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AS10390: Production techniques 1

Click here for further information Credits: 6
Click here for further information Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)
Click here for further information Period: Semester 1 at Chichester College
Semester 1 at Wiltshire College
Click here for further information Assessment: CW50PR50
Click here for further information Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Click here for further information Requisites:
Click here for further information 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 student should be able to:
* analyse the use of single camera techniques in film production;
* demonstrate a full range of skills in single camera production and editing.

Skills:
Practical: Craft skills of production, pre-production planning (F, A)
Intellectual: analysis of pre-existing work and evaluation of production exercises (T, A).

Content:
The student 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).
Click here for further informationProgramme availability:

AS10390 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Learning Partnerships
  • UDAS-SFF02 : FdA Creative Digital Media (Full-time at Chichester College) - Year 1
  • UDAS-WFF14 : FdA Creative Digital Media (Full-time at Wiltshire College) - Year 1
  • UDAS-WPF14 : FdA Creative Digital Media (Part-time at Wiltshire College) - Year 1

NB. Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.