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General Information

Course ID (CB01A and CB01B)
F/TV D039.
Course Title (CB02)
Intermediate Digital Film and Video Production
Course Credit Status
Credit - Degree Applicable
Effective Term
Fall 2021
Course Description
Principles of digital video in the preproduction and production of a short project using cameras, lighting and sound equipment and post production digital editing and color grading.
Faculty Requirements
Course Family
Not Applicable

Course Justification

This intermediate course is intended to meet the requirement of the AA degrees in Film Production and Film/Television: Television emphasis and CSU transferable undergraduate courses. The student learns script selection, scene visualization and breakdown, casting, directing a shoot, crewing in various roles on set for class projects, as well as the handling of high-end digital cinema cameras, nonlinear editing techniques and color grading.

Foothill Equivalency

Does the course have a Foothill equivalent?
No
Foothill Course ID

Course Philosophy

Formerly Statement

Formerly Statement
(Formerly F/TV D051A.)

Course Development Options

Basic Skill Status (CB08)
Course is not a basic skills course.
Grade Options
  • Letter Grade
  • Pass/No Pass
Repeat Limit
0

Transferability & Gen. Ed. Options

Transferability
Transferable to both UC and CSU

Units and Hours

Summary

Minimum Credit Units
4.0
Maximum Credit Units
4.0

Weekly Student Hours

TypeIn ClassOut of Class
Lecture Hours3.06.0
Laboratory Hours3.00.0

Course Student Hours

Course Duration (Weeks)
12.0
Hours per unit divisor
36.0
Course In-Class (Contact) Hours
Lecture
36.0
Laboratory
36.0
Total
72.0
Course Out-of-Class Hours
Lecture
72.0
Laboratory
0.0
NA
0.0
Total
72.0

Prerequisite(s)

F/TV D020.

Corequisite(s)

Advisory(ies)

Limitation(s) on Enrollment

Entrance Skill(s)

General Course Statement(s)

Methods of Instruction

Lecture and visual aids

Discussion of assigned reading

Discussion and problem solving performed in class

Quiz and Examination review performed in class

Homework and extended projects

Field observation and field trips

Guest Speakers

Collaborative projects

Laboratory discussion sessions and quizzes that evaluate the preceeding weekly laboratory exercises

Assignments

  1. Reading of assigned text
  2. Writing
    1. Revise a shooting script
    2. Create a comprehensive production binder with forms pertaining to pre-production and organization of a film/video shoot on a bigger scale with a crew
  3. Direct, produce, shoot or edit four video projects
  4. Crew on several projects
  5. Perform editing or sound work on projects
  6. Color grade projects

Methods of Evaluation

  1. Written assignments and quizzes to test reading assignments and lecture material. Criteria for evaluation include understanding of technical concepts discussed in class, as well as of various crew member duties on set and proper techniques for breaking down of scripts for production scheduling purposes.
  2. Evaluation of proposed idea and script for projects. Criteria for evaluation of ideas and scripts will be based on character development and storytelling techniques, as well as visualization and feasibility of project.
  3. Class critique and Evaluation of video projects. Criteria for evaluation will include how well student applied concepts of directing, camera and editing in producing the video project.
  4. Written final exam. Criteria for evaluation include testing of newly acquired concepts such as LOG, gamma, script breakdown, scheduling, lighting schemes, color grading terminology.

Essential Student Materials/Essential College Facilities

Essential Student Materials: 
  • SD memory cards
Essential College Facilities:
  • Classroom with regular access to the videotape recorders, video cameras, video and digital non-linear editing facilities and portable lighting equipment

Examples of Primary Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisherDate/EditionISBN
Brown, Blain. "Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers and Directors (Volume 3)." 3rd Edition. Focal Press, 2016
Rea, Peter and Irving, David. "Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video." 5th Edition. Woburn, MA:Focal Press, 2015
Thurlow, Clifford, Thurlow, Max. "Making Short Films, Third Edition: The Complete Guide from Script to Screen." 3rd Edition. Bloomsbury Academic, 2013

Examples of Supporting Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisher
Brown, Blain. "Motion Picture and Video Lighting." 2nd Edition. Woburn, MA: Focal Press, 2008
Brown, Blain. "The Filmmaker's Guide to Digital Imaging: for Cinematographers, Digital Imaging Technicians, and Camera Assistants." 1st Edition. Focal Press, 2014
Holman, Tomlinson. "Sound for Film and Television." 3rd Edition. Woburn, Massachussetts. Focal Press, 2010
Mathias, Harry. "The Death & Rebirth of Cinema: MASTERING THE ART OF CINEMATOGRAPHY IN THE DIGITAL CINEMA AGE." Waterfront Digital Press, 2015
Rabiger, Michael. "Directing Film Techniques and Aesthetics." 5th Edition. Woburn, Mass: Focal Press, 2013
Zettl, Herbert. "Sight-Sound-Motion: Applied Media Aesthetics (Cengage Series in Communication Arts)." 8th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing, 2016

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

Course Objectives

  • Plan the preproduction of a complete remote shoot including the revision of a short screenplay, the operation of a digital camera, sound and portable lights
  • Execute the pre-production plan, produce, direct or crew in a specific capacity for a video project
  • Apply non-linear digital editing techniques and perform color grading in a video production.
  • Compare and contrast how to properly expose when shooting LOG, as well as differentiate how to best utilize various gammas for best image quality
  • Devise an exhibition and distribution plan for a video project

CSLOs

  • Use and apply advanced digital cinema shooting techniques in a production.

  • Develop and execute a production and post production plan for a video/film project.

Outline

  1. Plan the preproduction of a complete remote shoot including the revision of a short screenplay, the operation of a digital camera, sound and portable lights
    1. Understanding of different crew positions and their role; selection of crew members for collaboration on final project production
    2. Writing or revising a screenplay and performing research for a video project
    3. Selection of camera package
    4. Selection of lighting instruments and their wattage
    5. Site survey of power sources
    6. Microphone selection and placement
    7. Location lighting, including a lighting plan
  2. Execute the pre-production plan, produce, direct or crew in a specific capacity for a video project
    1. Organize auditions and cast for a production
    2. Line the script, divide it into 8ths and present scene breakdown
    3. Compile a shot list and create a shooting schedule
    4. Present a timeline for final project
    5. Direct or crew on a shoot
  3. Apply non-linear digital editing techniques and perform color grading in a video production.
    1. Digital nonlinear editing workflows
    2. Organization techniques in non-linear editing
    3. Non-linear digital video editing
    4. Color grading
    5. Audio SFX and sweetening
    6. Titles and visual effects
  4. Compare and contrast how to properly expose when shooting LOG, as well as differentiate how to best utilize various gammas for best image quality
    1. Examine reasons and techniques for using LOG in advanced digital cinema cameras
    2. Analyze various gamma settings
    3. Apply different gammas for best image quality in various shooting styles
  5. Devise an exhibition and distribution plan for a video project
    1. The festival circuit
    2. The web and social networking
    3. The electronic press kit
    4. Create a festival circuit plan for final project
    5. Create a distribution plan for final project

Lab Topics

  1. Digital video and digital cinema camera operation and techniques
  2. Shooting LOG and understanding different gammas
  3. Lighting and sound recording techniques
  4. Non-linear editing techniques
  5. Color grading techniques
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