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| VIDEOGRAPHY SYLLABUS (6 months course) |
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| NAME OF COURSE : VIDEOGRAPHY |
| QUALIFICATION : XTH P/F |
| DURATION : 3 MONTHS |
| NUMBER OF TRAINEES : 20 |
| NUMBER OF PRACTICAL HOURS : 32 Hrs / WEEK |
| NUMBER OF THEORY HOURS : 10 Hrs / WEEK |
| SPACE REQUIRED: |
| WORKSHOP/Lab : 350 SQ.FT |
| CLASSROOM : 200 SQ.FT |
| POWER REQUIRED (IN KILOWATTS) : |
| TOTAL : 25 Weeks |
| CLASSES : 20 Weeks |
| FIELD WORK : 2 Weeks |
| PROJECT : 2 Weeks |
| EDUCATIONAL TOUR : 1 Weeks |
| 1: STUDY ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY |
| Introduction to photography - Painting with light - camera obsura - Types of camera - eye and camera - pin-hole camera - TLR camera - SLR camera - study about film- handling the camera - focusing - Aperture - shutter speed - exposure - depth of field - study about lenses - block lenses and zoom lenses - composition - flash light - portrait lighting - light measurements - photography filters - different aspects of photography. |
| 2: PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY |
| Study of developers - manual, tank developing - fixing , washing the negative - drying, - dark room design - enlarger - construction of enlarger - easel board - different grades of paper - Contact printing - print sizes - Sepia toning - Study about computer - study about floppy, compact disc - binary - digital - pixel - digital camera - LCD viewfinder - exposing - scanning - image capturing - capturing quality - import, export images - digital image editing - copy to floppy - making negative - printing in bromide papers. |
| 3: LENSES |
| Lens - lens care - lens flare - lens coating - lens cap - lens hood - concave , convex - simple lens - compound lens - focal length of a lens - angle of coverage - normal lens - tele-lens - wide angle lens - zoom lens - macro lens - turret - focusing ring - zoom ring - aperture ring - macro ring - flange focusing ring - lens defect - lens aberration - chromatic aberration - spherical aberration - coma - astigmatism - distortion - field of curvature. |
| MODEL - PROJECT NO : 1 PHOTO ALBUM |
| 4: LIGHT |
| White light - source of illumination visible spectrum - propagation of light - sun light - available light - artificial light - colour - colour temperature - colour correction - colour compensation - Light measuring - lux - foot candle - characteristic of light - straight light - bounce light, - diffused light - light meter - construction of light meter - incident light meter - spot meter. |
| 5: COLOUR |
| Visibility of colour - colour spectrum - primary colour - secondary colour - colour mixing - psychology of colour - colour and mood - colour temperature - filter factor - exposure compensation - filters for lights, camera - UV , ND soft effect , polarizer , warm , pro-mist , enhancer , graduate filter - colour contrast filters - colour correction filters - colour compensation filters - colour temperature meter - vectroscope. |
| 6: SHOTS |
| Shots - subjective shot - objective shot - point of view shot - close-up - extreme close-up - close shot - TV close - mid shot - mid long shot - long shot - full shot - fixing a master shot and cut shots - over the shoulder shot - imaginary line - shot continuity - Height of the camera - eye level - low angle - high angle - top angle - bird eye view - point of view - warms view - camera angle for mood - camera angle for mood - camera angle for emotion - camera angle for expression. |
| 7: VIDEO |
| Video format - video tapes - video camera - tube camera - CCD cameras - light into electricity - Scanning - video lines - basic video, audio cables - video signals - composite signals - component signals - picture formation - scanning system - image sensor - camera tube, CCD - light energy to electrical energy - synchronization - signal production - video bandwidth - signal amplification - binary courting - digital signal - digital compression - compression standards - signal transfer - signal recording - signal reproduction - play back - monitors - wave form monitors. |
| MODEL - PROJECT NO : 2 DOCUMENTARY - VHS |
| 8: VIDEO CAMERA |
| Types of video camera - VHS camera - construction of a camera - camera lens - camera body - camera recorder - camcorder - view finder - power supply - audio, video out - battery pack - video effects - editing while shooting - audio recording - external mike - insert a video, audio - tape eject - study about VHS cassettes - video lines - DV , Hi-8 , DVC - pro . B-cam. |
| 9: COMPOSITION |
| Introduction - rules - foreground , background catching - choosing the angle for good composition - view point - patterns and text - four golden points - headroom - looking space - tight and loose framing - reframing - framing during moment - people enter and leare the frame - maintaining good framing - composition - line, mass, tone, unity , balancing - stell yard composition - line, mass, tone, unity, balancing - stell yard composition - L composition - group mass composition - three spot, tunnel, pattern, golden mean , S,O,U,T composition - diagonal line composition - triangle, cross, radiating, balance, pattern composition. |
| 10: WRITING FOR VIDEO |
| Incidents - finding an idea - developing the idea - writing a short story - forming a scene - building a story - catching the characters - biography of character - psychology of character - character growth - strength of a character - treatment - writing a synopsis - one line order - making scenes - continuity of scenes - lead scenes - sequence - continuity of sequence - plot point - conflict - jumping and rising conflict - solution for conflict - interval - climax - research work for the story - define the story to the audience - creative writing - story boards - dialogue - writing within the budget. |
| MODEL - PROJECT NO : 3 - NEWS - VIDEO COVERAGE |
| 11 : LIGHTING TECHNIQUE |
