University of North Alabama

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Communication and Theatre


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Units, Readings and Test Dates: 		Advanced Radio-Television-Film Production II

3 semester hours

Official description: A continuation of Radio-Television-Film 430. Prerequisite: COM 430.

Expanded description from professor: An advanced class in digital and analog video shooting, digitizing, and non-linear editing. Students are expected to produce videos/digital films/television shows demonstrating planning and production suitable for festival competition.

Spring 2006

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 1:00 to 1:50 pm

Avon Edward Foote, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Room 108

Office: (256) 765-4489
E-mail: aefoote@una.edu
FAX: (256) 765-4839

Office Hours: Monday 10-1, Wednesday 10-1, Thursday 5-6, Friday 10-1. And by appointment when necessary.

Wales, Lorene M., The People and Process of Film and Video Production, 1st edition  Pearson A & B, 2005.

The student is expected to complete the following objectives:

  1. To understand the features and shooting techniques appropriate for digital cameras.
  2. To capture both analog and digital video on a non-linear system.
  3. To access and apply the advanced real-time editing features of the Blossom editing system.
  4. To edit without assistance both audio and video utilizing Adobe Premier software.
  5. To plan for technological and content format changes that point to convergence and on-demand electronic media.
  6. To plan for film/video employment and living standards for first five years in film/video industry.
  7. To identify primary job titles and be able to match with job descriptions and tasks for action, responsiblity and accountability.
  8. To understand film and video production process from idea to evaluation research.
  9. To identify film/video form titles from the forms' information fields from CD-ROM.
  10. To refine and develop creative video/digital film/television production standards.

Instructor’s Comment: The purpose of this course to apply information from previous production classes at a high level of creative quality and to learn newer, mini-DV shooting and non-linear editing techniques.

Viewing films and video; Form study using CD-ROM; Lectures; Projects with Advanced Students; Formative review and critiques for in-progress projects; Class discussion of assigned textbook material; Attendance at UNA/Lindsey Film Festival.

The following are methods and weighting by which the course objectives will be evaluated for grading:

Project one with other class members 20%; Project two with other class members 20%; Three tests of 15% each; Lindsey Festival at all sessions and in-class reporting on event 10%; Class participation and discussion 5%. Advanced students do not take exams. Advanced student grades award 35% for each of two projects; 20% for Lindsey Festival attendance and written report; and 10% for class participation and leadership excellence.

A=90-100, B=80-89, C=70-79, D=60-69, F=<60

Attendance: Required by University policy. After four weeks of absences your grade will be become an "F" as announced in University literature. Grade will be lowered for excessive absences over four. Because of the importance of being on-time and meeting deadlines, tardiness will be noted on the roll and may affect the grade if it becomes a problem.

Since they are participating in producing leadership with beginning UCLA students, advanced students are not required to take the test. However, this option will be revoked for any advanced student who does not complete all his/her extra assignments and responsibilities.

January 16 --- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 17 --- University closed for Winter break
March 3 --- Middle of term
March 2,3,4,5 --- Lindsey/UNA Film Festival
March 27 to 31 --- Spring Holidays
April 21 --- Last day to drop a class
May 4 --- Study Day
May 5 to 11 --- Semester Exams

Students will consult the Canon DV camera, Adobe Premier manual, Blossom system manual, and handouts posted by editing suites if needed. Professor or student lab assistant will be available during office or lab hours to answer questions.

Students will read the Studio Policy and Procedures Statement which is posted in television control room. The guidelines will be applied without exception. Student failure to abide by guidelines will result in appropriate, described response by the professor.

Professor will meet with students individually if necessary to approve projects before student groups finalize planning and production begin.

Project 1 is due February 24. Project 2 is due April 19.



I. Scripting: Chapter two.

II. Planning: Chapters one and three. Test 1 on February 1.

III. Pre-Production: Chapters four, six, seven and fourteen.

IV. Production: Chapters five, eight, nine, ten. Test 2 on March 8.

V. Post-Production: Chapters seventeen, eleven, eighteen, nineteen.

VI. Rest: Chapters twelve, thirteen, fifteen, sixteen, twenty. Test 3 on final exam date.

University of North Alabama Policy regarding student disabilities is on separate web page.

January 2006