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CS 234 - Audio Visual Production


Credits: 5
Students will learn the fine art of storytelling through audio and video media. They will learn safe and effective use of video cameras, lighting, and how to capture and edit audio. Emphasis is placed on how to reach an audience to inform, inspire, and persuade.
Course Outcomes:
  1. Interpret and apply terms and processes to AV projects.
  2. Use equipment safely and properly.
  3. Produce high-quality scene-appropriate sound.
  4. Produce compelling and logically sequenced stories with audio and video.
  5. Produce high-quality, story-appropriate audio and video.

Course Topics:
  1. Visual storytelling
  2. Composition
  3. Lighting Techniques
  4. Typography
  5. Persuasion
  6. Audio Storytelling Process
  7. Video Shooting Priorities, Process, and Sequencing
  8. The Elevator Pitch
  9. Animated Graphics
  10. Scheduling Plan A, B, C

LEC Credits: 5
LEC hours per week: 5
Formerly: EMRK 230.
Course Attribute(s): None
OEE Permitted: Yes
Grading Basis: Graded
Instructor/Department Consent Required: No Consent
CIP Code: 11.0801
Default Section Size/Cap: 25
Quarter(s) offered:
  • Fall