Course Syllabus

 

HONORS Digital Film Editing and Production I

Instructor:  Mr. King       Phone:  704-296-3088       Email:  ethan.king@ucps.k12.nc.us

 

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Course Description

 

Digital Film Editing & Production - Honors is a semester long, project-based course that develops career and communication skills in digital video production, using Adobe tools.  Digital Video curriculum develops four key skill areas:

• Project management and collaboration
• Design
• Research and communication
• Professional video production, using video tools

Students develop these key skills in a spiral—each project adds more challenging skills onto foundation proficiencies. Students engage in skills to learn storytelling, capturing and editing video and audio, and finalizing content for DVD, web, or digital videotape.

Digital Video curriculum addresses each of these areas, using a project-based approach. Each project has phases that follow a design and development process from project planning and analysis to evaluation and distribution. Students gain experience through real-world projects that help them understand roles and processes across a broad range of careers involving digital video.  To simulate a professional work environment, students gradually migrate their video work from an individual process to a group process, focused on personal and client work. The projects contain activities that require students to plan their communication and focus and then evaluate and improve their communications. Specific attention has been paid to developing concepts and principles for thorough, effective communication to multiple audiences.

 

Course Materials

•  Headphones are essential to this course
• 8 GB Flashdrive (minimum)

 

Instructional Philosophy 

In CTE (Career and Technical Education) classes, students are expected to work on their own, in pairs, and as groups throughout the semester. Students will complete many hands on projects utilizing Adobe programs. My expectation is that students will be active participants in their own learning and they will be held accountable for such. 

 

Course standards

1.00	Understand and apply digital video project requirements
	1.01  Identify the purpose, audience, and audience needs for preparing video. 1.02  Identify video content that is relevant to the project purpose and appropriate for the target audience. 1.03  Demonstrate knowledge of standard copyright rules (related terms, obtaining permission, and citing copyrighted material). 1.04  Demonstrate knowledge of the production planning and management process.
2.00	Identify design elements when preparing video
	2.01  Demonstrate knowledge of how to organize and plan a video sequence. 2.02  Identify general principles for video shooting. 2.03  Demonstrate knowledge of visual techniques for enhancing video content. 2.04  Demonstrate knowledge of using audio to enhance video content. 2.05  Demonstrate knowledge of using still images to enhance video content. 2.06  Communicate with others (such as peers and clients) about design and content plans.
3.00	Understand the Adobe Premiere Pro interface
	3.01  Identify elements of the Adobe Premiere Pro interface. 3.02  Identify the functions of Adobe Premiere Pro interface elements. 3.03  Organize and customize the Adobe Premiere Pro workspace.
4.00	Create and edit video sequences using Adobe Premiere Pro
	4.01  Import media assets (video, image, and audio files). 4.02  Organize and manage video clips in a sequence. 4.03  Trim clips. 4.04  Manage sound in a video sequence. 4.05  Manage superimposed text and shapes in a video sequence. 4.06  Add and manage effects and transitions in a video sequence.
5.00	Apply procedures to export a video with Adobe Premiere Pro
	5.01  Demonstrate knowledge of export options for video. 5.02  Demonstrate knowledge of how to export video from Adobe Premiere Pro.

 

Major Course Projects and Assignment

Major Projects: 

• Throughout the course, you will work on several activities in Premiere Pro. They will count toward your Classwork grade.
• There will also be several projects. Some of the projects may include:  Vending Machine, How To Video, Stop Motion, Commercial, ADR, Greenscreen, and Music Video.  Each project will draw upon the skills you have learned throughout the course.
• Participation comes from your work ethic and willingness to answer questions in class, work with partners in a group, and maintain a steady workflow when editing projects on your own.

Other Activities:

• Quizzes
• In-class Handouts, Worksheets, and Hands-on, applied learning activities
• Regular Tests
• Final Exam
• Others to be determined at later time

 

Assessment and Grading Plan

Grading Scale	Grading Term Weights	Final Course Grade
100 – 90 = A	Classwork = 40%	1st 6 Weeks – 25%
89 – 80 = B	Participation = 10%	2nd 6 Weeks – 25%
79 – 70 = C	Quizzes = 20%	3rd 6 Weeks – 25%
69 – 60 = D	Tests = 30%	Final Exam – 25%
59 or below = F

 Honor Code:

The work that you submit represents your learning, and so it represents you.  Therefore, your work must demonstrate both your integrity and honor.  Anyone caught cheating or plagiarizing on any assignment, from homework to exams, will face strict penalties.

 

Attendance

Regular school attendance is required by state law, but some situations an not be avoided. If you are absent, please provide documentation for your absence if possible. Once you return to school, please meet with Mr. King to go over any work missed for the class.

If you are aware in advance of your absence, please let Mr. King know so you can receive all make up work prior to being absent.

TARDY POLICY: 

At CATA, instruction is very important. All students are expected to be in their classrooms and ready to receive instruction before the tardy bell rings for each class. Following the tardy bell, students who are not in class must report to the front office for a tardy pass if they tardy to first period.  During the rest of the day teachers will mark student tardy in the PowerSchool Attendance System.   Only students with a Tardy Pass will be admitted after the tardy bell rings for first period.

