Developing Formats and Programmes for Television: From Idea to Pitch - AIC2424

Assessment 1: Project work

The formative assessment element of this module is ongoing through the process of regular project supervision meetings with the tutor.

Project Work

Assessment 2: Oral Assessment

An individual oral examination assessment each student’s contribution to the project.

Oral Assessment

Assessment 1: Project Work

Each group must submit a package of materials, typically including a programme treatment, budget plan, market analysis and taster tape. Students must also deliver a pitch, from where an individualised mark can be derived.

This module introduces you to ways of developing ideas and formats in television. Learning focuses on both gaining knowledge and applying it  through group projects using industry-style facilities and techniques. You will critically examine processes of creativity and development as you study television pre-production. You will take on different roles in non-scripted programme development as the module facilitates group project work. This will allow to move your format ideas through the development process from idea to pitch, treatment and taster tape.

School of Arts and Humanities

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Indicative texts:
Chalaby, J. K. (2016). The format age: Television's entertainment revolution. Polity.
Cury, I. (2011). Directing and producing for television: A format approach (4th ed.). Focal.
Johnson, C. (2019). Online TV. Taylor and Francis.
Oren, T. G., &amp; Shahaf, S. (2012). Global television formats: Understanding television across borders (1st ed.). Routledge.
van Keulen, J. (2021). Following the recipe: Producing the Great British Bake Off in Flanders. Critical Studies in Television, 16(3), 286-303. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/17496020211020312">https://doi.org/10.1177/17496020211020312</a>

Media, Journalism and Film

AIC2424 - Developing Formats and Programmes for Television: From Idea to Pitch

Developing Formats and Programmes for Television: From Idea to Pitch

be able to demonstrate capacity to fuse analytical and creative considerations in the creation of format and programming ideas.

be able to originate suitable format and programme ideas and translate them into pitches, treatments and taster tapes of high production values and to communicate those effectively.

be able to recognise processes of format development and pre-production. 

be able to collaborate successfully as a television pre-production team.

be able to conceptualise processes of reception, distribution and production in selecting suitable proposals and formats for development.

be able to assess the programming landscape across relevant platforms and of regional, national and transnational television markets.