Basics of Television Production EnvironmentLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

The students can function in the production environment of the University of Applied Sciences and carry out a project involving a television programme. They master the basics of television story telling, plan and script a television programme on a small scale. The students know how to take different roles in teams. The students can also take into account the different requirements set by the new media in production.
The students know how the image and sound are transferred from shooting to editing, post production of the sound, and the final master in the production environment.
The students know the production environment from reserving the equipment to the final copy.
They understand the requirements set by television or film production. They know how to carry out their practical work in the production culture.
The students master the fundamentals of sound equipment from shooting to post production and to the final copy.

Content

Developing technical and production related skills. Assignments related to filming, recording, editing, and post production. Mastering the production environment.

content production:
fundamentals of scriptwriting
observing
creating ideas
acquiring information
source critique
interview techniques
performing on television and the basics of verbal expression
basics of editing
basics of process management

sound:
fundamentals of sound recordings
fundamentals of wireless microphones
recording in a variety of settings
compiling a list of equipment
reserving the equipment
packing the equipment
checking the filming date
sound transfer from the editing unit
sound transfer to the editing unit

image:
fundamentals of image planning
fundamentals of light planning
fundamentals of creating a base image
checking the image plan
checking the light plan
viewing the filmed material
fundamentals of colour definition
checking the final copy

editing:
creating a logging list from the filmed material
transporting the material from different sources to the editing unit
Combining image, voice over, music and graphics when editing
Transfering the edited material into a separate sound editing unit

Post production of sound:
transferring the completed sound work back to the editing unit
combining image and sound
recording the completed work

Further information

The course is compulsory for the students of television and radio work