College of the Redwoods
CURRICULUM PROPOSAL
--Attach the Course Outline-1. Division/Center
Professional and Technical Programs
2. Program and Course Number
RT 3
3. Course Title Film Style Field Television Production_______________________________
4.
X New (If new, are you deleting a course?) Course to be deleted:_________________
_____ Change (Indicate current status and proposed changes on "Summary of Curriculum Changes" form)
_____ Check here if catalog description is being changed.
_____ Delete (Reason for deletion: ____________________________________________________)
5. Of what approved program is this course a part? ___________
(see list of approved programs and TOPS Codes)TOPS Code 0603.00
Is the course a "required course"?_____ an "additional requirement"?_____
(In a certificate or degree program)
6. Provide evidence that this course/revision is needed (purpose of proposal).
In-house newsgathering, informational talk shows, sporting events and other on-line programming are considered multicamera shoots and, in most cases, are taught and performed in studios. Such productions incorporate valued and needed
skills that our current television production course offers and should continue to offer. However, today’s programming is
becoming increasingly narrative in nature, not just informational. More and more stories are being manifested on an
entertainment level. This translates into a need for and exposure to a level of artistic proficiency that will ensure our
students’ marketability in the mass media market.
Film style productions, unlike studio and on-line productions, uses a single camera on location or in the field and
demands far greater attention to organizational and aesthetic considerations in all three stages of production.
Students desiring to enter this ever-expanding communications field must be well versed and attentive to the collaborative
structure of integrating ideas with creative problem solving that only film style field production can evoke.
7. Describe the students who will enroll (include estimated number).
Students pursuing general studies degrees with an emphasis in television production, CalWorks students, students seeking
job skills and specific interest students drawn from the community at large. (30)
8. Parallel courses--what is the relation of this course to existing courses
(modify/overlap/replace)?
RT1 and RT2 Television Production will facilitate instruction in on-line and in-house (studio) multi-camera productions.
Film Style Field Television Production will compliment RT1 and RT2 by exposing students to the narrative structure and
single camera style incorporated in field or on location productions, thus availing the full spectrum of television
production formats in far greater depth than merely cramming a fingernail sketch of both formats in a single class.
9. Capital Outlay: Describe the equipment for this class.
Presently have:
Need to acquire: (include cost) Lowel Location Light Kit, Windscreen for microphone and additional video tapes:
approximately $500.00
10. Staffing implications (Associate or Full-time faculty)
Associate or Full-time
Instructional Aide required? How many hours per week? ___No_________________________
11. Learning Resource Implications (new courses only)
Does the college have adequate learning resources to support the proposed course, or can the necessary resources be
acquired within the existing budget?
Yes ___X___ No ________
Please attach the "Learning Resource Supplement" to the Course Proposal form.
12. Facility Implications: (Unless otherwise stated, it is assumed this course can be offered
District-wide.)
Where Scheduled? Del Norte____________________________________
When Scheduled? Semester(s) Fall or Spring_______________
Day __X___ Evening ___X__
13. Special Fees None
14. Special Student Expenses (i.e., equipment, clothing, tools, etc.): None
15. Submitted by Tom P. Walradt
Tel. Ext. 2300
Date ___9/17/01____
Approved by Curriculum Committee __
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College of the Redwoods
COURSE OUTLINE
DATE_9/17/01
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER:
RT 3
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered) ______________
COURSE TITLE Film Style Field Television Production
I. CATALOG AND OUTLINE
1. CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
A study of the aesthetic considerations and technical practices of field production. Students will learn basic single camera
film style production techniques including storyboarding, shot chart development, field lighting, sound capture, postediting considerations, problem solving and associated terminologies.
2. COURSE OUTLINE:
Introduction and orientation to the film style production chain process
Screenplay treatment and location scouting techniques and concerns
The transfer of screenplay to storyboard and initial editing process
Shot chart assemblage and scheduling
Cast and crew considerations and auditions
The rehearsal process
Camera operation, terminologies and techniques
Shooting the production
Post-editing process considerations and techniques
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
5%
10%
10%
10%
5%
15%
15%
15%
15%
II. PREREQUISITES
Prerequisite?
No
X
Corequisite?
No
X
Recommended Preparation?
No
X
Yes _____________________
(course)
Yes _____________________
(course)
Yes _____________________
(course)
Rationale for Prerequisite, Corequisite, Recommended
Preparation__________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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III. OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENTS
1. COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES:
List the primary instructional objectives of the class. Formulate some of them in terms of specific measurable
student accomplishments, e.g., specific knowledge and/or skills to be attained as a result of completing this course.
For degree-applicable courses, include objectives in the area of "critical thinking." Upon successful completion of
this course, the students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the entire production chain process when putting together a single
camera film style television narrative.
2. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of film and television terminologies.
3. Demonstrate a basic knowledge and ability to operate and incorporate various camera, audio and lighting
techniques inherent in field production.
4. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of elements incorporated to coordinate the integration of ideas during all
three phases of production.
5. Demonstrate the techniques of mis-en-scene and montage spatial, temporal, graphic and rhythmic
continuity and discontinuity through classroom exercises.
6. Recognize the importance of collaborative effort as all of the crafts and occupations come together to
create a film style narrative.
