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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong Community College
Subject Description Form
Subject Code
CCN2223
Subject Title
Digital Video Production
Level
2
Credit Value
3
Medium of
Instruction
English
Pre-requisite /
Co-requisite/
Exclusion
Nil
Objectives
This subject provides students with practical experience in the
production of digital video and relevant digital media theory with
specific reference to current trends and developments in broadcasting,
cinema and online media. Students will be encouraged to explore film
language as the syntax for digital entertainment creatively and
technically. This subject will emphasise how students apply existing
conventions and theories of digital video production in their own work
and develop personal style eventually.
Intended Learning
Outcomes
Upon completion of the subject, students will be able to:
(a) plan, organise and practise a video production project.
(b) develop dramatic ideas as the core of digital entertainment.
(c) recognise and apply film language for communication in various
platforms.
(d) recognise conceptual framework of digital media theories on
interdisciplinary relationships.
Subject Synopsis/
Indicative Syllabus
Film Appreciation
Develop dramatic ideas through analysing different film genres: Action;
Adventure; Comedy; Crime; Drama; Epic; Horror; Musical; Sciencefiction; War; Western.
Directing
Making a creative decision in production; Shot size; Shot angles;
Montage; Mise-en-scène; Montage; Storyboard; The triangle system;
Acting.
Script Writing
Creating a script as a blueprint for the production: Character; Scene;
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Location; Timing; Dialogue; Monologue; Adaptation.
Cinematography
Making of lighting and camera choices in filming; Camera angles;
Camera movement; High key; lighting; Low key lighting; Three point
lighting.
Art Direction
Select the settings and style to tell the story visually: Set design;
Costume design; Props design.
Editing
Different types of editing style to cut shots: Graphic relations between
shots; Rhythmic relations between shots; Spatial relations between
shots; Temporal relations between shots.
Sound Design
Managing a consistent audio in the production: Location recording;
Sound mixing: Foley; Dubbing; Sound Effect.
Production Management
Creating the conditions for the production: Location scout; Budget
planning.
Teaching/Learning
Methodology
Weekly lectures will be complemented with tutorials and workshops.
Students will be required to demonstrate their understanding of the
aesthetic principles through an analysis of existing works as well as the
application of taught principles in project work.
Assessment
Methods in
Alignment with
Intended Learning
Outcomes
A variety of assessment tools will be used to develop and assess
students’ achievement of the subject intended learning outcomes.
Specific assessment
methods/tasks
%
weighting
Intended subject learning
outcomes to be assessed
a
b
c
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Continuous Assessment*
100
 Individual Assignment
20
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 Group Assignment
20
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 Individual Project
40
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 Practical Test
10
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 Participation
10
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Total
100
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*Continuous assessment items and/or weighting may be adjusted by the subject
team subject to the approval of the College Programme Committee.
To pass this subject, students are required to obtain Grade D or above in
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the Continuous Assessment.
Student Study
Effort Expected
Class contact
Hours
 Lecture
13
 Tutorial & Workshop
26
Other student study effort
Reading List and
References
 Self-study
42
 Continuous Assessment
52
Total student study effort
133
References
Alton, J. (1995). Painting with Light. (4th ed.), University of California
Press.
Arijon, D. (1991). Grammar of the Film Language. Silman-James.
Bordwell, D. (2008). Film Art: An Introduction. (8th ed.), McGraw Hill.
Brown, B. (2002). Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image
Making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers. (1st ed.),
Focal Press.
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