TUES. 11/26      Assignment Presentations due.

USEFUL LINKS:
Screen Skills
Job Profiles in Radio
Job Profiles in Print & Publishing
Job Profiles in Film, TV, Animation & Visual Effects

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Newsday article on TT Film Industry
Trinidad And Tobago Sharpens its Focus on Film
Local Film Industry Challenges
Towards a Caribbean Cinema 
A History of Caribbean Cinema
Caribbean Cinema Outlook
TT Creative Industry - Ministry of Trade Document
Lecture on Caribbean Cinema at University of Birmingham
Production and Global Distribution of Caribbean Media
Newspaper Article on Caribbean Content  
Proposal for Development of Creative Audio-Visual Industry in Caribbean  
Television Production in TT
Article on Trinidad's Publishing Industry
Newspapering in TT over the Years
Blog Post on History of TT Newspaper Industry
Media and Identity in the Caribbean 
Digital Visual Effects in Cinema  
Encyclopedia of Movie Special Effects

CLASS POLICIES:

Professionalism

Please respect the classroom environment. You should pay attention to the lecture, take notes, and avoid distractions, such as web surfing and using your mobile phone. Studies have consistently shown that students using laptops and mobile phones perform about 11% worse than students who are not distracted by these devices. If I find you engaging in disruptive behavior, such as watching online videos, passing notes, instant messaging, chatting, or texting, I will remove you from the classroom and have you withdraw from the class.

Late Work

Please submit your work on time. Late work will not be accepted. Exceptions will only be made in the case of a documented emergency or extenuating circumstance such as a major personal medical issue, a death in the family, serious illness of a family member, or other situations beyond their control.

If you have difficulty keeping up with coursework, consider giving yourself extra time to complete assignments, reducing your overall course load, and/or taking this class at a later semester.

Mobile Phones

Please silence your mobile phone (power down the phone or set to “Airplane” mode) and place in the box at the front of the class. Once again, if you are caught watching online videos, passing notes, instant messaging, chatting, or texting, I will remove you from the classroom.

Email

Please check your official email account (the one you have been using to submit assignments) on a daily basis, if not more frequently. I will broadcast announcements and send information and updates using your official email address.