7. Recognize the specific goals and elements necessary to assemble a coherent cast and crew.
8. Explain the different styles and techniques incorporated in the rehearsal process.
9. Demonstrate basic problem solving skills within the framework of the collaborative creative process
during all three phases of production.
10. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of post-editing technique.
2. COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS:
Degree applicable courses must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be completed for
non-credit courses. Describe how the course requires students to independently analyze, synthesize, explain, assess,
anticipate and/or define problems, formulate and assess solutions, apply principles to new situations, etc.
1. Students formulate narrative possibilities within restricted time frames synthesizing them into coherent
spatial, temporal, graphic and rhythmic televised field productions.
2. Students establish, assess and determine strategies and goals for auditioning, assembling and maintaining
an effective collaborative cast and crew.
3. Students critique film and video clips produced by themselves, their fellow classmates and professional
auteurs.
4. Students will develop on-the-spot strategies for unexpected equipment failures, weather conditions,
human frailties and inspirational creative differences that accompany all productions.
3. ASSESSMENT
Degree applicable courses must have a minimum of one response in category A, B, or C. If category A is not
checked, the department must explain why substantial writing assignments are an inappropriate basis for at least part
of the grade.
A. This course requires a minimum of two substantial (500 words each) written assignments which demonstrate
standard English usage (grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary) and proper paragraph and essay development. In
grading these assignments, instructors shall use, whenever possible, the English Department’s rubric for grading the
ENGL 150 exit essay. Substantial writing assignments, including:
__ essay exam(s)
__ term or other paper(s)
___ laboratory report(s)
__ written homework
__ reading report(s)
_X_ other (specify) Treatment and short screenplay
If the course is degree applicable, substantial writing assignments in this course are inappropriate because:
__ The course is primarily computational in nature.
__The course primarily involves skill demonstrations or problem solving.
__ Other rationale (explain) __________________________________
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B.
__
__
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Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including:
exam(s)
__ quizzes
X homework problems
laboratory report(s)
X field work
other (specify) _________________________________________
C.
Skill demonstrations, including:
X class performance(s)
X field work
__ other (specify) ______________________________________
__ performance exam(s)
D. Objective examinations, including:
X multiple choice
__ true/false
X matching items
__ completion
__ other (specify) ________________________________________
E.
Other (specify) Class participation
NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
IV. TEXTS AND MATERIALS
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS:
(Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended, including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title: Single-Camera Video production
X
Required
Edition: Second
______
Alternate
Author: Robert Musburger
______ Recommended
Publisher: Focal Press
Date Published: January 1999
(Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and attached.)
For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level:
___X___ Yes. Basis for determination:
___X___ is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the Division Dean or Center
Dean)
Texas A&M, Texas
Cal State Hayward, California
OR
______ has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale-Chall
Readability Index Scale.
______ No
Request for Exception Attached.
REQUIRED READING, WRITING, AND OTHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:
Over an 18-week presentation of the course, 3 hours per week are required for each unit of credit. ALL Degree
Applicable Credit classes must treat subject matter with a scope and intensity which require the student to study outside
of class. Two hours of independent work done out of class are required for each hour of lecture. Lab and activity classes
must also require some outside of class work. Outside of the regular class time the students in this class do the following:
X
X
X
X
X
X
_____
X
X
Study
Answer questions
Skill practice
Required reading
Problem solving activity or exercise
Written work (essays/compositions/report/analysis/research)
Journal (reaction and evaluation of class, done on a continuing basis throughout the semester)
Observation of or participation in an activity related to course content (e.g., play, museum, concert,
debate, meeting, etc.)
Other (specify) Storyboarding, rehearsing, video shooting and editing.
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V. TECHNICAL INFORMATION
1. Contact Hours Per Week: (Indicate
"TOTAL" hours if less than semester length)
Lecture:
2+
Weekly 36
TOTAL
Lab:
6+
Weekly 108 TOTAL
No. of Weeks S
(S = semester length)
(Use Request for Exception sheet to justify
more-than-minimum required hours.)
Units
6. Transferability X
CSU
UC
List two UC/CSU campuses with similar courses
(include course #s) U.C.L.A. 175A-175B.
Undergraduate Film Production.
UC Santa Cruz 20P. Introduction to Production
Technique.
UC Riverside FVC OO4 Introduction to Video Art
__________________________________________________
Articulation with UC requested __
7. Grading Standard
______Letter Grade Only
______CR/NC Only
X Grade-CR/NC Option
Grade-CR/NC Option Criteria:
______Introductory
__X__ 1st course in sequence
______Exploratory
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or
Variable Unit Range ______
2. TLUs
3.
5. Recommended Maximum Class Size 30
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Does course fulfill a General Education
requirement? (For existing courses only;
for new courses, use GE Application Form)
______Yes
X No
If yes, in what G.E. area?
AA/AS Area ________
CSU/GE Area ________
IGETC Area _________
8. Is course repeatable
Yes __X___ No
If so, repeatable to a maximum of:
Total Enrollments
Total Units
(Use Request for Exception sheet to justify repeatability.)
4. Method of Instruction:
_____ Lecture
_____ Lab
X Lecture/Lab
_____ Independent Study
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Course Classification __I_____
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