AUDIO AND VIDEO PRODUCTION PROCESS
CJ 241 Sec. A01/A0A Schedule

FALL 2009                                                       Mr. Jack Kapfer          

LEC: 10:00-10:50am   MW                             HHH 178                                            

LAB: 2:00-3:50pm      R                                  HHH 106A, 105K

 

Office:                                                                                   HHH 105A    Phone: 836-2300       

Office Hours:                                                                       M, W 11-11:50am/T, W  1-1:50pm & By  Appt.

Web page: www.uwec.edu/kapferja                               Email:kapferja@uwec.edu                                                              

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THE FOLLOWING IS A TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR THE REST OF THE SEMESTER. IT WILL BE POSTED ON THE WEB PAGE (www.uwec.edu/kapferja) LOOK FOR CHANGES AND/OR UPDATES THERE.

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Week 1

Wed.  Sept. 2

Course Introduction

 

LAB Thurs Sept. 3

Tour of facilities starting HHH106A

                                                               

 

Week 2

Mon Sept. 7

No Class (Labor Day)

 

Wed Sept. 9

History and Development of recording technology

(phonographs/gramophones/audio tape)

 

LAB Thurs Sept. 10

History and Development of recording technology

                (audio tape, CDs, mp3)

How MINI DISC Recorder work.

ASSIGN SOUND NARRATIVE                                                                 Meet in HHH 106A

Due Thursday Sept. 17

 

Week 3

Mon Sept. 14

Attendance Counts

Analogue and digital recording of sound                                                        Alten Chap. 6 [pp. 119-124]

                (Differences, pros/cons)                                                                            

 

 

Wed Sept. 16

Microphones (types & characteristics)                                                            Alten Chaps. 4, 12 [pp. 244-259]    

Mic placement and uses (indoor/outdoor)                                                     Zettl Chap. 7 [pp. 116-134]                                                                                                                         

 

LAB Thur Sept. 17

LISTEN TO NARRATIVES                                                                        Meet in HHH 106A

ASSIGN AUDIO PROJECT #2 (THREE ELEMENTS)

DUE THURSDAY Oct. 1

Week 4

Mon Sept. 21

Announcements (Promos, PSAs, Commercials)                                                           

 

Wed Sept. 23

Adobe Audition (multi-track editing)                                                               Alten Chap. 18 [pp. 386-389]

 

LAB Thurs Sept. 24

ADOBE AUDITION PRACTICE                                                                        Meet in HHH 106A

Voice Recording in Lab/2 Groups                                                                   Meet in HHH 106A

 

 

Week 5

Mon Sept. 28

Mic placement and uses (indoor/outdoor)                                                     Alten Chaps. 12 [pp. 221-226]

Characteristics of Sound                                                                                    Alten Chap. 11 [pp. 232-3]

 

Wed Sept. 30

Sound Design: 3 Domains                                                                                 Alten Chap. 11 [pp. 229-32, 242-3]

                (Domain 1-Speech: narration and dialogue)

 

LAB Thurs Oct. 1

LISTEN TO ASSIGNMENT #2                                                                           Meet in HHH 106A

Sound Design: Strategies (scripts, spotting sheets)                                     Alten Chap. 11 [pp. 235-39]

ASSIGN FINAL AUDIO PROJECT/ AUDIO STORY

DUE THURSDAY Oct. 15

 

Week 6

Mon Oct. 5

Sound Design: 3 Domains                                                                                 Alten Chap. 13 [pp.270-85]

                (Domain 2-Sound Effects: functions and goals)                                    

         

 

Wed Oct. 7

Sound Design: 3 Domains                                                                                 Alten Chap. 13 [pp. 292-306]

                (Domain 3-Music: characteristics, types and function)

Editing                                                                                                                   Alten Chap 18 [pp. 386-92]

                (Sequences, Time code, Linear-Assemble, Insert, 3 point)          Zettl Chap. 12 [pp.240-56]

                (Non-Linear: computer, destructive vs non-destructive)            

 

LAB Thurs Oct. 8

TBA
 
 
Week 7

Mon Oct. 12

Editing                                                                                                                   Alten Chap 18 [pp. 386-92]

                (Sequences, Time code, Linear-Assemble, Insert, 3 point)          Zettl Chap. 12 [pp.240-56]

                (Non-Linear: computer, destructive vs non-destructive)            

Review for Exam

 

Wed Oct. 14

MIDTERM EXAM

 

 

