This course is designed to build on foundational knowledge and equip students with advanced tools to further develop their skills in multimedia production. Through hands-on projects such as drone, gimbal, and glide camera operation, students will explore advanced techniques in shooting, lighting, editing, and special effects across specialized formats for news, entertainment, and education, working both on location and in studio settings.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
The goal of this course is to equip students with advanced video production skills, emphasizing specialized techniques such as drone, gimbal, and glide camera operation, sophisticated lighting setups, and special effects. Students will create projects across various formats, while developing post-production plans and exploring distribution strategies. Through collaborative projects and ethical analysis, students will be prepared to meet industry standards and produce professional media content for news, entertainment, and education, with a focus on continuity, production values, and responsible storytelling.
- Instructional, Educational and Informational Videos: Purpose and Standard Production Guidelines for Specialized Video Formats
- Advanced Special Effects Techniques
- Advanced Camera Techniques Using Equipment Such as Drones, Gimbals and Glides
- Enhanced Lighting Choices and Techniques
- Advanced Editing Techniques
- Post Production Planning
- Distribution Choices
- Group Work: The Team Approach to Video Production
- Industry Standards and Analysis for Ethical and Professional Considerations
- Dramatic Scenes Focusing on Continuity and Advanced Production Values
- Documentaries Using Appropriate Production Guidelines
• Plan and produce short instructional/educational/informational videos, including dramatic scenes, documentaries and special effect sequences • Advanced camera techniques using equipment such as drones, gimbals, and glides • Execute advanced lighting skills • Execute advanced editing and special effects skills • Generate post-production plan of work to achieve desired end results • Compare and contrast distribution options for video • Debate choices for content/editing as a group to support a final product as it relates to responsible media production • Evaluate industry standards while assessing ethical implications of media production choices/techniques
Assessment and Requirements
- Tests on the pertinent theoretical and critical knowledge
- Review of portfolio of video work produced