Los Angeles Unified School District Career Technical Education COURSE TEMPLATE (Secondary Non-ROCP) Course Title: Delivering The Message - Fundamentals of Video Production - Level One Prerequisite: ENGL 9A Teaching Credential/s Required: Single Subject: Industrial and Technology Education; Single Subject Credential: Art; CTE Credential: Arts, Media, and Entertainment; Designated Subjects Credential: Multimedia; Supplementary Authorization: Graphic Arts Course Level: Introductory Concentrator Capstone Sample Course Sequence: X Delivering The Message Refining The Message The Independent Message Course #: 292609/10 CBEDS Title: Video Production CBEDS #: 5716 CTE Industry Sector: Arts, Media & Entertainment Career Pathway: Design, Visual & Media Arts Course Description: The major emphasis of this course is for students to learn various aspects of Videography and Visual Communication techniques, connecting to the knowledge and skills introduced in their core curriculum, particularly in English (ELA). This course prepares students to be cogent communicators in their project-based work, to gain an understanding of the technical skills associated with Videography - sound design, mixing, editing - to train on and use professional grade equipment and to enrich their analytical skills as they become more discerning and self-critical. Students focus on the fundamentals of visual communication as they view and discuss various types of media pieces from blockbuster films to Fox News reports to Youtube clips, performing comparative analysis on media projects from different cultures and times. The ultimate goal of the class is the optimal enrichment and empowerment of the student towards both their career and academic goals. Linked Learning and advanced Project-Based opportunities exist between this course and courses in ELA, Social Science and Science. The content of this course is aligned with the Arts, Media and Entertainment Standards and California high school academic core content area standards. Instructional Units: Instructional Hours: Unit 1 - Medium & Message ; Unit II - Investigation & Exploration ; Unit III - Planning & Organization ; Unit IV - Design & Execution ; Unit V - Structure and Revision ; Unit VI - Delivering The Message 180 Hours BUL-3697.1 Page 1 of 5 February 18, 2013
SAMPLE PERFORMANCE TASK Performance Task Preparing To Film Your Short / Scene In this assignment you will: 1. Form production crews to create your projects, assigning roles to each member of the class and making sure that they are clear about their responsibilities. 2. Learn the everyday protocols used by professionals, as well as germane terminology. 3. Develop universally transferable personal and interpersonal skills discipline, time management, teamwork, problem solving that can be applied to any field. 4. Create a schedule and a budget for your budget, creating all the requisite paperwork permits, releases etc. 5. Explore the elements needed to successfully develop their original idea into a narrative story with three-dimensional characters, unifying the style of the performances with the timbre of the storytelling. 6. Analyze and practice creating key aspects of the scene: lighting, camera composition, camera movement, sound effects and music, use of color, set and costume design, pace and rhythm, etc. 7. Study the work of different filmmakers to identify elements they might adopt to convey story, emotion, mood and suspense. Samples of appropriate foundation and pathway standards for course Anchor Standards: Anchor Communication Standard 2.5 Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats. Anchor Technology Standard 4.1 Use electronic reference materials to gather information and produce products and services. BUL-3697.1 Page 2 of 5 February 18, 2013
Anchor Problem Solving and Critical Thinking Standards 5.3 Anchor Leadership and Teamwork Standards 9.2 Use systems thinking to analyze how various components interact with each other to produce outcomes in a complex work environment. Identify the characteristics of successful teams including leadership, cooperation, collaboration, and effective decision making skills as applied in groups, teams, and career technical student organization activities. Pathway Standards: AME Design, Visual, and Media Standard A2.2 AME Design, Visual, and Media Standard A8.1 AME Performing Standard B8.0 Demonstrate personal style and advanced proficiency in communicating an idea, theme, or emotion in an industry relevant artistic product. Understand the component steps and skills required to design, edit, and produce a production for audio, video, electronic, or printed presentation. Deconstruct the aesthetic values that drive professional performance and the artistic elements necessary for industry production. AME Performing Standard B6.0 Apply skill and knowledge in acting, directing, design, and composition to create formal and informal (improvised) theater, film, video, and electronic media performances. BUL-3697.1 Page 3 of 5 February 18, 2013
Performance Task Rubric or Scoring Guide STANDARD ADVANCED PROFICIENT BASIC BELOW BASIC AME Pathway Standard A8.1: Understand the component steps and skills required to design, edit, and produce a production for audio, video, electronic, or printed presentation. There is visual continuity and a compelling story. Rhythm & tempo vary to build tension. Music, SFX and dialogue are well mixed. Video is colorcorrected, and titles and transitions add to the effectiveness. The visual story builds in dramatic tension and the sound is well mixed. There is logical continuous action in the cutting of shots within scenes. The story does not fundamentally make narrative sense as cut. BUL-3697.1 Page 4 of 5 February 18, 2013
Text Books and Supplemental Resources: Textbook: Title: Video Production Handbook Publisher: Focal Press Author(s): Jim Owens & Gerald Millerson Supplemental: Title: Film Directing: Shot by Shot Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions Author: Stephen D. Katz Sample Pathway Occupations: High school (Diploma) Production Assistant Assistant Editor Camera Intern Art Assistant Postsecondary training (Certification and/or AA degree) College or University (bachelor s degree or higher) Associate Editor Asst. Art Dept. Asst. Director Assoc. Editor Associate Producer Best Boy Assistant Editor Assistant Director Associate Producer Producer Camera Person Grip / Gaffer BUL-3697.1 Page 5 of 5 February 18, 2013