LAB Thurs Oct. 15

LISTEN TO Final Audio Projects                                                                     Meet in HHH 106A

 

 

Week 8

Mon Oct. 19

TV History                                                                                                            Zettl Chap. 3

 

Wed Oct. 21

TV History                                                                                                            Zettl Chap. 3

 

LAB Thurs Oct. 22

STUDIO CAMERAS/EQUIPMENT   (2 Groups)                                             Meet in HHH 105K

                (Cameras, switcher, audio board                                                      Zettl  Chap. 2 [pp. 17-25]

                  Teleprompter, video server)                                                                      Chap. 4

                                                                                                                                         Chap. 5 [pp. 69-75]

                                                                                                                                         Chap. 10 [pp. 205-11]

                                                                                                                                         Chap. 14 [pp. 290-300]

Week 9

Mon Oct. 26

Cameras (Studio, ENG/EFP, terminology)                                                     Zettl Chap. 4 Chap. 5 [pp. 69-75]

Video (Types of shots, framing, Principle of Thirds)                                    Zettl Chap. 6

 

Wed Oct. 28

Video (Types of shots, framing, Principle of Thirds)                                    Zettl Chap. 4 Chap. 5 [pp. 69-75]

Lighting (Types lighting, shadows, Three Point lighting                                Zettl Chap. 6 Chap. 8 [pp. 170-73]

 

 

LAB Thurs Oct. 29

ENG/EFP CAMERAS and Tripods                                                                 Zettl Chap. 5 [pp. 69-75]

                (Set up and operation)

ASSIGN VIDEO NARRATIVE                                                                        (HHH 106A)

DUE NOV. 9

 

 

Week 10

Mon Nov. 2

Lighting (Types lighting, shadows, Three Point lighting                                Zettl Chap. 8 [pp. 170-73, 149-56]

Video Editing (goals, principles, tools)                                                             Zettl Chaps. 12 [pp.240-56] , 13 [pp. 268-74]

                                                                                                                               

Wed Nov. 4

Video Editing (goals, principles, tools)                                                             Zettl Chap. 13 [pp. 268-74]

NEWS VIDEO EDITING PRACTICE                                                             Meet in HHH 106A

 

LAB Thurs Nov. 5

NEWS VIDEO EDITING PRACTICE (Group 1)                                          Meet in HHH 106A

NEWS VIDEO EDITING PRACTICE (Group 2)                                          Meet in HHH 106A

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 11

Mon Nov. 9                                                                                                         

WATCH VIDEO NARRATIVES                                    

ASSIGN NEWS PACKAGE

ASSIGN MINI-NEWSCASTS

DUE MON NOV. 30

 

 

Wed Nov. 11

News Package Story Proposal Due

Broadcast News  (Define, H/5Ws, Guidelines for newsworthiness)           Handouts on W Drive

 

LAB Thurs Nov. 12

EZ NEWS (GROUPS #1: 3pm)                                                                          Meet in HHH 106A

EZ NEWS (GROUPS #2: 4pm)                                                                          Meet in HHH 106A

                                                                                                                                Print Handout on W Drive

 

Week 12

Mon Nov. 16

Broadcast News  (Reporting, Interviewing)                                                    Handouts on W Drive

 

 

Wed Nov. 18

Broadcast News (Broadcast style, language, story formats)                     

 

LAB THURS Nov. 19

NEWSCAST-STUDIO PRACTICE                                                  Meet in TV studio

 

 

Week 13

Mon Nov. 23

Broadcast News (News producing, types, program formats)                      Handouts on W Drive

 

Wed Nov. 25

TBA

 

LAB Thurs Nov. 26

Thanksgiving - NO CLASS

 

Week 14

Mon Nov. 30

NEWS PACKAGES DUE

MINI-NEWSCASTS SCRIPTS DUE

 

Wed Dec. 2

MINI-NEWSCAST                                                                                               Meet TV STUDIO

 

LAB Thurs Dec. 3

MINI-NEWSCAST                                                                                               Meet TV STUDIO

 

 

 

Week 15

Mon Dec. 7

PRACTICAL EXAM                                                                                          HHH 106A, 105 K

 

Wed Dec.9

LAST DAY OF CLASSES

Class meets/Review for Final/

PRACTICAL EXAM                                                                                          HHH 106A, 105K

 

 

LAB Thurs Dec. 10

PRACTICAL EXAM                                                                                          HHH 106A, 105K

 

 

FINAL EXAM

Thursday December 17, 10am