Postgraduate - UnitDIS4604 - Digital audio/video

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational Unit	Department of Design
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2015 (Day) Caulfield Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Robin Hely

Synopsis

This unit provides students exposure to the concepts and tools applicable to digital and audio production techniques. The unit offers students an opportunity to explore the potential of digital video and audio as a medium for inclusion in a wide range of communications and multimedia applications. Scripting, shooting video, sound recording and other production methods are demonstrated.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

understand digital video and audio concepts
be able to plan, acquire and digitise a video source
be able to trim and edit a video source
be able to plan and manage an audio recording session
acquire and incorporate audio and music tracks within a video source
assemble and output a complete digital audio/video production
understand the various applications of digital audio/video in multimedia
have knowledge of the various tools and techniques used for digital video effects and sound composition.