MAET-100 Intro to Media Production

Credits 4 / 6 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into ACRD 080.
In this course students will learn the basic equipment technologies and techniques used throughout the audio and video pre-production and post-production industries. Students will be introduced to the basics of video camera operation lighting sound recording and non-linear editing in order to create real world projects. (Note: MAET-100 is equivalent to COMV-141. Students who have taken COMV-141 should not take MAET-100)

Course Outcomes
1. Identify the aspect ratio for traditional and emerging distributional channels including but not limited to film, broadcast television, mobile and web video 2. Identify and operate the following video camera features: iris, focus, zoom control, filter wheel, white balance, record, player controls, and settings menu 3. Demonstrate basic video camera movements: Pan (Left/Right), Tilt (Up/Down) Zoom (In/Out) and Track 4. Demonstrate the following shot compositions on a non-human subject: Long Shot, Medium Long Shot, Medium Shot, Medium Close-Up, Close Up, Extreme Close-Up 5. Demonstrate the following shot compositions on a human subject: Full Shot, Knee Shot, Waist Shot, Chest Shot, Head/Shoulders Shot, Close Up, Extreme Close Up 6. Demonstrate the process of establishing and maintaining compositional “head room and/or walk room” using a video camera 7. Identify and describe the two types of lenses: Primary and Variable 8. Identify and define the following lens attributes: Focal Length, Angle of View, Aperture, F-Stop, and Depth of Field 9. Identify and describe the factors that control an image’s depth of field. 1O. Identify and label a typical F-stop table from F-1.4 to F- 22 11. Demonstrate the proper method for coiling various video cables and connecting them to various types of video equipment 12. Demonstrate the proper method for loading/unloading media both into and out of a video camera 13. Identify and demonstrate the methods used to power a digital video camera 14. Identify from a diagram the basic electronic components of a video camera 15. Demonstrate the process for white balancing a video camera in both daylight and tungsten shooting environments 16. Identify and operate the following components of a basic light kit: light stands, light fixtures, gels, gel frames, diffusion material, chimera, power cords, scrims, barn doors, bulbs, and umbrellas/reflectors 17. Diagram and demonstrate basic 3-point lighting configuration 18. Demonstrate how to connect a microphone to a video camera 19. Demonstrate the proper levels for recording sound into a video camera 20. Define and describe fundamental audio concepts such as sound waves and their components: velocity, wavelength, phase, timbre and other physical properties of sound; the sound envelope; Frequency & Pitch; Amplitude & Loudness; Frequency & Loudness 21. Diagram and describe the operating principles and operational differences between Dynamic and Condenser microphones 22. Demonstrate fundamental knowledge of common audio equipment including mixers, loudspeakers/monitors, and microphones 23. Demonstrate the proper method for coiling various audio cables and connecting them to various types of audio equipment 24. Demonstrate the proper method for loading/unloading media both into and out of a portable audio recorder 25. Demonstrate the proper levels for recording sound into a portable audio recorder 26. Demonstrate proper mounting and microphone placement techniques by recording a voice over, on-location interview, natural sound and sound effects that support the creation of a short aural story 27. Describe and use the lexicon associated with the computer Non-Linear Editing (NLE) Programs used within this course 28. Navigate and describe the function of components contained with the interface of a NLE Program 29. Demonstrate the process for naming and storing media files within a NLE Program 30. Demonstrate the process of creating a new project, saving a project, and opening a within a NLE Program 31. Demonstrate the procedure for digitizing media within a NLE Program 32. Demonstrate the process of importing media within a NLE Program 33. Demonstrate the process of playing clips within a NLE Program 34. Demonstrate the process of selecting a mark in/out point within a NLE Program 35. Demonstrate and describe the differences between an “overwrite” and “splice-in edit” within a NLE Program 36. Demonstrate the process of “undoing” an action within a NLE Program 37. Demonstrate the process of creating basic titles within a NLE Program 38. Demonstrate the process of creating basic transitions within a NLE Program 39. Demonstrate the process of rendering basic effects within a NLE Program 40. Demonstrate the process of mixing audio tracks within a NLE Program 41. Demonstrate the process of exporting the timeline to a self-contained media file within a NLE Program.