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This unit aims to give learners an opportunity to use production skills, already gained from
previous units, and develop them further to create a production using single camera techniques.
The unit gives learners the opportunity to explore existing single camera productions. This will
help them to think about, plan and produce their own productions. As part of this exploration
learners will investigate the use of camera scripts and storyboards as tools of storytelling.
Learners will develop the organisational skills required for the planning and implementation of a
single camera drama production. They will identify key production roles and take on one or more
of these roles during their own production. Set design, cinematography, lighting, use of sound and
editing techniques will all be part of the skills learners develop through following this unit.
Health and safety issues will also be addressed in both location and studio shoots, with learners
producing risk assessments prior to any production work.
Overview
This assignment aims to develop learners’ skills in short promotional film production using the
moving image and sound technologies currently employed in the industry. It will develop learners’
understanding of how visual and audio sequences communicate ideas and information and develop
their technical skills in promotional film production. Learners will be introduced to a wide range of
techniques and technologies to enable them to record image and sound.
This assignment is designed to develop learners’ ability to underpin knowledge and understanding
of a range of film production techniques.
Scenario
BRIEF
Students are to work on your own or in small team’s to devise, and produce a short promotional
style film such as an advertisement, infomercial and promotional production for a social action in
the community organization or group.. The purpose of this project is to let you experiment with a
single camera to record video and audio material and to gain knowledge and skills of how to
combine visuals and audio to produce a short promotional film narrative.
SUBND Creative Media Production – Film & Television
Unit 22: Single Camera Techniques
Unit code: D/502/5698
QCF Level 3: BTEC National Diploma – Semester 1.
Credit value: 10
Guided learning hours: 60
Be as creative and resourceful to make an interesting promotional production about your chosen
organisation, importantly using an appropriate genre style. It is essential that you gain knowledge
and skills in using a single camera to film and record audio material to develop an understanding
of the technology and processes involved in single camera production techniques. Make sure that
you do a recce of locations to check for possible issues concerning visual signifiers within the
frame, carry out mise-en scene to manage the set and take note of the diegetic sound in shooting
location before recording, these issue may impact on the quality of your work.
Produce a portfolio of work that deals with learning outcomes listed and reference material that is
appropriate for each assessment criteria covered up to distinction level in this short film
assignment.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this unit a learner should:
1 Understand the features of single camera production
2 Be able to plan a single camera production
3 Be able to apply single camera techniques in a production.
P1.3-Task 3.
Choose a TV advertisement, infomercials or
promotional film as a case study and discuss
technical features such as use of camera;
lighting; sound; editing; scripting; building a
scene; building a story.
Evidence: power-point presentation (3) that
explains the use of technical features such as
camera; lighting; sound; editing; scripting;
building a scene; building a story.
Cover all the technical terms listed.
SUBND Creative Media Production – Film & Television
Unit 22: Single Camera Techniques
Unit code: D/502/5698
QCF Level 3: BTEC National Diploma – Semester 1.
Credit value: 10
Guided learning hours: 60
P2.2-Task 5.
Resources: clients, volunteers, actors, sets,
locations; video and audio recording equipment;
visual effects.
P2.3-Task 6.
Planning: treatments; shooting scripts; records
of pre-production meetings; shooting schedules;
production roles; floor or location plans; prop
lists; recce notes, diegetic sound notes,
production schedules.
P2.4-Task 7.
Health and safety: risk assessments (studio,
locations).
Present a health and safety report for your film
production covering all locations used.
SUBND Creative Media Production – Film & Television
Unit 22: Single Camera Techniques
Unit code: D/502/5698
QCF Level 3: BTEC National Diploma – Semester 1.
Credit value: 10
Guided learning hours: 60
P3.2-Task 9.
Post-production process: reviewing recorded
material; edit preparation; editing vision and
sound; reviewing edit.
