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Unit aim
Introduces students to the theory and practice of video production: research, scripting, budgeting, directing, producing, camera operating, sound design, editing and presenting. Students will design and shoot a short video in a given genre.
Unit content
- Composition
- Lighting
- Sound
- Camera-work
- Production management
- Editing
- Sound-editing
- Titles, colour grading and effects
- Output
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Understand and apply pre-production processes in planning, scripting and storyboarding digital video projects | Creativity | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 2 | Understand key crewing functions in a screen industry production context | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | |||||
| 3 | Demonstrate proficiency in operating portable cameras, microphones, and lighting equipment in digital video production contexts | Creativity | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 4 | Actively participate as a team member in the development and production of digital video projects | Communication and social skills | ||||||
Prescribed texts
Session 1
- Mollison, M, 2010, Producing Videos: A Complete Guide, 3rd edn, Allen and Unwin, Sydney. ISBN: 9781742370569.
Teaching and assessment
Online
| Teaching method |
| Lecture online 1 hour (12 weeks) |
| Structured online learning 2 hours (12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Script, storyboard, pitch | 20% |
| Production - commercial | 50% |
| Essay | 15% |
| Competency and Participation | 15% |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Commencing 2020 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 1
Fee paying courses
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International
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