Tuition is linked to fees charge by educational institution.
Most students who pay for tuition have fees that are larger than their savings. Therefore some students have to get part time jobs and/or take out loans. Those who take part time jobs worry about managing both the course weight and work. Those who take out loans have to ensure they are able to repay or else risk bad credit ratings.
Two thirds of vice-chancellors, speaking namelessly, said they needed to raise fees, suggesting levels of between £4,000 and £20,000 per year. More than half of university heads want students to pay at least £5,000 per year or for there to be no upper limit. The National Union of Students has warned of debts of £32,000 for students if fees rise to £7,000 per year.
University fees must be reviewed this year by the government - and there are already arguments about whether the present £3,500 cap on fees should be lifted. Any changes will alarm about a million students on undergraduate courses. Universities UK has set out the consequences of fee levels of £5,000 and £7,000 - arguing that if fees reached £7,000 a sell of differently priced courses would come out. This has enraged the National Union of Students, which wants to completely replace the fee system with repayments linked to later earnings.
The BBC survey, gathering the views of 53 university vice-chancellors, showed a wide range of expectations of the scale of any increase - from £4,000 to £20,000 per year. There were also some expectations of differences between universities and courses - with more than a quarter saying they would not charge the full amount. About one in 10 wanted the cap scrapped altogether so universities could charge whatever they wanted.
Two thirds of chancellor’s believed fees will not deter applications from students from poorer families.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7946912.stm
Wednesday 16 September 2009
Tuesday 15 September 2009
Reserach on Documentaries and Modes
A documentary states information on a source of proof and facts to support it. It documents reality. Even though the scenes are carefully selected and arranged due to mediation, they are not scripted, and the people in a documentary film are not actors. Sometimes, documentary films require a voice-over narration to explain what is happening in scenes. Documentaries will include interviews with the people in the film.
Documentaries are unique to other forms of non-fiction films as it provides an opinion, and a particular message, along with the facts it presents.
Documentary mode is a theoretical scheme developed Bill Nichols that looks at specific traits and conventions of diverse documentary styles. Nichols identifies six different documentary 'modes' in his schema: poetic, expository, observational, participatory, reflexive, and per formative. 2001 book, Introduction to Documentary (Indiana University Press)
The Poetic Mode mirrors fragments of the world, converting of historical material into a more conceptual, expressive form. It is usually associated with 1920s and modernist ideas. Examples are Night Mail and Drifters by Grierson. This style is more literal, very cinematic and great for conveying emotions and feelings rather than documentaries that follow an established clear continuity.
The Expository Mode directly addresses the audience revealing social issues build up into an challenging frame, mediated an objective voice intoned (voice-of-God narration) throughout film, associated with 1920s-1930s, and some of the rhetoric and polemic surrounding WW2. It basically outlines facts and opinions showing key information.
The Observational Mode is about technology advanced by the 1960s and cameras became smaller and light, able to document life in a less interfering manner, there is less control required over lighting etc, leaving the social actors free to act and the documentarists are free to record without interacting with each other. It is also known as direct cinema and it aspire to invisibility. An example is The Family.
The Participatory mode is the encounter between the film-maker and subject that is recorded, the film-maker actively engages with situation they are documenting, asking questions of their subjects, sharing experiences. It is heavily reliant on the honesty of witnesses. The process is made visible; it basically tells the story of how they make the film and the journey. (Ross Kemp in Afghanistan)
The Reflexive mode demonstrates consciousness of the process of reading documentary, and takes part actively with issues of realism and representation, acknowledging the presence of the viewer and judgements they arrive at. It draws attention to itself as a documentary questioning realism.
The Performative Mode acknowledges the emotional and subjective aspects of documentary, and presents ideas as part of a context, having different meanings for different people, often autobiographical in nature. It is a contemporary mode that could be associated with post-modernism. It gives up with the truth and lives with the facts. (Airport)
http://www.mediaknowall.com/Documentary/definitions.html
Documentaries are unique to other forms of non-fiction films as it provides an opinion, and a particular message, along with the facts it presents.
