Overview
This unit builds on the foundation provided by MMST11009: Digital Video and Audio to teach visual storytelling concepts and narrative film-making techniques. You will learn how to create a visual story narrative by employing principles and elements of story design. You will develop practical film-making skills related to direction, camera, lighting, production design, sound and editing, which you will apply to the creation of a narrative short film. Through an exploration of screen culture and history, you will learn how to constructively critique screen production work for the benefit of your assessment outcomes.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: MMST11009 Digital Video and Audio Students who have completed DGTL13003 Advanced Media Production may not enrol in this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2019
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Observations during the term and discussion with teaching team.
Assessment 3 (Video Essay) would be more effective if it preceded Assessment 2 (Final-Cut Movie)
Change order of assessments so the Video Essay becomes Assessment 2 and the Final-Cut Movie becomes Assessment 3.
Feedback from Student and staff observations.
Lack of clarity about assessment tasks.
Add more explanation to the assessment briefs that explicitly state the specifics of assessment tasks are more thoroughly explained through the unit lectures, tutorial activities, previous student exemplars on the unit Moodle site and during feedforward sessions (in-class and on zoom). Add more notifications on Moodle forums at the start of term that explicitly state the specifics of assessment tasks are more thoroughly explained through the unit lectures, tutorial activities, previous student exemplars on the unit Moodle site and during feedforward sessions (in-class and on zoom).
- create a visual story narrative by employing principles and elements of story design
- create a narrative short film through the application of film-making principles and skills related to direction, camera, lighting, production design, sound and editing
- constructively critique screen production work within the context of screen culture and history
Not applicable
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Practical and Written Assessment - 25% | |||
| 2 - Practical and Written Assessment - 55% | |||
| 3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 20% | |||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||
| 5 - Team Work | |||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Practical and Written Assessment - 25% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Practical and Written Assessment - 55% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Framed Ink: Drawing and Composition for Visual Storytellers
(2010)
Authors: Marcos Mateu-Mestre
Design Studio Press, California
California , USA
ISBN: 9781933492957
Binding: Paperback
Cutting Rhythms Shaping the Film Edit
(2009)
Authors: Karen Pearlman
Elsevier, Burlington
ISBN: 9780080927763
Binding: Paperback
Documentary Voice & Vision: A Creative Approach to Non-Fiction Media Production
Edition: 1 (2016)
Authors: Kelly Anderson and Martin Lucas
CRC Press
New York New York , NY , USA
ISBN: 9781317636120
Binding: Paperback
Living With A Creative Mind
(2011)
Authors: Jeff Crabtree and Julie Crabtree
Zebra Collective, Australia
ISBN: 9780987104601
Binding: Paperback
Video production 101: Delivering the Message
Edition: 1 (2014)
Authors: Manriquez, Antonio; McCluskey, Tom
Pearson Higher Ed
USA
ISBN: 978-0-13-382553-4
Binding: Paperback
Voice & vision: a creative approach to narrative film and DV production
Edition: 3rd edn (2018)
Authors: Mick Hurbis-Cherrier
Focal Press
Burlington Burlington , Massachusetts , USA
ISBN: 9780415739986
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
'Framed Ink: Drawing and Composition for Visual Storytellers' by Mateu-Mestre is available from the CQUni Library and a PDF of selected pages can be downloaded from the unit Moodle site. If you prefer your own paper copy, you can purchase one at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code)
'Video production 101: Delivering the Message' by Manriquez and McCluskey is available for free as an electronic resource (text and video) through a CQUni library database.
- For textbook: https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/video-production-101/9780133819922/
- For video tutorials: https://learning.oreilly.com/videos/video-production-learn/9780133829082/9780133829082-VPRO_00_00
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Adobe Audition (Adobe Creative Cloud student subscription recommended)
- Adobe Premiere Pro (Adobe Creative Cloud student subscription recommended)
- Audacity, a free open source, cross-platform audio software for multi-track recording and editing available from http://www.audacityteam.org/
- HandBrake, a free open source video transcoder (freely available from http://handbrake.fr/)
- Microsoft Office, Acrobat Reader, ability to uncompress files (ie. windows or winzip or 7-zip)
- VideoLan VLC Media Player (freely available from www.videolan.org/vlc)
- Vimeo.com (Vimeo is the free video hosting and sharing platform used for peer-reviews in this unit.)
- Zoom (for online tutorials)
- Audio recording equipment. This is available for loan on some campuses. Please consult the course website or teaching staff for details.
