All applicants will be asked to attend an interview as part of the selection procedure for entry to the course. All students are given comprehensive notes on how to use equipment. This is backed up with exercises and then reinforced through making programmes. But learning how to use the equipment is only half the exercise. Students also have to be able to work in teams and to integrate their work and that of others into completed programmes.
All programmes depend upon organisation and research.
Students are given full instruction in research techniques, how to use libraries and to undertake the research which is vital to make programmes. Moreover, they must learn how to use computer software packages so that they can produce the required scripts, set up information databases and use budget spreadsheets. Camerawork Television is a visual medium, so learning how to record images interestingly is vital. Students learn how to use digital tape recorders and mixers, organise sound recordings, use special effects and plan sound and music dubbing sessions. In the editing process all the elements of a programme are brought together.