150 - Television Studio Production

Instructor: Marie L. Perez -Fall 2008

Tuesday/Thursday12:30 - 3:00p

Schedule of Topics, Activities and Assignments

Note: You are not responsible for the sections labeled ENG/EFP in the textbook.

All extra credit papers are due the day the Reading Assignment appears on the schedule. The only exception is the first week of school.

Tuesday, August 19Introduction

Lecture/Demo: Camera Terminology

Reading Ch.17 pp. 447-449 (Director’s Visualization Cues/not for extra credit), [Ch.7]

Thursday, August 21Lecture/Demo: Camera & Lenses

Lab: Camera Operation

Reading: [Ch. 5.1], [Ch. 6]

Tuesday, August 26Lecture/Demo: Switcher & Technical Director

Lab: Switcher (Split Lab)

Reading: [Ch. 13]

Note: All EXTRA CREDIT PAPERS from first four Reading Assignments are due.

Thursday, August 28Lab: Switcher (Split Lab)

Tuesday, September 2Lecture/Demo: Scriptwriting

Lecture/Demo: Directing, Floor Manager, Hand Signals

Handout: Scriptwriting

Assignment: Graphic Production

Reading: [Ch. 16] [Ch. 17.1], Know hand signals 320-323 (not for extra credit)

Review for Quiz

Thursday, September 4Lab: Practice Production

Tuesday, September 9Quiz #1: Camera and Lenses

Lecture/Demo: Audio & Microphones

Assignment: Production #1 - Commercial

Reading: [Ch. 8]

Thursday, September 11Lecture/Demo: Audio Board

Lab: Audio/Director's Lab

Due: Graphic Script

Reading: [Ch. 9.1]

Tuesday, September 16Lecture: Graphics, Sets

Reading: [Ch. 14]

Review for Quiz

Thursday, September 18 Lab: Graphic Productions

Due: Production #1- Script/Storyboard/TargetAudience (Commercial)

Tuesday, September 23Quiz #2: Scriptwriting, Directing, Floor Manager and Hand Signals

Lab: Graphic Productions

Thursday, September 25Lab: Graphic Productions

Assignment: Production # 2 - Interview

Reading: [Ch.20.1]

Tuesday, September 30 Lecture/Demo: Character Generator

View: Graphic Productions

Thursday, October 2Lab: Character Generator (CG)/Group #2

Production #1 - Workday/Group #1

Review for Quiz

Tuesday, October 7Lab: Production #1 - Productions

Thursday, October 9Quiz #3: Audio

Lab: CG - Group #1

Workday - Group #2

Tuesday, October 14Lab: Production #1 - Productions

Thursday, October 16Lab: Production #1 - Productions

Due: Production #2 – Script/Set Diagram (Interview)

Tuesday, October 21Lecture/Lab: Lighting

Reading: [Ch. 10] & [Ch. 11.1]

View Production #1

Thursday, October 23Workday: Production #2

Lab: Lighting

Review for Quiz

Thursday, October 25Lab: Production #2 - Productions

Tuesday, October 28Quiz #4: Graphics, Sets and Composition

Assignment: Production #3 (News)

Lab: Production #2 - Productions

Thursday, October 30Lab: Production #2 - Productions

Tuesday, November 4Lab: Production #2 - Productions

Review for Quiz

Thursday, November 6Lecture/Demo: Video Signal & Recording

Reading: [Ch. 4] [Ch.5.2] [Ch. 12.1]

Tuesday, November 11View Production #2

Workday: Production #3

Quiz #5: Lighting

Thursday, November 13Lab: Production #3 - Production

Tuesday, November 18Lab: Production #3 - Production

Review for Quiz

Thursday, November 20Lab: Production #3 – Production

Quiz #6 –Take HomeVideo Signal, VCR Operation

Tuesday, November 25Lab: Production #3 - Production

Reading: [Ch. 1]

Tuesday, December 2Quiz #6 - Due

Review for Final Exam

View Production #3

Thursday, December 4Floater

Tuesday, December 9Floater

Thursday, December 11FINAL EXAM

11:00 – 1:00 p.m.