Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Liverpool Screen School

Learning Methods

Lecture
Practical
Tutorial
Workshop

Module Offerings

5013MEDIA-SEP-MTP

Aims

1. To introduce a variety of digital manipulation tools and techniques. 2. To explore appropriate techniques to enhance the 'story'. 3. To provide an opportunity to devise and develop a short motion sequence.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Explore production and post-production techniques to enhance a story.
2.
Demonstrate competent use of a variety of post-production techniques and audio practice.
3.
Analyse the impact of post-production on storytelling.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Lectures and workshops will present theories and examples of best practice involving postproduction technique covering the following: Lighting and the green screen Masks, rotoscope and motion tracking Sound design Screen titling Colour grading and exporting
Module Overview:
This module will introduce a variety of digital manipulation tools and techniques which will enable you to explore appropriate techniques to enhance the 'story'. The module serves as both a general introduction to the technical and creative solutions currently employed in compositing and as a more specific introduction to the use of Adobe After Effects as the ubiquitous and industry standard software package.
Additional Information:This module serves as both a general introduction to the technical and creative solutions currently employed in compositing and as a more specific introduction to the use of Adobe After Effects as the ubiquitous and industry standard software package. It also helps to contextualise the creation of audio and provides students with an understanding of sound production. Compositing is the combining of multiple visual elements into a single image and is applied to the moving image. It is the moving image equivalent of photomontage. This can be more often employed to give the illusion that all elements do belong together in the same scene but sometimes the artifice is obvious and a more abstract moving image photomontage is created. Live action footage is often shot 'green screen'; this allows chromakeying or a matte to be pulled. This is an important aspect of craft and will therefore be taught within this module. Students will also explore the dynamics of title captioning and the creative exposition of typography.

Assessments

Reflection
Practice