Elective Video Production grade

Video Production focuses on integrating media with other school subjects. Students participate in videography and filmmaking. This course helps students hone their study, writing, camera work, editing, and storytelling skills. Students working in small, cross-disciplinary groups learn about the role of the director and work to put lessons into practice by creating video projects.

Special purchases

Required: None

Recommended: Some sort of video camera (so many phones do even better these days)

Homework estimate (per night)

Varies, depending on project schedule and quiz dates/times.

Major concepts covered

The class covers the role of the director in the making of a film. The information is theory and often at a high school level, so it is a more difficult elective, but very rewarding. We also learn how to edit using FinalCut Pro X, an industry standard in video editing.

Insider information for students

We try to watch one movie per quarter, and we will have one video project per quarter.

Insider information for parents

This class does require some outside of school time when it comes to filming the projects in 3rd & 4th quarter, so helping with group schedules and transportation is a must.

Curriculum Used

Notes on “the Director” from Louis LaVolpe’s Film School Online