Guidance
Further Guidance & Sources
Research material sourced about film at;
URL http://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis
Cyber College for notes on film Editing
www.filmsite.org.uk - for film genres, narrative structure and codes and conventions,
www.screenonline - for TV drama genres, narrative structure and codes and conventions
British Film Institute Resources at WWW.bfi.org.uk
British Film Institute Magazine at WWW.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound
Visit the college Library where you will find a number of books that provide very useful for notes
about editing techniques for this project.
SUBND Creative Media Production – Film & Television
Unit 22: Single Camera Techniques
Unit code: D/502/5698
QCF Level 3: BTEC National Diploma – Semester 1.
Credit value: 10
Guided learning hours: 60
Copy and paste this into a word document and write your report to address all the headings
listed.
Portfolio of Evidence to be presented by each student for:
Unit 22: Single Camera Techniques
SOCIAL ACTION & THE COMMUNITY FILM ASSIGNMENT
Name: ________________________________________
Please provide a written comment that deals with all the italicized tasks below.
You need to coverall of listed content for the learning outcomes.
Unit content
P1 Understand the features of single camera production
P1.1-Task 1.
Undertake research to develop an understanding of a range of promotional film formats such as
advertisements, infomercials and promotional productions.
Evidence: power-point presentation (1) that explains the meanings of the above referenced media
terms.
P1.2-Task 2.
Undertake research to develop an understanding of narrative structures of advertisements,
infomercials and promotional productions: such as linear (or sequential), non-linear (or non-
sequential), flashback, realist, anti-realist and endings such as open or closed.
Evidence: power-point presentation (2) that explains the meanings of the above narratives used in
advertisements, infomercials and promotional productions.
P1.3-Task 3.
Choose a TV advertisement, infomercials or promotional film as a case study and discuss technical
features such as use of camera; lighting; sound; editing; scripting; building a scene; building a
story.
Evidence: power-point presentation (3) that explains the use of technical features such as camera;
lighting; sound; editing; scripting; building a scene; building a story.
Cover all the technical terms listed.
P2.1-Task 4.
Devising: finding ideas; developing ideas; narrative structures; clients, character; volunteers,
scripts; treatments; storyboards.
Provide a portfolio evidence to show evidence of your preproduction for a social action film.
P2.2-Task 5.
Resources: clients, volunteers, actors, sets, locations; video and audio recording equipment; visual
effects.
SUBND Creative Media Production – Film & Television
Unit 22: Single Camera Techniques
Unit code: D/502/5698
QCF Level 3: BTEC National Diploma – Semester 1.
Credit value: 10
Guided learning hours: 60
Provide a portfolio of paperwork to show evidence of your production planning for a social action
film.
P2.3-Task 6.
Planning: treatments; shooting scripts; records of pre-production meetings; shooting schedules;
production roles; floor or location plans; prop lists; recce notes, diegetic sound notes, production
schedules.
P2.4-Task 7.
Health and safety: risk assessments (studio, locations).
Present a health and safety report for your film production covering all locations used.
P3.1-Task 8.
Production process: rehearsals; shoot; shooting records; production logs; technical competencies;
creative abilities; own work; teamwork.
Present product and production paper work dealing with the issues listed above.
P3.2-Task 9.
Post-production process: reviewing recorded material; edit preparation; editing vision and sound;
reviewing edit.
Present final social action film product with all post-production work completed. Present a written
account of work completed during this post-production stage.
SUBND Creative Media Production – Film & Television
Unit 22: Single Camera Techniques
Unit code: D/502/5698
QCF Level 3: BTEC National Diploma – Semester 1.
Credit value: 10
Guided learning hours: 60
To achieve a pass grade the evidence must show that the learner is able to:
P2 generate outline plans for a single camera production working within appropriate
conventions and with some assistance. [CT]
P3 produce a single camera production working within appropriate conventions and with
some assistance. [SM]
To achieve a merit grade the evidence must show that, in addition to the pass criteria,
the learner is able to:
M2 generate detailed ideas for a single camera production showing some imagination
and with only occasional
Assistance
To achieve a distinction grade the evidence must show that, in addition to the pass and
merit criteria, the learner is
able to: