Video Production

Option 2 - Select 3 Credits

• ANT 105 - Cultural Anthropology
• ART 101 - Art Appreciation
• ART 194 - Portfolio Photography 1
• HUM 121 - America in the Movies
• JOU 114 - Diversity and the Media
• JOU 124 - Digital Media Production
• LIT 209 - Literature Film Adaptation
• PSY 102 - Human and Work Relations
• PSY 111 - Introduction to Psychology
• PSY 251 - Social Psychology
• SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology

Tuition..................................................................................................$193.00 per credit

The costs for each program are estimates and subject to change.

Approximate total cost for the program: $15,377-$15,777**

**Program entry requirements are not included in the total approximate cost.

• Video production on a crew working on sets and in studios.
• Video production job at a corporation, ad agency, TV station or production company, or as a freelancer.
• Planning, budgeting and producing video projects with your own company.
• Video production for weddings, engagements and other social functions.
• Video production for social media, YouTube, Vimeo and other media.
• Editing, motion graphics, music recording and mixing, sound design and color correction on video and audio projects.
• Using video to communicate messages and ideas to others.

• Be able to take a video project from start to finish.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be ready and willing to collaborate and work with a diverse group of people.
• Basic computer skills.
• Must be able to follow directions and take direction from supervisors, clients and co-workers.

• Be able to work on more than one project at a time.
• Require hours outside of class to complete projects.
• Produce accurate work with original ideas.
• Have creativity and imagination.
• Be open to trying new things.
• Be a self-starter.
• Will need to update tools as technology changes.
• Other sources for employment and salaries would be the following employers: Mittera, Grey Dog Media, Meredith Corp, Applied Art & Technology, Red Noise 6, Principal Financial Group, EMC Insurance, Farmers Insurance, Strategic America, WOI-TV, KCCI-TV, Iowa Public Television, etc.

1. Describe how to create a message and script, complete the pre-production steps and how to work with clients to develop video projects that meets the client's goals
2. Demonstrate various camera equipment, accessories, and settings used for video production assignments and proper camera principles for composition and effective shots
3. Describe various types of production lighting instruments and their proper use in different production situations, including diffusion, direct, bounced, key, fill, various color temperatures, and backlight
4. Demonstrate various types of audio recording equipment, including microphones, digital mixers, and recorders - both wired and wireless and the proper audio recording techniques to acquire clean dialogue and natural sounds on set, outside, and on location
5. Describe non-linear editing software and how to edit, create effects, create graphics, mix sound, and color correct the video to achieve maximum storytelling and messaging impact
6. Demonstrate the use of Photoshop and how to create graphics, text, and design elements, including creating layers, manipulating images, creating graphic overlays, and exporting TIFF and JPEG images
7. Analyze the process of determining the story by creating the central message using character and dialogue development and evaluating good storytelling
8. Describe how to visualize the action through storyboarding
9. Demonstrate audio recording using proper microphones, placement and recording software and techniques, Voice Over recording, and sound design for video production
10. Describe how to work with clients to develop video projects that meets the client's goals. Describe how to communicate and persuade clients to make an effective video for them
11. Demonstrate the multi-step process of "workflow" from pre-production through production and post-production while working on video production assignments in class and on actual set locations
12. Describe non-linear editing software using proven industry techniques and how to import, edit, create transitions and add effects to the video and audio files to achieve maximum storytelling and messaging impact
13. Demonstrate creating graphics, mixing audio and color correcting video using the film and TV industry software, hardware and techniques
14. Demonstrate effective communication with customers
15. Incorporate social and environmental issues in the context of work

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