Pasa 5262 Y1 Projects Course Outline

COURSE OUTLINE

BPSA THEATRE, FILM & TELEVISION 2009

PASA 5262 FILM & TELEVISION PROJECTS 1B Level 5

Course No. PASA5262

Course Name Film & Television Projects 1B

Credits 15

Course Coordinators Athina Tsoulis & Dan Wagner This course runs throughout Semester Two and involves Film and Television students only. It is an extension of the Screen Basics course and will look in greater depth at aspects which affect all areas of production regardless of specialisation.

Staff Contacts Teaching Staff Athina Tsoulis (Directing) [email protected] Milton Justice (Directing) [email protected] Alan Brash (Writing – Screen) [email protected] Gary Henderson (Theatre) [email protected] Brent Hargreaves (Art Directing) [email protected] Larry Justice (Production) [email protected] Dan Wagner (Camera) [email protected] Alan Locke (Camera Tutor) [email protected] Glenn Thomas (Editing) [email protected] John Callen (Acting) [email protected] Victor Grbic (Sound Tutor/Prog Co-ord. Film & Television) [email protected] Production Staff Nikki Baigent (Screen Production Manager) – [email protected] Robin Gee (Screen Production Manager) – [email protected] Gayle Jackson (Props & Costume Assistant) – [email protected] Sai Yin Leung (Maintenance Engineer) - [email protected] Theo Gibson (Screen Technician) - [email protected] Programme Administration Belinda Lima (Programme Administrator) - [email protected] Please Note: Attendance is an essential facet of your professional training/behaviour. You are advised that poor attendance or substandard preparation may result in you being restricted in or declined participation on a particular project. This may lead to a fail mark in an assessment linked to that project. If you are unable to attend a class or meeting, you MUST notify PASA reception (815 4321 ext. 7115, or email Belinda ) of 1) your reason for non-attendance/lateness; and 2) when you expect to resume/attend. Treat your attendance here in the same way you'd treat a job. You'd at least inform your employer as soon as you know you'll be absent or late. On a shoot, you'd usually be obligated to find someone to cover you. But you'd never just not show up. We take attendance and punctuality very seriously - so must you.

Course Aims and Learning Outcomes 1

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COURSE OUTLINE

BPSA THEATRE, FILM & TELEVISION 2009

Every course has Aims, and every class and assessment has Learning Outcomes. They are what you will achieve by successfully completing each class and assessment. Here are the aims and learning outcomes for this paper: PASA 5262 Film & Television Projects 1B Course Aims: To enable students to employ fundamental theories, concepts and techniques in practicebased settings to develop their creativity and artistic growth through experiential exploration of film and television technologies and processes.

Learning Outcomes: On completion of the course you will be able to: 1. Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively in a team. - Examine the role and inter-relationship of the specialist within the film crew 2. Demonstrate a basic understanding of fundamental screen processes associated with continuity and blocking. 3. Demonstrate discipline specific professional behaviour and practices.

Coursework The purpose of SCREEN BASICS II is to extend certain key concepts that were touched on in Semester One, which will prepare you for the STUDIO ONE Project, where you will collaborate with other students to realise short scenes written by the Year One Writing students. Firstly, we will look at CONTINUITY and what that means in all its facets – theoretical and practical. Continuity is a fundamental concept and we will examine how it has developed and influenced drama production, what it actually means and the many areas that are involved. On the practical side, you will learn what the role of Continuity person entails, how to time and mark up a script, and to record continuity logs on set. Secondly, we will investigate BLOCKING and how it affects the various departments. Beginning with the script, we will discuss how blocking, with its components of staging and placement of camera, functions to give life to the words on the page in terms of the emotional (subtext) and action (plot) content.

Projects The main project this semester is STUDIO ONE (2nd- 12th November). This is a Crossover Project, which involves FTV, Acting, and, to a certain extent, Performance Technology. You will participate in 12 half-day shoots – all in our FTV Studio. For each shoot, you will work within the specialty of each of your two electives. This is the first major crossover project where everyone is working on one shoot at the same time. As such, your levels of communication, collaboration and general professionalism will be assessed.

Class & Project Schedule 2

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CONTINUITY Lesson 1 – Mon. 20th July 9-12 - Screen Continuity: concept overview from the viewpoints of various specialties Lesson 2 – Mon 27th July 9-12 - Guest Lecturer: PREPPING THE JOB Lesson 3 – Mon 3rd August 9-12 - Guest Lecturer: ON THE DAY Lesson 4 – Mon 10th August 9-12 - Exercise: mock-up shoot w/ Guest Lecturer presiding In-Class Test – Mon 17th August 9-12 BLOCKING Lesson 1 – Wed.26th August 1-4pm – Overview, Why and How do we block? Lesson 2 – Wed.2nd September 1-4pm – Different types of staging Lesson 3 – Mon.7th September 1-4pm – Mock Blocks I: tutor/student workshopping Lesson 4 – Wed.16th September 1-4pm – Mock Blocks II: student demonstrations Online Test – Fri. 18th September – 9:00-10:30am

Course Assessments and Due Dates Weighting

Nature of assessment

Learning Outcomes

Due Date

40%

Assignment 1 (Continuity)

1, 2

17th August

40%

Assignment 2 (Blocking)

1, 2

18th September

20%

Assignment 3 (Professional Practice)

3

23rd November

There will be three assessments for this course: a written test to gauge your understanding of Continuity; an online test on Blocking; and assessment based on tutor and peer feedback around the professional aspects of your work during Studio One.

Markings and Grades Assignment and Course Grades DISTINCTION MERIT PASS FAIL

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A+ (90-100); A (85-89); A- (80-84); B+ (75-79); B (70-74); B- (65-69); C+ (60-64); C (55-59); C- (50-54). D (40-49); E (0-39).

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