ADVANCED COLOUR SCIENCE - 2022/3
Module code: FVP3001
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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
JACs code: H642
Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A
Overall student workload
Workshop Hours: 12
Independent Learning Hours: 102
Lecture Hours: 24
Seminar Hours: 10
Captured Content: 2
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
| Assessment type | Unit of assessment | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Coursework | 30 |
| Examination | Exam - 2 hours | 70 |
Alternative Assessment
N/A
Assessment Strategy
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
- Exam - 2 hours
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
| Attributes Developed | ||
| 001 | Discuss common workflow and pipelines in film post production | KCP |
| 002 | Show an understanding of camera, television and cinema colour spaces | KCP |
| 003 | Discuss gamma and dynamic range in acquisition and colour | KCP |
| 004 | Explain the conversion and delivery of common deliverables for cinema and high end television | KCP |
Attributes Developed
C - Cognitive/analytical
K - Subject knowledge
T - Transferable skills
P - Professional/Practical skills
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 lectures
- Workshops on colour grading
- 10 hours of seminars
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
| Programme | Semester | Classification | Qualifying conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Film Production and Broadcast Engineering BEng (Hons)(YEAR LONG) | Year-long | Compulsory | A 50% weighted aggregate with one or more units of assessments having to be passed at 50% is required to pass the module |
Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2022/3 academic year.