MassMediaNG Nigerian Entertainment News | Celebrity Gist, Nigeria Latest News
With the unbundling of Mass Communication programme in Nigeria, the face of communication education in the country has changed. The programme has transited into a full college/faculty while individual courses have adapted to the change. While several new courses now exist in the seven new departments, some of the courses you used to know before have also taken a new shape. We have done a thorough research on what these courses offer in universities across the world; and we have provided prototype syllabus for students to study ahead. This is also to assist lecturers who might be facing new challenges with several new courses to have an idea of what the syllabus of each course offers. Here’s is the course compact for Fundamentals of Film and Multi-Media Technology (FMS 202).
COURSE COMPACT
Faculty: Communication and Media Studies Department: Film & Media Studies
Course Code: FMS 202 Unit(s): 2 Semester: Second
Course Title: Fundamentals of Film and Multi-Media Technology
Lecturer: Programme: B.Sc.
(A). BRIEF OVERVIEW OF COURSE
This course provides an overview of the physical and technical bases of film and multimedia communications. It exposes students to a brief discourse on the historical, cultural, commercial, and aesthetic contexts that influence film. It further develops the student’s understanding of a film’s narrative and visual structure and its place within established theoretical traditions.
Students will also learn essential multimedia technology skills to adapt to today’s creative industries. They will have the ability to combine technical skills with the ability to meet design challenges, including a good understanding of the underlying digital technologies as well as the necessary design skills. The course is further structured to provide a comprehensive introduction to basic film and video production techniques and equipment. Proper procedures are explained for the use of digital and film cameras, lenses, filters, film stocks, lights, microphones, audio recorders, editing systems, and other motion picture equipment. Students will also learn the basics of various aspects of film production from script to screen, centering on basic theory and its application, using hands-on experience with digital film equipment. At the end of the course, students are expected to have learnt the basics of how to write, direct and edit films. They are also expected to produce full-length or short length films in groups.
(B). COURSE OBJECTIVES/GOALS
By the end of this course, students will have learned:
Basic timeline of cinema, from its origins to the present
Basic formal vocabulary and methods associated with film production, analysis and appreciation
Key film production team members, their functions and hierarchy
Film production process/stages
Critical thinking and writing skills as they analyze film form and content
Demonstrate introductory mastery of film production terminology and technique
Meaning and components of multimedia technology
Digital design for new media
(C). METHOD OF LECTURE DELIVERY
Lectures
Quizzes
Assignments
Practical Classroom Sessions
(D). COURSE OUTLINE
1. Introduction: Overview of Film and Multimedia Technology
Understanding the key concepts (film, film production, multimedia, multimedia technology)
Functions of Film
Major land marks in Film and Cinema
Overview of the Nigerian Motion Picture Industry (From film to Video)
Course overview
2. Dimensions of Film
Film as an art
Film as text
Film as technology
Film as commercial product
Film as psychological experience
Film as social practice
3. Film Structure
What is film structure?
Kinds of film structure (three-act structure, nine-act structure)
Story Structure: The Five Key Turning Points of All Successful Screen Plays
12 powerful principles of story structure (by Michael Hauge)
4. Stages in Film Production
Pre-Production
Production
Post-Production
5. Film Production Basics
Elements of film production
Camera basics
Sound
Shooting
Special Effects
Directing
Cinematography/Lighting
The language of film
Scripting
6. Film Production Team Members
Film production departments
Identifying the production team members and their Hierarchy (Above-the-line and Below-the-line team members)
Functions of film production team members
7. Conceptualizing Multimedia Technologies
Meaning of multimedia technology
Components of multimedia technology
Uses and Applications of multimedia technology
Delivery methods of multimedia
8. Digital Design for New Media
Elements of design
Principles of design
Language of digital design
Graphic design applications
Introduction to graphic design software
Principles of digital photo-editing.
9. Principles of Information Design
Meaning of information visualization
How to translate data into visuals
Statistical information graphics
Recreating events in space and time
Semiotics
Digital Illustration methods
10. Principles of Scripting and Storyboarding
Concept of Script
Concept of Storyboarding
The process of visual storytelling
Components of storyboard
Process of visual storytelling
11. Principles of Motion Graphics
Concept and brief history of motion graphics
Over view of Various Compositing Softwares, Structure and Attributes
Motion graphics in Film, Television, Interactive Media and Environment
Motion Language, Image and Type in Motion
Animation Process of Elements
12. Class Activities
(Film production by students)
(E). RECOMMENDED MATERIALS
Cook, D. A. (2004). A History of Narrative Film, 4th ed. New York: Norton.
Nelmes, J. (2012). Introduction to Film Studies, 5th Edition. London: Routeledge.
Barsam, R. & Monahan, D. (2016). Looking at Movies, 5th edition. New York: Norton.
Oyero, O., Amodu, L. O. & Usaini, S. (2015). Film History and Production Techniques. Ibadan: Stirling-Horden.
(F). IMPORTANT LINKS:
Multimedia: Its Components and Applications
Multimedia and Its Applications
How to Choose Style for Your Film
Film Theory: A Beginner’s Guide
Understanding film theory: An Essential Guide, by Jason Hellerman
Film Basics: Learning to “Read” and Write About Films
Seven Stages of Film Production
Get a Grip: A Guide to Key Production Crew Roles, by Chris Roe
Five Key Turning Points of All Successful Movie Scripts
Story Structure: The Five Key Turning Points of All Successful Screen Plays, by Michael Hauge
12 Powerful Principles of Story Structure, by Michael Hauge
READ ALSO: Syllabus for Writing For The Media (CMS 104)
READ ALSO: Syllabus for Traditional African Communication Systems (CMS 105)
READ ALSO: Syllabus for Feature Writing (CMS 201)
READ ALSO: Syllabus for Critical and Review Writing (CMS 202)
READ ALSO: Syllabus for Editing & Graphics of Communication (CMS 203)
READ ALSO: Syllabus for Theories of Communication (CMS 204)
READ ALSO: Syllabus for Foundations of Communication Research (CMS 205)
READ ALSO: Syllabus for Media and Information Literacy (CMS 209)
READ ALSO: Syllabus for International Communication (CMS 301)
READ ALSO: Syllabus for Communication and Society (CMS 302)
READ ALSO: Syllabus for Gender & Communication (CMS 303)
READ ALSO: Syllabus for Media Law (CMS 401)
READ ALSO:Syllabus for Media Ethics (CMS 402)
READ ALSO: Syllabus for Data Analysis in Communication Research (CMS 403)
READ ALSO: Syllabus for Safety of Media Professionals (CMS 404)
READ ALSO: Syllabus for Media Economics and Sustainability (CMS 405)
READ ALSO: Syllabus for Communication for Development (CMS 406)
