WELCOME - DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, MEDIA & PERFORMANCE

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, MEDIA
      & PERFORMANCE

WELCOME

Caroline Ford
Programme Leader –
Media and Television
Production

Deputy Head-
Department of Music,
Media and
Performance

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                ▪ What’s your name?
                ▪ Where are you from?
                ▪ What are you currently
Who are you?!    studying?
                ▪ Why are you interested in
                 media?

▪ BA (HONS) FILM & MEDIA STUDIES
            ▪ BA (HONS) MEDIA & TELEVISION
                      PRODUCTION
Our media
 courses        ▪ BA (HONS) JOURNALISM
             ▪ BA (HONS) MUSIC JOURNALISM
            ▪ BA (HONS) SPORTS JOURNALISM

Studying Media
   within our
  Department

Course Overview

Course overview
▪ Understand and analyse film, from
 Hollywood blockbusters to
 cinemas, directors and stories
 from around the globe
▪ Explore the contemporary media
 landscape, including social media,
 TV, video games, podcasts, news
 and more
▪ Consider ideas of reality,
 celebrity, representation,
 consumption, audiences and
 identity
▪ Gain practical skills in visual and
 audio production, animation,
 review writing and screenwriting

Course Overview

o Develop practical, technical, creative
  and collaborative skills necessary for
  the production of media and television
  content.
o Gain an understanding and awareness
  of the current media landscape and
  how content is commissioned.
o Develop storytelling skills, explore
  different genres, modes and practices
  via practical projects.
o Develop a critical understanding of the
  basic legal responsibilities, ethical
  concerns and the key editorial values
  and legal protocols.
o Give you opportunities to learn how to
  direct and produce scripted and non-
  scripted TV, try your hand at other
  production areas such as animation
  and podcasting.

Course overview

Gain skills relevant to working in the
modern journalism industry, from basic
news writing to broadcast and multimedia
techniques.

Get to grips with interviewing, copy
writing, camera work, news gathering,
design software, and journalism law and
ethics.

Engage with specialist areas of production
at a regional and global level and look at
and analyse the stories behind the stories.

Learn how to express yourself through
different writing styles, gain confidence in
your digital communication techniques
and hone your interpersonal skills.

Course overview   Jon Lingwood Photography

Develop key skills in writing and publishing
music reviews and hear from professional
writers from a range of genres.

Have the opportunity to develop a range of
journalistic skills and knowledge.

Experience the world of work with the second
year work-based learning module, which has
seen previous students take up placements at
Mojo, Clash, NME and Mixmag.

Gain experience in how music criticism is
communicated in the radio and TV mediums.

Produce magazines, video and podcast content,
and design websites.

Possible careers in Media
            Entry level / career development

TV/film             Reporter/ writer           Audio/ radio

Tom Marland

“As a Third Assistant Director on
Channel 4’s Hollyoaks, I’m
enormously privileged to work
with some talented directors,
performers and assistant directors
to help deliver the demands that
are required for a serial drama. It’s
a challenging environment to work
in but with that challenge comes
great excitement and for me, there
is nothing else like it!”

Courtney Andrews

“Since graduating, I have thrown myself in to the
TV industry completely and have taken every
opportunity that has come my way in order to
progress and grow as much as possible.

As soon as I left University, I got myself two weeks
work experience at True North Productions based
in Media City, where I quickly realised that I
wanted to take an editorial path in my career
(casting, story producing, forward planning etc).
This opportunity was my way in, and has led me to
where I am today - so I cannot recommend getting
in the experience enough!

Since then, I have worked in many different
locations across the UK such as London & Cardiff
and have worked on lots of different television
shows such as Britain's Got Talent, Teen Mom UK
and For Love or Money. …

Courtney Andrews

Now, I am an Assistant Producer working on
Channel 4's BAFTA award winning show, The
Great House Giveaway. I also work very
closely with my Creative Director in all
thing's development - writing up pitch
documents and treatments as well as
coming up with my own ideas and attending
regular meetings with commissioners from
various different channels.

I am also getting myself out and about on
location as much as possible at the moment,
as a second cam op / story producer. I
absolutely love the industry as no two days
are the same. Anyone considering a career in
TV should absolutely go for it as I can assure
you, you won't regret it!”

Manish Mistry
“Since graduating from the
University of Chester, I have
slowly made my way into the tv
industry as a runner. I have
worked on many different
shows such as Judge Rinder,
Jeremy Kyle, The kids voice
and many more. I never
thought a dream like this
would come true but with hard
work and dedication anything
is possible.”

Annabel Smith

"Since graduating last year, I have
been working at British Muslim TV.
The role began as a volunteer
position which I applied for in hopes
of gaining T.V production
experience. Shortly after, they hired
me as an Assistant Producer and I
have since had the opportunity to
work on a number of exciting
projects - from co-presenting the US
Election in November 2020, to being
the designated Programme Editor
for a LIVE OB hustings we did last
week for the Batley and Spen By
elections.

Annabel Smith

I am so grateful for all of the
hands-on experience I have
obtained in addition to the
knowledge I gained at
University, which has now led
to me getting three ITV
interviews over the past few
weeks. I continue to work
extremely hard towards
achieving my goal of working
for ITV or BBC."

Ed Browne

“Whilst studying at Chester I
undertook work experience at a
regional news agency, which I would
encourage students to do as it’s a
real head-first experience into a
fast-paced newsroom and looks
good on any journalist’s CV.

After completing my degree I went
on to work there for a while, before
writing for a trade magazine. Trade
magazines are great for getting your
name in print, if you can put up with
writing some very niche copy! I
worked there for a year.

I decided I wanted to move into
newspapers, so at this stage I took a
National Council for the Training of
Journalists (NCTJ) course to get a
leg-up.

I then reached out to an editor at the
Daily Express—always do this, the
worst they can say is no—and ended
up working there for another year or
so.

I soon found that I have a real
passion for science reporting, and
applied for a position as a science
reporter for Newsweek, which is my
current role.”

Arthur Gibrananto

“Since I finished my degree, and after I went
back home in Jakarta, I’ve worked with several
people and small local media industry as a
freelance videographer. I made my first music
video with them, and made a couple more…

While freelancing I sent a lot of CV’s throughout
the media industry in Jakarta, and worked on a
short film script with my friends, we are still
working on that. With some help and networking
contact, I got accepted to an Indonesian TV
Company called NET. abbreviation for (News and
Entertainment Television), got accepted as a
Production Assistant.I am still very new, just
entered 2 months working here. I worked on a
several programme now, currently I am working
on a talk show, called “The Tonight Show”. which
requires working on set or floor and many
editing.”

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, MEDIA
              & PERFORMANCE

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                        Questions?
                                 c.ford@chester.ac.uk

                      THANK YOU
Department of Music, Media and Performance: mmp@chester.ac.uk or enquiries@chester.ac.uk 01244 511000