| Portrait lighting - fill light - key light - back light - background light - kicker light - top light - rim light - facial reading - light character - light scattering - anchor lighting - two point camera lighting - three point camera lighting - set lighting - lighting for group discussing - lighting for interviews - lighting for different moods - Reflectors - tungsten light - halogen light - barn doors - nets and gauzes - colour temperature of light - different types of light - baby - multi 10, 20 - junior - senior - HMI - PAR HMI - (0.575, 1.2, 2.5, 4, 6, 10, 20 - cool lights - keno flow - soft box - sun guns - photo floods - thermacol - gateway - garway - aerylic - diffusion materials - power supply - generator - silent generator. |
| 12 : SHOOTING |
| Camera - lights - photographic jigs - outdoor unit - make-up -art direction - costumes - audio recording equipments - location - set work - set properties - selecting camera - mounting the camera - study about colour bar - black - eye piece correction - selecting the camera filter - white balance - black balance - focusing the subject - framing the subject - recording colour bar, blank. |
| 13 : EDITING |
| Video tape recorder - on line - off line - video switcher - special effect generator - video editing -linear editing - insert mode - assemble mode - cut to cut editing - A/B roll editing - non-linear editing - video compression ratios - compression for line editing - full resolution and effects - composting. |
| 14 : EDITING TECHNIQUE |
| Clap board N.G. removing - shot ordering - scene ordering - overlapping - tempo - rhythm - pace - filimic time and space - smooth cut - camera angle , image size - action continuity - imaginary line - maintaining the rhythm the scene - Cut away - parallel cutting - action cut - jump cut - flash back - flash forward - flash cut - editing with sound - rhythmic montage - metric montage - tonal montage - over tonal montage - match cut - matching the position, look, movement, camera movement - wipe - dissolve - effects. |
| MODEL - PROJECT NO :4 3 POINT CAMERA LIGHTING |
| 15: LIGHTING |
| Lighting contrast - low key - high key - height of the light - light angle - light position - creating mood with light - lighting for happiness / pathos - lighting for emotion - lighting for periodic effect - lighting for modelling - lighting for pack shots - lighting - camera stand - camera movement - trolly - round trolly - crane - mobile movement - panther - arieal camera system - space cam. |
| 16: UNDERSTANDING SOUND |
| Wave length of sound - understanding sound - high/low frequency - audio track - sound recording equipments - microphone - fundamental of mike - types of microphones - audio cables - sound recording equipments - gun mike, cable mike recording for television - multi Channel recording - audio mixing - analogue , digital audio recording and equipments - Audio levelling - audio mixing - acoustic treatment for audio recording studio - sound transfer. |
| 17: LINE UP THE CAMERA |
| Selection camera - mounting the camera - study about colour bar - black- eye piece correction - selecting the camera filter - white balance black balance - focusing the subject - framing the subject - recording colour bar, blank. |
| MODEL - PROJECT NO :5 DOCU-FRICTION - B-CAM |
| 18 : POST PRODUCTION |
| Tape to tape transfer - analogue to digital - digital to analogue film to video transfer (tele-cine) - video to film transfer ( reverse tele cine ) - study about time code - medge numbers - Editing report - camera report - artist, technicians assembling - transportation - staying -food - link to editing room - music - re - recording - effects - final sound - final product with video and audio - Press and publicity |
| 19 : CINEMATOGRAPHY SUPPORTS |
| Costume colour - selecting colour costume for video - acceptable colour range of costume - colour contrast - avoiding white - avoid stripe and pattern costume - colour restriction - costume for characters - Reading the skin - face - reflectivity of the skin - pancake - pan stick - basic foundation - make - up grades - molding the skin - make -up for characters - make up for unusal situation - set design - story involving with back drops - properties for scene - psychological effect in art direction - selection of backdrops - art direction and composition - colour combination - set work with lighting design - life of the set - creating emotion. |
| 20 : FILM STUDY |
| Study about film camera - 16mm - 35mm - cinemascope - Arri-SR, Arri- II, Arri-III , Arri-535 - raw stock - film speed - day light, tungsten film - conversion filters - developing - printing - moviola - streamback - sound track - full coated - sound negative - parallel - double positive - Ist copy - grading - table correction - final print - Moving still pictures - aspect ratio - frames per second - motion (slow, fast) - high speed - time lapse photography - exposing - editing - sound recording - projection system - play back system - play back reproduction - Friction - non friction - documentary - docu-friction - corporate - advertisement - modelling - fashion show - ENG, EFP - animation - claymation - cartoon - stopmotion - te;e-films - television serials - short films. |
| MODEL - PROJECT NO : 6- FRICTION - DV |
| VIDEOGRAPHY PRACTICALS |
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| 1) Study about various photographic cameras Demonstration - TLR, SLR cameras |
| 2) Study about film roll and printing Demonstration - Photo developing. Printing and slide Making |
| 3) Study about Digital camera Demonstration - Scanning and computer photo editing |
| 4) Study about single tube / CCD Colour camera Demonstration - VHS camera |
| 5) Study about three tube / CCD colour camera Demonstration - Cable networking, close circuit TV |
| 6) Study about Digital video camera Demonstration - News coverage |
| 7) Study about linear editing Demonstration - VHS editing |
| 8) Study about lighting Demonstration - Portrait lighting |
| 9) Study about non - linear editing Demonstration - Capturing video, audio |
| 10) Study about advance lighting - sets Demonstration - Advertising cinematography |
| 11) Study about shot a story Demonstration - Dividing shots, Imaginary line |
| 12) Study about multi camera set-up Demonstration - Vision mixer |
| LIST OF EQUIPMENTS VIDEOGRAPHY |
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| 1. VHS Camera - 1 No (with all accessories) |
| 2. SVHS Camera - 1 No (with all accessories) |
| 3. VHS - Recorder, Player - 3 Nos. |
| 4. VCD player - 2 Nos. |
| 5. Television - 1 No. |
| 6. Studio Lights - 3 Nos. |