Documentary mode is a theoretical scheme developed Bill Nichols that looks at specific traits and conventions of diverse documentary styles. Nichols identifies six different documentary 'modes' in his schema: poetic, expository, observational, participatory, reflexive, and per formative. 2001 book, Introduction to Documentary (Indiana University Press)
The Poetic Mode mirrors fragments of the world, converting of historical material into a more conceptual, expressive form. It is usually associated with 1920s and modernist ideas. Examples are Night Mail and Drifters by Grierson. This style is more literal, very cinematic and great for conveying emotions and feelings rather than documentaries that follow an established clear continuity.
The Expository Mode directly addresses the audience revealing social issues build up into an challenging frame, mediated an objective voice intoned (voice-of-God narration) throughout film, associated with 1920s-1930s, and some of the rhetoric and polemic surrounding WW2. It basically outlines facts and opinions showing key information.
The Observational Mode is about technology advanced by the 1960s and cameras became smaller and light, able to document life in a less interfering manner, there is less control required over lighting etc, leaving the social actors free to act and the documentarists are free to record without interacting with each other. It is also known as direct cinema and it aspire to invisibility. An example is The Family.
The Participatory mode is the encounter between the film-maker and subject that is recorded, the film-maker actively engages with situation they are documenting, asking questions of their subjects, sharing experiences. It is heavily reliant on the honesty of witnesses. The process is made visible; it basically tells the story of how they make the film and the journey. (Ross Kemp in Afghanistan)
The Reflexive mode demonstrates consciousness of the process of reading documentary, and takes part actively with issues of realism and representation, acknowledging the presence of the viewer and judgements they arrive at. It draws attention to itself as a documentary questioning realism.
The Performative Mode acknowledges the emotional and subjective aspects of documentary, and presents ideas as part of a context, having different meanings for different people, often autobiographical in nature. It is a contemporary mode that could be associated with post-modernism. It gives up with the truth and lives with the facts. (Airport)
http://www.mediaknowall.com/Documentary/definitions.html
Thursday 10 September 2009
Documentary Proposal
Topic
Our chosen topic is whether University tuition fees should be increased from around £3000 to between £5000 and £20,000. Through this debate, we will look at a selection of opinions and the consequences this change might have on students looking to go to higher education, members of the UK Government and also views of taxpayers. The question we will discuss if the rise in fees will deter a student’s verdict to go to university, why this change may happen now, and whether this change will have any effects on employed people who have to pay taxes. Is it right for people’s salaries to contribute towards a student’s education and why doesn’t the UK Government make students fund for it themselves, through student loans and grants? Also our topic would touch on people’s views of the Government also considering lowering the amount of applicants approved into universities this year.
Key Facts
"The UK Government is in discussion about increasing tuition fees from £3000 to a minimum of £5000 with no upper limit" www.thisisguernsey.com
"£2000 rise in tuition fees would not dter students, even though fears of debt levels up to £32,000" - The Guardian, a report from university vice chancellors
"A survey of 250 admissions staff at 16 universities has revealed that undergraduates are entering university less numerate, less literate and less knowledgeable than ever before" - Guardian
"Undergraduates would not react if fees were raised to £5000, but admitted they would begin to turn their backs on university if costs increased to £7000" - The telegraph UK
"A staggering 85% of 18-24 oppose an increase in student tuition fees, with just 5% in favour according to poll conducted by YouGov for the UCU"-www.london-student.net
"British applicants may have a harder time gaining a place at a UK university next years, with Vice chancellors warning that the increase in the number of EU applicants along with new government legislation may result in the crowding out of qualified British nationals."-www.journal-online.co.uk
Principle positions and perspectives
Liberal view
A liberal view of our topic would be that everyone should have the freedom of individual liberality, so therefore if an individual decides to go to university they must take responsibility of paying their own tuition fees as it is their choice to attend higher education. Taxpayers shouldn’t have a portion of their salaries taken out to help fund most of a student’s tuition fees. But Stephen Williams, the Lib Dem skills spokesman, said: "Young people will be shocked that many of the vice-chancellors involved with this research would like to see tuition fees more than doubled. The conclusions would be very different if students' views were considered instead of just those of university chiefs."
Conservative view
Modern conservative view of our topic would be that the Government should contribute less towards university tuition fees as their focus is on simplifying and improving Government services. This may indicate trying to spend money on things they feel could have more of an impact on society. The Conservatives, who dropped their opposition to fees, accuse the government of planning to "push their long-promised review ever further into the long grass".