Tardies will be recorded as unexcused unless an excuse can be verified by staff. Tardies will result in the following penalties:

All students must report to the office when tardy to first period and to class the rest of the day. Teachers will mark students tardy who are late to 2nd period, 3rd period, and 4th period.  If a student is tardy twice in third period on Cougar Time days (Once before class and once after lunch), then the teacher will  mark them tardy one time in Power School and write it up as a minor incident in Educator Handbook for the second tardy of the period.   

1st/2nd Tardy:  Warning from an administrator in the front office (1st period) and the teacher in the classroom (all periods).

3rd Tardy:  Warning from an administrator in the front office (1st period) and the teacher in the classroom (all periods). The teacher will contact the parent on the third tardy by phone.  

4th/5th Tardy:  Warning from an administrator in the front office (1st period) and the teacher in the classroom (all periods). The teacher will submit a discipline referral to the administration and 1 day ASD with administration.  The administration will contact the parent.  

6th/7th Tardy:  Warning from an administrator in the front office (1st period) and the teacher in the classroom (all periods). The teacher will submit a discipline referral to the administration and 2 days ASD with administration.  The administration will contact the parent. 

8th Tardy: Warning from an administrator in the front office (1st period) and the teacher in the classroom (all periods).The teacher will submit a discipline referral to the administration and 3 days ASD. The administration will set up a parent conference, create a written plan, and possible additional consequences

Late Work Policy

Late work WILL be accepted, but with a penalty (unless otherwise specified).  All work must be submitted prior to the end of the grading period for which the work was assigned. 

Any work that can not be made up will be marked as a ZERO in the gradebook.

Any work where the student has the opportunity to still turn it in but the assignment has already been graded, the grade will marked as a ONE in the gradebook.

 

Opportunities for Extra Help

Students needing extra assistance should speak with his or her teacher to arrange a time. The MPRA Lab will be available to students from 8:00 - 8:40 most mornings and some afternoons by appointment. Parents are encouraged to keep track of assignments and communications through the class website and Powerschool Pro.

 

Mr. King's Classroom Procedures

Entering Classroom Sit at your assigned student desk/computer.  Begin the warm-up activity or classwork as soon as the bell rings.

Questions/Help Always read instructions before asking for help. Ask your neighbor or team leader if the teacher is with another student,

Equipment Use only the equipment assigned to you. Leave computer settings alone, they are not to be changed. Handle equipment with extreme care, you may be held responsible for repairs. Check your computer at the beginning of class and let me know immediately if something is missing or not working. Intentionally damaging or causing disruptions with equipment will result in disciplinary actions.

Out of Seat Remain in your seat when the teacher or another student is teaching or giving instructions.  Raise your hand if there is an immediate need. You may quietly sharpen pencils, throw away trash, get needed materials, etc. during independent work.

Talking Remain quiet when the teacher or another student is teaching, presenting or giving instructions. Raise your hand when you are answering questions or asking questions.

Leaving the Classroom You must get permission from the teacher before leaving the classroom. Take a hall pass when you leave the class room (you may need to fill it out and get a teacher signature).

End of Class Remain at your desk until dismissed by the teacher, not the bell.

Fire Drills, Tornado Drills, Lockdowns Follow the teacher’s instructions and take all safety drills seriously. Fire drills - exit to the far side of teacher parking lot and remain with your class. Tornado drills – kneel down facing the wall just outside the classroom. Lockdowns – sit in the front of the classroom and remain completely silent.

CANVAS Classroom Online-Learning Platform & Resources Warm-ups, assignments, quizzes and uploading files will be done through Canvas. Check due dates. It is the responsibility of each student to submit work on time. Canvas logs every student submission with a date and time. Grades in canvas reflect only the specific assignment grade and are NOT the teacher’s gradebook. Check the Parent Portal on Powerschool for student’s true average grade for each course. Link to Student Guide for Canvas questions: https://guides.instructure.com/m/4212 Link to EmpowerED resources:  https://www.ucps.k12.nc.us/domain/2917

 

Canvas:

     The majority of assignments will be submitted on Canvas.  Assignments can be submitted a variety of ways including, uploading files, typing into text boxes, and sharing Google documents/presentations. Students not having used Canvas before should alert the teacher and they will be shown how to submit assignments on Canvas.  Individual assignments will indicate which method of submission on Canvas is expected.  If students need a refresher or have questions, they can access the Canvas Student Guide for specific instructions.  It is the student's responsibility to ensure assignments are submitted on time and to contact the instructor if there is a problem.  The Canvas Learning Platform logs every student log-in on Canvas which provides teachers with a list of when students log-in to Canvas using their user id. 

     Canvas is used to grade assignments as well, however, the grades in Canvas, while accurate to that assignment, are NOT the teacher’s gradebook.  The teacher’s gradebook includes categories of assignments that may be weighted differently and may include grades for assignments that did not use the Canvas Learning Platform.  Therefore, students and parents should always check their child’s true average on the Parent Portal on Powerschool.