Audiovisual production

Year
2
Academic year
2017-2018
Code
01015987
Subject Area
Audio-visuals and Media Production
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Compulsory
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

It is recommended the students have attended the following courses units: Programação Multimédia e Tipografia em Meios Digitais.

Teaching Methods

Theoretical/practical lectures supported by display cases, encouraging the active participation of the students; practical lectures with follow-up individual or group projects, in the different stages: pre-production, production and post-production. 

Learning Outcomes

The goal of this unit course aims to acquire technical knowledge, experience and control in the process for the creation of audiovisual content. Be able to understand the stages and procedures in the process of pre-production, production and post-production. To know and apply the tools of audiovisual creation in the context of digital production.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Introduction

1.1. Learning to See- Light, shadow, color,  brightness, contrast

1.2. The Digital Image-Digital image structure and attributes

1.3. Images, Video and Typography – A criação de valor imagético nos novos média

 2. Pre- Production

 2.1. Concept, ideas and research

 2.2. Storyboarding, plans and framework

3. Production

3.1. Studio and Lighting

3.2. Image and motion capture

 3.3. Animation- Traditional, Stop Motion, bi and three-dimensional digital animation, generative and experimental

 3.4. Sound- Dialogue and Narration, music, ambience,foley e sounds effects

4. Post-production

4.1. Sequencial Composition- Continuity in time, space, graphics and narrative, video editing

4.2. Digital Image Manipulation- Chromatic and spacial manipulation and geometric transforms

4.3. Digital Composing_ Filter creation and manipulation, matte extraction and use

4.4. Post-Production for television and web

Head Lecturer(s)

Nuno Miguel Cabral Carreira Coelho

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Other: 20.0%
Project: 80.0%

Bibliography

Murray, Janet H. — Inventing the Medium: Principles of Interaction Design as a Cultural Practice. The MIT Press, 2012

Brinkmann, Ron — The Art and Science of Digital Compositing, 2nd Ed. Morgan Kauffmann, 2008

Heller, Steven — Becoming a Digital Designer: A Guide to Careers in Web, Video, Broadcast, Game and Animation Design. Wiley, 2007

Krasner, Jon – Motion graphic design, applied history and aesthetics. Focal Press, 2008

Wright, Steve — Composing visual effects: essentials for the aspiring artist. Focal Press, 2008

Musburger, Robert B. — Introduction to media production: the path to digital media production. Focal Press, 2009

Curtis, Hillman — Hillman Curtis on Creating Short Films for the Web. New Riders, 2006

Block, Bruce — The Visual Story, Second Edition: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media. Focal Press, 2007

Lupton, Ellen — Type on Screen, A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Developers, and Students ISBN: 9781616891701, 2014