Course Title: Shoot a wide range of screen content
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C4373 Certificate IV in Photography and Photo Imaging
Course Title: Shoot a wide range of screen content
Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 70
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
VART6100C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
340T Art |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2018 |
VART6100C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
375T Vocational Design and Social Context |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2020 |
Course Contact: Jessie DiBlasi
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 3020
Course Contact Email: jessie.diblasi@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
In this course you are required to prepare, set up and shoot a wide range of screen content using professional video equipment in a single camera environment.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
There are no pre-requisites or co-requisites
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
CUACAM401 Shoot a wide range of screen content |
Elements: |
1. Prepare for shoots 2. Set up shoots 3. Shoot content 4. Wrap up shoots |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course you will be competent in:
- communication and collaboration skills during shoots work within production deadlines
- set up, test and disassemble cameras
Overview of Assessment
Performance Evidence
Evidence of the ability to:
- communicate and collaborate with production personnel and talent during shoots
- work within production deadlines
- set up, test and disassemble camera, sound and lighting equipment on location
- safely operate a professional video camera and ancillary equipment
- apply photographic and composition techniques to capture shots that produce desired visual effect.
Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.
Knowledge Evidence
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:
- explain roles and responsibilities of key personnel involved in shooting screen content
- describe key creative and technical considerations relevant to shooting screen content in a single camera environment
- identify typical problems that may arise in the context of shooting a wide range of screen content, and briefly describe solutions
- explain how cameras and accessories are used to produce different effects
- explain key framing techniques and principles of shot composition
- describe key features of different types of light-measuring devices
- outline basic principles of lighting that apply in the context of shooting content for screen productions
- describe types of artificial light sources available to camera operators
- outline work health and safety procedures that apply to shooting on location
- describe characteristics of microphones commonly used when shooting screen content.
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to:
- camera equipment and accessories
- productions which require a range of material to be filmed.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.