Digital Film Production: Creative Concepts

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Level:: 1
Credits:: 40
Length:: 12 months approx.
8hrs per week
Cost:: £595
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Course Overview

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This course in digital film production is a practical introduction to the creative ideas and techniques that can be employed through this dynamic medium. It will provide insight into the creative processes involved in visualising and realising a wide range of moving image sequences.

This is a practical course. The assessment is based on production and most of your learning will be achieved through practical exercises. You will watch and analyse films for ideas and techniques. You will be asked to write some analysis and reflection on your own work and to keep an ongoing research blog. This analysis is for practical knowledge rather than theoretical understanding. You will not be looking at how films can be ‘read’ but how they can be ‘written’.

This course explores creative concepts and techniques rather than technical skills. For instance, when we talk about camera techniques we will consider how an image feels, what meaning it conveys, how it is composed, rather than what f-stop, focal length and camera settings will be required to achieve a specific effect.

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Framing
Composition
Creating Meaning
Narrative

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To provide a structured introduction to a range of visual and narrative devices used to create mood, atmosphere and an intended meaning within a moving image sequence
To develop the skills needed to view media critically, to identify the techniques that are employed and how they affect the audience
To enable students to employ these techniques effectively in their own work.

Distance tuition

You are allocated a tutor and receive their details in your course pack. You work from the course materials and send regular assignments to your tutor. These are returned to you with comment and advice. The course fee includes tutor feedback on your set assignments, but you can purchase feedback and comment on additional pieces of work if you wish.

Face to face tuition is not available for this course.

18 projects and four assignments. Students also maintain a learning log.

For more information on assessment, click here - Assessment and how to get qualified booklet - to download the booklet PDF.