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NOTE: the developer of this course is no longer with SIAT so access to this course is limited - students can see their projects using the links on the left, otherwise other should contact Camille Baker for access.

This course covers the fundamentals of digital video production, including camera and composition skills, the role of sound, lighting, and continuity and montage editing.

Students will review and analyze works from traditional cinema and from contemporary digital video. Through assigned readings, aesthetic, historical and conceptual discussion, the viewing of numerous film and video works, labs and technical workshops, and the completion of a series of video assignments, students are expected to acquire a reasonable understanding of the basic elements of video production.

The course will teach fundamental skills and extend the student's abilities to use a range of digital production, post-production, and presentation techniques.

The course will provide an opportunity for students to create video projects, allowing them to express personal creativity while developing the ability to conceptualize production ideas and effectively translate these ideas into completed digital video pieces.

develop their foundation skills in digital camera operation, exposure and composition;
demonstrate the ability to plan, produce, edit, and display digital video productions;
demonstrate their ability to effectively combine sound and picture;
demonstrate their ability to manipulate and layer digital video imagery using a variety of computer-based post-production techniques and output formats;
review the development of film, video, experimental film, and video art, as well as new directions of these mediums;
demonstrate their ability to use digital technology to display and exhibit moving image and sound experiences.

For more details on the course requirements, see the syllabus at the bottom, or the details on assignments, readings, screenings and resources, on the sidebar menu.