| Grade Range: | |
| 11–12 | |
| Prerequisites: | |
| Video Production 1,2 or Photography 1,2 or Introduction to Music Production Technology 1,2 | |
| Recommended Preparation: | |
| Computer Animation 1,2 or Video Production 3,4 or Photography 3,4 or Foundations in Visual Art and Design (VAD) 1,2 | |
| Course duration: | |
| Two to six semesters | |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: | |
| Practical Arts | |
| UC subject area satisfied: | |
| f - Visual and Performing Arts | |
| Notes: | |
| Under Administrative Procedure 4771, Alternative Means of Satisfying the Prescribed Course of Study, courses 8839, 8840, and 8572 may be used to fulfill the Visual and Performing Arts high school graduation requirement.
Students who complete Multimedia Production 1,2 with a grade of A or B (both semesters) and on the final exam/portfolio are eligible to earn 4 units of community college credit. | |
| Course Description: | |
| These courses provide instruction in media technology and production. Instruction covers audio and video production, computer graphics and animation, and multimedia presentations, as well as the use of video recorders, cameras, projectors, special-effects generators, audio mixers, electronic keyboards, computers, scanners, digitizers, and printers. The media-production skills learned in this course also enhance the qualifications of students intending to work as graphic artists, photographers, programmers and musicians. Employment possibilities include Web designer, animator, sound technician and video- production assistant. Self-employment in the areas of video production, music, and graphic design also is possible.
This course is offered in single-period and double-period formats. Paid and unpaid internships are part of the course curriculum. | |
| State Course Code(s): | |
| 8839, 8840: 7247 - Intermediate Multimedia Production (Concentrator) 8572: 7247 - Intermediate Multimedia Production (Concentrator) 8841, 8842: 7249 - Advanced Multimedia Film/Video Production (Capstone) 8573: 7249 - Advanced Multimedia Film/Video Production (Capstone) 8570, 8571: 7249 - Advanced Multimedia Film/Video Production (Capstone) | |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: | |
| Taylor, Design Essentials for the Motion Media Artist, Elsevier, 2010. Art Fundamentals: Theory and Practice, McGraw-Hill, 2008. | |