Handbook

This course provides practical experience in video-making and gives you an understanding of the basic concepts that underlie a video production, from script to final cut. You will have the opportunity to create a range of short video works with an emphasis on conceptual innovation. You are encouraged to look for practical solutions to theoretical problems concerning film/video that you may have encountered during your film and media courses. You will be improve to your competence in the technical skills of operating a camera, lighting, scripting, pre-production planning, editing and presentation. The course aims to increase your practical knowledge and awareness of film language, style, process, and technique by way of craft-based functional workshop exercises, independent assembly, and a substantial group-generated production process. You will develop your capacity for critical analysis through evaluation of range of short films, production processes, and your own work and that of your peers. The course supports you to develop collaborative working practices to a professional standard through the conceiving, scripting, pre-production, and production of a proof-of-concept short film. These films will be programmed into an end-of-term screening and can be included in your showreel or professional portfolio.