The Academy for Digital Video Production at Portsmouth High School is a Rhode Island Department of Education certified Career and Technical Education program (CTE). The Academy is a unique program that delivers specialized communication and video skills through a multi-year sequence of course offerings. In the program’s first year, the students learn foundational skills which are then utilized in the two main pathways of the Academy. During the second and third years of the program, students will focus on writing, directing, and producing and editing short narrative films , news broadcasts, and short documentary films. The Academy is proud to offer students an opportunity to work with industry standard film equipment. Upon successful completion of the program, students will be eligible to earn five college credits at New England Institute of Technology and they will have had the opportunity to have earned Adobe Premiere Pro certification. munications, and Digital Video Production
Check out our latest Communications and Digital Video win! This past Spring (2024), our Digital Video 3 class submitted their original, full-length feature film, "Ripdtide" to The Chico Independent Film Festival. After four rounds of review against competition from some of our country's top independent filmmakers, Riptide has recently been named a FINALIST in the category of "Best Drama." More information to follow but in the meantime, CONGRATULATIONS to Mour 2023-24 Digital Video 3 students on this incredible accomplishment!
Meet Sam Ewing (PHS Class of 2009)!
After 4 years in PHS jazz band followed by a notable post-secondary experience at Berklee, Sam now finds himself in Los Angeles composing music for a variety of well known video games, movies, and television shows.
Don't believe us? Check out Sam's IMDb page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6214568/
Sam's most recent project just might be his most impressive... He just composed the ENTIRE SCORE for the new Walking Dead series that premiered on AMC in early February 2024! Check out the trailer video linked on this page to hear some of Sam's work.
Way to go Sam! The entire PHS community is proud to celebrate your accomplishments!
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