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Adobe Suite
Digital SLR cameras
Word Processing facilities

A coursework weighted at 100% comprising

70% Practical portfolio comprising of a collation of photographic work demonstrating the students progression with a reflection of 1500 words. Assessing learning outcomes 1 and 2

30% Oral presentation demonstrating knowledge of different camera techniques. Assessing learning outcome 3.

Lectures and Laboratory sessions
(1:n)1 (1:25)2
Learning on all aspects of the module will be facilitated by lectures and tutorials, problem solving exercises and student centred learning.
Practical assignments using laboratory equipment and editing facilities will support the learning.

None

Students will gain knowledge of the fundamental workings of the stills camera, developing an in depth understanding of how the camera works including Charge Coupled Device chips, depth of field, aperture settings, lenses and their uses as well as lighting set ups, exposure settings, reading light, use of images in compositing, image filters and shot composition for different scenarios.

They will also be taught about filters, controlling digital noise, cataloguing images, data storage and image security.

1. Digital cameras, nodal and non nodal mounting.
2. How the camera works, persistence of vision.
3. Lenses, their relationship to the image and lens grids.
4. Lighting
5. Colour, space, the colour pipeline (pre-grading plates, grading over a wide gamut, exposure).
6. Filters, pixel maths, add, screen, multiply.
7. Shooting multi layered images. Compositing, layering in creation of perceptually cohesive visual elements.
8. HDR multi/deep focus.
9. Shot composition.
10. Compositing history: rewinding in camera, matte, stop motion, optical printing.
11. Different set ups for difference scenarios.
12. Knowing how to deal with noise and grain in production and post.