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FTR1005 Location Production

Semester 2, 2020 On-campus Springfield
Short Description: Location Production
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts
School or Department : School of Creative Arts
Student contribution band : Band 1
ASCED code : 100701 - Audio Visual Studies
Grading basis : Graded

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Examiner:

Rationale

This course teaches fundamental skills in cinematography as well as an understanding of the aesthetics of the moving image. It encapsulates various technical skills, such as camerawork, lighting and the use of sound recording on-set and, as such, is an integral part of the skill set needed to produce a film, documentary or television program.

Synopsis

This course provides students with the necessary training in order to confidently and safely operate a professional digital video camera in a variety of locations. Students will learn via practical exercises skills such as video composition, manual focus, exposure, white balance, coverage requirements, location survey needs, types of microphones and external audio sources, interior and exterior lighting and camera care.

Objectives

On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. communicate with others, including their intended audience as part of prodding a series of dingle camera productions;
  2. plan and execute, to a suitable standard, the coverage requirements of a single camera
    production;
  3. demonstrate a clear understanding of the relationship between pre-production and production requirements including the anticipation and resolution of problems;
  4. solve problems relating to the planning and management of resources in order to meet deadlines and availability.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Basic video camera operation & safety 20.00
2. Framing, composition and coverage 30.00
3. Audio (microphone types and external sources) 25.00
4. Lighting (interior & exterior) 25.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=02&subject1=FTR1005)

Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)

There is no set text for this course however, you are encouraged to explore and investigate other texts and materials.

Reference materials

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.
Braverman, B 2005, Video shooter: storytelling with DV, HD and HDV cameras, CMP Books, USA.
Cury, I 2017, Directing and producing for television: a format approach, 5th edn, Focal Press, Boston.
Mollison, M 2010, Producing videos: a complete guide, 3rd edn, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest NSW.
Musburger, R 2014, Single-camera video production, 6th edn, Focal Press, Oxford.
Nisbett, A 2003, The sound studio: audio techniques for radio, television film and recording, 7th edn, Focal Press, Amsterdam.

Student workload expectations

Activity Hours
Directed ¾«¶«´«Ã½app 39.00
Independent ¾«¶«´«Ã½app 126.00

Assessment details

Description Marks out of Wtg (%) Due Date Notes
PROJECT 1 100 25 21 Aug 2020
PROJECT 2 100 35 18 Sep 2020
PROJECT 3 100 40 23 Oct 2020

Important assessment information

  1. Attendance requirements:
    Students must attend and complete the requirements of the Workplace Health and Safety training program for this course where required.

    External and Online: There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students’ responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.

    On-campus: It is the students’ responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.

  2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
    To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks.

  3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
    Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)

  4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
    To be assured of receiving a passing grade, a student must achieve at least 50% of the
    total weighted marks available for the course.

  5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
    The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted
    marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.

  6. Examination information:
    There is no examination for this course.

  7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
    There is no examination in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations.

  8. ¾«¶«´«Ã½app Student Policies:
    Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene ¾«¶«´«Ã½app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .

Other requirements

  1. Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in the course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect to achieve the same grades as those students who do possess them.

  2. In planning group assignments which involve production, students will be responsible for booking equipment, facilities and studio time for their own assignments.

  3. You are reminded that location production work is a GROUP activity. The success of some of your assignments will, therefore, depend upon your ability to work with, and through, a group of people. The development of that professional/social skill is a part of your training in this subject. In those kinds of assignments, therefore, a GROUP MARK will be awarded. However, it should be clearly understood that a student who, through default, causes a significant disadvantage to a group production, may NOT be awarded the group mark.

Date printed 6 November 2020