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Your home for the Television: Planning and Production unit. Templates, guides and assessment info, all the tools to plan, make and submit your show.

The three outcomes

How the unit works

1

Analyse

Study three programmes or formats. Your analysis workbook is NAB 1.

2

Plan

Build your pre-production folio: proposal, treatment, shot list, schedule. That's NAB 2.

3

Produce

Work as a production team. Observation, diary and your finished show make NAB 3.

Resources

Templates & guides

Grab these from the VLE. They're the same documents we use in class.

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Outcome 1 Workbook

Where you write your three programme analyses (250+ words each).

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Proposal & Treatment

Templates to pitch and fully describe your production.

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Shot List & Storyboard

Plan your shots and key sequences before you film.

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Production Schedule

Dates, times, locations, roles and contacts for your shoot.

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Health & Safety

Studio and location checklists. Complete before you record.

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Production Diary

Your running record of the production, key Outcome 3 evidence.

Quick reference

The 5 questions for analysis

1

Category

What type of show is it really? Name the format and any hybrid.

2

Content

What actually happens, segment by segment?

3

Style & tone

Pacing, mood, music, graphics, presenter energy.

4

Audience

Who is it for, and what do they want from it?

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Why these choices

Platform, budget, brand, time slot, audience expectation.

Need help?

Ask in class or get in touch.

Finished your cut?

Submit your work through the VLE, and send your best pieces for the public showcase.

Submit to the showcase