TV1S04 - Surveying and Recording Space 29 Jun 2021 - 31 Aug 2026 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: TV1S04
Module Title: Surveying and Recording Space
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Games and Design
Faculty Sub Group: Design
Module Leader: Ben Morson
Module Team: Timothy Overson, Ben Morson, Anna Solic, Emma Marshman
First Intended Intake: SEP 2019 Final Year of Intake: 2024
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 4
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100048 - design
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 2
Valid From 29 Jun 2021
Valid To 31 Aug 2026

Module Aims

To instruct students in surveying techniques appropriate for film and television design.

To survey and record information accurately to then produce working drawings manually and digitally.

To understand the context of how surveying is used within film and TV.

Content Summary

Students will be taught how to record accurate data from a location.

Students will initially work in small groups to survey a location, recording measurements accurately.

Students will then use this information to produce accurate scale plans and orthographic drawings to reflect industry standard.

Techniques for measuring interior/ exterior structures will be addressed, ranging from small scale details to inaccessible parts of buildings.

Accurate scale orthographic drawings will be produced manually and digitally resulting in a thorough awareness of plan, section, elevation and detail.

Drawing conventions, format and scale will be addressed in detail.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 4
Practical classes and workshops 44
Independent Study 100
Directed Study 52
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Undertake a measured survey of a building structure and record the results
LO2 Explain manual and digital drafting techniques, to produce construction drawings, which reflect industry standard.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Portfolio 1 Students will demonstrate an understanding of manual draughting and white card modelmaking and digital software for draughting. This will be submitted within a portfolio assessment. 0 N/A 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Portfolio 1

Reading List

Ching Francis D K. (2010) Design Drawing

McHenry D. (2018) Drawing the Line: Technical Hand Drafting for Film and Television. Routledge

Woodbridge P. (2013) Designer Drafting and Visualising for the Entertainment World Focal Press