Module Descriptors
FILM TECHNOLOGY
FILM40066
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 4
30 credits
Contact
Leader: James Fair
Email: J.E.Fair@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 72
Independent Study Hours: 228
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
  • PRACTICAL NOT IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
  • EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
Semester 1
Group practical assignment - 90 second film

Semester 2
Group practical assignment - 3 to 5 minute film
2 hour exam

Practical 50% To assess learning outcomes 2, 3, and 4
Exam 50% To assess learning outcome 1 and 5
Module Indicative Content
1. The fundamentals of video camera technology and its operation. Including shutter, focal length, aperture, depth of field and sound recording
2. Video composition
3. Non linear editing skills
4. Basic lighting skills
5. Digital video support equipment
6. Video production
7. Shooting two short films
8. Video technology
Module Learning Strategies
1 hour lecture and 2 hour practical each week.
(1:n) (2:45)2
Learning on all aspects of the content will be facilitated by lectures and tutorials, problem solving exercises and student centred learning.
Practical assignments using portable and fixed film making equipment will support the learning.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Resources
Canon XL1 and support equipment
Portable lights
Media 100 editing suite
Module Texts
Television Programme making, by Colin Hart, (1999), ISBN 0 240 51524 2, Pub Focal Press
Guerrilla TV, by Ian Lewis, (2002), ISBN 0240 51601, Pub Focal Press