Individual assignment and group assignment - 3 minute film x 2 (50%) to assess learning outcomes 1, 3, 4 and 5.
Presentation (25%) to assess learning outcomes 2 and 4.
Logbook (25%) to assess learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

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
9. Introduction to relevant mathematical theories of algebra, power series, trigonometry, depth of field and inverse square law

1 hour Lecture and 2 hour practical each week (1:n) (1:30)2
Learning on all aspects of the content will be facilitated by labs and tutorials, problem solving exercises and student centred learning.
Practical assignments using portable and fixed film making equipment will support the learning.

None

Canon XL1 and support equipment
Portable lights
Media 100 editing suite or equivalent

Television Programme making, Colin Hart, (1999), ISBN 0 240 51524 2, Pub Focal Press
Guerrilla TV, Ian Lewis, (2002), ISBN 0240 51601, Pub Focal Press
Technical Math Demystified, Stan Gibilisco (2006), McGraw-Hill Professional, ISBN: 0071459499
Improve your Math! A Refresher Course, Bancroft and Fletcher, 2001, Addison Wesley, ISBN: 0201331306
Today's Video, Peter Utz, 2005, McFarland & Company, 4th Edition, ISBN: 10:0786422008