ITM20813 Video (Spring 2015)

The course is connected to the following study programs

The course is compulsory and is included in the Bachelor Programme in Digital Media Production.

Lecture Semester

Bachelor Programme in Digital Media Production, semester 3 (autumn), year group 2014.
Bachelor Programme in Digital Media Production, semester 4 (autumn), year group 2013.

The student's learning outcomes after completing the course

Knowledge

On completion of the course, the students can:

• explain different techniques for story telling
• explain how key tools for video production work and how they are used
• explain the content of the different phases of a video production

Skills

On completion of the course, the students can:

• conceive an idea for and plan a video production
• perform different roles in the making of a video production

General competence

On completion of the course, the students can:

• understand the frameworks and conditions for a successful video production, both technically and as a narrative story
• understand how film communication is conditioned by the cultural context

Content

• Types and genres
• Ideas and research
• Roles and planning
• Production
• Photo and sound
• Editing and post-production
• Completion and distribution

Forms of teaching and learning

Lectures, workshops, tutorials Group assignments Working methods will be practical and independent.

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

A minimum of 80% attendance at lectures and workshops is required.

The coursework requirements must be approved before students may sit the exam.

Examination

Portfolio exam and oral exam in groups.

Portfolio exam in groups.

The course is assessed on the basis of a portfolio submission consisting of four assignments prepared in groups. Each assignment entails different challenges/focus areas according to what the students must learn during the course. Assignments must be submitted by the given deadlines. In parallel with this, each group keeps a log of the reflections it makes while working on the films and on the academic content of the course. The log is submitted along with the portfolio.

Provisional individual grades are awarded for portfolio submissions, based on a grading scale of A- F. Students must achieve a pass grade before they may take the oral exam.

Oral exam in groups.

Oral exam/portfolio review in groups. Duration: approximately 20?30 minutes.
No support materials permitted.

The oral exam may adjust provisional individual grades awarded to portfolios by two grades up or down on the grading scale.

A final overall individual grade for the course is awarded on the basis of a grading scale of A-F.

Students must retake both exam components in the case of resit exams. Resit exams and rescheduled exams must be taken in conjunction with the next ordinary course.

Course evaluation

This course is evaluated as follows:

• Mid-semester evaluation (optional)
• Final evaluation (compulsory)

The course instructor prepares a course report on the basis of student feedback and on his/her own experiences of the course. Course reports are discussed with the Committee for Study Quality at the Faculty of Computer Sciences.

Literature

Lectures with selected texts and articles.