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CMS 4410 Digital Video Production Syllabus-Harris Spring 2013

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CMS 4410- Digital Video Production

Course Syllabus – Spring 2013


Individuals with disabilities who need to request accommodations should contact
the Disability Services Coordinator, Student Center 255, (678) 466-5445,
[email protected].

Course Description:

CMS4410 is a production course focusing on the aesthetic and communicative aspects of digital
video. Class projects will result in a portfolio of work integrating sound, typography, moving
images, and music.

Number and Title:

CMS 4410 (CRN 25926)


Digital Video Production

Credit Hours:

3.0 semester credit hours (3-0-3)

Catalog Description:

An introduction to the three phases of digital video creation: pre-production,


production, and post-production. Students will be required to attend events (e.g.
video shoots) scheduled outside of regular class hours.

Course Prerequisites and Co-requisites:

Prerequisite(s): CMS 2100 (C).

Computer Requirement:

Each CSU student is required to have ready access throughout the


semester to a notebook computer that meets faculty-approved hardware
and software requirements for the student's academic program. Students
will sign a statement attesting to such access. For further information on
CSU's Official Notebook Computer Policy, please go to
http://www.clayton.edu/hub/itpchoice/notebookcomputerpolicy.
Software Requirement:

To properly access the course content you will need to download the
following free software:
• Adobe Reader (needed to access files in PDF format):
http://get.adobe.com/reader/
• Adobe Flash (needed to access video content):
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

Computer Skill Prerequisites:

• Able to use the WindowsTM and MacTM operating systems


• Able to use Microsoft WordTM word processing
• Able to send and receive e-mail using OutlookTM or
Outlook ExpressTM
• Able to attach and retrieve attached files via email
• Able to use a Web browser.

In-class Use of Student Notebook Computers:

Student notebook computers will not be used in the classroom in


this course. Computers will be required to access course materials
and to communicate with your instructor.

GeorgiaVIEW Desire2Learn (Online Classroom):

On-line activity will take place in Desire2Learn, the virtual


classroom for the course.

You can gain access to Desire2Learn, by signing on to the SWAN


portal and selecting :”GaVIEW” on the top right side. If you
experience any difficulties in Desire2Learn, please email or call
The HUB at [email protected] or (678) 466-HELP. You
will need to provide the date and time of the problem, your SWAN
username, the name of the course that you are attempting to
access, and your instructor's name.

Major Student Activities:

Reading and thoughtfully reflecting on class reading/viewing


assignments
Creating treatments, scripts, and storyboards for projects
Shooting, lighting, and editing video projects
Answering and asking questions during class and participating
actively in discussions, critiques, and workshops
Taking quizzes and examinations
Program Learning Outcomes:

General education outcomes:

The following link provides the Communication and Media Studies


learning outcomes:

http://www.clayton.edu/vpa/cms

This course provides support for the following CMS learning outcome:

“Apply media aesthetics to the production of communication vehicles


using appropriate technologies”

Course Learning Outcomes:

CMS 4410 is an elective course in the Communication and Media Studies program:

Course Outcomes:
1. A basic understanding and initial mastery of the three primary phases of video
creation: pre-production, production, and post-production
2. A basic understanding and initial mastery of appropriate techniques/uses for
camerawork, lighting, sound design, and editing as each contributes to the
meaning of video texts.
3. The ability to make appropriate aesthetic choices among different approaches to
media-making according to the attributes listed in #2.
4. The ability to effectively analyze and critique media produced/viewed in the
course.

Term:

Spring Semester 2013

Instructor Information:

Instructor:

Jonathan M. Harris, MFA


e-mail: [email protected]
internet: http://faculty.clayton.edu/jharris91

Office: Music Education Bldg., Room #214


Office hours:

Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10a.m. - 12:00 p.m.


Other times by appointment

Class Meetings:

Classroom:

Music Education, Room #144

Class times:

12:45p.m.-2:00p.m., Monday and Wednesday

Textbook Information:

Text:

Hurbis-Cherrier, Mick. Voice and Vision: A creative approach to


narrative film and dv production, 2nd Edition, ISBN: 0240811585.

