Introduction to Video Production

SCREEN 1
​An entry level course where students learn the basics of creativity, visual thinking, and the practical aspects of filmmaking.  Units of focus include: Working as a Creative Artist, the History of Film, the Language of Film, and Film as Expression. Practical skills include, use of video cameras and types of shots, digital video editing using WeVideo, storytelling through character and world creation, screenplay writing, storyboarding, graphic design, communication and collaboration. In-class screenings and presentations required (no public screenings).

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Working as a Creative Artist

Explore how artists think about the art they create and consume. Look within to discover the ways you work creatively. Exercise creative thinking by extracting a story about yourself to convey in a new and unexpected way.

Unit 1 Plan

Wonder - Research
Elements of Art
Cultural Iceberg
Discover - Pre-production
Video Planning
Editing Basics
Interpret - Production
Storytelling with Intention
Media Production
​Inspire - Evaluation
Critically Interpret & Reflect
Connect to Careers: Pre-Production

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Exploring Film History

Learn how the pioneers of film quickly found the two main avenues of storytelling: documentary and narrative. Discover the various types of shots filmmakers use and incorporate these into a pair of shorts that you will write, produce, and edit. ​

Unit 2 Plan

Wonder - Research
​Origins of Film
Basic Film Terminology
Discover - Pre-production
Coverage: Shot Types
Pre-Production Planning
Interpret - Production
Generate Planned Pre-Production
Media Production & Editing
​Inspire - Evaluation
Critically Interpret & Reflect
​Connect to Careers: Production

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Learning the Language of Film

Uncover the hidden ways filmmakers communicate with their audiences through continuity editing and montage theory. Pen a story in proper screenplay format and build a storyboard to support the text. Utilize these to produce a short film, complete with a montage sequence.

Unit 3 Plan

Wonder - Research
Screenplay Basics
Continuity Editing vs. Montage Theory
Discover - Pre-production
Types of Montage
Scriptwriting & Storyboards
Interpret - Production
Generate Planned Pre-Production
Media Production & Editing
​Inspire - Evaluation
Critically Interpret & Reflect
​Connect to Careers: Post Production

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Film as Expression

Dig into your creative process and reflect on your creative outputs. Use creative know-how and inspirational inputs to develop a story to be set to film. Assemble a film pitch complete with title logo, story synopsis, characters and costumes, the world and settings, in addition to planned shooting style. Bring the course to a close via a series of reflective writings to ruminate on your journey through the creative world of filmmaking.

Unit 4 Plan

Wonder - Research
Uncover the process of inspired creators
​and meaningful filmmaking
Discover - Pre-production
Story development & production planning.
Interpret - Production
Generate Film Pitch Package
Media Production & Editing
​Inspire - Evaluation
Critically Interpret & Reflect
​Connect to Careers: Post Production