This document outlines the tasks and grading criteria for a unit on single camera techniques, which requires students to work in a production team to shoot footage for a short film, document the production process, produce rough and final edits of the film individually, and critique their own edit with a commentary. Students must demonstrate their understanding of production roles and responsibilities, deal with any issues that arise, and apply post-production techniques to complete the assignment. Successful completion depends on effective teamwork, communication, and independent work meeting near-professional standards.

1. Qualification Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production
Unit number and title Unit 22 Single Camera Techniques - Partial
Start date Monday 10/09/2012
Deadline Monday 12/11/2012
Assessor name Iain Goodyear
Assignment title IG3 – SHORT FILM PRODUCTION
Scenario
Media production is a collaborative team effort. Successful media productions rely on team work and working within specific
roles that you should have previously identified. You are now at a stage where you are ready to commence the production and
post-production phases of your short film. You have prepared all relevant pre-production materials and you must now use pre-
production documentation to produce your short film footage.
Prior to filming you must ensure that you thoroughly understand your job role and the responsibilities that accompany your role.
To ensure the smooth running of the production process, it is essential that you do not encroach on the job roles of others in
your team. Remember, good communication and team work skills are essential and every member of your production team
is expected to equally contribute to the production of your short film.
Media production is rarely a smooth process and inevitably you will encounter difficulties. The challenge for you as media
producers is ensuring that your production does not come to a halt due to unforeseen production difficulties. For this
assignment you will need to provide evidence of how you manage and deal with production (and any problems that may
arise) in the form of a production diary.
Once the production process is complete you and your team will use post-production techniques to edit your short film. In many
ways, post-production is the most important part of media production. It is the final stage of the film making process that allows
you to creatively shape and mould your production into an intended vision. For this assignment you must produce individual
edits of your short film. This will help you to provide evidence of knowledge and application of video post-production
techniques.
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2. Tasks Grading Criteria Mapping
Task 1 Unit 22: P3/M3/D3
Assign production roles of director, camera person, sound recording person and
production runner to specific individuals in your production team.
Once you know your job role within the production process, you must produce a job
description that clearly describes your job responsibilities and responsibilities of those
in your production team.
Task 2 Unit 22: P3/M3/D3
Using pre-production documentation produced in your IG2 assignment; you must work as
a team to shoot your film rushes and record any relevant sound e.g. ambient location
sound. It is expected that you will need to shoot and/or re-shoot additional footage
during this process.
You must photographically document the production phase of your short film shoot.
Once the production phase of your short film shoot is complete, you must upload your
photographs and include annotations that give the photographs context for the viewer
(your tutor).
Task 3 Unit 22: P3/M3/D3
Produce a weekly production log. You must produce production log entries once a
week that details your contributions that week to your group production. This log
must provide details of any difficulties you encountered and summaries of how you dealt
with any production difficulties you experience.
Task 4 Unit 22: P3/M3/D3
A. Produce a rough edit of your film using the rushes you have uploaded into Adobe
Premiere as a group.
B. When finished, you must explain what improvements you will make for your
final edit. This can be word processed or voice recorded.
C. Produce a final edit of your short film.
Task 5 Unit 22: P3/M3/D3
Produce an edited sound recorded commentary that critiques your individually
produced final edit.
This commentary must discuss strengths and weaknesses of your final edit and describe
the editing techniques you have used and why you have used those techniques. You
must edit this commentary using sound editing software and add it to your final edit
sound track in Adobe Premiere.
Your final edit with added commentary must be uploaded to your IG3 blogs.
This brief has been verified as being fit for purpose
Date: 07/09/2012
Date:
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3. Unit 22 Single Camera Techniques (Level 3)
P1: describe the features of single M1: explain the features of D1: comprehensively explain the
camera production with some single camera production with features of single camera production
appropriate use of subject reference to detailed illustrative with reference to elucidated
terminology examples and with generally correct examples and consistently using
use of subject terminology subject terminology correctly
P2: generate outline plans for a M2: generate detailed ideas for a D2: generate thoroughly thought
single camera production working single camera production showing through ideas for a single camera
within appropriate conventions and some imagination and with only production showing creativity and
with some assistance [CT] occasional assistance flair and working independently to
professional expectations
P3: produce a single camera M3: produce a single camera D3: produce a single camera
production working within production to a good technical production to a technical quality that
appropriate conventions and with standard showing some imagination reflects near professional standards
some assistance [SM] and with only occasional assistance showing creativity and flair
and working independently
to professional expectations
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