SEMESTER COURSE PLAN (RPS)
Course Subject : Cinematography
Code/Credits : ISK4128/3(2-1)
Prerequisite : Basics of Broadcasting
Course Coordinator : Widya Pujarama, S.I.Kom., M.Communication
Lecturers Team : M. Irawan Saputra, S.I.Kom., M.I.Kom
Arif Budi Prasetya, M.I.Kom
Course Description : Cinematography could be considered as “the craft of story telling … [where] Good films rely on the talents, collaboration, and effort of a team of individuals commited to telling a good” (Martin, 2005). This course is part of complementary academic experience in producing cinematic audiovisual products, which discuss about basics of cinematography, such as: film sctructure and scripting, shooting, setting, editing, directing, costume and make up artists, history of cinema, acting, lighting and technologies of cinematography.
Course Objectives:
1. Students will have critical thinking skills in exploring film as an art form and a medium of communication
2. Students will learn how to professionally and creatively work in team while producing a cinematographic commodity: a documentary film.
3. Students will learn how to communicate in film production professionaly, especially in developing and implementing short movie production management, location survey, budgeting, and film making reporting.
Assessment:
1. Quiz = 25%
2. Practice (Peer assessment) = 30%
3. Midterm assessment (presentation) = 20%
4. Final assessment (film and report) = 25%
Expected Learning Outcome
Expected learning outcome / Quiz / Peer assessment / Mid-Term Assessment / Final Report and film product (Final assessment)Competence / § / § / § / §
Critical Thinking / § / § / §
Communication Skill / § / .
Team work / § / § / §
Compulsary References
Arnheim, Rudolf. 1957. Film as Art. University of California Press
Bernard, S. C. 2007. Documentary storytelling: Making stronger and more dramatic nonfiction films 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Focal Press.
Bordwell, D., & Thompson, K. 2008. Film art: An introduction 8th edn. Boston. McGrawhill.
Brown, B. 2012. Cinematography theory and practice: Imagemaking for cinematographers and directors 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Browne, S. E. High definition postproduction: Editing and delivering HD video. Amsterdam: Focal Press.
Gaut, B. 2010. A philosophy of cinematic art. UK: Cambridge University Press.
Hicks, J. 2007. Defining documentary film. London: IB Tauris & Co.
McLane, B. A. 2012. A new history of documentary film 2nd. London: Continuum
Monaco, P. 2010. A history of American Movies: A film-by-film look at the art, craft, and business of cinema. Lanham: The scarecrow Press.
Nichols, B. 2010. Introduction to documentary 2nd ed. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
Rabiger, M. Directing: Film techniques and aesthetics 4th ed. Amsterdam: Focal Press.
Ricciardelli, L. 2015. American documentary filmmaking in the digital age: Depiction of war in burns, moore, and morris. New York: Routledge.
Rosenthal, A. 2002. Writing, directing, and producing documentary film and videos 3rd ed. USA: Southern Illinois University Press.
Thompson, R., & Bowen, C. 2009. Grammar of the shot 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Focal press.
Additional References
Fred Wibowo. 1997. Dasar-Dasar Produksi Program Televisi. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Widiasarana Indonesia.
Ribber, Fossard. 2005. Writing and producing for television and film. New Delhi: Sage Publication
SEMESTER COURSE PLAN (RPS)
Course Subject : Cinematography
Code/Credits : ISK4128/3(2-1)
Week / Course Material / Lesson Form / Expected Learning Outcome / Assessment Criteria (Indicator) / Mark Percentage (%)1 / / / / /
1 / · Class contract
· Introduction to Cinematography
· Film structure
· Film formats (Brown)
· Assessment explanation and marking system / Seminar and Reading course / Students have ability in defining cinematography and film structure, and also could identify class/assessment design and week per week subjects. / - / -
2 / Cinematography in context 1:
- Film form (Bordwell & Thompson)
- Film style (Bordwell & Thompson)
- Film genre (Bordwell & Thompson)
-Monaco’s Hollywood three Era / Seminar and discussion / Students should have ability in understanding cinema and Hollywood film history as major commercial film. / - / -
3 / Cinematography in context 2:
-McLane’s Documentary film history
- Rosenthal’s Three phases of film production
- Class project exegesis (creating an film using inductive method by dividing class members into three different group: preproduction, production, and postproduction) / Group discussion / Students should have ability in understanding documentary and three phases of film production.
