Module Descriptors
VISUAL MEDIA APPLICATIONS
FVFX50114
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Timothy Dunning
Email: T.S.Dunning@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- REPORT weighted at 50%
- PRACTICAL NOT IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Resources
Adobe After Effects and Photoshop
Non-linear editing suite (Media 100 or Avid)
Video production equipment
Word Processing facilities
Non-linear editing suite (Media 100 or Avid)
Video production equipment
Word Processing facilities
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Pre-requisites:
CE00081-1 Interactive Media Technology
CE00012-1 Digital Image Production
CE00081-1 Interactive Media Technology
CE00012-1 Digital Image Production
Module Learning Strategies
1 x 2 hour laboratory
1 x 1 hour lecture
(1:n) (1:40)2
1 x 1 hour lecture
(1:n) (1:40)2
Module Indicative Content
Students will learn;
1. Visual and technical skills in motion graphics for television.
2. The fundamentals of TV animation and effects will be developing industry standard Adobe After Effects including
- Television colour components (RGB and YUV colour)
- 2D and 3D motion, transfer modes, 3D cameras & lights
- Video special effects.
3. The module will also further develop skills in graphics creation and moving image.
4. Students will develop broadcast quality TV animations.
1. Visual and technical skills in motion graphics for television.
2. The fundamentals of TV animation and effects will be developing industry standard Adobe After Effects including
- Television colour components (RGB and YUV colour)
- 2D and 3D motion, transfer modes, 3D cameras & lights
- Video special effects.
3. The module will also further develop skills in graphics creation and moving image.
4. Students will develop broadcast quality TV animations.
Module Additional Assessment Details
A written report weighted at 50% which will assess Learning Outcome 1.
Practical weighted at 50% which will assess Learning Outcomes 2, 3 and 4.
Practical weighted at 50% which will assess Learning Outcomes 2, 3 and 4.
Module Texts
Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects, 2nd Edition Volume 1, Meyer (2002), ISBN 1-57820-444-4, Pub: McGraw Hill
Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects, 2nd Edition Volume 2, Meyer (2002), ISBN 1-57820-207-8 Pub, McGraw Hill
Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects, 2nd Edition Volume 2, Meyer (2002), ISBN 1-57820-207-8 Pub, McGraw Hill