Video Production Practice
24 hours face to face + blended
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
The unit brings together the theory and practice of creating content using video by learning different story telling techniques and basic production skills for video news, information and documentary content.
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Critically analyse and discuss an issue specific to the investigation and production of image and video for news and information media industries
- Design and implement a video journalism project in a systematic, rigorous and ethical way, with subsequent evaluation and critical reflection of the work process
- Identify and apply digital and online media production processes to create video products with a high level of personal and professional accountability
- Apply an advanced understanding of theoretical concepts around news audiences, production and narrative to create and communicate a large scale video project
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-campus Class |
2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Online Lecture (asynchronous) |
1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Specified Activities Various |
10.00 | 10 weeks | 100 |
| Unspecified Activities Assessment Preparation |
1.17 | 12 weeks | 14 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final Pitch and Presentation | Individual | 30% | 1,2,3,4 |
| Production Assignment | Individual | 40% | 1,2,3,4 |
| Production Assignment | Individual | 30% | 1,2,3,4 |
Content
- The role of video content in the contemporary media environment
- Cultural and political issues that affect the production of video news in the Australian and global media environment
- Legal, professional and ethical considerations in the production of video content
- Production skills specific to research and writing for video news, information and documentary styles
- Graduate Attribute – Communication Skills: Verbal communication
- Graduate Attribute – Communication Skills: Communicating using different media
- Graduate Attribute – Teamwork Skills: Collaboration and negotiation
- Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Information literacy
- Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Technical literacy
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.