- Video recording equipment. This is available for loan on some campuses. Please consult the course website or teaching staff for details.
- Cheqroom (online equipment booking system)
- Lynda.com (Online library of thousands of premium instructional videos about software tools and skills)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
m.randell@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Introduction to the unit
Chapter
Framed Ink: Chapter 1, p24-30
Voice and Vision: Chapter 3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom session for Distance students
Module/Topic
Assessment #1: Visual Storytelling
Chapter
Framed Ink: Chapter 3-4
Voice and Vision: Chapters 1-7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom session for Distance students
Module/Topic
Assessment #1: Screening, Lecturer and Peer Review
Chapter
Framed Ink: Chapter 1, p24-30, 3, 4
Voice and Vision: Chapters 1-7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Feedforward Zoom session for Distance students
Assessment#1:
- Monday: upload Draft Video Pitch to Vimeo
- Before Friday: Complete 3 x Peer Reviews on Vimeo
- Friday: Submit Final Video Pitch and your 3 x Peer Reviews to Moodle
Pre-production Due: Week 3 Friday (2 Aug 2019) 9:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Assessment#2: Production: Directing
Chapter
Framed Ink: Chapter 1, p24-30, 3, 4
Voice and Vision: Chapters 1-7, 9-14 and 17-18
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Assessment#2: Production: Audio Capture
Chapter
Framed Ink: Chapter 1, p24-30, 3, 4
Voice and Vision: Chapters 15 - 16 and 22-23
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
No Classes - Production
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Assessment#2: Production Catch-up
Chapter
Framed Ink: Chapter 1, p24-30, 3, 4
Voice and Vision
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom session for Distance students
Module/Topic
Assessment#2: Rough-cut Milestone meeting with Lecturer
Chapter
Framed Ink: Chapter 1, p24-30, 3, 4
Voice and Vision: Chapters 20 - 21
Events and Submissions/Topic
Feedforward Zoom session for Distance students
Assessment#2:
- Monday: upload Rough-cut to Vimeo
- Before Friday: Rough-cut Milestone meeting with lecturer and receive Video Essay Topic for Assessment #3.
Module/Topic
Assessment#2+#3: Applying feedback
Chapter
Framed Ink: Chapter 1, p24-30, 3, 4
Voice and Vision: Chapters 20 - 21
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom session for Distance students
Module/Topic
Assessment#2: Post-Production: Editing
Chapter
Framed Ink: Chapter 1, p24-30, 3, 4
Voice and Vision: Chapters 20 - 21
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Assessment #2: Screening, Lecturer and Peer Review
Chapter
Framed Ink: Chapter 1, p24-30, 3, 4
Voice and Vision: Chapters 22 - 23
Events and Submissions/Topic
Feedforward Zoom session for Distance students
Assessment#2:
- Monday: upload Draft Final-cut to Vimeo
- Before Friday: Complete 3 x Peer Reviews on Vimeo
- Friday: Submit Final Final-cut and your 3 x Peer Reviews to Moodle
Production and Post-production Due: Week 10 Friday (27 Sept 2019) 9:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Assessment#3: Reflection and the Video Essay
Chapter
Framed Ink: Chapter 1, p24-30, 3, 4
Voice and Vision: Chapters 24
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Assessment#3: Screening, Lecturer and Peer Review
Chapter
Framed Ink: Chapter 1, p24-30, 3, 4
Voice and Vision: Chapters 24
Events and Submissions/Topic
Feedforward Zoom session for Distance students
Assessment#3:
- Monday: upload Draft Video Essay to Vimeo
- Before Friday: Complete 3 x Peer Reviews on Vimeo
- Friday: Submit Final Video Essay and your 3 x Peer Reviews to Moodle
Video Essay Due: Week 12 Friday (11 Oct 2019) 9:00 pm AEST
1 Practical and Written Assessment
Movie-making involves three specific stages of pre-production, production and post-production. The first assessment task specifically involves the pre-production stage of this process. The ultimate goal for this unit is to create a 3-minute movie where all of the source material for the movie has been captured by you or your crew specifically for this project. Your 3-minute movie must be narrative fiction, respond to a specified theme and the list of genres provided in the brief.
For this assessment, you will produce a Video Pitch for your 3-minute movie which must include the analysis of three video references as a visual explanation for your movie. Please note the Video Pitch is NOT a powerpoint presentation and must include video footage of your video references. As part of this assessment, you are required to conduct an online peer review of 3 other student draft Video Pitches.
