Video Journalism - AIC2125

Assessment 1: Project work

The formative element of this module is ongoing. Each week in preparation for and during practical classes, students perform tasks and receive feedback from the module tutor as they work towards both assessments. They will also deliver informal pitches of their initial ideas during class time, allowing for verbal feedback and editorial guidance from the tutor.

Project work

Assessment 2: Project Work

The production of the feature itself, submitted along with supporting compliance documentation.

Assessment 1: Written Assignment

A written treatment for a proposed non-fiction video feature. A treatment is a document which gives a detailed summary of an idea, with a view to ‘selling’ it to an editor or commissioner. In this example, the treatment would typically include a description of the story with background information, and an indication of the elements that would be included in the finished piece, including details of the main interviewees and filming locations.

Written Assignment

The module develops your essential skills in planning and making video journalism. It has a focus on longer-form video outputs, such as features. It emphasises creativity in non-fiction storytelling as well as technical quality. Production elements of the module will include using industry-standard cameras, and developing greater proficiency in video editing, as you create your own mini-documentary.

School of Arts and Humanities

Billinge, S. (2017). The practical guide to documentary editing: techniques for TV &amp; film (1st ed.). Routledge.
Kobré, K. (2012). Videojournalism: multimedia storytelling. Focal Press.
Lancaster, K. (2013). Video journalism for the web: a practical introduction to documentary storytelling. Routledge.
Pearl, M. (2020). The solo video journalist: doing it all and doing it well in TV multimedia journalism. Routledge, Taylor &amp; Francis Group.
Stark, T. (2021). The insiders’ guide to factual filmmaking. Routledge, Taylor &amp; Francis Group.

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Media, Journalism and Film

AIC2125 - Video Journalism

Video Journalism

be able to demonstrate editorial and technical skills in producing and editing a non-fiction video feature.



be able to recognise media law, compliance and health and safety issues as they relate to the production of a non-fiction video feature

be able to recognise and discriminate between the differing techniques of non-fiction location filming and editing.

be able to investigate and research relevant information on a topic to be the subject of a video feature.

be able to recognise the specific technical, creative, professional and ethical demands of video journalism.

be able to critically appraise the ways in which meaning is constructed by the process of video production. 