The Academy will introduce basic technologies that are vital to improving video production skills that could be used in classroom instruction. It will also serve as a foundation for more advanced study of media production techniques. Participants will receive instruction in the aesthetics and hands-on application of various technologies related to video production including video camera operation, digital video editing, and media presentation software.
Participants will attain basic proficiency and understanding in the following areas:
- Operation of video cameras, including aesthetics
- Overview of Media technology History
- Digital video editing, including graphics, special effects, and aesthetics
- Audio recording basics
- Adobe Photoshop – image manipulation program
- Adobe Premiere – video editing & compositing software
- Organization for media production
- Visual storytelling techniques
- Problem solving in the creation of visual effects
- An overview of advanced software & hardware, and discussion on issues surrounding media technology as it pertains to content creation.
- Introduction to Studio Technology
All sessions are held in the state-of-the-art Communication Department spaces located in the Moss Arts Center on the campus of Virginia Tech