PALOMAR COLLEGE

RADIO AND TELEVISION

COURSE SYLLABUS  (subject to change)

RTV 270 DIGITAL VIDEO EDITING FOR BROADCAST Fall 2011

Instructor:     Pat Hahn        Office:            Q9B     Office Hours: T Th 11am-1pm 

Phone: 744-1150 ext 2964   E-Mail: phahn@palomar.edu

 

Messages:                Voice Mail, (24 hours) ext. 2964; or Communications Administrative

Department Assistant, ext. 2440

 

Class Meetings: Mondays and Wednesdays 11:00-1:50pm

Suggested Text: Editing Techniques with Final Cut Pro, 2ND EDITION Michael Wohl                       

                    Materials handout fee: Payable at the bookstore, entitles each student to: Miscellaneous handouts and supplies.

Materials needed for this class.

1.    Blank CD's AND DVD'S  . You need approximately 20 blank CD's & DVD's.

2.    It is recommended but not mandatory that you purchase your own external firewire drive with at least 250 gigs of free space.

3.   A three ring binder for handouts. 

Course Description: This course is designed to provide you with a thorough understanding of the use of non-linear computer video editing systems and software as they relate to broadcast television. You will gain this knowledge thru hands-on editing assignments. The software used in the course will be Final Cut Pro .A special emphasis will be on the principles and techniques of broadcast television and film video editing.  Exploration of these principles and techniques will be provided by completion of mandatory assigned hands-on video editing assignments.

In this class, you will learn how to edit a professional broadcast quality video news release, a narrative TV Drama , a narrative bank hold up d, a tv show pilot/conversation, and an employment demo tape.

 

 

Student Learning Objectives:

1.         Have a thorough understanding of Final Cut Pro editing software.

2.         Have a thorough understanding of professional broadcast standards video editing techniques and aesthetics.  

Grading: Students will be evaluated on a combination of objective and subjective criteria. Since this is basically a lab class, a heavy percentage of the grade is based on lab assignments.  Your grade is not based on a curve. It is based on the percentage of potential points you could achieve in this class. The grade is based on the following:

Tests and Quizzes

90pts

Written Assignments  

80pts

Editing Lab Assignments 

400pts

Mid Term 

100pts

Participation Attitude

320 pts

 

890 POINTS

DEADLINES!!! (EXTREMELY IMPORTANT)

Broadcasting is a deadline driven industry. If your deadline is 11:00am it must be ready by then. A package or assignment completed one minute late is worthless. Thus, no lab assignments will be accepted for credit. If you are late, you still need to turn it in to receive an evaluation but you will not receive credit for the lab assignment. One late project could drop your final grade by one full letter.  Being late is not an option.

TARDINESS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.   

TARDINESS WILL DIRECTLY AFFECT YOUR PARTICIPATION & ATTITUDE PORTION OF YOUR FINAL GRADE. Being on time is encouraged not simply because it is a class rule, but because employers will expect this discipline and professionalism.

Tests:   Will include a combination of written tests, "hands-on" performance exams, and pop-quizzes.

 

 

 

 

Written Assignments will include:

1.  Lab/Assignment report sheets, which are due upon the completion of each assignment.

2.  Lab evaluation report HOURS sheet will be do at the end of the semester.

3. Other written material as required to complete assignments.

Lab Assignments: Each member of the class will complete numerous lab exercises covering the topics presented in the class. The student is expected to keep a record of progress for each assignment. NOTE: READ LAB/ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION SHEETS CAREFULLY

Labs:  For obvious reasons students must have flexibility to schedule lab time at hours other than normal class time. You can schedule no more that 4 hours per week in the U-building. However if available more hours can be schedule if needed. Tutorials, special instructional and orientation sessions, and special consultation with course material can be scheduled. 

The completion of lab assignments on time is the responsibility of the student. 

For the most part, you will be working on your own. Don't let yourself get behind! It is easy to get lost. A lab evaluation report will be required by each student for each lab assignment. Due to the expensive and delicate nature of the equipment used in this class, there will be detailed guidelines and policies for equipment and lab use. A copy of these policies is in each of the editing labs. Disregard for policies of use or the lack of proper care of equipment in the labs will result in the student being prohibited from using the lab equipment.

PLEASE NOTE: The lab for this class in GJ-2 is a shared facility with other departments. The lab supervisor Jerry Plack maintains the settings, files, Windows appearance, and other set-up details. THEY ARE NOT TO BE CHANGED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. IF YOU HAVE ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTERS AND ARE CAPABLE OF MAKING SUCH CHANGES --- DO IT ON YOUR COMPUTER AT HOME, NOT ON OUR COMPUTERS. ANYONE CAUGHT VIOLATING THIS WILL BE IMMEDIATELY DROPPED FROM THE CLASS. THERE WILL BE NO SECOND CHANCES!!! This is serious!

 

Instructional Associate :  Greg Baker Room U-1 EXT. 2447

The prime responsibility of this person is to support and assist students in scheduling edit lab times, learn to operate the editing equipment and editing software.  This person’s job is not to do your work for you. If you need special help please make an appointment with Mr. Baker or with myself.