KLS 3630 Film, Television and Digital Media - RE-SIT EXAMINATION

KLS 3630 Film, Television and Digital Media - RE-SIT EXAMINATION

Course code: 
KLS 3630
Department: 
Communication and Culture
Credits: 
7.5
Course coordinator: 
Terje Gaustad
Course name in Norwegian: 
Film, TV og digitale medier - KONTINUASJONSEKSAMEN
Product category: 
Bachelor
Portfolio: 
Bachelor of Creative Industries Management - Programme Courses
Semester: 
2020 Autumn
Active status: 
Re-sit exam
Level of study: 
Bachelor
Resit exam semesters: 
2020 Autumn
2021 Spring
Resit exam info

Kurset ble gjennomført siste gang høsten 2019. Det tilbys kontinuasjonseksamen høsten 2020 og siste gang våren 2021.

Teaching language: 
Norwegian
Course type: 
One semester
Introduction

More than perhaps in any other industry, the film, TV and digital media industries are dependent on a balance and interplay between the creative and artistic aspects on the one hand and the economic and administrative aspects on the other. These industries are primarily project-based, and each project may demand significant resources, which again places a high demand on economic and administrative competences. Yet, such competences are of little value unless they also preserve the artistic and creative processes that are the basis for the industries' value creation.

The course takes a primarily strategic and economic perspective on the industry and contains three main sections: First, the industry value configuration system and its institutional environment are analyzed to provide a sectored overview over the players and their interactions. Attention is then turned to the markets, including the audience market, the markets between producers, distributors and retailers/outlets, as well as the industry labor markets. Finally, cash flow and financial project analysis is applied to create break-even estimates for specific films and to better understand the impact of and dependence on public subsidy and the risk-exposure of distributors, producers and investors.

While focus is primarily on the Norwegian industry, it is emphasized how what is seen in Norway is a case of how the industry works internationally, only in thsi case shaped by the particular institutional environment and market conditions under which the Norwegian industry operates.

Learning outcomes - Knowledge

The student will gain knowledge of the film, TV and digital media industries' value systems and organization, their economies and driving forces, as well as their institutional environment.

Learning outcomes - Skills

The student will develop skills to (a) carry out basic analyses of film, TV and digital media projects, (b) identify and analyze industry challenges, and (c) communicate his/her analyses and recommendations from a industry perspective through professional writing.

General Competence

The course will promote respect, understanding and tolerance for both the artistic and commercial values governing the film, TV and digital media industries and for the dilemmas and tensions that may arise between these sets of values.

Course content
  • Political perspective: The Norwegian and International Industries
  • Business Structure and Organization
  • Production
  • Marketing
  • Distribution
  • Exhibition
  • Key Economic Characteristics
  • Transactions and Rights Management
  • Product and Cash Flows
  • Project Financing
  • Financial Project Analysis
  • Relationships to other Creative Industries
Teaching and learning activities

The course includes lectures, as well as case work, presentations and discussions in class. 

Software tools
No specified computer-based tools are required.
Additional information

 

Qualifications

Higher Education Entrance Qualification

Covid-19

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there may be deviations in teaching and learning activities as well as exams, compared with what is described in this course description.

Required prerequisite knowledge

No particular prerequisites.

Assessments
Assessments
Exam category: 
Submission
Form of assessment: 
Written submission
Weight: 
100
Grouping: 
Group/Individual (1 - 4)
Duration: 
2 Week(s)
Exam code: 
KLS36301
Grading scale: 
ECTS
Resit: 
Examination every semester
Type of Assessment: 
Ordinary examination
Total weight: 
100
Student workload
ActivityDurationComment
Teaching
24 Hour(s)
Feedback activities and counselling
3 Hour(s)
Feedback and discussions.
Prepare for teaching
16 Hour(s)
Submission(s)
29 Hour(s)
Student's own work with learning resources
88 Hour(s)
Examination
40 Hour(s)
Sum workload: 
200

A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 7,5 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 200 hours.