Fall 2004
T351 Video Field and Post-Production
Class number 11219 & 11220
Instructor: Janis Bolling

Prerequisites –T206, T283, and permission of instructor

Objective:
T351 teaches advanced aesthetics, concepts, and practical techniques
for video field production.  The course includes elements of
acquisition and post-production, including composition, lighting,
sound, continuity, and digital editing.  Practical experience in the
planning, shooting, and editing process is learned through a series
of hands-on activities and projects using a JVC mini-DV camera,
Final Cut Pro 4 and Avid Express DV.

Format:
There is a 50-minute lecture and one 3 1/2 hour lab each week.
Usually, the lecture provides the foundation for the weekly lab.
The labs are a series of practical, hands-on exercises, assignments,
and projects using professional equipment and non-linear editing
computer programs.

Meeting times:
Lecture - Monday 8:30 – 9:20
Labs - Wednesday or Friday 8:30 – 12:00

Required Text/Materials:
On-line readings will be assigned from www.cybercollege.com
Several mini-DV tapes

Grading Procedures:
Students are evaluated individually and as a member of a team during
the semester.  There are a number of general exercises throughout
the first few weeks designed to test the student’s competence with
tools and techniques of advanced field production.. The student must
complete the design requirements for a project in order to achieve a
grade of B or better Letter grades are determined on a scale of
100.
The grading criteria:
A = outstanding, mastery of all subject material, B = very good
work, well above average, C = good work, average, D = below average,
needs some improvement.

Requirements the course will meet:
This course falls within the Design and Production area