Course Title: Edit screen content for fast turnaround
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2013
Course Code: VART5930C
Course Title: Edit screen content for fast turnaround
School: 345T Media and Communication
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5231 - Diploma of Audiovisual Technology
Course Contact : Program Administration
Course Contact Phone: 03 99254815
Course Contact Email:mcvet@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Rowan Humphrey
Email: rowan.humphrey@rmit.edu.au
Phone: 99254842
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
No pre-requisites or co-requistes are required.
Course Description
IN this course you will develop the skills and knowledge required to edit a range of productions using
non-linear digital facilities. Programs include news, current affairs and short films.
Shoot a wide range of Television content VART5931C is undertaken in parallel with this course under the working title of ENG (Electronic News Gathering).
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUFPOS401A Edit screen content for fast turnaround |
Element: |
1 Prepare for edit. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Clarify editing requirements in consultation with relevant production personnel and with reference to documentation as required. |
Element: |
2 Commence editing process. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Digitise and transfer materials to suitable format, ensuring compatibility with editing equipment and monitoring capture for sound and image quality. |
Element: |
3 Assemble vision and sound. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Check technical and creative criteria with relevant production personnel to ensure integrity of edit. |
Element: |
4 Finalise edits. |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Complete necessary documentation and file/archive source materials according to enterprise procedures. |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to set up and operate a typical non-linear editing computer and cut simple programs such as news, current affairs and short films.
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
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 |
Elements |
Week 1 |
Introduction to small crew eng style production and post production. SD/HD formats and aspect ratios Maintain Battery Supply Analyze the ‘News’ project, The ‘Location Interview’ brief and also discuss second semester concepts Intro to FCP and View last year projects |
Edit. 1. Prepare for edit. Shoot. |
Week 2 |
Camera / Exercises and FCP tutorial exercise | Edit. 2.Commence editing process. 3.Assemble vision and sound. |
Week 3 |
Sound / Exercises and FCP tutorial exercise | Edit. 4.Finalise edits. |
Week 4 |
‘News’ exercise field rotations Channel 1 News | Edit. 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Week 5 |
‘News’ exercise field rotations Channel 2 News Scripting/ Selection of current affairs/AV Tech? Topics in relation to The ‘Location Interview’. | Edit. 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Week 6 |
‘News’ exercise field rotations Channel 3 News / Development of concepts for semester 2 | Edit. 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Week 7 |
‘News’ exercise field rotations Channel 4 News Presentation of Draft Concepts /Scheduling ENG shoot | Edit. 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Week 8 |
Shooting ‘Location Interview’ | Edit. 1 |
Week 9 |
Shooting ’Location Interview’ |
Edit. 1 |
Week 10 |
Shooting ‘Location Interview’/log and load Submission of Final Concepts(EFP), Storyboards and Scripts | Edit. 1 |
Week 11 |
Offline all footage for the ‘Location Interview’ using production report to log ‘go takes’ & cutaways. | Edit. 1,2 |
Week 12 | Editing & Final adoption of second semester projects & crews AAA Camera reports due | Edit. 3 |
Week 13 |
Editing offline |
Edit. 3 |
Week 14 |
Editing offlince and graphics |
Edit. 3 |
Week 15 |
Editing Online | Edit. 3 |
Week 16 |
Final Edits/ copying to DVD/ Reviews | Edit. 4 |
|
Mid Year Break | |
1-9 | Pre-production and principle photography for ’EFP’ films | |
Week 10 |
Log and load footage from EFP films | Edit. 1,2 |
Week 11 |
Practical editing offline |
Edit. 2,3 |
Week 12 | Practical editing offline |
Edit. 2,3 |
Week 13 |
Practical editing adding effects, audio transitions | Edit. 2,3 |
Week 14 |
Practical editing adding titles and transitions, grading, sound sweetening | Edit. 2,3 |
Week 15 |
Finalise edits and preserve project files, export to DVD |
Edit. 4 |
Week 16 |
Finalise edits and preserve project files, export to DVD | Edit. 4 |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Mollison, M., 2010, Producing Videos, ‘A Complete Guide’ 3rd Ed, Allen and Unwin, Sydney |
References
You are advised to look at the course Blackboard site for ongoing updated information. |
Other Resources
You may require a USB memory stick and /or a suitable hardisk drive to store media as well as blank DVD media to complete productions.
Overview of Assessment
Set up an edit station & edit a range of short productions.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment tasks in this course are either formative or summative.
Formative tasks provide the basis for ongoing feedback and can be considered an essential building blocks for the more substantial summative assessment tasks. Summative assessment tasks in this unit are graded.
For further information on the assessments and grading criteria, please refer to the course Blackboard site.
To demonstrate competency in this course, you will need to complete each one of the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard.
Formative Assessment
1. Demonstrate set up, log and capture, cutting and export in ‘News rounds’. Due week 4 of semester 1.
2. Edit an interview for ‘ENG’. Due week 16 of semester 1.
Summative Assessment
3. Edit a short film for ‘EFP’, or ‘MAVIS’ and/or ‘Kaleide’. Due week 16 of semester 2.
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 Competency Achieved -Graded
NYC Not Yet Competent
DNS Did Not Submit for Assessment
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrated alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant Unit of Competency. These are available through the course contact in Program administration.
Other Information
Attendance
The major learning experience involves studio based exercises, demonstration and production. It is strongly advised that students attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring the maximum opportunity to gain the competency.
Cover Sheet for Submissions
All students must complete a submission cover sheet for each piece of submitted work.
Plagiarism - RMIT has a strict policy on plagiarism. For more information on this policy go to Academic Integrity
Copyright
All students have access to the myRMIT copyright shell. The myRMIT copyright shell contains information on copyright, plus also examples on how to use copyright works as part of your projects and assignments.
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:
www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration/online
Student Progress Committee
This committee promotes the early identification of students who are not achieving acceptable academic performance. The committee provides identified students with assistance and seeks to ensure such students are aware of the range of support services available to them at the University. Student Progress Committee (SPC)
Student Feedback
Students are offered opportunities to provide feedback through a variety of mechanisms including online surveys conducted at the end of each course or semester, student complaints and Student Staff Consultative Committees
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