College of Language and Communication  Alexandria

Description

This course will allow students to develop professional skills in the art and process of video making. This will include film and television pre-production, production, and post-production. Fundamentals of videography, video production, including the techniques and the aesthetics of shooting, lighting, and editing will be covered. The course focus on hands-on production experience, using digital video, filmmaking, including story development, production/post techniques, directing, and interpretation of drama from script to screen. This class will introduce students to video camera operation, camera stabilization techniques, lighting, scripts and storyboarding, digital imaging, motion graphics software, and, importing/exporting graphics, movies, animations and sound effects into, or out of video editing software.

Objectives

  •  Demonstrate skills and knowledge learned this course and apply them to a real-world setting  develop knowledge of established field video genres and techniques  To allow students to explore and refine their conceptual and aesthetic styles, as well as their practical and technical skills.  Show technological proficiency in the use of digital video production equipment including computers, recording devices, lights, microphones, and editing software  Make practical use of media industry language and terminology  Be able to script, storyboard, shoot and edit short digital video projects with emphasis on personal and creative expression  critique, compare/contrast, and evaluate media content and its message or interpretation.

Textbook

Knoblauch, H., Tuma, R., & Schnettler, B. (2014). Videography. Peter Lang. Brown, B. (2016). Cinematography: theory and practice: image making for cinematographers and directors. Taylor & Francis.

Course Content

content serial Description
1Theory of cinematography
2How the digital camera works –comparison to film camera– hands on equipment
3latitude of your camera (HD professional video cameras and DSLR cameras)
4Theory of lighting
5Interior and location lighting
6Various light sources (HMIs, Tungsten, softboxes, Kinoflos, dedo-lights etc.) – Demonstration and hands on
77th week assessment
8Different types of lenses and their use: Focal length Wide , normal , portrait, telephoto , special lenses and how they impact the shot-Prime vs. Zoom lenses
9Grip equipment – demonstration and hands on (tripods , Jimmy Jib crane , dolly, multiglider, steadycam)
10Digital film productions
11Shooting on green screen
1212th week assessment
13Studio set ups
14Colour grading in post-production
15Revision

Markets and Career

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