Course unit code / DatZ4006
Type of course unit / B part – Restricted option
Level of course unit / 1st cycle (bachelor)
Year of study / -
Semester / II
Number of ECTS credits / 3 ECTS
Name of lecturer(s) / Viktors Egliens, Mg.sc.educ.
Learning outcomes of the course unit / After the cource students:
- will know about video basics;
- will know how to work with video editing equipment and software;
- will know how to create audio and video files (*.avi, *.mov, *.mpg, *.mp3, *.wav,) for presentations and integration into applications.
Mode of delivery / Face-to-face
Prerequisites and co-requisites / Computer skills, style analysis, computer technologies in design, vector graphics editors (CorelDraw, Adobe Illustrator)
Recommended optional programme components / -
Course contents / Course is intended for bachelor’s study programmes „Information Technology” students.
The main aims of the course are to acquaint students with video basics; to teach them to work with video editing equipment and software; to create audio and video files (*.avi, *.mov, *.mpg, *.mp3, *.wav,) for presentations and integration into applications.
Course plan / Composition
Types of composition. Framing types and composition therein. Composition as artistic solution. “Golden ration”. Composition of colours. Camera angles.
Camera, accessories
Technical opportunities of video cameras. Use of photo cameras for video recording, shortages and advantages, Hand camera. Sound recording, types of microphones. Use of video camera settings for implementation of artistic solutions. Width, gamma, exposition and white balance. Optics. Accessories (steady cam, crane, tripod etc).
Montage, cross-cutting, editing
Fundamentals of editing and montage direction, work with Adobe Premiere Pro. Formats and encodings, differences, types and meanings thereof.
Colours, light
Colour balance and work with it. Colours in a frame, colour filters. Conception of film colours. Colour corrections. Types of lighting. Work with artificial lighting. Use of filters. Artistic solutions for sceneries with the help of lighting. Filming under bright light, under the sun, when it is cloudy. Filming at night. Filters and application thereof. Day as night.
Recommended or required reading / -
Planned learning activities and teaching methods / Lectures, seminars, practical classes and students’ independent assignment
Assessment methods and criteria / Test
Attendance of practical and theory classes, fulfilment of practical tasks, passing of the final test
Language of instruction / English
Work placement(s) / N/a