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University of
Northern Iowa Department of
Communication Studies Electronic
Media Division 48E:003:01 Introduction to Electronic
Production Spring
2005 Instructor:
Dr. Joyce Chen Office
Hours: TTh 11:00-12:30 Office:
321 LNG
W 1-3pm Office Phone: 3-2574 or
by appointment Class meeting times: 9:30-10:45pm TTh
31 LNG Web Page: www.uni.edu/chen; www.uni.edu/comstudy/earandi Prerequisites: None Required Textbook: Zettl,
H. (2004). Video Basics, (4th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. Purpose This course introduces you to the key components of production
for the electronic media. The course
is designed to give you experience in three areas: basic audio production,
basic television production, and computer skills for audio and video
production. You will learn the
terminology and concepts of production and take part in hands-on exercises
through which you develop basic creative production skills in news
broadcasting, commercial, and musical video. As this course is one of two
component courses needed to declare the Electronic Media major, it is important
that you perform well. It is also the prerequisite to all production courses
in the major, so it is critical that you master the skills from the class
assignments. Lab Work & Use of the Facilities You are required to sign up for lab hours to work on
all your assignments/projects. The class time will be used for lectures,
discussions, demonstrations, critiques, and exercises. Attached is a copy of the revised Lab Rules now in
effect. You are expected to abide by
all rules governing use of the equipment and facilities. Failure to do so results in the loss of
privileges, which prevents you from completing course assignments and passing
the course. You are expected to sign-in at the check-in/out office
before using facilities, and sign-out after you have finished your work. Please check the lab hours. Before using the facilities, you must sign an Equipment
Liability Agreement. This states
that you take financial responsibility for the equipment you use, which
encourages you to treat the equipment in a professional manner. "The University of Northern Iowa is an Affirmative
Action Equal Opportunity Institution.
Students with disabilities and other special needs should feel free to
contact the professor privately if there are services or adaptations which
can be made to accommodate specific needs." AttendanceYou must attend all class sessions and arrive on time
because teamwork is very important to the production profession. Your
attendance will be taken into account for judging your performance in this
class. If you will be absent or late, you are expected to notify me in
advance. You are allowed TWO absences without penalty. There is no distinction between excused or unexcused absence, so save
your two absences for potential emergent needs. Once you have two absences, every one thereafter will result in
a five-point deduction from your final grade. Grading This course emphasizes the skills in audio and TV
production, and computer applications for audio and video. There are a number of short assignments
you will do during the semester. You
will receive a detailed assignment handout and a score for each
assignment. These will be combined
proportionally to arrive at your final course grade. However, if a final course grade is lower than C-, you will need to take this
course again in order to meet the major requirement and take higher level
production courses. A list of the assignments and the percentages are shown
as follows: Attendance/Crew
Performance 100 Points Audio
Editing 100 Camera
Operation 50 Non-linear
Editing 50 TV
Production #1 (Commercial/PSA) 150 TV
Production #2 (News Package)
150 TV
Production #3 (Musical Video) 200 ExamX2 200 ========================================== Total 1000
Points
According to the university's rule, any work that you
turn in should be your own work done for this class. Plagiarism will result in FAILURE of the course and further DISCIPLINARY ACTION. Plagiarism
includes "borrowing" other student's papers, other writer's work,
or submitting the work that you did for other courses. Supplies The materials that you'll need for this semester
include: ·
One Zip disk (for
saving files of digital audio, graphics, pictures, etc.) ·
One 60-minute DV
tape ·
One 60-minute
audio cassette The tapes are available for purchase in the check out
office and may be paid for with cash, checks, or by charging to your U-bill. Tentative
Schedule: Date Lecture
Lab 1/11 (T) Syllabus & Orientation Tour
of Labs 1/13 (Th) Images & the Video Camera (Chapter 3 & 4) Classroom Camera Operation Assignment 1/18 (T) Operating the Camera (Chapter 5) Classroom Story ideas and audience interests 1/20 (Th) Camera
Shoots (Chapter 6) & Exercises Classroom 1/25-27 (T, Th) Flexible 2/1 (T) Critique Video Footages Camera
Operation Assignment Due Classroom 2/3 (Th) Audio Production (Chapter 8) Audio Lab Audio
Assignment 2/8 (T) Audio Production Practice (Group) Audio
Lab 2/10 (Th) Light,
Color, & Lighting (Chapter 7) Exercises 2/15 (T) Audio
Critiques Classroom
Audio Assignment Due 2/17 (Th) The
Production Process & Crew (Chapter 1 & 2) Classroom 2/22 (T) Postproduction: Video Editing (Chapter 12) Editing Lab 2/24 (Th) Editing Principle (Chapter
13) Editing
Lab Non-linear
Editing Assignment 3/1 (T) Quiz 1 Classroom 3/3 (Th) Non-linear Editing Practice Editing
Lab 3/8 (T) Non-linear
Editing Practice Graphics & Effects (Chapter 9) Editing Lab 3/10 (Th) Critique
Video Editing Project Classroom Non-linear
Editing Assignment Due 3/15-17 Spring
Break (No Classes) 3/22 (T)
Production Environment: Studio (Chapter 14) Studio
TV Production #1: Commercial 3/24 (Th) Production Environment: Field (EFP &
ENG)(Ch. 15) Classroom 3/29 (T) Studio Production & Practice (Chapter 16
& 17) Classroom 3/31 (Th) Critique: Commercial Classroom TV Production #1: Commercial Due TV Production #2: News Package (Group) 4/5
(T) Quiz 2 Classroom 4/7
(Th) Studio Production Practice Studio 4/12 (T) Critique: News Package Classroom TV Production #2: News Package Due Musical Video TV Production #3: Musical Video (Group) 4/14 (Th) Studio Production Practice Studio Musical video idea discussion 4/19 (T) Studio Production Practice Studio 4/21 (Th) Final Studio Production
Preparations Studio 4/26 (T) Final Studio Production
Preparations Studio 4/28 (Th) Critique: Music video Classroom TV Production #3: Musical Video Due 5/4 (W) 8-9:50am Live News Magazine Show |