Course Title: Implement lighting designs
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2012
Course Code: PERF5064C
Course Title: Implement lighting designs
School: 345T Media and Communication
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4295 - Certificate IV in Screen and Media
Course Contact : Program Administration
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4815
Course Contact Email:mcvet@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Rowan Humphrey
Nominal Hours: 30
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
To enable you to address the lighting requirements of Television and video productions in a range of environments including single and multi-camera recording and events.
Senior lighting technicians apply the skills and knowledge outlined in this unit. On large-scale productions, they are most likely to work collaboratively with a lighting designer who has devised the lighting plan.
On smaller productions (including televised outside broadcasts), a senior lighting technician may be required to devise and implement a lighting plan which includes filler lighting and lights for presenters on location.
A significant aspect of the role described in this unit is the need to understand fully the correlation between lighting and the cameras, lenses and stock formats being used in a given film or television production.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUFLGT401A Implement lighting designs |
Element: |
1 Clarify design requirements. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Discuss lighting designs/plans with relevant |
Element: |
2 Set up and test lighting options. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Set up lighting equipment and accessories to test |
Element: |
3 Participate in technical rehearsals. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Rehearse technical aspects of a production and |
Element: |
4 Monitor lighting operations during productions. |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Check operational aspects of lighting equipment |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to.
• Use technical jargon/terms to describe, the quality and quantity of light, typical lighting equipment and photographic and other principles
• Use industry techniques and practical methods to solve common location lighting issues and problems with Key, Fill and Backlighting.
• Apply the Power Formula and familiarity with a range of lighting equipment and specifications to safely operate in a range of situations.
• Apply the Inverse Square law and theories of persistence of vision, visual acuity, colour theory, the electromagnetic spectrum and the properties of light to solve common audiovisual problems.
• Use filters, meters and camera settings to control colour temperature and exposure.
Use camera lenses to manipulate Depth of Field taking into consideration Focal length, focusing distances, exposure values and f.stops.
Details of Learning Activities
In class activities will include a range of teacher directed group activities/projects class exercises to review discussions/lectures independent project based work online research group discussion
Out-of-class activities include completion of individual design and pre-production work, preparation for class presentations and location excursions.
Teaching Schedule
Please note: While your teacher will cover all the material in this schedule, the weekly order is subject to change depending on class needs and availability of speakers and resources.
| Week | Class content | Assessment | Elements |
| 1 | Lighting Introduction to enable learners to address the lighting requirements of television or video productions in a range of environments including single and multicamera recording. / AFTRS DVD Location Lighting Transmission and absorption, colour temperature, hard and soft light, f-stops and terminology. Complete Gel table. DOC (AAA) Home work – Complete a Location plan for a location of your choice. Watch films and TV to develop lighting language. Read lighting chapters from ‘Martha’ |
1 | |
| 2 | Check draft location plans Teacher led three-point lighting demonstration. Key, fill, backlight, bounce, shadow, operation of stands, lanterns and gels. Introduce redheads, 2k’s, Dedo’s, Bambino, HMI, Flourescent and LED. A practical exploration of Depth of field. and revision for test. Read location and camera chapters from ‘Martha’ |
2 | |
| 3 | Three point lighting practical exercises. (3) Groups of (5-7) students to set up lighting for a talking head addressing three different scenarios. | 2,3 | |
| 4 | Continuity Lighting Exercise- Using a video camera, record a series of shots from a two person dramatic scene in order to maintain continuity of lighting and other aspects. Whole group exercise. Consolidation of basic three-point lighting, colour temperature, Hard and soft light and introduction to lens issues such as aperture, depth of field and composition. Homework, look at Study Notes on Blackboard before next class. | 1,2,3,4 |
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| 5 | Location Plans Selection of locations for practical sessions in Sem II and Some theory. How our eyes work/Basic eye construction, The lens, The Retina, Rods and Cones/Visual Acuity, Persistence of Vision How light works/The Electromagnetic Spectrum Refraction, reflection, diffusion and transmission |
Formative assessment # 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Colour Temperature/Colour Theory /Lanterns/Lamps Polarised light and its role in transmission, illusion and 3D. |
1,2 | |
| 7 | Metering and measuring colour temp and density. C-stands, Cutting and clamps and practice set ups of basic gear. | 2,4 | |
| 8 | ‘Newsline’ Rehearsal | 1,2,3 | |
| 9 | Crew ‘Newsline’ Participate in crew roles of Lighting and Camera department for Newsline to be shot in Studio A Practical Location lighting assessments. |
Formative assessment # 2 Summative assessment #3 |
2,3,4 |
| 10 | Crew ‘Newsline’ Participate in crew roles of Lighting and Camera department for Newsline to be shot in Studio A Practical Location lighting assessments |
Formative assessment # 2 Summative assessment #3 |
2,3,4 |
| 11 | Underpinning knowledge test. | Part of Summative assessment # 3 | 1 |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Mollison, M., 2010, Producing Videos, ‘A Complete Guide’ 3rd Ed, Allen and Unwin, Sydney |
References
Basic Photography, Michael Langford |
Other Resources
It is recommended that you bring materials to classes to make notes, for example;
a pen and notepaper
a laptop computer
Overview of Assessment
Plan and implement a lighting design on location and complete a written test of underpinning knowledge.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment tasks in this course are either formative or summative. Formative tasks provide the basis for ongoing feedback and can be considered as essential building blocks for the more substantial summative assessment tasks.
To demonstrate competency in this course, you will need to complete each one of the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback on all assessments and a grade for the summative assessment.
Formative Assessment
1. Complete a location plan. Due week 5
2. Crew a studio based Television production in lighting department. In weeks 9 & 10.
Summative Assessment
3. Implement a lighting design on location as part of a work team & complete an underpinning knowledge test. Will be conducted in weeks 9 & 10 in accordance with the teaching schedule above with the written test to be held in week 11.
For further information on the assessments and grading criteria, please refer to the course Blackboard site.
Grades used in this unit are as follows:
CHD Competent with High Distinction
CDI Competent with Distinction
CC Competent with Credit
CAG Competence achieved – graded
NYC Not Yet Competent
DNS Did Not Submit for Assessment
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant Unit of Competency. These are available through the course contact in Program administration.
Other Information
Special consideration Policy (Late Submission)
All assessment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension.
Please refer to the following URL for extensions and special consideration:
http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=qkssnx1c5r0y;STATUS=A;PAGE_AUTHOR=Andrea%20Syers;SECTION=1;
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