Marxism
A Marxism view is that a person is exploited if he or she performs more labour than necessary to produce the goods society consumes and a person is an exploiter if he or she performs less labour than necessary to produce goods. Their view on our topic would then be that going to university could be doing more labour than compulsory, so therefore could agree with the argument that the Government should contribute less. However, depending on the career that the potential university student wants to pursue, not going to university may mean that the individual performs less labour than is necessary.
Our chosen topic is whether University tuition fees should be increased from around £3000 to between £5000 and £20,000. Through this debate, we will look at a selection of opinions and the consequences this change might have on students looking to go to higher education, members of the UK Government and also views of taxpayers. The question we will discuss if the rise in fees will deter a student’s verdict to go to university, why this change may happen now, and whether this change will have any effects on employed people who have to pay taxes. Is it right for people’s salaries to contribute towards a student’s education and why doesn’t the UK Government make students fund for it themselves, through student loans and grants? Also our topic would touch on people’s views of the Government also considering lowering the amount of applicants approved into universities this year.
Key Facts
"The UK Government is in discussion about increasing tuition fees from £3000 to a minimum of £5000 with no upper limit" www.thisisguernsey.com
"£2000 rise in tuition fees would not dter students, even though fears of debt levels up to £32,000" - The Guardian, a report from university vice chancellors
"A survey of 250 admissions staff at 16 universities has revealed that undergraduates are entering university less numerate, less literate and less knowledgeable than ever before" - Guardian
"Undergraduates would not react if fees were raised to £5000, but admitted they would begin to turn their backs on university if costs increased to £7000" - The telegraph UK
"A staggering 85% of 18-24 oppose an increase in student tuition fees, with just 5% in favour according to poll conducted by YouGov for the UCU"-www.london-student.net
"British applicants may have a harder time gaining a place at a UK university next years, with Vice chancellors warning that the increase in the number of EU applicants along with new government legislation may result in the crowding out of qualified British nationals."-www.journal-online.co.uk
Principle positions and perspectives
Liberal view
A liberal view of our topic would be that everyone should have the freedom of individual liberality, so therefore if an individual decides to go to university they must take responsibility of paying their own tuition fees as it is their choice to attend higher education. Taxpayers shouldn’t have a portion of their salaries taken out to help fund most of a student’s tuition fees. But Stephen Williams, the Lib Dem skills spokesman, said: "Young people will be shocked that many of the vice-chancellors involved with this research would like to see tuition fees more than doubled. The conclusions would be very different if students' views were considered instead of just those of university chiefs."
Conservative view
Modern conservative view of our topic would be that the Government should contribute less towards university tuition fees as their focus is on simplifying and improving Government services. This may indicate trying to spend money on things they feel could have more of an impact on society. The Conservatives, who dropped their opposition to fees, accuse the government of planning to "push their long-promised review ever further into the long grass".
Marxism
A Marxism view is that a person is exploited if he or she performs more labour than necessary to produce the goods society consumes and a person is an exploiter if he or she performs less labour than necessary to produce goods. Their view on our topic would then be that going to university could be doing more labour than compulsory, so therefore could agree with the argument that the Government should contribute less. However, depending on the career that the potential university student wants to pursue, not going to university may mean that the individual performs less labour than is necessary.
Wednesday 9 September 2009
Update
Now we know the topic we had to produce a documentary proposal for the topic and start thinking of cutaways, possible speakers to fit the documentary.
I started research on documentaries, this included searching for information and facts that linked to the topic. I started looking for documentaries to analysis. I had to pick one that was produced by the BBC and I had choice over other documentaries to study.
I studied the BBC itself and looked at the issues for the BBC, key values in terms of programming etc
I started research on documentaries, this included searching for information and facts that linked to the topic. I started looking for documentaries to analysis. I had to pick one that was produced by the BBC and I had choice over other documentaries to study.
I studied the BBC itself and looked at the issues for the BBC, key values in terms of programming etc
Tuesday 8 September 2009
Sunday 6 September 2009
Topic Ideas
I thought about a range of topics that I could investigate in the documentary. The most striking idea, was whether music affects youths today and to find out the positives and negatives of music. However I wanted to concentrate on a topic that is simpler and still engaging. Music is a wide topic and I would have to consider many genres and styles to make the topic appealing, just and balanced. This needed time and discussion which I didn’t have a lot of.
