COMM 120 - Audio & Video Production I

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 100 or permission of the instructor
Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This practical studio production course provides students with radio and television production experience in a studio setting. Students work in teams on audio and video projects that offer practical experience in the technical requirements of the broadcast industry. Lectures, discussions, and extensive studio work focus on the technical, aesthetic, and semantic principles of audio and video communication.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course: Students will

demonstrate proficiency in producing an audio-visual, radio, or television program or podcast
operate professional production equipment such as cameras, lighting instruments, a teleprompter, microphones, sound processing effects, mixing boards, a switcher, editing software, a graphics generator, and signal distribution hardware
create media content using templates such as storyboards, format clocks, and split-page scripts
craft a script, perform on camera and/or microphone, build a set, and edit audio-visual material
demonstrate an understanding audience, and the metrics of viewership and listenership
engage in the processes of pre-production/production/post-production and live production
identify production roles, technology, and procedures