* Introduction to digital video: background information and technical considerations
* Theories of Pre-Production, Production and Post-Production
* Hardware and Software environments
* Introduction to the DV Camcorder, components and technical details, handling, focusing, audio adjustments, handheld vs. tripod use, Piece To Camera, Vox Populi.
* The production team, idea proposal and evaluation sessions with lecturer.
* Introduction to the DV software editing environment - organising material, digitisation, allocation of memory, creating bins, project files, working with different file formats.
* Editing basics - editing clips, working in the Timeline, adjusting audio, linking audio and video files, the Toolbar, adding transitions, basic titles, working in the Canvas and Viewer windows, use of Markers.
* Advanced Editing techniques: Applying Superimpositions, Insert and Overwriting, basic green/blue screen chroma-keying, use of transparency, importing Photoshop files into the Timeline, use of keyframes, basic effects, applying specific effects to specific areas of a video clip, basic colour correction, animating images and effects over time.
* Exporting movies - use of codecs, transfer to DV tape, CD, DVD-ROM and Web environments.
Assessment:
Complete relevant components:
Assignment 1: Zero weighted
Assignment 2: 100%
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