Part I: History, Information,
and Research |
| Objective |
Learning Activities |
Interviewing Skills
(Writing TAAS) |
Students will have the opportunity to immediately show-off their
interviewing skills. Students will be paired and asked to interview each other in order to
introduce them to the class |
Listening Skills
|
Students will be oriented on the equipment and the purpose of each
individual component to the studio |
Critical Thinking Skills
(Reading TAAS) |
Students and teacher will discuss perception on the role of TV in our
society today. Information?/Entertainment? |
Persuasive Techniques
(Reading TAAS) |
Students and teacher will discuss pros and cons of television |
Note-Taking/Listening Skills
(Writing TAAS) |
Students will be exposed to the rating systems: Neilson and Arbitron |
Research Techniques
(Writing TAAS) |
Students will have the opportunity to conduct their own survey on viewing
preferences |
History of Television
(Reading TAAS) |
Students will begin studying the history of television |
Analysis of Advertising
(Reading TAAS) |
Students will study distribution statistics on advertising in the
television market |
Fact & Opinion Techniques
(Reading TAAS) |
Students will learn the difference between fact and opinion which is vital
to any segment |
Persuasive Techniques
(Reading TAAS) |
Students will be exposed to persuasive techniques that advertisers use to
sell products via television, newspaper, radio, magazines, and billboards |
Television Trends
(Reading TAAS) |
Students will begin to study and observe the trends in television
programming in reference to crime, entertainment, news, heroism, and public interest |
Research Techniques
(Writing TAAS) |
Students will research and write a paper on jobs in the television and
film industries |
Listening & Note-Taking Skills
(Reading TAAS) |
Students will study the uses of television in the future. Include
information on HDTV |
History of Cable Television
(Reading TAAS) |
Students will learn the history of cable television. Field trip to cable
facility |
| Part II: HANDS-ON operation is a must. |
Camera Components
|
Students will begin "hands-on" approach to learning the physical
elements of camera operations: zoom in/out, battery indicator, white balancing,
counter/date/time/off-on, fade, negative/positive, focus/manual-auto, freeze frame, and
strobe |
Tripod Components
|
Students will learn the physical aspects of a camera tripod: shoe, head,
legs, lock, balance, and pedestals |
Script and Storyboard Writing Techniques
(Writing TAAS) |
Students will learn how to write a script and storyboard a program |
Video Crew Descriptions
|
Students will learn and study the different types of jobs needed for a
production |
Aesthetics of Camera/Tripod operation
|
Students will learn the basic camera shots such as: close-up, extreme
close-up, long shot, medium shot, wide shot, two shot, framing techniques, the rule of
thirds, proper use of depth of field, pan, tilt, dolly, truck, and pedestal (up-down) |
Lighting Techniques
|
Students will learn the basic lighting techniques: main lighting, natural
lighting, bounce lighting, shadow lighting, reflector boards, tinfoil, mirrors, flood, and
fresnel |
Video Tape
|
Students will study the difference in video tape: VHS, SVHS, Beta, 8mm,
C-VHS |
| Character Generator Techniques |
Students will learn the basic functions of the Toaster Character
Generator: selecting, choosing fonts, loading fonts, changing font size, outlining,
shadowing, color palette, frame store, rendering, and saving/deleting |
Microphones
|
Students will learn about the different types of microphones:
omnidirectional, unidirectional, ultra-directional, shot gun, wireless |
Switcher Techniques
|
Students will learn how to operate the Toaster's Main Switcher: Bus
1-Camera, Bus 2-Video, Main Bank, Preview Bank, DV1 or DV2 for CG's or Freeze Frame, and
Wipes/Transitions |
Audio-Mixer Functions
|
Students will learn the basics of an audio/mixer: mics1-3, video, music,
CD/tape player, master control, VU meter settings |
ENG/EFP
|
Students will learn and begin to work as an ENG unit and understand the
making of an EFP unit: E-Electronic, N-News, G-Gathering, E-Electronic, F-Field,
P-Production. |
Critical Thinking Skills
|
Students will learn and discuss the Ten Commandments of Thinking Visually |
Shoot
|
Students will be allowed to use cameras to gather raw footage within the
classroom or school |
Editing
|
Students will learn the six steps to editing in detail: locate your shots,
choose edit mode: Assemble/Insert, Set Edit Points: Blank vs. Blacked tape, Preview Edit,
Set Audio Levels, Perform the Edit: Assemble Editing vs. Insert Editing |
| Copyright Laws |
Students will be taught the copyright laws as stated in the
"Producers Guide to Music Clearance" which includes the "The U.S. Copyright
Act" and other copyright laws |
Projects
(Reading/Writing TAAS) |
Students will begin to make their own videos on various topics. Examples
are: news segments, music video, instructional, documentary, sports, public service
announcements, commercials |
