Description
This highly-practical, workshop-based subject introduces students to professional digital cinematography cameras, with PL mounted lenses, and modern lighting equipment. Students analyse cinematic composition and lighting design across a range of genres, and undertake various assignments that develop their essential skills for creatively producing professional images.
Subject details
| Type | Undergraduate |
| Code | FITV12-202 |
| EFTSL | 0.125 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Society & Design |
| Semesters offered |
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| Credit | 10 |
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| Subject fees |
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Learning outcomes
1. Operate digital cameras, tripods, lenses and filters effectively in a safe and artistic manner.
2. Operate a clapperboard and record details of scenes on camera report sheets in accordance with accepted film industry practices.
3. Identify a range of lighting equipment, types of lanterns and lighting accessories and their requirements in a variety of situations.
4. Employ the principles of cinematography - focus, composition, framing, continuity, coverage, colour, balance, exposure and lighting consistency to complete a short film and workshop exercises.
5. Light a subject and/or subjects under a variety of lighting conditions and film genres.
Enrolment requirements
| Requisites: ? | Nil |
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| Restrictions: ? | Nil |
Subject outlines
Subject dates
| Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens | 21/03/2021 |
| Semester start | 17/05/2021 |
| Subject start | 17/05/2021 |
| Cancellation 1? | 31/05/2021 |
| Cancellation 2? | 07/06/2021 |
| Last enrolment | 30/05/2021 |
| Withdraw – Financial? | 12/06/2021 |
| Withdraw – Academic? | 03/07/2021 |
| Teaching census? | 11/06/2021 |
| Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens | 18/07/2021 |
| Semester start | 13/09/2021 |
| Subject start | 13/09/2021 |
| Cancellation 1? | 27/09/2021 |
| Cancellation 2? | 04/10/2021 |
| Last enrolment | 26/09/2021 |
| Withdraw – Financial? | 09/10/2021 |
| Withdraw – Academic? | 30/10/2021 |
| Teaching census? | 08/10/2021 |