2.1.8 - SPRO3003: Broadcast Production

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Last updated: Feb 22, 2023 by Murray Basham
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Location Equipment and Recording

EQUIPMENT LIST

Camera:

Sony PMW-300K1 XDCAM HD Camcorder  with proprietary batteries, power supply/charger and lens pen – in road case.

Recording Medium:

Sony 32GB SxS-1 Memory Card 

Tripod:

Manfrotto with quick release plate – in fabric carry case

Sound:

Shure FP33 Audio mixer

Sennheiser ME66 Microphone with Shock Mount and Windsock

Headphones for Mixer

Headphones for Camera

Assorted Batteries (9V & AA) and XLR Cables

AKG MPAIII Lapel Microphone

Sennheiser EW122 Radio Lapel Microphones

Boom Pole

Lights:

Lilliput or Jet Kits

Cineroid LED Lighting Kit

Redhead Kits

**To gain access to High Risk equipment will be required to attend a Safe Working Procedure OHS Compliance Workshop.

Accessories:

Spider Dolly

Lighting Gels and Scrims

Reflectors

Power cables and power distribution boards

Safety equipment - sandbags, reflective vests

Accessories Requiring Academic Approval:

GoPro

Jib Arm

**To gain access to High Risk equipment will be required to attend a Safe Working Procedure OHS Compliance Workshop.

Recording Format

These are the Recording Formats based on the unit and the equipment, specifically for the camera used for the assignment.

RECORDING FORMAT

Sony PMW-300K1 XDCAM HD Camcorder

HD 422 50/ 1080/25p

Check these settings when collecting camera equipment from the MCASI Store, and if they are different, please ask one of the technical staff or the MCASI Store for assistance in re-setting them to the above parameters.


Editing and Post- Production

Students enrolled in SPRO3003 Broadcast Production as part of a Screen Arts major or minor will use Mac based Adobe Premiere Pro for editing and post-production.

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Media is data-wrangled into an appropriate folder structure on the MCASI Isilon Server using the SxS card reader acquired from the MCASI Store, and subsequently imported into Premiere through the Project Browser Panel.

Each step in the process is detailed in the Adobe Premiere Pro Section.

SEQUENCE SETTINGS

Will be based on the unit and the equipment, specifically for the camera used for the assignment

Timebase

25fps

Frame Size:

1920x1080 (16:9)

Pixel Aspect Ratio

Square Pixels (1.0)

Exporting (Submitting Work)

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Use this setting to deliver production assignments for unit assessment and/or in-class screening. This low-file size, medium quality HD file is playable on all platforms.

ADOBE PREMIERE PRO ASSESSMENT EXPORT SETTINGS

VIDEO

Format:

QuickTime

Video Codec:

H.264

Quality:

100

Width:

1920

Height:

1080

Frame Rate: 

25

Field Order:

Progressive

Aspect:

Square Pixels (1.0)

AUDIO

Audio Codec:           

Uncompressed

Sample Rate:

48kHz

Channels:

Stereo

Sample Size:

16-bit

Audio Track Layout:

Single Track

Turbo

Curtin MCASI Turbo TV Studio Export

Use this setting to deliver production assignments for unit assessment and/or in-class screening. This low-file size, medium quality HD file is playable on all platforms.

  • This export must have TURBO added to the Output name.

  •  This export should also be CLEAN, meaning no Bars and Tone, Ident Slate or Universal Counting Leader.

ADOBE PREMIERE PRO TURBO EXPORT SETTINGS

VIDEO

Format:

QuickTime

Video Codec:

DV25PAL

Quality:

Not Applicable (Preset)

Width:

Not Applicable (Preset)

Height:

Not Applicable (Preset)

Frame Rate: 

25

Field Order:

Not Applicable (Preset)

Aspect:

D1/DVPAL Widescreen 16:9 (1.4587)

AUDIO

Audio Codec:           

Uncompressed

Sample Rate:

48kHz

Channels:

Stereo

Audio Track Layout:

Single Track

Equipment Availability

EQUIPMENT AVAILABILITY

All equipment associated with

SPRO3003

  • Maximum two day consecutive booking or over weekend loan

  • Booking MUST be made at least 24hours before collection

  • Access to equipment is always at the Supervising Tutor’s discretion

  • Any group returning equipment later then the nominated ‘return time’, risks the action being deemed as an unauthorised extension.

Academic Approval

To gain access to equipment students MUST present the appropriate Project Approval signed by their tutor and/or Unit Coordinator along with the relevant Risk Assessment documentation.