CA 250 - Video Field Production

Credit Hours: 3

The focus in this class is video production outside the controlled environment of a studio. This course will teach students the basic principles, theoretical and applied, of video field production-single camera shooting. Through lectures, demonstrations and hands-on projects, students will learn camera techniques, lighting, sound design and recording, and editing.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

develop video production skills including writing, producing, directing, shooting, and editing;
explore and refine their conceptual and aesthetic styles, as well as their practical and technical skills;
create and oversee a field production including preproduction, production, and directing;
master the basics of operating video field equipment (camera, audio, lighting); and
utilize digital editing and multiple video elements together (images, sound, interviews, music, archival footage) to convey a message, tell a story, and achieve communication goals.

F/S (S)