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Lecture
Course Outline |
Topic
Story
Genre Hollywood-style
cinema Three Act Drama A condensed version of the
course A brief word
about the handycam and video formats. |
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In-Class Exercise
Narrative /analysing
stories Show examples of
short dramas |
Prac Exercise
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Take home Exercise
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2 5/8/11 |
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Documentary Script essentials
and format |
Mark Read: Script
Formats Mollison
Producing Videos Chapter 5 Telling the Story Beginning the
First Draft (Documentary Script Format) Rosenthal, Alan Safety on the Set
Mollison |
Examples of Short documentaries
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Shoot a mini-
story Capture to Final
Cut Pro |
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Begin writing
short script |
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3 12/8/11 |
Directing Story, Continuity
Editing, Storyboards |
The Continuity
Style Bordwell, David and Thompson, Kristin. Yale Film Studies
Web Site, Read pages on Ediitng Storyboard Basics
From Mollison Storyboards,
Jumpcuts and Crossing the Line From Mollison |
Documenting your neigh-bourhood
Examples of continuity
style |
Basic Editing |
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Writing short
script |
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4 19/8/11 |
Camera |
Angle Movement Depth of Field Care of Equipment Workplace Health
and Safety Crewing for video |
Mollison Ch 1 The
Camera and 2 Image Control Ch 17 Mollison Using Lighting
Equipment Yale Film Studies
Web Site, Read pages on Cinemato-graphy The
following short excerpts:
Shot
sizes Headroom,
looking room Zoom focus, depth of field Framing
for shot-reverse- shot
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Exercise - analysing camera angles, movement and lenses
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Practice with
Cameras Camera Exercise |
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First assessment:
Short Script, Storyboard and
documentation due Friday Week 4 |
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5. 26/8/11 |
The Microphone Sound, Pitch and
Timbre Sound
perspective Sync and Wild
Sound Field Recording |
Microphones Location sound Preproduction
Yale
Film Studies Web Site on Sound
Sync and Wild
Sound Location
Recording techniques Boom and pistol
grip miking Field Recording
Guide Crew Protocols |
Technical codes:
Sound
Preparation for week 6 |
Sound exercise |
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Pre-production Make bookings for
shooting
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6 2/9/11
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Lighting Broad Overview |
Lighting, Colour temperature Using Available light The three-point lighting system Common mistakes |
Lighting Mollison Lighting Summary Crew Roles and
Respons-ibilities on mise-en-scene (Lighting is found within this) |
Analysis ExerciseMise en Scene Analysis Exercise
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Students get 1st
assessment back in 6th week
Begin shooting for presentation |
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7 9/9/11
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Video Formats
Editing |
Editing Basics
Editing Concepts Review Yale Film
Studies website - Editing Final Cut Pro tutorial |
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Prac: Basic editing exercise The Hold Up |
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Shooting for presentation
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8 16/9/11
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Documentary : a personal view Simon Quintal |
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Editing: Getting
More Technical Video Storage:
Thanks for the Memory Refinements of
editing documentary |
Overlap and
Insert Editing:
Documentary |
Prac: Basic editing exercise The Hold Up |
Production Work in progress
presentations Students present their videos at raw footage stage and discuss Make bookings for
production (2 days) of shooting.
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9 23/9/11
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Sound editing: multiple
tracks, editing wavelengths
Garage Band |
Sound
post-production Mollison |
Libraries sites for footage |
Sound Post-Prod:
Garage Band/ Post-production sound
Exercise/ Post-prod FX |
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Production Work in progress
presentations Students present their videos at raw footage stage and discuss |
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9A 30/09/11
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Mid-semester
Break |
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Production |
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10 7/10/11 |
The Final Stages |
The Final Stages: Titles and
Effects |
Film Analysis:
introduction |
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Post Prod FX Lighting 3D
objects, track objects, titles |
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Post-Production |
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11 14/10/11
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Exporting your master edit Review/
The Reflective Essay |
Exporting for online, DVD and media files. Burning the DVD.
Discuss production documents,
teamwork critiques submission of video
Discuss writing
the final reflective essay
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Export and output media files (including using compressor see p. 159) |
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Burning the DVD Exporting and outputting using Compressor Also Free form prac From this point s |
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Post-Production
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12 21/10/11
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No reading
required |
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Free form prac: consult
with tutors, show work. |
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Final Editing/ Burn to DVD
Submit DVD, media files and
production documents
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13 28/10/11
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Distributing your
digital video. Film festivals
and outlets for work Different
delivery formats. Funding bodies TV
Film |
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Distribution
Mollison |
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Free form prac:
Consult with tutors, show work |
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Submit Reflective
Essay |
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