Whangarei Girls’ High School Whangarei Girls’ High School

Level 3 Film and Media (THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL FOR 2025, PLEASE CHOOSE ANOTHER COURSE)

3FMED
Course Description

This course builds upon the knowledge gained in the Level 2 Film and Media course by offering students greater creative license to produce film and media products in the genre they have enjoyed working with most: Animation, Film (Narrative, Documentary, Experimental), and Advertising. This is a practical course focusing on film-making and extending their skills using editing techniques to create specific effects and enhance narratives. Their two finished media products will be produced whilst working in collaboration with ‘Outlook for Someday’ and ‘OnScreen’ - two industry-based companies that run workshops and competitions for secondary school students.

Learning Opportunities

In this course you will need to:

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  • Creativity: You will be challenged to extend your ideas, draw inspiration from existing film makers, use camera, lighting and editing techniques and use the skills of others in completing your moving image productions.
  • Techniques: Timelapse, slow motion, stop motion, motion blur.
  • Decision Making: You will plan, make use of associated language and terminology specific to each genre, test a range of camera techniques, consider narration and moving graphics for a quality moving image production. 
  • Studio: Camera techniques with school supplied cameras and lighting.
  • Digital Literacy: Use Adobe Photoshop Timeline, Rush, Premiere Pro to edit and create cohesion in your final works. 
  • Green Screen: Using studio equipment and green screen technology to enhance footage.
  • Time Management: Use the allocated time and set deadlines to manage your work output and receive quality feed-forward on your developing inquiry.
  • Student Directed Film: Inquiry based assessment for Outlook for Someday and/or On Screen (Research, plan and make).
  • Collaboration: Develop your collaboration skills as you work together to complete photoshoots. Learn to work with a model and assistants as you capture your imagery. 
  • Advertising Campaign:  Inquiry based assessment developing a range of promotional media products  (Animations, Pop-up, Reels, Website

  • Work with a crew of your classmates to manage your model, props, lights and backdrops. 




Year Levels/Departments:

Art, Seniors




			
					
					Resources Required
										
All resources are supplied for use in class. 

*It is recommended that students purchase their own 32GB SD card and a USB flash drive to manage their own files.