Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Synopsis The subject will provide an introduction to screen production techniques used in a range of contexts, including location work. The aim of the subject is to give students knowledge and experience of making video productions, by providing an initial introduction to scripting and other kinds of pre-production work; filming using video cameras and lights; and editing, sound mixing and other post-production procedures. Students will be expected to develop a basic level of technical competence in all these aspects of production. At the same time they will be encouraged to develop their individual creative capacities for visual communication. A primary aim will be to get students to start to develop their ideas in ways that can be realised in video media, and to have a basic idea of how to carry this out. The subject will cater both for performing arts students and for film and television students who want to develop a literacy in video and film production, as a practical complement to their critical, historical and theoretical studies. We expect to offer a follow-up subject `Screen production II' (which treats the topics in more detail and expects students to further develop their creative capacities) as a third-year subject in the first semester of 1997. Note, the number of students enrolling in this subject will be limited by a quota. Preference will generally be given to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Performing Arts, and to students taking a visual arts major in film and television studies, however others are welcome to apply.
Assessment The specific components of the assessment and their weighting will be determined after the appointment of the lecturer. However assessment is likely to involve the following components: Equipment proficiency test: 20% + Individually produced short script: 20% + Storyboard for a proposed production: 20% + Film journal (observations of currently viewed films and their relevance to what is being taught or workshopped in class): 10% + Assessment of the role a student plays in a group production: 30%