Media: Introduction to Video (Elective)
“God’s creative activity went far beyond the minimum requirements for getting the job done. Butterflies in the rain forest seldom seen by human eyes are creatures of breathtaking beauty. The delicate transparency of the man-of-war and the hummingbird’s wing are inimitable” Le Roy Koopman
Overview
This unit aims to introduce students to digital video production. Students will gain the ability to plan for and create media texts for a variety of audiences, presenting ideas and values in their productions. Students will create video productions using filmic production techniques. They will also analyse the use of these production techniques in contemporary media texts. Students will develop an understanding of how media texts are created in a variety of genres, styles, traditions and cultures.
Aims
- To develop skills in problem solving and working collaboratively to create media products
- To understand and follow the correct safety for using digital video equipment
- To compare, analyse, evaluate, and interpret the content, meaning and qualities in media works created in different social, cultural and historical contexts
- To plan, structure and design media artworks to engage specific audiences
- To develop media representations to show familiar and shared cultural values and beliefs
- To give students a practical experience of working with others to produce a media product from pre-production through to post-production and distribution
- To understand and use appropriate arts language related to media productions
Topics Include
- Camera terminology such as camera angles and movement, shot sizes and sound elements
- Filming video productions with different camera technologies
- Pre-production planning: including storyboarding and script writing
- Digital Video Production
- Film Analysis
Time Allocation
- 5 periods per cycle
- This unit is offered in Semester 2 only
Prerequisites
Requirements
Assessment
- Film analysis activities
- Video skills exercise
- Short group video production
"Listen to this, Job; stop and consider God's wonders”. Job 37:14