So as a group we chose to explore the debate of university tuition fees, and how the increase may affect students looking for higher education. This is a serious topic we are all keen on accomplishing as we are all students and want to go to university.
So as a group we chose to explore the debate of university tuition fees, and how the increase may affect students looking for higher education. This is a serious topic we are all keen on accomplishing as we are all students and want to go to university.
Saturday 5 September 2009
To do List
o Storyboards
o Brainstorm
o Role within the Group
o Target Audience
o Shot list
o Profiles of Interviews
o Score Notes
o Script
o Voice over
o Links to documentary research sites
o updates
o List of cutaways
o Documentary
o Proposal
o Ancillary task
o Questionnaires
o Evaluation
o Ideas for topic
o Documentary research
o Brainstorm
o Role within the Group
o Target Audience
o Shot list
o Profiles of Interviews
o Score Notes
o Script
o Voice over
o Links to documentary research sites
o updates
o List of cutaways
o Documentary
o Proposal
o Ancillary task
o Questionnaires
o Evaluation
o Ideas for topic
o Documentary research
Friday 4 September 2009
Update
In the group I had to discuss ideas of topics, we had to come up with minimum of 3 and choose the topic out of those three. I had to consider weaknesses of each topic, planning, whether the idea will work.
I received the brief of the coursework and studied the BBC editorial Guidelines
www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/editorialguidelines/
I looked at the marking of work which is split into research, construction and evaluation.
I received the brief of the coursework and studied the BBC editorial Guidelines
www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/editorialguidelines/
I looked at the marking of work which is split into research, construction and evaluation.
My Role
Editing involves a process of selecting, correcting and organising to construct the documentary. I will be working on the footage (mainly interviews and cutaways)and sound which consist of score, special effects and voice over.
The BBC appears to be impartial, not taking a stand and not revealing their opinions on debates but allowing audience to form their own opinions, though I know it is impossible to be fully impartial because editing is a form of mediation, which includes selection, rejection, and interpretation.Balance is key element in editing, I need to take on all significant perspectives and sides in the debate.
As an editor I need to follow continuity, these are the rules that enable the footage to flow. This will help the audience to understand and engage more in the documentary.I will be using onscreen graphics (titles) making sure they are readable and of adequate size. I will also make use of transitions and effects to enhance the documentary. I will be using final cut,soundtrack cut pro and pinnacle studio programmes in the process of editing. As this is fresh to me, I will aim to develop my skills to produce a good, precise documentary, by studying what the softwares have to offer.
I will also be in charge of Sound. Here I will choose appropriate music that can relate to the documentary. The Score is supposed to convey a tone and mood that will draw the audience to the topic.In addition during interviews, I will make sure the sound is set up properly, by making sure it is clear. This means I have to take into account anything that can affect the sound (background noises) and deal with it.
Editing require dedication, time,structure, creativity and teamwork. This will help me to create the film.
The BBC appears to be impartial, not taking a stand and not revealing their opinions on debates but allowing audience to form their own opinions, though I know it is impossible to be fully impartial because editing is a form of mediation, which includes selection, rejection, and interpretation.Balance is key element in editing, I need to take on all significant perspectives and sides in the debate.
As an editor I need to follow continuity, these are the rules that enable the footage to flow. This will help the audience to understand and engage more in the documentary.I will be using onscreen graphics (titles) making sure they are readable and of adequate size. I will also make use of transitions and effects to enhance the documentary. I will be using final cut,soundtrack cut pro and pinnacle studio programmes in the process of editing. As this is fresh to me, I will aim to develop my skills to produce a good, precise documentary, by studying what the softwares have to offer.
I will also be in charge of Sound. Here I will choose appropriate music that can relate to the documentary. The Score is supposed to convey a tone and mood that will draw the audience to the topic.In addition during interviews, I will make sure the sound is set up properly, by making sure it is clear. This means I have to take into account anything that can affect the sound (background noises) and deal with it.
Editing require dedication, time,structure, creativity and teamwork. This will help me to create the film.
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