Week - 1 |
Meeting and course introduction |
Week - 2 |
Fundamentals of Digital Video: Definition of video, its historical development and its place on digital platforms. |
Week - 3 |
The importance of visual expression and storytelling in digital media; digital video formats |
Week - 4 |
Pre-production: Idea development, project planning, details of script writing, storyboard creation and necessary technical and artistic research before shooting. |
Week - 5 |
Shooting Techniques and Scales: Psychological effects of shooting scales on the character and story, close-up, medium and long shot scales and their effects on the narrative. |
Week - 6 |
Composition: Visual arrangement, use of color and the role of composition on the story, visual rhythm and tempo; Light: Lighting techniques, the role of light in creating atmosphere. |
Week - 7 |
Sound Design and Microphones: The importance of sound, sound recording techniques, the functions of sound in on-stage and off-stage narration. |
Week - 8 |
The Place and Importance of Camera Angles in Storytelling: bottom, top and eye level camera angles and their impact on the audience. |
Week - 9 |
Camera Movements: Dynamic and static shots, camera movements such as pan, tilt, zoom and dolly and their contributions to the story. |
Week - 10 |
Post-Production: The importance of editing, color correction and sound design. |
Week - 11 |
Project development |
Week - 12 |
Project development |
Week - 13 |
Project development |
Week - 14 |
Project development |