Digital Film
Instructor: Alan Dominguez & Mitch Dickman
Total Seats Available: 20 (per section)
Grades: 10-12th
Description:
This course allows students to explore their creativity through the medium of motion pictures. Students conceive, write, plan, shoot, edit and master their own short films. Films can be narratives, documentaries, commercials, or music videos. Students use professional equipment in all phases of production and are able to showcase their work at our own film festival at the end of the year as well as other local, student film festivals. Students are also exposed to basic film history and theory as well as cinematography and editing techniques.
Syllabus:
Specific Success Criteria
Students will be enrolled in the college course associated with the Front Range Digital media certificate.
Students will be willing to engage in complex multistep projects with groups.
Students will be willing to present, share and speak publicly about the work they are doing.
Students will sit for the Adobe Premiere Certification prior to the end of the course in semester 2.
Syllabus/Unit Calendar: Link
Program Length: Four Semesters
Program Times:
AM: 8:20-10:35 AM
PM: 1:15-3:30 PM
Related Careers: Video Editor, Cinematographer, Writing/Directing, Sound Recording, Sound Mixing
Academic Plan
All courses are, 5 Fine Arts Credits- Honors- (unless otherwise noted below)- CE classes will count for 10 fine arts credits if students complete with a C or higher, and 5 if students pass with a D.
Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 3 | Semester 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
CTE A/V Production 1A CTE Digital Media Capstone A MGD 1004- Video Production I MGD 1064- Digital Video Editing | CTE A/V Production 1B CTE Digital Media Capstone B MGD 2004- Video Production II MGD 2064- Digital Video Editing II | Digital Media A CTE A/V Production 2A CTE A/V Production 2B MGD 1011 | Digital Media B CTE Editing A- (5 Elective Credits- Honors) MGD 1017- Intro to Visual Communications |
Industry Certification: Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro
Capstone completion: Complete with three semesters and an industry certification or four semester and a college certificate
For part-time enrollment: speak with your school counselor or CEC Counselor, Email Zachary Williams.