Please read the full briefs for Assessment #1, #2 and #3 before beginning this task and refer to the Unit materials for a breakdown of requirements.
Week 3 Friday (2 Aug 2019) 9:00 pm AEST
Video Pitch to be uploaded to Vimeo for Peer Review prior to the deadline. For timely formative feedback, it is strongly advised that students present their ideas in class or via online Zoom sessions. Do not wait for feedback via Moodle.
Week 5 Friday (16 Aug 2019)
Video Pitch: Clarity of concept, Scope and scale and Quality of 4 required topics (research, analysis and logical structure.)
Technical A/V skills: Demonstration of ability proportional to task completion of your Video Pitch: AV editing, audio capture, sound design, inclusion of still images and text, adherence to technical specifications.
Peer review: Adherence to the required discussion topics. Quality and completeness of task.
- create a visual story narrative by employing principles and elements of story design
- create a narrative short film through the application of film-making principles and skills related to direction, camera, lighting, production design, sound and editing
- constructively critique screen production work within the context of screen culture and history
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Practical and Written Assessment
This assessment draws on Assessment #1 (pre-production) and involves completing the production and post-production stages of your 3-minute movie. All of the source material for your movie must be captured by you or your crew specifically for this project. If you don't follow this mandatory requirement you will likely receive a fail grade for this assessment for plagiarism. Your 3-minute movie must be narrative fiction, respond to a specified theme and the list of genres provided in the brief.
- In week 7, you are required to have a milestone meeting with your lecturer to discuss the Rough-cut of your 3-minute movie and receive your Video Essay topic. This topic must be story-related NOT technical.
- In week 10, you will submit a Final-cut of your 3-minute movie. As part of this assessment, you are required to conduct an online peer review of 3 other student draft Final-cuts.
Please read the full briefs for Assessment #2 and #3 before beginning this task and refer to the Unit materials for a full breakdown of requirements.
Week 10 Friday (27 Sept 2019) 9:00 pm AEST
Week 7 mandatory Milestone meeting to discuss Rough-cut. Rough-cut to be uploaded to Vimeo prior to meeting. Final-cut of the 3-minute movie to be uploaded to Vimeo for Peer Review prior to the deadline. For timely formative feedback, it is strongly advised that students present their ideas in class or via online Zoom sessions. Do not wait for feedback via Moodle.
Week 12 Friday (11 Oct 2019)
3-Minute Movie: Clarity of message, Implementation of prescribed story structure, Expression of Genre conventions, Production Design and overall visual style, Quality of iteration (rough-cut to final-cut) and Integration of feedforward.
Technical A/V skills: Demonstration of ability proportional to task completion of your Movie:
- Production (minimum of 2 required: direction, production design, cinematography composition, lighting, production design, audio capture)
- Post-production (all required: video editing, sound design, composition of still images and text, adherence to technical specifications.)
Peer review: Adherence to the required discussion topics. Quality and completeness of task.
- create a visual story narrative by employing principles and elements of story design
- create a narrative short film through the application of film-making principles and skills related to direction, camera, lighting, production design, sound and editing
- constructively critique screen production work within the context of screen culture and history
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
3 Practical and Written Assessment
For this assessment, you are required to submit a Video Essay which discusses ONE specific aspect of the refinement process you used, which improved the clarity of your 3-minute movie's storyline. This topic must be story-related NOT technical and allocated to you by your lecturer during your week 7 milestone meeting. Your Video Essay must include the analysis of three video references to illustrate your discussion. Please note the Video Essay is NOT a PowerPoint presentation and must include video footage of your video references. As part of this assessment, you are required to conduct an online peer review of 3 other student draft Video Essays.
Please read the full brief for this assessment and refer to the Unit materials for a breakdown of requirements.
Week 12 Friday (11 Oct 2019) 9:00 pm AEST
Video Essay to be uploaded to Vimeo for Peer Review prior to deadline.
Exam Week Monday (21 Oct 2019)
Video Essay: Adherence to the topic, quality of research, analysis, reflection and logical structure of video essay.
Technical A/V skills: Demonstration of ability proportional to task completion of your Video Essay: AV editing, audio capture, sound design, inclusion of still images and text, adherence to technical specifications.
Peer review: Adherence to the required discussion topics. Quality and completeness of task.
- create a visual story narrative by employing principles and elements of story design
- create a narrative short film through the application of film-making principles and skills related to direction, camera, lighting, production design, sound and editing
- constructively critique screen production work within the context of screen culture and history
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
