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  Module Descriptor


Code: CE00760-2 Version: 1 Approval Status: Valid Current
Title: VIDEO EDITING TECHNOLOGY 1
Section: Computing, Engineering & Technology Level: 2

 

Contact E-mail Address VLE
ANNE RAMSDEN ANNE.RAMSDEN@STAFFS.AC.UK Blackboard

 

Pattern of Delivery

 

Credits
15
Contact Hours Independent Study Hours Total Learning Hours
36.0 114.0 150.0
Description of Pattern of Delivery
Pattern 1, study 100.0% in period1
 
Site
STAFFORD

 

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Module Details
Assessment Details A PRACTICAL weighted at 60%. An EXAM length 1 HOURS weighted at 40%.

Exam 1 hour weighted at 40%, assessing learning outcome 3 A practical assignment weighted at 60%, assessing learning outcomes 1, 2 and 4 comprising of a short film and a presentation.
Indicative Content - In-depth audio functions - Effects - Nesting effects - Transitions - Film styles - Montage editing - Chroma-keying Compression, codecs and exporting footage will studied in depth together with an introduction to the relevant mathematical theories (algebra, calculus, multi-dimensional matrices, transforms and calculations)
Learning Strategies Lectures and tutorials sessions (1:n)1 (1:30)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.
Prospectus Information Learn the technical and creative aspects of video editing including audio, effects, theory and compression using the Avid Express editing suite.
Resources Non-linear editing suite (Media 100 or Avid) Adobe Production Suite Audition Word Processing facilities
Special Admissions Requirements CE00013-1 Film Technology or equivalent
Texts Avid Editing: A Guide for Beginning and Intermediate Users. Sam Kauffmann . ISBN: 0-240-80541-0 (2003) Ken Dancyger (2007) The technique of film and video editing: history, theory and practice. Focal Press ISBN-10: 0240807650 Digital Image Processing using MATLAB, Gonzalez, Wood & Eddins (2004), Prentice Hall, ISBN 013008519 Digital Image Processing with Applications to Digital Cameras, KS Thyagarajan (2006), Focal Press, ISBN 0-240-80729-4

 

Learning Outcome

1. DEMONSTRATE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN CLASS AND IN GROUPS
2. SOLVE POST PRODUCTION PROBLEMS WHICH REFLECT REAL WORLD SITUATIONS.
3. CREATE A SHORT VIDEO EDIT UTILISING THE NEWLY ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE
4. ANALYSE DIFFERENT EDITING DECISIONS AND TECHNIQUES USED DURING THE CREATION OF THE DIGITAL FILM