Video Production Practice
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36 hours face to face + blended
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2024 teaching periods
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 1 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Aims and objectives
The unit brings together the theory and practice of creating content using video by learning different story telling techniques and basic production skills for video news, information and documentary content.
1. Critically analyse and discuss an issue specific to the investigation and production of image and video for news and information media industries.
2. Design and implement a video journalism project in a systematic, rigorous and ethical way, with subsequent evaluation and critical reflection of the work process.
3. Identify and apply digital and online media production processes to create video products with a high level of personal and professional accountability.
4. Apply an advanced understanding of theoretical concepts around news audiences, production and narrative to create and communicate a large scale video project.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
2. Design and implement a video journalism project in a systematic, rigorous and ethical way, with subsequent evaluation and critical reflection of the work process.
3. Identify and apply digital and online media production processes to create video products with a high level of personal and professional accountability.
4. Apply an advanced understanding of theoretical concepts around news audiences, production and narrative to create and communicate a large scale video project.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Live Online Lecture | 1 | 12 | 12 |
On-campus Class (tutorial) | 2 | 12 | 24 |
Specified Activities Various | 10 | 10 | 100 |
Unspecified Activities Various | 1.17 | 12 | 14 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Production Assignment | Individual | 40% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Production Assignment | Individual | 30% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Final Pitch and Presentation | Individual | 30% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Content
- The role of video content in the contemporary media environment
- Cultural and political issues that affect the production of video news in the Australian and global media environment
- Legal, professional and ethical considerations in the production of video content
- Production skills specific to research and writing for video news, information and documentary styles
- Graduate Attribute – Communication Skills: Verbal communication
- Graduate Attribute – Communication Skills: Communicating using different media
- Graduate Attribute – Teamwork Skills: Collaboration and negotiation
- Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Information literacy
- Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Technical literacy
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials will be made available in the unit outline