Students could plan film documentary production creatively and are oriented to organising final assessement
4 / Gaut’s Film as communication
- Understanding cinema
- Cinema as an art
- Three models of cinematic narrators
- The role of medium
- Introducing cinema verite
- Introducing direct cinema
- Manipulating time (Bernard) / Seminar and discussion / Students could identify film in communication science context
5 / Developing documentary
- Defining Documentary (Bernard)
- What makes a film a documentary.
- cine-eye (Hicks)
- Modes of documentary films (Nichols)
- Griersonian documentary tradition: Realist documentary (Ricciardelli)
- The subjective’objective dichotomy of Michael Moore (Ricciardelli)
- Progress report: making a documentary (film theme planning) / Discussion / Students are able to identify documentary film approach.
Students could present their ideas for upcoming film production
6 / - The conceptual tools of cinematography (Brown)
- Cinematic shooting methods (Brown)
- Camera movement (Brown)
- Risk assessment and safety report
- Location survey / Seminar and discussion / Students have abilities to explain film structure.
Students could manage risk and safety aspects on production process
Students could identify important elements in shooting location decision
7 / Mid term assessment / Theme selection, logics of film production planning, presentation technique, uniqueness and story appeal / 25%
8 / Cinematic writing
- Rabiger’s artistic identity and drama
- Story design: character-driven vs plot-driven, synopsis, outline, treatment (Bernard)
- Film elements of structure: shot, scene, sequence, act, inciting incident, point of attack, backstory,
- Script format / Seminar and Project Based Learning (PjBL) / Students could identify differences between preproduction phase in drama and documentary film production
9 / Cinematic visual language
- Rabiger’s film language and human perception
- Screen directing and angles (Rabiger)
- shooting technique
- language of the lense (Brown)
- composition (Brown, Thompson & Bowen) / Tutorial and Praktikum / Students understand ideal shooting technique and utilize concepts of taking perfect moving pictures.
10 / Lighting and elements of light in visual arts
- Lighting basics (Brown)
- Lighting source (Brown)
- On talking exposure (Brown)
- Color in cinema (Brown)
- Types of light (Rabiger) / Case Study / Students understand and have ability to utilize ideal lighting technique
11 / Picture composition analysis / Quiz / 20%
12 / Cinematic work production
-Rabiger’s Production
-Sound sheet
- progress report / Project Based Learning (PjBL) / Students well prepared to present and produce their designed documentary film.
13 / Cinematographic work production
- Rabiger’s Postproduction
- Writing narration and voice over (Bernard) / Project Based Learning (PjBL) / Students could implement qood sound quality production
14 / Cinematographic work production: Editing
- Introducing framerate (Browne) / Project Based Learning (PjBL) / Students could implement ideal editing practice
15 / Review, screening and project evaluation
Peer assessment / Project Based Learning (PjBL) / Students could critize their own work.
Students cound professionally assess their team work performance during production phases / § Film quality
§ Discipline, professonality, and commitmenton team work. / 20%
16 / Final Assessment: Production Report and Film submission / § Quality of cinematic work, informative poster and trailler / 35%
Project Description
Students will produce documentary/docudrama on college life focusing on their cinematography class, following autobiography making approaches. The production process will be held in following order:
1. Mid-term assessment Proposal Presentation
Week: 8
On the first meeting, lecturer will notify students steps on Final assessment process: Max 30 minutes Documentary/docudrama Short Film making (recording personal experiences by inductive technique). In week 3, students are starting to plan their Spine of the story/film theme, and also starting to work according to job division. In week 4, students will discuss and assemble their proposed work plan in small group.
In week 7 (pre Midterm, students will present their proposed film plot based on available stock shot or available talents as well as storyline/Spine approved by the small group. Marking elements include clarity of film concept, unique theme /title, clear story line, and rational Spine. The group whose story considered as the best concept will get 10 point for Practice mark (max poin 25).
No / Marking Criteria / Score Max(20%)
1. / Theme (clear, precise, solid) and rational argumentation of the chosen theme / 5
2. / Plot and proposal logic / 5
3. / Uniqueness and theme attraction / 5
4. / Presentation technique (audience involvement, clarity, profesionalism, punctuation) / 5
Total / 20
2. Final assessment: Film and Filmmaking Final Report (including Progress report)
Week: 8, 9, 12, 15, 16
§ Students are working according to their determined work division (preproduction team, production team, and postproduction team) during the semester. Pre production team is responsible in scripting, titling, and makng poster of the film. Production team is in control of filming, stock shot collection, sound effect collection, recording and trailler making. Post production team is accountable for whole editing process (excluding trailler) based on directions from the director and coordinator of each team. All individuals should have clear job description. No one suppose to work in different teams at the same time.
