CMNS2040
10 units
2000 level
Course handbook
Description
Provides students with the skills, knowledge and ability to critically engage with, discuss and evaluate music video genres, history, aesthetics, production and budgeting. Students will produce a music video in groups, with a focus on live performances and working client based scenarios with local musicians.
Availability
Not currently offered.
This Course was last offered in Winter - 2023.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate skills, knowledge and understandings relevant to music video as a promotional tool
2. Reflect critically on existing music videos, their own work and the work of their peers
3. Demonstrate a critical understanding of style, form and content by making a music video as live performance and/or narrative
4. Execute a client-based brief that is tied to budgetary and time constraints with independence and self-reliance.
Content
- Music video history
- Music video budgeting, planning and pitching
- Music video production
- Music video editing
- Copyright issues
- Lighting
- Safety on sets
- Production design
Assumed knowledge
CMNS1230 Foundations of Media Production, and CMNS1005 Media Production: Cinematography, CMNS1130 Media Production: Sound. It will be assumed that students can demonstrate digital video production methods and post-production methods utilising software programs. Software and camera operation will not be taught in this course - it is assumed knowledge
Assessment items
Project: Assessment 1 Music Video Edit (group/pairs)
Project: Assessment 2 Music Video Shoot and Edit
Written Assignment: Assessment 3 Reflection on practice
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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