Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2009/10 |
AS10136: Production techniques 1 |
 Credits: |
5 |
| Level: |
Certificate |
| Period: | This unit is available in... |
| Semester 1 at Wiltshire College |
| Assessment: |
CW 20%, OR 20%, OT 60% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites: |
After taking this unit you must take AS10137 |
| Description: | Aims: This unit aims to introduce students to basic skills and competencies required to undertake video production. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit the learner should be able to define and demonstrate the craft skills associated with single camera production as described in the unit content. Skills: Craft skills of production. Content: The learner should study, practise and develop the craft and intellectual skills elemental to the production of high quality moving image artefacts. Health and safety: e.g. the identification and management of risk. The conventional use of framing: e.g. shot composition, different types of shot and their uses, close up, two shot, establishing shot, long shot, medium shot, panning, tilting, tracking, extreme close up, mid shot. Basic lighting techniques: e.g. natural and location lighting, the use of reflectors, basic three point lighting. The use of gels, diffusers and filters: e.g. colour correction, neutral density, graduated, mats, effects. How to shoot for editing: e.g. the selection of edit points, the construction of sequences, continuity. Production paperwork: e.g. schedules, call sheets, camera logs, budgets, booking sheets. Basic sound recording: e.g. on camera and portable sound recorder, use of location mixers, basic sound editing, use of microphones and sound recording techniques. Basic video editing: e.g. logging, selection , use of burnt in time code, paper edits, digitising material, creating a multi-layer sound track s, rendering, adding tittles and credits, adding spot sound, effects and atmosphere tracks, hard disk management, outputting to tape and other media). |