This course offers aesthetic and technical instruction in video field production with emphasis on industry phases of pre-production, video production, post-production. Students collaborate to create video programs outside a studio, learn common approaches to broadcast and online storytelling, and acquire skills in the operation of video cameras, location sound, and lighting equipment.
Theory and operation of video production equipment and facilities. Video production planning and organization; concept development, and production management. Instruction in camera, audio, lighting, live switching, server operation as well as above-the-line roles such as writer, director, producer. Students acquire knowledge and skills by creating studio-based video programming.
Students will create a vlog channel and episodes in this hands-on class focusing on technical considerations and content issues required to produce and deliver video content over the Internet. The student will research the history of video on the web, and its impact on traditional broadcast media.
Students will create podcasts in this hands-on class which focuses on the technical considerations and content issues required to produce and deliver audio over the web. The student will research the history of audio on the web, and its impact on traditional broadcast media.
Live sound history, theory, technology, and craft skills with an emphasis on the technical manipulation of sound in acoustic spaces. Includes hands-on live sound production and operations for nightclubs, theaters, large-scale concert venues, and distributed sound systems.
Short course to demonstrate how to build, manage, and maintain interconnected audio systems using WiFi, Audio over Ethernet (AoE) and Audio over IP (AoIP) standards.
This intermediate-level course delves into various mixing workflows of music and vocal tracks using the Avid Pro Tools DAW and various plugins to enhance the audio. Basic knowledge of Pro Tools is essential as the course further develops skills students need to properly use digital signal processors in the final stage of mixing a multitrack digital project.
An introductory course to provide foundational skills necessary to edit audio using Avid Pro Tools Digital software. Overview of the concept of using industry-standard digital audio workstations software for editing media.
Introduction to the theory and practice of audio production and recording techniques. Fundamentals of sound design, aesthetics, microphones, signal processing, and digital recording. Students gain hands-on experience in recording, editing, and mixing audio combined with basic knowledge of applied audio concepts, production workflow, equipment functions, audio editing software and career possibilities.
A hands-on overview of computer operations, equipment common to digital video and audio production, industry standard software, media storage, and manipulation of video and audio media with proper management of files.