Additional readings will be provided through library reserves and Galileo.

Evaluation:

Projects (Project I 100, Project II 100, Project III 100) 300

Midterm examination 200

Final examination** 200

Weekly assignments (treatments, storyboards, scripts, etc.) 100

Online quizzes: 10 quizzes @ 10 points each 100

Attendance and Participation 100

TOTAL 1000
Grading:

A 900 - 1000 points

B 800-899 points

C 700-799 points

D 600-699 points

F Below 600 points

Mid-term Progress Report:

The mid-term grade in this course, which will be issued on February 25, reflects
approximately 30% of the entire course grade. Based on this grade, students
may choose to withdraw from the course and receive a grade of "W." Students
pursuing this option must fill out an official withdrawal form, available in the Office
of the Registrar, or withdraw on-line using the Swan by mid-term, which occurs
on March 1. Instructions for withdrawing are provided at this link.

The last day to withdraw without academic accountability is Friday, March


1, 2013.

"ʺWhen  you'ʹre  making  movies,  you  just  have  to  take  


something  and  just  push  it  to  the  wall,  and  never,  never  give  
up  until  you  shoot  it."ʺ     -­‐‑director  Martha  Coolidge
Class  Schedule  
01/07   Welcome  and  Introduction—Fundamentals  of  Film/Video    
Production,  an  overview    
Read:  Chapter  9  
 

01/09   Film/Video  systems  and  introduction  to  visual  storytelling    


  Read:  Chapter  1  
*Due  in  class:  Assignment  #1,  Three  ideas  for  Project  #1  
   

01/14   Camera  Language  I—Proximity  and  Angle  and  The  Pitch-­‐‑  


Read:  Chapters  3  and  4  
  *Due:  Quiz  #1  online  by  class  time    
 
01/16   Pitches  for  Project  I    
  Read:  Chapters  1  and  3  
*Due:    Assignment  #2.    Pitch  to  the  class  and  upload  three  images  
with  strong  composition  to  assignment  in  GeorgiaView.  
 
01/21   MLK  Holiday-­‐‑-­‐‑NO  CLASS  
 
01/23   Introduction  to  the  Video  Camera  -­‐‑workshop(DO  NOT  MISS—NO    
MAKEUP)  
  Read:  Chapters  4,  9  and  Camera  Manual  on  GeorgiaView  
Bring  a  SONY  Mini-­‐‑DV  tape  to  class  from  this  point  forward!  
  Due:  Quiz  #2  online  by  class  time    
 
01/28   Camera  Language  II-­‐‑-­‐‑-­‐‑  Storyboarding,  Shot  lists,  and  Continuity  
Read:    Chapter  5    
*Due:   Assignment  #3  Project  I  treatment  
  *Due:  Quiz  #3  online  by  class  time  
 
01/30   Exposure  and  the  lens-­‐‑-­‐‑The  Basics  
Read:  Chapters  10  and  12    
*Due:  Assignment  #4—Storyboards  for  Project  #1  and  Shot  List  
  *Due:  Quiz  #4  online  by  class  time  
 
2/4   Exposure  and  the  lens—workshop  
  Read:  Chapters  10,  12  and  17                                                                                                                                                              
  Shooting  Begins:  Project  #1  
 
2/6   Editing—Getting  Started  
  Read:    Chapters  19  and  20  
  *Due:  Quiz  #5  online  by  class  time  
     
2/11   Developing  the  Non-­‐‑Fiction  Project  
  Read:  TBA  
  Due:    Assignment  #5—3  ideas  for  short  non-­‐‑fiction  piece  
   
2/13    Editing-­‐‑-­‐‑more  advanced  techniques    
Read:  Chapters  19  and  20  
*Due,  Assignment  #6,  Treatment  for  Project  II    
  *Due:  Quiz  #6  online  by  class  time  
 
"ʺDocumentary  should  act  on  our  hearts,  not  just  our  minds;  it  
exists  to  change  how  we  feel  about  something."ʺ  –Michael  
Rabiger,  from  Directing  the  Documentary.  
 
