Tech Video I

Division:  Upper School

Department: Fine and Performing Arts:  Visual Arts 

Course Title/Code:  Tech Video I

The Tech Video department offers students a variety of course options both in content and intensity to  explore aspects of production and methods of self-expression available with the medium.

Goals for Tech Video include:

l.          To learn the process of video production.

2.         To develop a heightened awareness of good story telling, good writing, and  excellent videography and editing.

3.         To achieve a basic to intermediate competency in the particular skills involved in each individual class.

4.         To explore the limits and extent of the medium of video.

5.          To develop a thorough knowledge of CA video and multimedia facilities.

6.          To explore the expression of thoughts and feelings in the medium of video.

Courses currently include:

Broadcast Journalism

Videography  

Beginning Video Editing

Intensive Video Editing and Motion Graphics

Feature Writing and Producing

Video Projects (Independent Exploration)

and Production Management

Tech Video I  -  Basics

Each Trimester MWF for 1/6 credit         

(Fall/Broadcast Journalism)

(Winter/Videography)   Prerequisite:  Broadcast Journalism

(Spring/Beginning Video Editing)  Prerequisite:  Broadcast Journalism

Students will learn to write, produce, shoot, and edit feature pieces—combining technical skills, writing and creativity in the medium of video.  In addition, students will be part of Tech Video Productions, and will contribute to the campus news show with such services as dubbing, editing, videotaping, and/or producing . 

Each trimester will focus in depth on the development of basic skills in one specialty area—news writing, videography or editing—while having the opportunity to complete two feature pieces--all with the goal of developing excellent beginning skills in video production. Composition, framing, special effects, lighting, shooting with gels, and camera aesthetics

 use their own and outside footage to learn the components of editing, continuity, sequences, timing and pacing, transitions, graphic relations and the montage

Grading is based on effort and completion on deadline and with attention to the details of the rubric. 

Resources

All of the CA equipment is available without addition cost to all students, both middle and upper school following a brief orientation to the multimedia center and training on the equipment to be used.  Students can sign equipment out overnight or on weekends with permission and a liability form signed by parents.   Students do not need to be enrolled in a class to use the facilities.  The multimedia center and video studio are the heart of video production on campus with 20 editing workstations and a full service control room and studio for live studio productions.  In addition to video editing, the computers have software for music editing, music synthesis, DVD production, and digital imaging. Tape is supplied for use in school and students are expected to purchase CD's or DVD's which they may want to use during the course of production. Students do not have to be enrolled in any Tech Video or Multimedia class in order to use the multimedia center--it is an open resource for all students from grades 6 through 12.

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