Unit name | Film and Television Production Technologies and Techniques |
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Unit code | FATVM0022 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Mr. Milner |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Film and Television |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
As a foundation to the unit(s) and dissertation option(s) it serves, this intensive and practical unit is designed to put in place the basic technical skills and understandings required to operate professional high-definition cameras, associated sound recording equipment, and industry-standard digital editing software, and the process of realising a film sequence. Specific coverage will include:
The unit leads to all students making a short sequence under real world conditions, requiring competent technique and functional understanding of the grammar of film language.
The unit is aimed at embedding basic and functional technical and conceptual competency in the technologies of entry-level professional production in film and television, so students can proceed to work on creative film projects and to more sophisticated elements of realisation in the unit(s) and dissertation option(s) it serves.
By the end of the unit, students will:
1. Have acquired functional competence to operate in any of the key technical roles that are usually needed on small-scale non-fiction projects (that do not involve complex lighting, staging or design), and demonstrate this competence by participating in the shooting and editing of a short film.
2. Have acquired a functional understanding of the grammar of sequence construction and the techniques of shooting and editing a coherent and legible narrative (of an unstaged event) for the purposes of a short film.
3. Be able to reflect on the creative decisions taken during production in order to advance their practical expertise of the benefit of future production work.
Bi-weekly group tutorials, 7 x lectures, 6 x technical demo/workshops, supported by self-directed tasks where appropriate.
100% Practical Portfolio
Brown, Blain (2008) Motion picture and video lighting 2nd ed. Focal Press, Dancyger, Ken (1997) Technique of Film and Video Editing (Focal Press)
Figgis, Mike (2007) Digital Film-making (Faber)
Weynand, Diana (2009) Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro (Peachpit Press)
Wheeler, Paul (2001) Digital Cinematography (Focal Press)
Wishart, Trevor (1994) Audible design: a plain and easy introduction to practical sound composition (Orpheus the Pantomime)