Video Production (Juniors   Semester 1)

 This course focuses on video production for commercial use.  Students plan and coordinate work with clients to produce projects on a tight timeline. They learn how to read and interpret a script, select and maintain equipment and combine graphics, text and special effects. Skills attained include pre-production documentation and planning; in-production audio and video recording; and post-production editing and distribution. 

Media Arts Writing (Juniors   Semester 2)

Copy for news stories, technical journals, advertisements and social media has similarities and differences. This course focuses on creating and adapting content for multiple purposes with print, radio, TV and the Web. Students conduct and synthesize research and interviews to write persuasive and unbiased copy. They evaluate and edit text for purpose, style, space limitations and accuracy. They accentuate messaging with design elements. Strategies to determine audience impact are engaged.

Video Broadcast (Seniors   Semester 1)

We focus on video broadcast for the journalism industry. Skills attained include interviewing, image capture, color manipulation, audio and video blend, lighting and editing. Students critique news broadcasts and research content. They plan and shoot video for live and recorded use in a specific time slot while adhering to laws related to defamation, libel, copyright and privacy. 

Digital Cinema (Seniors   Semester 2)

Inspiration, technique and trends are the focus of this single-camera, cinema-style course. Students engage in creative storytelling through concept development, scriptwriting and storyboarding. They learn to achieve the look of film through lighting and camera technique as well as double-system audio capture.  Legal and ethical aspects such as copyright and fair use guidelines are learned.