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DVT (Digital Video Technology) is a highly dynamic class that will allow students to explore and learn the ins and outs of TV and Film Production. The class will consist of standard lectures and discussions learning, various in-class assignments (both as an individual and as a group), and eventually students will have the tools to work and function as a professional production team. Students will have the opportunity to interact with other programs around the school and create content to support the school’s announcements and other content built for the website or social media.

Purpose

The purpose of this program is to prepare students for initial employment as production assistants, audio/video equipment technicians, video/TV camera operators, video editors, multimedia artists/animators, and broadcast technicians. 

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Arts, A/V Technology and Communication career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Arts, A/V Technology and Communication career cluster. 

The content includes, but is not limited to, communication skills, leadership skills, human relations and employability skills, safe and efficient work practices, and preparation to assume responsibility for the overall production of digital video activities (e.g., scripts, lighting, camera operation, electronic news gathering, field/studio production, video editing).

Learning Goals and Standards

1. Apply knowledge of the digital video technology program procedures. 
2. Demonstrate an understanding of basic industry terminology and acronyms. 
3. Collaborate with others as an effective member of a digital video team. 
4. Demonstrate professionalism and personal responsibility. 
5. Use basic digital video technology equipment. 
6. Identify lighting needs for a planned production. 
7. Interpret scripts for digital video technology. 
8. Operate an editing system. 
9. Understand and demonstrate the steps in the digital video pre-production process. 
10. Understand and demonstrate the digital video production process. 
11. Understand basic audio operations. 
12. Demonstrate understanding of the digital video post-production process. 
13. Understand the value of graphics in a production. 
14. Demonstrate the ability to perform on camera. 
15. Develop interviewing skills. 
16. Demonstrate awareness of industry-related ethics and laws. 
17. Use television production equipment for a digital video production. 
18. Perform lighting activities for a digital video production. 
19. Demonstrate the ability to complete the pre-production process for a video production project. 
20. Demonstrate the ability to complete the production process for a video production project. 
21. Demonstrate the ability to complete the post-production process for a video production project. 
22. Demonstrate industry accepted skills for remote productions. 
23. Demonstrate the ability to complete the pre-production process for an advanced video production project. 
24. Demonstrate the ability to complete the production process for an advanced video production project. 
25. Demonstrate the ability to complete the post-production process for an advanced video production project.

While completing the Digital Video Technology program, students take the following:

• Adobe Certified Associate (Premiere Pro), Adobe Systems
• Adobe Certified Associate (Photoshop), Adobe Systems