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FSP1002 Location Production 2

Semester 2, 2021 Springfield On-campus
Short Description: Location Production 2
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts
School or Department : School of Creative Arts
Student contribution band : 2021 Grandfather Funding Cl 1
ASCED code : 100701 - Audio Visual Studies
Grading basis : Graded

Staffing

Examiner:

Requisites

Pre-requisite: FSP1001 and FSP1003

Other Requisites

All students will have free access the University’s Audio Visual Centres.

Students undertaking this course will require a personal computer and personal storage space (e.g. portable external hard drive, cloud storage). Software required will be Microsoft Word, Powerpoint and Excel Spreadsheet, or non-Microsoft equivalent.


All students will have free access to the University’s Adobe Creative Suite software, so must ensure their computer has capacity to efficiently use the software. Students may incur extra resource costs for printing.

All students will require access to e-mail and have internet access to UConnect for this course.

Rationale

Location Production 2 continues developing the identity of professional filmmakers in the discipline of location filmmaking. This course expands on knowledge and technical skills gained in FSP1001 Location Production 1 and FSP1003 Editing.

Location Production 2 forms the basis of much film and screen production in the 21st century. In this course students will apply further theory and technical skills required for single camera location production in the context of entry-level industry genres such as promotional, advertising and training films as authentic assessment.

Synopsis

This course is a pre-requisite for course for FSP2001 Documentary Production and Reality TV.

This course introduces students to creating screen-based media for clients. Students will learn about the importance of working towards a creative brief, communicating their creative ideas with a client, reacting to client demands and, ultimately, negotiating through the creative process in a professional, respectful and effective manner. Students will complete a series of authentic assessment tasks based on industry practice in film making that reflect industry aligned skills and current knowledge.

Objectives

On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. Apply advanced theoretical concepts and technical skills in specific creative contexts as these pertains to camera, lighting and audio recording in a location environment.
  2. Respond to client brief.
  3. Apply technical skills and knowledge to achieve client brief.
  4. Respond to the requirements of working in a crew on a location film set.
  5. Plan, problem-solve, and make decisions related to professional requirements while working in a location environment.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Commercial and Informational Film Forms 25.00
2. Understanding Client Briefs 25.00
3. Advanced film location Practice 25.00
4. Managing and presenting a short commercial project on time and on budget 25.00

Text and Materials

ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2021&sem=02&subject1=FSP1002)

Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)

There are no texts or materials required for this course.

Reference Materials

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.
Mollison, M 2010, Producing videos: a complete guide, Third edn, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, NSW.
Musburger, R 2014, Single-camera video production, Sixth edn, Focal Press, Oxford.
Nisbett, A 2003, The sound studio: audio techniques for radio, television film and recording, Seventh edn, Focal Press, Amsterdam.

Student Workload Expectations

Activity Hours
Directed Study 76.00
Lectures 13.00
Studio Work 50.00
Tutorials 26.00

Assessment Details

Description Marks out of Wtg (%) Due Date Notes
VIDEO ESSAY 100 30 16 Aug 2021
PORTFOLIO OF EXERCISES 100 30 13 Sep 2021
CASE STUDY: GROUP PRODUCTION 100 40 11 Oct 2021

Important assessment information

  1. Attendance requirements:
    It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures and tutorials) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.

  2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
    To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item. Depending upon the requirements in Statement 4 below, students may not have to satisfactorily complete each assessment item to receive a passing grade in this course.

  3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
    Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)

  4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
    To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.

  5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
    The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative items for the course.

  6. Examination information:
    There is no examination in this course.

  7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
    Deferred and Supplementary examinations will be held in accordance with the Assessment Procedure .

  8. University Student Policies:
    Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene University policies and practices. These policies can be found at .

Date printed 8 November 2021