Class

Topics

Video Tutorials

Assignments Due

Week 1

Course overview

Hardware and Software needs for DV/ Shooting to edit / Shot types

Week 2

3 Point Lighting

Lighting Techniques Tutorial

1. Shot type demonstration

Week 3

Importing media / Basic editing functions / transitions, titles

Video Editing Basics

2. Lighting Setup and Budget and Lighting Demonstration Shots

Week 4

Exporting video/ Video formats/ Compression for the web/ Storyboarding and Pre-production

Compression and Exporting your Video

3. Digital Storytelling/ Commercial Storyboards

Week 5

Building Screencast movies/ Online Video Sources/ Capturing Online Video/ DVD Ripping 

Alternative Video Sources

4. 30 Second Commercial

Week 6

Working with additional audio/ audio levels and voice over

How-To Storyboards or Pre-Viz

Week 7

Interview Techniques/ Integrating video into the classroom

5. 5 Step How-To Video

Week 8

Visual Effects (Green screen, PIP) / Publishing Video Online

6. Instructional Video Lesson Plan/ Final Rough Cuts

Week 9

Present and Review Final Projects

7. Final Project Presentation