Units

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Sample subject outline - Semester 2 2013

Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.

Rationale

The Film, Television and New Media specialisation requires you to develop production skills that will form the basis of an effective industry-related repertoire. Students seeking employment in the Film and Television industry require knowledge and experience in a wide variety of production styles. This unit builds on skills already developed in previous units, where students make productions such as music videos, community service announcements and client-based productions.

Aims

The aim of this unit is to enhance your creative, technical and organisational abilities in the areas of film and television story-telling and communication.

Objectives

On completion of this unit you should be able to:
1. Display skills and critical understandings in the areas of conceptualisation, aesthetics and techniques of single camera production;
2. Apply professional working practice, terminology and equipment used in single camera production;
3. Communicate on a professional level with production companies, broadcasters and production crews and clients.
4. Produce well structured and creatively organised narratives on screen.

Content

This unit addresses content such as:

• different styles of story-telling techniques in short-form films and television programs, and the key concepts relating to single camera cinematography, editing, production managing, lighting and field sound recording


• hands-on opportunities to develop production skills in the five production specialisations common to the major fields of production: direction, camera, sound, editing, and production management


• techniques and hands-on experience in the areas of story-telling and writing, directing, camera and lighting, sound recording, digital non-linear editing, and audio editing.

A full content schedule is distributed in Week One of Semester.

Approaches to Teaching and Learning

This unit is taught through a combination of lectures and tutorials, in a team teaching mode through production specialisations. You will work in groups in the creation of video projects in order to practice and develop the conceptual and technical skills necessary for single camera production. You will attend lectures, engage in practical tutorials and work on single camera productions within the following areas of specialiasations:

Direction - Includes the direction and mediation of performance events and their translationvia technology on location and in constructed settings.

Camera - Includes image capture and lighting design.
Sound - Includes sonic capture and audio design.
Editing - Includes audio visual montage and image mixing.

Assessment

LATE ASSIGNMENTS
An assignment submitted after the due date without an approved extension will not be marked. If you are unable to complete your assignment on time, you should submit on time whatever work you have done.

Faculty Assessment Information
To access complete Creative Industries Faculty Assessment Information please refer to the Blackboard site for this unit.FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Grading Scale - You will be awarded a final grade on a 1 to 7 scale
Weight 0%

Assessment name: Reflective Journal
Description: You are to complete this assignment in your specialist crew role. Tutors in each specialisation area will assign items for students attending their tutorials. They will consist of practical exercises and a style document or research paper related to this role. Detailed in APPENDIX B.
Relates to objectives: 1, 2
Weight: 20%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Early Semester

Assessment name: Demonstration
Description: You are expected to take on at least one specialist role on a production. You will consult with the unit co-ordinator to outline the nature and scope of your specialist role. Your work will be assessed by a panel comprised of a lecturer from your specialisation and the unit coordinator. You will receive both formative and summative feedback at each stage of the production.
Relates to objectives: 1, 2, 3
Weight: 50%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Mid Semester

Assessment name: Group Project
Description: Finished cut. Consistency and appropriateness of production values; Image quality and sound quality and editing techniques and their associated aesthetics; Ability to stimulate intellectual response; Originality of concept; Ability to demonstrate conceptual originality and alter, develop and experiment with ideas; Ability to generate emotional response; Ability to meet task requirements.
Relates to objectives: 1, 2, 3, 4
Weight: 30%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Group
Due date: End Semester

Academic Honesty

QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.

A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.

Resource materials

There is no set text for this unit. Staff will inform you of recommended materials.

In this unit, you may incur costs associated with such things as: - additional equipment and materials (e.g. tapes) not already provided for by QUT; travel to locations and accommodation; art direction, costumes and makeup; music composition and copyright clearances; payment for actors; and catering.

Recommended References:

Cooper, P. and Dancyger, K (2005) (third edition). Writing the Short Film. Focal Press.
Mollison, M. (2003) (2nd ed.) Producing Videos: A Complete Guide. Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest NSW.
Millerson,G. (1991) Lighting for Video, Focal Press.
Cowgill, L. (2005) Writing Short Films, Lone Eagle.
Hanson, M. (2006) Reinventing music video : next-generation directors, their inspiration, and work Burlington. Focal Press.
Gloman, C. and Letourneau, T. (2005) Placing shadows : lighting techniques for video production Focal Press.
Cury, I. (2005) TV commercials : how to make them or, how big is the boat? Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Focal Press.

Risk assessment statement

Every project is different and the risks are unique to that project. When working on Film & Television productions your are required to provide appropriate Risk Assessments of your projects prior to receiving equipment. The risk assessment should look at the scope of the project and document responses to possible scenarios that might be encountered. The prevention and avoidance of the risks should keep in mind; ELIMINATION of the risk, SUBSTITUTION of the risk, ISOLATION of the risk, ENGINEERING to remove the risk, ADMINISTRATION of the risk and the use of PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. Note that if, in your considered opinion, there is a potential for an accident to occur, the activity should be abandoned and advice sought from specialists, supervisors or lecturers. It should be noted that even if this Risk Assessment has been done and/or advice and consultation has been sought from lecturers or other consultants, the liability for risk management still rests, in the final instance, with the students responsible for the project.

Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.

Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.

Last modified: 28-Mar-2013