2/18   Screening  of  work  in  progress/editing  workshop  
  *Due:  Rough  Cuts  of  Project  #1  
Reading:  TBA  
 
2/20   Screening  of  Project  #1  
*Due:  Final  Cuts  of  Project  #1  Due  in  specified  format  by  class  
time!  Check  GeorgiaView  for  details!    
 
2/25   Lighting  I-­‐‑-­‐‑Basic  Concepts    
Read:    Chapters  13  and  18  
  *Due:  Quiz  #7  online  by  class  time  
 
2/27   Lighting-­‐‑workshop  
  Read:  Chapter  14  and  TBA  
  *Due:  Shooting  schedule  for  project  #2  
  *Begin  shooting  project  #2  
 
3/4   Spring  Break-­‐‑  No  Class  
 
3/6   Spring  Break-­‐‑  No  Class  
 
3/11   Writing  the  Fiction  Short  
Read:  TBA    
  Due:  Quiz  #8  by  class  time  
 
3/13   Writing  the  Fiction  Short  pt  2/Writing  workshop  
  Read:  TBA  
*Due  Assignment  #7,  three  ideas  for  short  fiction  
 
3/18   Midterm  Examination  
 
3/20   Pitches  for  Short  Fiction  
  Read:  Chapter  6  and  TBA  
*Due:  Assignment  #8-­‐‑-­‐‑pitches  for  Short  Fiction  
***Rough  Cut  of  Non-­‐‑Fiction  Project***  
“Dare  to  film  what  you  really  are,  what  you  really  feel,  
what  you  really  see  around  you.    Don’t  be  afraid  of  
being  too  personal.    Your  most  private  emotions,  most  
secret  puzzlements,  most  idiosyncratic  obsessions  are  
the  only  legitimate  subject  of  your  art.”      
-­‐‑  from  “An  Open  Letter  to  the  Next  Generation  of  American  
Filmmakers.”  
 
3/25     Production  Strategies  for  the  Short  Narrative  Film  
  Read:  Chapter  6  and  TBA  
  *Due:  Quiz  #9  online  by  class  time  
 
3/27   Screenings  of  Project  #2  
*Due:  Assignment#9-­‐‑-­‐‑  Treatments  for  Short  Fiction  
  *Due:  Project  #2  
 
4/1   Working  with  Sound:    Production  
  Read:  Chapter  15  
  *Due:  Shot  list  for  Project  #3  
   
4/3   Script  Workshop  
  Read:  TBA  
*Due:  Assignment#10-­‐‑-­‐‑  Script  for  Short  Fiction  
 
4/8   Preparing  the  schedule/script  breakdowns    
  Read:  Chapter  6  
  *Due:  Assignment#11—Revised  script/storyboards/shotlist  
  *Begin  shooting  Project  #3  
 
4/10   Directing  Actors  
  Read:  Chapter  7  
  *Due:  Quiz  #10  online  by  class  time  
   
4/15   Working  with  Sound:    Post-­‐‑Production  
  Read:  Chapter  23  
 
4/17   Editing  II—Working  with  Continuity—Screening  of  student  work  
Read:  Chapter  21  
 
4/22     Editing  III—Using  Montage  and  Jump  Cut  and  Screening  of    
Student  work-­‐‑in  class  editing  workshop  
  Readings:  Chapter  14  and  Handouts  
 
4/24   Screenings  of  student  work  in  progress/in  class  editing  workshop  
 
4/29   Gala  Screening  of  Final  Project/Deal  Signing(not  guaranteed  by    
instructor)  *Due:  Final  Project-­‐‑-­‐‑-­‐‑Screening  location  TBA!  
 
*****All  project  materials  will  be  deleted  from  lab  computers  at  the  end  
of  each  semester.    Back  up  all  project  materials  now  and  save  them  for  
your  demo  reel!*****  

Course Policies:

General Policy
Students must abide by policies in the Clayton State University Student
Handbook, and the Basic Undergraduate Student Responsibilities.

