GDCOM 205 Video Production
Instructor
BARRY C. ERDELJON
e-mail: barry.erdeljon@marymount.edu
Phone: 703-284-1652

Class meeting times
LEC: W 10:00-12:45P.M. Video studio Reinch Library lower level
9:30 - 10:00 equipment check out and
disc burning as needed

SYLLABUS

STUDENT GROUPS & EQUIPMENT

YFF Blog FA11

Class example blog

Office Hours
TUE 03:30-04:30PM GAILHAC G106
WED 03:00-05:00PM GAILHAC G106
TH  03:30-04:30PM GAILHAC G106

Other times by appointment.

Required Texts: Jim Stinson’s
Communication and Video Production and Workbook

Required Supplies:
Several Mini DV Video tapes
and DVD-R Discs

Required Equipment:
For each group of students:
One External Hard Drive
Interface: IEEE, Firewire or USB 2
Rotation speed: 5400 or higher (7200),
Cache: 8MB or higher
Size: At least 80GB

Recommended hard drives:
A-Data USA Waterproof/Shockproof 500 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive

Seagate Expansion 250 GB USB 2.0 Portable
External Hard Drive

Western Digital My Passport Essential 500 GB USB 3.0/2.0 Portable External Hard Drive
Please remove U3 software from all USB drives being used in the Mac lab. U3 is not compatible with the Mac lab and will render USB inoperable. And you risk loosing your project files.
http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2550/~/removing-u3-launchpad-on-a-pc
  DATE READINGS LECTURE & DEMOS PROJECT ASSIGNMENTS
Each week complete workbook quiz end of chapter - tests are taken from these questions

SHOOTING SCRIPT TEMPLATE link

STORYBOARD
TEMPLATE
link or PDF

RELEASE FORM
link

EQUIPMENT
PROBLEM
FORM link

Sound Effects & Music Loops
Garage band is installed on each video editing Computer

Flash Kit
http://www.flashkit.com/index.shtml

Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/
ammem/index.html

Creative Commons
http://search.creativecommons.org/

Royalty Free sites:
http://www.royaltyfreemusic
.com/free-music-clips.html

http://www.opuzz.com/

http://musicbakery.com/

RESOURCES:
Videomaker Online

Free Video Course

DVfilmmaker.com

Film Underground

Film Making
Resource

Movie Database

1/18

1. About Video
2. Getting Started

Course introduction, syllabus review, required supplies

 Purchase supplies

Review examples on the class blog, and add more online examples in the comments section.
http://muvideoclass.wordpress.com

Demonstration video:
Link to Shooting Script
Link to assignment

1/25

3. Video Space
4. Video Time
5. Video Composition

Storyboards and shooting scripts

Tech demo: Using the camera and mics, importing video, burning DVDs, file management

due next class
Revised shooting script for Demonstration video Link to Shooting Script
Link to assignment
Demonstration video: shoot

2/1

6. Video Language
7. Video Sound

Video Space, Time, and Composition

Video language and sound

Tech demo: Intro to editing Video in Final Cut and file management techniques, exporting video as Quicktime

due next class
Final Demonstration video: Quicktime file and Apple TV file and posted on YouTube

Proposal, storyboard link and shooting script link for interviews Link to assignment

Link to the questions

Take home test Chapters 1-7

2/8

8. Video Communication
9. Program Development
10. Production Planning

Turn in Test Chapters 1-7

Present Demonstration video & Turn in Quicktime nd Apple TV files and post to YouTube

Video development and production planning

due next class: Interview
1. Program Development
2. Shooting Script
3. Production Plan

Shoot Interviews Link to assignment
of people approved in class using the questions created in class
2/15  

Present proposal,
1. Program Development
2. Shooting Script
3. Production Plan

Tech demo: Shooting an interview—lighting, angles

due next class
A. Shoot Interviews Link to assignment
of people approved in class using the questions created in class

B. Transfer interviews to your hard disc
2/22 11. Camera Systems
12. Camera Operation

Camera Systems and Operation

Present interview footage

due next class
A. Shoot Interviews Link to assignment
of people approved in class using the questions created in class

B. Transfer interviews to your hard disc
2/29   Present interview footage due next class
A. Interview audio track and rough cut
B. Shoot b-roll and still images
3/7

No Class spring break
3/14

13. Lighting Tools
14. Lighting Design
15. Lighting Applications

Present interview roughcut

Lighting and Audio

Tech demo: Preparing still images

Edit interview videos

due next class
A. Final Interview video exported QT files and uploaded to youtube
B. Proposal for PSA-comedies
link to assignment

Take home test Chapters 8-15
3/21

16. Recording Audio

Turn in Test Chapters 8-15

Turn in final interview videos

Directing for Content and Form

due next class for
PSA-Comedies:
1. Program Development
2. Shooting Script
3. Production Plan
link to assignment

3/28

17. Directing for Content
18. Directing for Form

 

 

Present PSA Comedies proposal
1. Program Development
2. Shooting Script
3. Production Plan

Editing operations and principles

Tech demo: Editing review, Type and music in Final Cut

due next class: PSA
A. PSA-comedies footage
B. Transfer footage to your hard disc

 
4/4 19. Editing Operations
20. Editing Principles

Critique work-in-progress PSA Comedies

Work on PSA Comedies video

due next class: PSA
A. PSA Comedy rough cut
4/11 21. Digital Editing
22. Mastering digital software
23. Authoring DVDs		 Present rough cut of PSA comedies

Digital editing and mastering

due next class: PSA
A. PSA Comedy director's cut

Take home test Chapters 16-23
4/18  

No Class Student Research Conference
4/25  

Present directors cut of PSA Comedies

Turn in Test Chapters 16-23

 due next class: PSA
A. PSA Comedy revised director's cut
5/2  

Present revised directors cut of PSA Comedies

 due next class for
PSA Comedies:
1. Final rendered Quicktime files on DVD
2. Uploaded to YouTube
3. Link to YouTube videos
link to assignment
5/9   Wednesday 12/14 12:00-2:30 Scheduled Final Exam:
Present final PSA Comedy Videos & turn in copy of
Quicktime files on DVD and email link to videos upload to YouTube