Digital Video Production

With digital cameras and computer editing equipment widely accessible, the possibility of creating engaging, professional-quality moving images is within virtually everyone’s reach.

Digital video is an exciting and powerful medium of expression, but knowing how to use the tools isn’t enough to enable one to create a coherent and articulate video. 

 With a focus on idea development, this course covers basic cinematography, production and editing on Adobe Premiere.

Video screenings and in class discussions, as well as weekly homework assignments give students a chance to explore creating videos in a variety of genres.

The course concludes with a comprehensive final project that brings together all the skills learned during the semester. This course is open to students at all levels, but familiarity with the Macintosh is assumed.

Learner Outcomes

• How to create works in any genre that are both technically and conceptually sound.
• Digital video editing and its power as a form of creative expression.
• Production techniques, including the use of the digital camera, storyboarding, and basic lighting and sound.

Additional Information

• Students complete several short video projects during the term.
• In addition to hands-on experience, students benefit from receiving peer and instructor feedback on their individual projects.
• Students gain understanding of how media texts are constructed, how they convey meaning, and how they shape one another in significant ways.