NCFE Level 2 Course Outline
Each NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Moving Image Production course consists of one 3 to 4 hour session per week for a period of 8 weeks, with a maximum number of 12 trainees per session. Following the basic camera training the trainees are divided into groups of up to 3 people, each group being responsible for producing a short (three to five minute) programme on an agreed Rossendale subject.
The first six sessions are structured as follows:
Session 1: Introduction to course training in camera operation (white balance, shutter speed, exposure, focusing, tripod use, sound)
Session 2: Overview of shot types and framing, camera movement, interviewing, cut-aways etc. Filming interviews, possibly for chosen projects.
Session 3: Introduction to Avid Editing followed by logging and capturing footage shot in Sessions 1 & 2.
Session 4: Editing 2—Putting the captured footage and / or voiceover onto a time-line to produce an initial rough-cut.
Session 5: Editing 3 - How to use transitions and the trim mode to produce a fine-cut, followed by fine cutting of projects.
Session 6: Editing 4 - Sound and Titling: Adding music / sweetening sound with audio tools and adding titles to the project for a final cut. Transferring finished film to DVD.
Sessions 7 and 8 are used to finish off projects if necessary.