COURSE SCHEDULE: Subject to change

1/22 Week 1: Introduction to the Language of Film, tour lab and cameras

Homework: 10 30-second videos. Each 30-second video should be one continuous take.

Watch Tutorials at http://www.apple.com/finalcutexpress/tutorials/

“Capturing from Tape”, “Organizing Your Clips”, “Creating Your Movie”, “Timeline Basics”

1/29 Week 2: Using sound, in-class work on Sound Story, using a tripod

Homework: 5 minute tape where camera doesn’t move. More than one shot may be used.

2/5 Week 3: Importing videos to Final Cut, Final Cut overview, capturing video and basic editing with Final Cut

2/12 Week 4: In-class workday

Demo: burning to DVD, sound editing

2/19 Week 5: Introduction to Assignment #3, Demo: split screen, Storyboarding

Assignment #’s 1-2 and Sound Story Due:

10 30-second videos

5 minute tape of all still shots

2/26 Week 6: Lab Day, Footage and storyboards due

Demo: Titles, Transitions

3/5 Week 7: B-Roll Sightlines (3-5 minutes)

3/12 Week 8: Introduction to Assignment #4: video as document

3/19 Week 9: Demo: motion key frames, importing still images

3/26 Week 10: Demo: uploading videos to internet, video compression

4/2 Week 11: Critique: News Spot, Final Project proposal due

Week 12: SPRING BREAK (April 6^th-12^th)

NO CLASS

4/16 Week 13: Lab day, individual meetings

4/23 Week 14: Lab day

4/30 Week 15: Rough cuts due, Work on Final Project

5/7 Week 16: FINAL CRITIQUE

Shooting Assignment #1: 5 shots, 1 minute each

Shooting Assignment #2: 5 minute tape in which camera doesn’t move

Assignment #3: B-roll, Sightlines

Assignment #4: News Spot

Assignment #5: Final

Grading Breakdown of assignments:

The overall grading is broken down by the following percentages:

Assignments #’s 1 & 2 15%

Assignment #3 15%

Assignment #4 15%

Assignment #5 (Final) 20%

A Sound Story 5%

Participation & Attendance 15%

In-class assignments 15%

Extra credit opportunities:

1. Working as a crew member or Production Assistant on a film in Chicago and either writing a retelling of the experience or turning in an edited video diary.

2. A 2-3 page response to a video installation seen at a gallery or museum. How is the sound, lighting, camera angles, movement, and editing used to express ideas and provide a subtext?

SUPPLIES: • mini-dv tapes (2-3 tapes)

• headphones

• storage media – 10GB or more

• External portable hard drive

• blank DVD-R (3-4)

• 8GB – 16GB USB flash drive

Digital Video Storage Table (full dv quality)
1 minute	228 MB
15 minutes	3.5 GB
30 minutes	7 GB
1 hour	13 GB
2 hours	28 GB
4 hours	53 GB