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FSP1006 Editing Lab 2

Semester 2, 2021 Online
Short Description: Editing Lab 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: FSP1003

Other Requisites

Students undertaking the Bachelor of Film and Screen Production degree will require personal storage space (e.g. portable external hard drive, cloud storage). These will be used throughout all courses in the degree.
All students will have free access to the University’s Adobe Creative Suite software.

ONL students undertaking this course MUST have access to Apple software, Final Cut Pro.

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

Rationale

This course continues to transition the screen production editor to professional practice by providing learning and practice opportunities that expands on content, style and form within the field of video colour editing productions styles. The course is designed to produce professional editors who aspire to further develop their craft. With a strong emphasis on hands-on, experiential learning, students should acquire specialist knowledge and skills on a range of editing techniques and concepts.
It requires students to build on knowledge and skills acquired in FSP1003 Editing Lab 1 Editing and other key courses within the major.

Synopsis

As a foundational course, students will engage in the necessary training to utilise the practical skills associated with digital video editing that builds on concepts and techniques acquired in FSP1003 Editing Lab 1.The aim of this course is to equip students with advanced knowledge and craft skills needed to become professional film and television editors. Students will focus on the creative aspects of editing, developing problem-solving skills and should gain a high level of technical expertise as they work on drama, documentary and short narrative projects. 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 appropriate knowledge and skills when organising work flow of data management;
  2. Develop & evaluate ideas, concepts and processes through creative, critical and reflective thinking and practice;
  3. apply relevant skills and knowledge to produce and realise works, artefacts and forms of creative expression in relation to advanced colour compositing, effects;
  4. interpret, communicate and present ideas, problems and arguments in modes suited to a range of audiences;

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Organizing work flow of data management 25.00
2. Advanced colour editing techniques 25.00
3. Advanced compositing and effects 25.00
4. Advanced Editing techniques 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=FSP1006)

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

Young, R 2019, The Focal easy guide to: Final Cut Pro X, Third edn, Focal Press.

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.
Anderson, GH 1998, Video editing and Post-Production: a professional guide, Fourth edn, Focal Press, Boston.
Bordwell, D & Thompson, K 2019, Film art; an introduction, Twelfth edn, McGraw Hill, New York.
Clark, B & Spohr, SJ 2002, Guide to postproduction for TV and film: managing the process, Second edn, Focal Press, New York.
Dancyger, K 2018, The technique of film and video editing: history theory and practice, Sixth edn, Focal Press, New York.

Student Workload Expectations

Activity Hours
Directed Study 126.00
Lectures 13.00
Tutorials 26.00

Assessment Details

Description Marks out of Wtg (%) Due Date Notes
ONLINE QUIZ 100 30 16 Aug 2021
SPECIAL EFFECTS PORTFOLIO 100 35 13 Sep 2021
EDITING A VISUAL ESSAY 100 35 11 Oct 2021

Important assessment information

  1. Attendance requirements:
    Not applicable.

  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