TOPICS: VIDEO PRODUCTION - IMAGES & THEIR STORIES in Spring 2020 (CM5091)

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Course Master: 
TOPICS IN GLOBAL COMMUNICATION (CM5091)
Term: 
Spring 2020
Discipline: 
CM (Communications)
Credits: 
4 credits
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Graduate
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
Yes
Exam Date: 
Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 08:30
Pre-requisites: 
Major=MA: Global Communications OR Major=MA: Global Comm. (Development Communications) OR Major=MA: Global Comm. (Digital Cultures and Industries) OR Major=MA: Global Comm. (Fashion Track) OR Major=MA: Global Comm. (Visual & Material Culture Track)
Co-requisites: 
None

Professor(s)

Notes

Love, hate, wonder, disgust, laughter, tears. Master video storytellers use the medium to evoke a wide range of feelings from their audience. It may seem like magic, but there are learnable tools and techniques behind the creation of videos that reach people. In this class, we will learn and put to practice many of these tools and techniques in the telling of your own stories. You can expect to learn: Scenario development, including, story, and storyboarding, formatting and dialogue creation. Scene construction, including production design and blocking. How to shoot, including crewing, camera operation, audio recording, lighting, and how to get great performances. We will learn to use a range of video production Software packages, including basic editing, tilting, effects and sound applications. Last but not least, we will will cover media storage, video compression, audience, distribution and marketing in what we’ll call Signal management. This course is dual enrolled with CM 4091 (same title).

Learning Outcomes

  1. Develop a working knowledge of video production process and tools, including: Scenario development: story development, story-boarding, formatting and dialogue creation.
  2. Scene construction: production design, blocking.
  3. Shooting: camera operation, audio recording, lighting and directing for performance.
  4. Software: basic editing, titling, effects and sound post production.
  5. Media management, audience development, distribution and marketing.
  6. Learn about video production roles and responsibilities.
  7. Create multiple short format videos, across a wide range of formats and styles.
  8. Understand how filming and editing techniques relate to evoking specific emotional responses from your audience.

Syllabus

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Schedule

Start Date: 
Thursday, January 2, 2020
End Date: 
Sunday, May 31, 2020
DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Thursday
09:00
11:55
Q-509