University Attendance Policy


Students are expected to attend and participate in every class meeting.
Instructors establish specific policies relating to absences in their courses and
communicate these policies to the students through the course syllabi. Individual
instructors, based upon the nature of the course, determine what effect excused
and unexcused absences have in determining grades and upon students’ ability
to remain enrolled in their courses. The university reserves the right to determine
that excessive absences, whether justified or not, are sufficient cause for
institutional withdrawals or failing grades.

Course Attendance Policy


Attendance is expected for all class periods. Attendance is required for quiz and
examination periods. Any absence must be accompanied by a written excuse
from a doctor or other competent authority.

Missed Work
Without a valid excuse, a grade of zero points will be assigned for the missed
work. If a valid excuse is provided:

• Make-up quizzes will be given only if they are taken before


quiz solutions are posted (afternoon of the day the quiz is
given). If the make-up quiz cannot be taken before the
solutions are posted, the missed quiz will be dropped from
grade calculations for that student.

• Make-up examinations will be given only if they are taken


before graded examinations are returned to students (next
class period). In the event that a make-up examination
cannot be taken before exams are returned to other
students, the missed examination will not count in
calculating the course grade. This means that other
graded work will be responsible for a greater weight in
determining the course final grade.

• The final examination must be taken. Students missing the


final examination should contact their instructor concerning
the applicability of an Incomplete grade.

Academic Dishonesty
Any type of activity that is considered dishonest by reasonable standards may
constitute academic misconduct. The most common forms of academic
misconduct are cheating and plagiarism. All instances of academic dishonesty
will result in a grade of zero for the work involved. All instances of academic
dishonesty will be reported to the Office of Student Life/Judicial Affairs. Judicial
procedures are described beginning on page 14 of the Student Handbook
(Procedures for Adjudicating Alleged Academic Conduct Infractions

Disruption of the Learning Environment


Behavior which disrupts the teaching–learning process during class activities will
not be tolerated. While a variety of behaviors can be disruptive in a classroom
setting, more serious examples include belligerent, abusive, profane, and/or
threatening behavior. A student who fails to respond to reasonable faculty
direction regarding classroom behavior and/or behavior while participating in
classroom activities may be dismissed from class. A student who is dismissed is
entitled to due process and will be afforded such rights as soon as possible
following dismissal. If found in violation, a student may be administratively
withdrawn and may receive a grade of WF.

A more detailed description of examples of disruptive behavior and appeal


procedures is provided at:

http://www.clayton.edu/Portals/5/DisruptiveClassroomBehavior.pdf

Writing Assistance
The Writers’ Studio 224 is located in the A&S building, room 224. There you can
talk with trained writing consultants about your writing projects. They are
available to work with you at any stage of your paper, from generating ideas to
organizing your paper to understanding how to format it correctly. The service is
free; you may drop in and wait for a consultant or sign up for a regular
appointment. But remember: you, not your consultant, are ultimately responsible
for the quality and content of the papers you submit.
Aside from meeting with consultants one-with-one, you can also participate in
consultant-led writing workshops. In these workshops, consultants will guide you
in discussions and activities important to academic writing topics. Consultants
and student-writers will collaborate on ways to apply writing concepts and
strategies to specific writing situations. You will be identify, analyze, integrate,
and synthesize writing principles through a series of writing exercises.
Remember that we are here to collaborate with you as you develop your own
experiences as a student-writer.

http://www.clayton.edu/arts-sciences/english/writersstudio

Other Policies

· Limit cross-talk during class


· Remain engaged during class time whether the professor or a classmate is
talking
· Switch off cell-phones and other noise-making devices during class. Any
student talking/texting/updating Facebook etc. on a cell phone during class may
be asked to leave and receive an absence for that day.

Operation Study
At Clayton State University, we expect and support high motivation and
academic achievement. Look for Operation Study activities and programs this
semester that are designed to enhance your academic success such as study
sessions, study breaks, workshops, and opportunities to earn Study Bucks (for
use in the University Bookstore) and other items

Important dates:

Last day to withdraw without academic penalty: Friday, March 1, 2013.

Last update: January 5, 2013

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