Digital Video Compositing
Overview
This unit expands students’ knowledge and skills in digital video compositing, developing students’ commercial digital video compositing skills. There will be a focus on developing creative outcomes based on an understanding of the audience and development of an appropriate conceptual strategy. Students will extend their digital video compositing techniques, and work to achieve completed productions. They will be given the opportunity to explore various techniques using digital tools and encouraged to develop independent study, investigation and development skills.
Requisites
DDM20003 Digital Video Camera Techniques
Pre-requisite
DDM10006 Typography for Screen and Motion
AND
DDM20003 Digital Video Camera Techniques
01-June-2025
02-November-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Plan, manage and produce a post-production proposal for a sequence of digital video, including the analysis of reference material, audience, appropriate resources and processes
- Use compositing techniques to illustrate meaning and mood to a digital video sequence
- Apply a range of commercial compositing techniques, tools, principles and options to convincingly manipulate digital video
- Apply post production, design principles, sound and editing skills to produce a resolved digital video outcome
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Activity Type | Activity | Total Hours | Number of Weeks | Hours Per Week | Venue Type and Activity Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-campus | Studio | 36 | 12 weeks | 3 | Lab |
| Online | Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 24 | 12 weeks | 2 | Online video Tutorials |
| Unspecified Activities | Independent Learning | 90 | 12 weeks | 7.5 | Online video Tutorials, Independent study, Assignment preparation |
| Total Hours: | 150 | Total Hours (per week): | 12.5 | ||
Sarawak
| Activity Type | Activity | Total Hours | Number of Weeks | Hours Per Week | Venue Type and Activity Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 150 | 12 weeks | 12.5 | |
| Total Hours: | 150 | Total Hours (per week): | 12.5 | ||
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Brief | Individual | 50% | 1,2,3 |
| Design Brief | Individual | 50% | 1,2,3,4 |
Content
- Influence of digital video compositing on contemporary design and communication
- Illustrating meaning and mood
- Non-linear editing
- Non-destructive editing practices
- Creating special effects
- Colour grading to alter / enhance the colour of images
- Music and sound
- Audience theory
- Graduate Attribute – Communication Skills: Communicating using different media
- 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.