Production and Editing 1 | Production and Editing 2 | Aesthetics and Storytelling | CIT

Production and Editing 1
Excerpt from Course Syllabus:
This course students will develop basic skills in field production and editing using DVCam field gear and Avid editing systems.  Each student will learn and practice the fundamentals of field production in terms of conceptual development, planning and storyboarding, and finally editing and project management.  Students will have the opportunity to put into practice the basic rules of visual composition, sequencing and storytelling as learned in Aesthetics and Storytelling, and successfully apply those concepts in this practical hands-on course.

Production and Editing II
Excerpt from Syllabus:
In Production & Editing II students will gain intermediate technical and aesthetic skills in field shooting and editing. Through a series of shooting and editing exercises, students will further develop skills introduced in Production & Editing.  Topics include preproduction, planning, aesthetics and idea development; intermediate shooting and lighting techniques; intermediate non-linear editing, titling, & effects; media management; basic color correction and use of video scopes; and shooting and editing styles and genres. These concepts will be implemented through a series of exercises culminating in the creation of an original student final video project.

Aesthetics and Storytelling

Aesthetics and Storytelling is the foundational course for future work in the TV Department, whether you are aiming to be a director, writer, producer, or editor…the fundamentals of aesthetics in relation to TV are crucial to doing well in any of these areas.  In this course we learn how to choose the right shots and how to construct a coherent sequence, as if we are constructing clear and understandable sentences (the sequence) out of the best words possible (the shot).  To learn this skill, we at times break down things even further, focusing on the elements of shot construction (mise-en-scene, lighting, color, compositional balance and framing, perspective, etc.).  Because these “words and sequences” are a specialized language, this course will emphasize becoming proficient in terminology so that you can communicate with those whom you are trying to “reach”—from a crew you are a part of, to a crew you are directing, and ultimately to the TV viewer who wants to hear your story.  In later classes, we will expand on these “ABC’s” to help you develop your own voice as a storyteller. 

Center for Instructional Resources
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Introduction to Adobe Photoshop
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Introduction to After Effects
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Introduction to Adobe Illustrator
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