Course Outcome Summary 2026-27

ART 170 Digital Video Production

Course Information

Course information
Course Number ART 170
Course Title Digital Video Production
Description This course introduces students to the fundamentals of digital video production. Students will learn how to produce digital video productions utilizing story-boarding, lighting and shooting techniques. Students will use video and audio editing software to import, assemble and edit clips, add transitions, create super-impositions and titles in finished video productions. In addition, they will learn hardware set-up, capturing techniques and video compression schemes as they output their work to various video formats. The course also examines the history and application of video in contemporary art, documentary, film and television production. (Prerequisite: None) (MNTC 6: Humanities and Fine Arts)
Total Credits 3
Total Hours 48
Types of Instruction: instruction type, credits, and hours
Instruction Type Credits and Hours
Lecture 3 Credits, 48 Hours

Pre/Corequisites

None

Institutional Core Competencies

Course Competencies

  1. Explain the development and history of analog cinematography and broadcast television to their current digital environment.
  2. Create the written pre-production materials needed to develop a cinematic/video production.
  3. Differentiate the different digital video formats and how each affects the usage and distribution of a cinematic/video production.
  4. Apply proper camera settings to create digital video footage for broadcast/dissemination.
  5. Differentiate the different digital audio formats and digital encoding methods and how they affect the usage and distribution of a cinematic/video production.
  6. Apply proper audio creation and editing techniques to create audio for digital video footage for broadcast/dissemination.
  7. Apply lighting to a subject/scene that can be successfully recorded by a digital video camera.
  8. Apply proper shooting techniques for cinematic/video production.
  9. Create a finished digital video with video editing software utilizing raw digital video and audio files.

SCC Accessibility Statement

South Central College strives to make all learning experiences as accessible as possible. If you have a disability and need accommodations for access to this class, contact the Academic Support Center to request and discuss accommodations.

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