Undergraduate University Curriculum Committee

Course Proposal Form for Courses Numbered 0001 – 4999

(Faculty Senate Resolution #8-16, March 2008)

Guidelines for submission may be accessed via the web at:

www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/fsonline/cu/curriculum.cfm.

Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.

ART 2205

1. Course Prefix and Number:

11/29/11

2. Date:

3. Requested Action (check only one box):

X / New Course
Revision of Active Course
Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of Existing Course from: / # / to / #

4. Method(s) of delivery (check all boxes that apply for both current/proposed and expected future delivery methods within the next three years):

Current or Expected

Proposed Delivery Future Delivery

Method(s): Method(s):

X / On-campus (face to face) / X
Distance Course (face to face off campus)
Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online)

5. Justification for new course, revision, unbanking, or renumbering:

This is a required survey course as the Media Production (MPRD) concentration transitions from the School of Communication to the School of Art and Design and becomes the Cinematic Arts and Media Production (CAMP) concentration. The concentration will now offer a BFA degree instead of a BS degree as it did when it was Media Production. This course replaces an existing core course formerly offered by the School of Communication eliminating the need for it there. It will serve as the Art Survey course for the new CAMP concentration and will be where students can first explore the discipline of video production and create a portfolio reel that will be used by CAMP faculty to select prospective students into the program. This course helps meet the National Association of Schools of Art and Design’s (NASAD) suggested student learning path and prepares the student for a competitive job market. This course has the support of the faculty in the School of Art and Design.

6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:

2205. Digital Video Production Survey (3) P: ART 1005, 1020, 1905. Introduction to the digital video production process. Emphasis on pre-production, production, and post-production elements.

7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:

Page 334

8. Page number from current PDF undergraduate catalog:

9.  If writing intensive (WI) credit is requested, the Writing Across the Curriculum Committee must approve WI credit prior to consideration by the UCC.


Has this course been approved for WI credit (yes/no)?

If Yes, will all sections be WI (yes/no)?

10.  If service-learning (SL) credit is requested, the Service-Learning Advisory Committee must approve SL credit prior to consideration by the UCC.

Has this course been approved for SL credit (yes/no)?

If Yes, will all sections be SL (yes/no)?

11.  If foundations curriculum (FC) credit is requested, the Academic Standards Committee (ASC) must approve FC credit prior to consideration by the UCC.

If FC credit has been approved by the ASC, then check the appropriate box (check at most one):

English (EN) / Science (SC)
Humanities (HU) / Social Science (SO)
Fine Arts (FA) / Mathematics (MA)
Health (HL) / Exercise (EX)

12. Course Credit:

Lecture Hours / 3 / Weekly / or / Per Term / = / Credit Hours / s.h.
Lab / Weekly / or / Per Term / = / Credit Hours / s.h.
Studio / 3 / Weekly / or / Per Term / = / Credit Hours / 3 / s.h.
Practicum / Weekly / or / Per Term / = / Credit Hours / s.h.
Internship / Weekly / or / Per Term / = / Credit Hours / s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study): / s.h.
Total Credit Hours / 3 / s.h.

13. Anticipated yearly student enrollment: 30

14. Affected Degrees or Academic Programs:

Degree(s)/Course(s) / PDF Catalog Page / Change in Degree Hours
BFA in Art / Page 219 / N/A

15. Overlapping or Duplication with Affected Units or Programs:

X / Not Applicable
Applicable (Notification and/or Response from Units Attached)

16. Approval by the Council for Teacher Education (required for courses affecting teacher education programs):

X / Not Applicable
Applicable (CTE has given their approval)

17. Instructional Format: please identify the appropriate instructional format(s):

X / Lecture / Technology-mediated
Lab / Seminar
X / Studio / Clinical
Practicum / Colloquium
Internship / Other (describe below):
Student Teaching

18. Statements of Support:

(Please attach a memorandum, signed by the unit administrator, which addresses the budgetary and staff impact of this proposal.)

X X / Current staff is adequate
Additional staff is needed (describe needs below):
X / Current facilities are adequate
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs below):
X / Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (give a brief explanation and estimate for cost of acquisition of required resources below):
X / Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (give a brief explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition below):
X / ITCS Resources are not needed
Following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Describe any computer or networking requirements of this program that are not currently fully supported for existing programs (Includes use of classroom, laboratory, or other facilities that are not currently used in the capacity being requested).
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached

19.  Syllabus – please insert course syllabus below. Do not submit course syllabus as a separate file. You must include (a) the name of the textbook chosen for the course, (b) the course objectives, (c) the course content outline, and (d) the course assignments and grading plan. Do not include instructor- or semester-specific information in the syllabus.

ART 2205. Digital Video Production Survey (3) P: ART 1005, 1020, 1905. Introduction to the digital video production process. Emphasis on pre-production, production, and post-production elements.

A.  Textbook

Zettl, Herb. (2007). Video Basics 6. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. ISBN-10: 0495569437.

B.  Course Objectives

The student will be able to:

a.  define core attributes of motion-media: film, video, multimedia, and web.

b.  execute the three phases of the digital video production process – pre-production, production and post-production:

i.  write a Public Service Announcement (PSA), plan a shoot, conduct a site survey, and arrange for a crew to shoot the PSA.

ii.  direct a PSA, operate the camera to shoot the PSA, light the set, set up microphones and record audio, and direct student actors for the PSA.

iii.  transfer the footage from the camera and digitize it in the computer editing system; the student will edit together the footage shot for the PSA and export the PSA for distribution.

c.  execute the live-to-tape production process and then execute a short television interview.

i.  the student will write, plan, and block a studio interview.

ii.  the student will execute all six-production roles: camera operator, floor director, VTR operator, technical director, audio operator, and director; the student will then demonstrate basic competency in executing each of these positions during an interview show.

C.  Course Content

a.  Unit One – cinematic historical context

b.  Unit Two – camera functionality

c.  Unit Three – editing functionality

d.  Unit Four – “live studio” functionality

D.  Course assignments and grading

a.  Historical Perspective – watch three films, single and multi-camera television productions as assigned, and visit three websites: e-commerce, entertainment, and marketing. Ten page compare and contrast paper - 100 pts.

b.  Camera Exercise – demonstrate camera-operation competency through a series of camera exercise - 100 pts.

c.  Editing Exercises – demonstrate video editing competency through a series of editing exercise -100 pts.

d.  Live studio project #1 - Cup-O-Joe - morning tease. This is the first non-graded project. Everyone will get a chance to direct and operate all crew positions. This will give you experience on each crew position and will provide an opportunity for you to become familiar with the live production process - 200 pts.

e.  Live Studio project #2 - Two-person Interview. You need an open and a close – music under and a title page. The interview must break in the middle for a commercial or PSA roll then come back to the floor. You must close the show at exactly 5:30 seconds - 200 pts.

f.  Single camera project #3 – You will write, script, shoot and edit a thirty second Public Service Announcement - 200 pts.

g.  Final Exam – 100 pts.

h.  Grading

900-1000 – A

800-899 – B

700-799 – C

600-699 – D

599 or under - F

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