University of North Alabama

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Communication and Theatre


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Units, Readings and Discussion 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 2008

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 9-10  &  11-1, Wednesday 9-10  &  11-1, Thursday 3-5, Friday 9-10  &  11-1. 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 using mini-DV shooting and non-linear editing techniques.

Viewing films and video; DVD introduction to Final Cut Pro; 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 30%; Project two with each student as producer-director of their own project 40%; Lindsey Festival attending many different panels and many different winner screenings with in-class reporting on Festival event 10%; Class participation on assigned reading with in-class discussion 20%.

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 quality production with UNA/UCLA students, advanced students are not required to take exams. However, this testing option may be revoked for any advanced student who does not complete all his/her extra assignments on time and accept all class responsibilities.

January 21 --- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 15 --- University closed for Winter break
February 29 --- Middle of term
March 6,7,8,9 --- Lindsey/UNA Film Festival
March 7 --- Last day of "W"period
March 21 to 30 --- Spring Holidays
April 16 --- Last day to drop a class
May 1 --- Study Day
May 2 to 8 --- Semester Exams

Students will consult the Canon DV camera manuals, editing manual, system manual, and handouts if needed. Student lab assistant will be available during posted lab hours to answer questions and offer assistance.

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 22. Project 2 in rough cut is due April 18.



I. Scripting: Chapter two. Discussion on January 30.

II. Planning: Chapters one and three. Discussion on February 13.

III. Pre-Production: Chapters four, six. Discussion on February 27. Chapters seven, fourteen. Discussion on March 14.

IV. Production: Chapters five, eight. Discussion on April 4. Chapters nine, ten. Discussion on April 18.

V. Post-Production: Chapters seventeen, eleven, eighteen, nineteen. Discussion during final exam period.

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January 2008