ADVANCED COLOUR SCIENCE - 2021/2

Module Overview

This module is intended to develop understanding and awareness of colour science as applied to video signals in the film and broadcast industries.

Module provider

Music and Media

Module Leader

HAIGH Alan (Music & Med)

Number of Credits: 15

ECTS Credits: 7.5

Framework: FHEQ Level 6

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Year long

Module content

Indicative content includes:

• Comparison of camera RAW and log formats,


• Post production digital pipelines


• The digital intermediate


• File formats for distribution and mastering


• Digital Cinema Mastering


• Film outputs and LUTs


• Colour space conversion and out of gamut colours


• Gamma and dynamic range


• Colour grading

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

N/A

Assessment Strategy

The academic accreditation regulations published by the Institution of Engineering Technology state the following Guidance note G1.

Where modules include two assessment modes (coursework and examination) that assess different Learning Outcomes a pass threshold should be adopted for each mode that contributes more than 30% to the overall module mark, with this pass threshold no more than 10% below the normal module pass mark. 

In practice this means that the average mark of all the coursework should be at least 30%, and the average mark of the exams and class tests should be 30% in order to pass the module.

 

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their technical skills and theoretical understanding of colour workflow in acquisition and post production.

Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:

• Coursework 1 – 40%


• Exam - 2 hours 60%

Formative assessment

There are no formal formative assessment components for this module, but formative feedback will be given to individual students in tutorials and throughout seminar and practical workshops.

Feedback

Students receive written feedback on their coursework and verbal feedback on their practical work throughout the module.

Module aims

• explore the current industry practice of colour management and workflow for motion picture films and high end television
• examine colour spaces and colour conversion
• explore gamma and bit depths for digital cinema and HDR television
• further develop understanding of colour, gamma, file formats and deliverables in colour grading and mastering

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The learning and teaching strategy is designed to: further develop theory and practice film and broadcast technology, using both lectures and workshop sessions

 

The learning and teaching methods include:

• Twelve two-hour lecture per week (including with a revision lecture in the last week)

Three  four-hour workshops and / or seminars as needed

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Reading list

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Programmes this module appears in

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