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LP10390: Production techniques 1

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2012/3
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Computer Science (administered by the Learning Partnerships Office)
Further information on credits Credits: 6
Further information on unit levels Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Semester 1 at Chichester College
Semester 1 at Wiltshire College
Further information on unit assessment Assessment: CW 50%, PR 50%
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions 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).
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

LP10390 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Programmes administered by the Learning Partnerships Office
  • USCM-SFF24 : FdA Creative Digital Media (Full-time at Chichester College) - Year 1
  • USCM-WFF25 : FdA Creative Digital Media (Full-time at Wiltshire College) - Year 1

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2012/13 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2013/14 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2012/13.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.