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Angelica S. Macklin
BISMCS 234
Bothell Campus
Develops beginning to intermediate skills and techniques in one or more forms of communication practice and media production.
Class description
Working With Video
This 2-credit course teaches how to use digital media for documenting, producing, and presenting knowledge, in order to apply these skills towards the production of digital videos that help us understand and inform the world around us. Students will engage in video storytelling projects that focus on topics that are relevant to individual research interests, which means that the course is suitable for students in all disciplines who are interested in using video within their field.
Students will learn basic to intermediate digital video production techniques from planning, scripting, pre-production through post-production. The course will cover basic camera operation, video composition, audio for video, interviewing techniques, gathering images and b-roll, and post-production editing methods. Within the visual storytelling technical process, this class will engage in questions of how to build author, subject, and audience relationships, how to engage in public scholarship, and how to frame representations of culture, self, and others through the digital form.
Student learning goals
1. To understand video production processes and practices, while learning basic to intermediate functions of UWB supported digital video equipment and non-linear editing tools.
2. To learn how to develop a story outline and execute a video production plan.
3. To gain awareness of ethical and practical considerations of working with video.
4. To learn how to collect, store, manage, and archive original video footage.
5. To identify various audiences, uses and display outlets for video-based stories.
6. To produce an original piece of visual work that will contribute to each student’s portfolio archive.
General method of instruction
Class time will be a combination of mini-lectures, peer critique, and skill-building exercises. Beyond the class students will conduct interviews and gather footage for their individual projects.
Recommended preparation
No prerequisites. This course is suitable for students in all disciplines who have an interest in using video to document, explore, and share ideas within their field.
Class assignments and grading
Assignments will include a written production plan, a basic storyboard outline, a topic interest map, a short list of interview questions, a 3 to 5-minute video story, and a reflection paper. These assignments will be accompanied by other deadline driven tasks necessary to complete production work.
Grades will be assigned based on active participation, completion of all assignments, and production quality of completed video works.
