Overview

This unit develops video production knowledge and skills in the field of news and media. Students will research, film and edit a short documentary project which will showcase their interests and result in a strong piece for their journalism or media portfolio. It will teach students to operate industry standard equipment and editing software.

Requisites

Prerequisites

50 credit points of Level 2 Units
AND
JOU10007 Media Content Creation
OR
MDA10018 Content Creator Lab

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-August-2026
01-November-2026
Last self-enrolment date
16-August-2026
Census date
01-September-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
22-September-2026
Results released date
08-December-2026

Unit learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  1. Critically analyse and evaluate local, national and international long form and documentary practices in video journalism
  2. Work independently to produce an engaging and original short documentary encompassing diverse sources and perspectives
  3. Apply sophisticated story-telling techniques to research, record and edit to deadline
  4. Observe industry standard ethical and legal requirements for professional practice in video and documentary storytelling

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Class		 2 12 weeks  24
Live Online 1 12 weeks 12
Specified Activities
Various		 4 12 weeks  48
Unspecified Activities
Various		 5.5 12 weeks  66
TOTAL     150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Pitch Presentations Individual  20%  1,3,4 
Short Documentary Film Individual  50%  2,3,4 
Video News Report Individual  30%  2,3,4 

Content

  • Analysis of video journalism in Australia and abroad
  • Role of public service and commercial broadcast media
  • Researching and verifying information for possible story creation
  • Pre-production, production and post-production of a short video documentary

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.