MEDIA EDUCATION

1511 Media and Society .5 credit

1512 Studio Production .5 credit

1609 Film and Video Production .5 credit

1513 Film Studies .5 credit

1511 - Media and Society - Semester          Grades – 10, 11, 12

Media and Society encourages students to analyze how information is presented in modern society, to evaluate why it has been presented as such, and to consider what effect this has on the human experience. Students will also learn how to create their own media messages. Content goals include teaching students what mass media is, how it can influence our society, and how students can use media to voice concerns. Skills targeted include critical thinking, ability to read and interpret information from a variety of mediums and using various technology tools to create their own media. Students will earn elective credit for this course.

1512 - Studio Production - Semester          Grades – 9, 10, 11, 12

The Studio Production course is a project based learning opportunity that fits well in future PLPs. The course will teach students how to produce a studio based news program from pre-production planning to a finished production. Students will produce a weekly CVU news show in the CVU Media Center.

1513 – Film Studies - Semester                     Grades – 10, 11, 12

What do Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse (2018) and Casablanca (1942) have in common? They are both examples of films that we will be watching in this discussion-based class. Film, like all art mediums, is a language. Through watching contemporary and classic films we will come together to uncover what makes these popular and engaging movies work so well. What are the secrets that wait behind the lens? How do filmmakers craft their vision? How do we, film consumers with popcorn in hand, grow in our understanding and appreciation of this visual media? Group discussion, student sourced viewing, and critical thought are all what makes this class an ever changing experience.

1609 - Film and Video Production - Semester          Grades - 11, 12

This course will provide technical, historical and stylistic reference of filmmaking as students become familiar with production while developing their own personal voice in filmmaking. Additionally, students will continue their knowledge acquired during Introduction to Art while delving deeper into the understanding of the elements of art and principles of design as they are applied to visual and artistic decision-making in the realm of video production and storytelling.

Prerequisite(s) - Completion of one of the following classes: Media & Society, Film Studies or Lit, Film and Writing. Students who have not completed one of these courses can meet with the instructor to determine if this is an appropriate class.