Course Description
The Montana Tech Catalog capsule summary of this course says:
“Introduces the principles and practices of digital video production … scriptwriting, videography, editing, and delivery.“
So what can you expect to learn in this course? Course goals are broken down into skills acquired through project-based experience and background theory that promotes critical thinking about the form and function of cinema, extending your creativity and professional expertise.
Click here to download the PTC 3106 Study Guide
Course Objectives
Being an inquiry-based course, topics we can discover and questions we can explore within this subject include:
- What artistic and technological decisions do we have to make in order to create effective multimedia videography and responsible documentary productions?
- How can we use video documentary to deliver a message that advocates a point of view?
- How does locating the characteristics of “style” and “auteur theory” assist us in our practice as documentary filmmakers?
- How can we maximize our experience as videographers by integrating animation, text, and other graphic elements into our work?
- How can we become an integral part of the revolution in distance learning and interdisciplinarity?
Resources
- Book: Paperback or Kindle Edition. Levelle, Tony. Digital Video Secrets: What the Pros Know. Michael Weise (Publisher), 2008.
- Final Cut Pro Online Help Files and Lynda.com (username and password tba)
- High capacity USB2 Hard Drive
- SD Cards or Mini DV tapes (dependent upon the camera you are using)
- Headphones or earbuds
- DVDs (estimated 6) and plastic DVD covers (estimated 2)
You are encouraged to use your own camcorders but if you do not own one, cameras are available through the department.
Extra required material may be posted as links and pdf downloads, or supplied as handouts.
Assignments
Lectures, slideshows, links, and this and that.
October 2011
December 2011
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