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TV-2 Syllabus

Instructor:

George Wolf

Telephone

(757) 898-0407

Fax #:

(757) 898-8235

E-Mail:

gwolf@ycsd.york.va.us

 

Fees:  $10 activity fee -- REQUIRED

Skills USA club dues &/or contest entry fees – ADDITIONAL (optional and/or as-needed)

 

Course Title:

Television Production II (8689)

 

Text(s):

Portable Video (Norman Medoff & Tom Tanquary)

 

 

Course Description:

TV-2 reinforces knowledge and skills learned in TV-1 with increased emphasis on planning and production.  Successful students must be self-directed and motivated.  Students are expected to assist the teacher/video production specialist in producing videos for YCSD-TV and the York County School Division.  On a block schedule, the class runs one full period a day, 5 days a week.  It involves self-directed learning with expensive equipment.  Students are from different grade levels and various schools. 

 

Competencies:

Virginia Dept. of Education Competency-Based Task/Competency List

Competencies:

Virginia DOE Competency-Based Task/Competency List (TV-1 & TV-2)

 

1.                 Virginia’s CTE Course Requirements

2.                 Participating in the Student Organization

3.                 Practicing safety

4.                 The TV Production Industry

5.                 Writing for Electronic Media

6.                 Managing Pre-Production

7.                 Practicing Talent Role

8.                 Operating Studio Equipment

9.                 Designing Sets

10.             Operating Control Room Equipment

11.             Practicing the Director Role

12.             Practice Lighting

13.             Practicing Media Criticism

14.             Managing Audio

15.             Managing Equipment

16.             Using Signals, Data & Routing

17.             Designing Graphics and Animation

18.             Shooting Field/Location Video

19.             Mastering Post-Production/Editing

 

Course Outline:  (Quarters include continued use of previous activities and expanded instruction operating equipment already introduced.  Order of instruction may vary from outline.)

I.                  First Quarter

A.                Safety in the field (review safety on the set)

B.                 Review studio, control room equipment/operation

C.                 Field camera operation (analog) and lenses

D.                 Linear editing

E.                 Computer designed video graphics

F.                 Copyright / privacy

G.                 Planning regularly-scheduled program

H.                1st quarter project

 

II.              Second Quarter (Produce regularly-scheduled program)

A.                Non-linear editing / inserting digital graphics into time-line

B.                 Converting non-digital/digital video/graphics

C.                 Field camera operation (digital)

D.                 Writing news / commercials

E.                 Libel / slander

F.                 2nd quarter project

 

III.           Third Quarter (Produce regularly-scheduled program)

A.                Workplace skills

B.                 Getting a job

C.                 Working in electronic news gathering / electronic field production

D.                 Waveform monitor / vectorscope

E.                 Writing a public service announcement

F.                 Writing a non-dramatic piece

G.                 3rd quarter project

 

IV.             Fourth Quarter (Produce regularly-scheduled program)

A.     New technology

B.      Writing a dramatic piece

C.      Producing a dramatic piece

E.      4th quarter project  

 

Course Requirements/Prerequisites:

Students will earn a passing grade in Television Production I (8688) and be recommended by teacher.  Students will conform to traditional behavior requirements, meet deadlines and complete all assigned work.  They will make use of technology and produce regularly-scheduled programs, which may be televised.  Students will work on projects and programs outside of normal school hours.  Students will show maturity and professionalism in all video production work.

 

Attendance Policy:

To comply with Virginia State Law, students are expected to attend school every day and to be on time unless there is illness or death in the immediate family.

 

 Evaluation             (A=92-100%,  B=84-91%,  C=75-83%,  D=67-74%,  F=66% & below)

                                                                {Percentages will vary each quarter}

Homework                              10%

Assignments                           20-50%

Tests/Quizzes                         20-30%

Workplace/Classroom                  20-50%

Projects & Crew                       20-50%

 

Non-video work is due at stated due date with a 10%-per-day grade penalty for each day past the deadline work is turned in.

 

Video work is due at stated deadline.  Video work may be turned in one day late with 20% penalty, two days late with 40% penalty, three days late with a 50% grade penalty.  Video work will receive a zero grade if turned in more than 3 days past deadline.

(Revised 08/07)

 

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