Study Guide

Objective

The students can execute a practice film project in school's production environment. They know the principles of film production and related activities. They know the fundamentals of cinematic storytelling and dramaturgy and are able to apply them in writing a screenplay for a short practice film. They can plan and execute a practice film project based on the screenplay. They know the professional roles of production crew members and are able to work in different roles. They know shooting location practices and division of work roles. The students can execute shooting, lighting and sound recording of the practice film with basic equipment. They can execute simple sound and image post-production process of the practice film. They know the basic principles of directing in practical shooting situations. The students can lead and organize both their own and their team's activities. The students recognize the special requirements of different professional roles in film production. They can gather information independently and act in a constructive manner during the production. They can analyze and assess the production as a whole and give feedback. The students know the key elements of work safety in audiovisual productions. They can prevent potentially hazardous situations and know how to act in a case of emergency.

Content

- The school's production environment.
- Writing a screenplay for practice film.
- Breakdown of the screenplay from both artistic and production point of view.
- Shooting, sound recording and editing of the practice film.
- Post-production of the practice film.
- Professional roles in film production.
- Production of the practice film.
- Working as a part of the production crew.
- Shooting location practices and the division of professional roles.
- Work safety.

Teaching methods

Contact teaching,
Project,
Assignments

Student workload

Kontakti: 100-120 tuntia (aika, jolloin opettaja opettaa)
Projekti, ryhmätyö, itsenäinen: 100-120 tuntia (aika, jolloin opettaja ei paikalla)
Tehtävät: 40-60 tuntia (aineistoon tutustuminen, tehtävän tekeminen)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students have acceptable participation in class and complete the assignments to a satisfactory standard. They can use camera and sound equipment, and post-production units in a satisfactory manner. They know the workflow from shooting to editing, sound post-production and to release print. They recognize the fundamentals of dramaturgy and their significance in the writing of a short practice film screenplay. They can execute a practice film production in a school production environment. They are acquainted with how to assess the production process, and are able to give feedback about it.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students actively participate in class and complete the assignments to a good standard. They can use camera and sound equipment, and post-production units well. They are familiar with the workflow from shooting to editing, sound post-production and to release print. They know well the fundamentals of dramaturgy and can apply them in the writing of a short practice film screenplay. They can execute a practice film production in a school production environment well. They are capable of assessing the production process, and are able to give feedback about it.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students actively participate in class and complete the assignments to an excellent standard. The students can use camera and sound equipment, and post-production units fluently. They master the workflow from shooting to editing, sound post-production and to release print. They know well the fundamentals of dramaturgy and can apply them in a versatile way in the writing of a short practice film screenplay. They can execute a practice film production in a school production environment excellently. They are capable of assessing and analyzing the production process critically, and are able to give constructive feedback about it.

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment
Attendance requirement 80 %
Learning assignment
Portfolio