The Creative Producer (11144.2)
| Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
|---|---|---|
| View teaching periods | On-campus |
Bruce, Canberra |
| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Arts And Design |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| School Of Arts & Communication | Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit | Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905) |
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Align a creative project with a clearly defined target audience or market;
2. Apply understanding of creative industries and technical elements of production in evaluating the investment and return potential of creative projects; and
3. Develop a detailed pre-production bible to facilitate the realisation of a creative project.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
Skills development
Unit description
Welcome
What exactly is a creative producer? A project manager, a creative, a writer, a filmmaker, a negotiator, an agent, a grant writer, a director, a diplomat? Or: Everything, everywhere, all at once?
In this unit, students will gain a thorough understanding of the multi-faceted role of the creative producer. We will focus on film and television producing, as well as audio, podcasting and other media formats. With a focus on pre-production development, students will take short media projects from initial idea to script development and then move towards the broader balance of creative packaging: markets, budget negotiations and government funding.* The unit's emphasis will be on the balance of the creative and the pragmatic: how to maintain creative vision whilst navigating between creatives, government incentives, business, budgets and markets.
On completion of this unit students will develop pre- production material, and the 'paperwork' that surrounds a film (or other media's) market proposal. They will also be able to answer this question, "How many producers does it take to change a light bulb?"
*Note: graduate students will work with pre-existing story materials for this assignment.
Prerequisites
Students must have passed 48 credit points.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
9675 Level 3 Film ProjectAssumed knowledge
None.| Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 16 February 2026 | On-campus | Ms Naomi Telushkin |
| 2027 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 15 February 2027 | On-campus | Ms Naomi Telushkin |
Required texts
N/A
Submission of assessment items
Special assessment requirements
.
Supplementary assessment
If a student fails due to a late submission they may appy for a supplimentary assement.
The supplimentary submission will marked pass 50% or fail 0%
Use of Artificial intelligence
Students are not permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in assessments for this unit.
GenAI may only be used in authorised ways when completing assessments at UC. This means that GenAI can only be used for an assessment when:
- the Unit Convener has authorised GenAI use for that assessment
- the student uses GenAI in the way that the assessment instructions allow
- the student fully acknowledges their use of GenAI, with proper citations, references and a GenAI Acknowledgement Statement in line with the assessment instructions.
Where the assessment instructions do not specifically state that GenAI may be used and how, then its use is not permitted for that assessment. Students must still provide the required GenAI Acknowledgement Statement to indicate whether GenAI has or has not been used in the preparation of the assessment. If unsure, students should seek advice from the Unit Convener.
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Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Participation requirements
Please note that this unit requires a great deal of self directed study, however, failure to attend classes may have a negative impact on your grade due to you having missed important information and in-class disscusions.
Required IT skills
Students are expected to have IT skill comensurate with this level 3 unit.
Work placement, internships or practicums
None