§ Produced Film should be screened in week 15 while lecturer is giving feedback for each team. On screening, students should provide trailler of the movie and the rough cut (you are not expected to present finalised film. You can submit unrenderred film, but at least it should be compiled neatly on your editing software (you don’t have to render the file).
§ Production process should be reported on final assessment deadline to be submitted on Final Assessment time (UAS). The outline consist of:
o Background of the story
o Objective;
o Film audience targetting;
o Background of titling and chosen storyline;
o Problems occured during the production phases;
o Schedule/timeline of production process;
o Production team structure;
o Storyboard, and;
o Budgeting (do not forget to give necessary attachments).
§ The movie (on mp4 format), alongside with poster and trailler are collected in week 16, based on Faculty Schedule for UAS. Students are oblidged to be punctuate (maximum 30minutes late from the published schedule). Failing to do so, the lecturer will not give you any mark (or zero mark). If there were any technical problems, you should submit the damaged file on time, and then the class cordinator could confirm the occured hurdles to the lecturer and then submit the correct file.
§ NOTE: FINAL REPORT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN WEEK 16 NOT 15.
No / Marking Criteria / Score Max(25%)
Consultation and final report
1. / Student’s participation in progress report / 5
2. / Report logic and academic writing / 5
Film product
1. / Creativity and film originality / 8
2. / Film poster and trailer / 3
3. / Cinematic elements / 10
Total / 25
3. Peer Assessment (Practice)
Week: 15
Activities on this course mostly done by team work, therefore, students professionality and commitment as individuals should be assessed regarding to their personal performance in team work. Marking indicators on peer assessment are: discipline, professionality, contribution to team work, and communication skills. Weigh of the score from peer assessment is 20% of 100%. The form will be distributed and assessed in week 15.
4. Quiz
Week: 12 (Picture composition analysis)
In week 12, a maximum 10 minutes film will be played via projector, and students are required to assess its cinematic elements: plot, composition, lighting, screen directing and angle. 100 minutes will be given to students for writing 500 words film critiques based on theoretical concepts given in previous meetings.
Marking System
Component / PercentageFinal assessment (progress report + Final report + FILM on MP4, poster, trailler) / 25
Midterm assessment (presentation of proposed film concept) / 20
Praktikum (peer asessment) / 30
Quiz / 25
Consultation with lecturer
Consider the hard work to be done on this class, and other classes you registered in, I am still expecting your best performance in class. Should you think that you need to privately consult your work with me, please come to me after class or come to my desk.
Communication with lecturer
I prefer text rather than a phone call delivered to me. But you could call me on an emergency times, or if I have not replied your text messages more than 5 hours. DO NOT RESEND SAME TEXT MESSAGE TO YOUR LECTURER BECAUSE IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE RUDE). If you are sick and unable coming to class as scheduled, you could text me or your class cordinator prior to class (at least 15 minutes before class), then you should give your letter to the academic affairs officer the next day. Remember you are talking to your lecturer on the text, do not send any informal text
Additional Information
Group Assessment Objectivity
Considering half of the assessment in the class is a group assessment, you deserve to ask for peer evaluation form if you feel that your group workload lacks of balance. Each member of the group should fill in peer group assessment form to assess their group mates and themselves and attach the forms in separate envelope submitted with your assignment.
Plagiarism and Fraudulence
To avoid fraudulence/ plagiarism you are asked to attach anti-plagiarism cover for every assessment submitted. By signing the cover (attached) you have agreed the risk and consequences if you commit plagiarism.
To understand what is plagiarism and how to avoid, please open http://komunikasi.ub.ac.id/download-form/ APA referencing system. For group work, you are responsible not only for your own work, but your group work.
Assignment Consultation
Consultation is important to make sure that you do your work as expected. Please refer to lecturer’s schedule for consultation hours.
Communication with Lecturers
Use edmodo or text me if you have any problem to discuss. Use proper etiquette for email and text. I do not accept text message for absence in class.