Certificate 4 in Multimedia

Welcome everyone to Cert4 in MM Semister One!

My name is Phillip and I am sure this year we are going to have some real fun with some real exciting challenges.

These are our units that we will  be working on for the first 18 weeks.

10322- C4 MM KC
CUFANM402A	Create digital visual effects	60	Tues	9:00~12:00	DG10	Phil Ohlson
CUFCAM301A	Shoot material for screen productions	50		12:00~2:30
CUFPOS401A	Edit screen content for fast turnaround	40

Weeks 1-8

We will be covering terminology and understanding of  the production phases of screen and media. Looking at collective knowledge and slowly putting together a bigger and brighter understanding. We will be doing some quick exercises to introduce us into the video world and then going straight into post production with adobe premiere and looking at the unit create digital visual effects. Theory in the morning and practical exercises in the afternoon.

As a class we will learn how to use a broadcasting camera in these leading weeks and also we will look at other industry cameras.

In Premiere we will be:

Understanding NLE’s
Looking at the current workspace
Taking a quick tour
Customising the workspace
Setting Up Project
Selecting project settings by sequence
Adjusting user preferences
Importing Assests
Placing Images
Folder Structure with Bins
Advanced Folder/Bin Features
Managing Assests/Search
Media Browser – Intro
Shooting and Capturing video assets
Establishing Shots
Shoot Plenty of video
Rule of thirds
Keep your shots steady
Follow the action
Use Trucking Shots
Find Unusual Angles
Lean Forward or Backward
Get Wide and Tight Shots
Shot matched action
Avoid fast pans and snap zooms
Shoot cutaways
Use Lights
Grab good sound bites
Get plenty of natural sound
Plan your shoot

It was great to meet you all! I look forward to next week!!

Week2

We are going to take a look at one of the cameras! Pass it around and explore the professional camera and tripod. We will also look at more the production stage and what is involved in the production phase. Industry Bodies and also the intro into Post Production!