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     Must include but not limited to the following:

• An overview of the process of pre-production, production and post-production
• Camera operation including file formats, lens operation, basic filters and tripod use
• Picture composition
• Basic lighting techniques and equipment
• Basic audio including different microphones and mounting techniques, and appropriate sound theory (i.e. balance, presence, and perspective)
• General concepts of acting and directing
• Post-production theory (i.e. continuity and dynamic editing) plus basic operation of an editing program, including importing, editing operation, and exporting
• Promotes content creation in relation to social justice, race/ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation, and ability

• Participate in group project work
• Assemble a final video project suitable for review and evaluation during a screening

• Demonstrate knowledge of both the technical and aesthetic aspects of video field production.
• Correctly operate field and video equipment.
• Conceive and execute a plan for shooting and editing field footage into a cohesive project.
• Demonstrate the skills needed for successful teamwork in a production environment.

• Lab projects
• Written assignments, including a project design proposal and script
• Scheduled quizzes and/or exams
• Projects that demonstrate appropriate practical knowledge
• Participation in classroom discussions related to course topics required

Compesi, Ronald.  Video Field Production and Editing. Taylor & Francis

Gross, Lynne S. & Ward, Larry W. Digital Moviemaking. Wadsworth Publishing