Television Production (TVPR) Courses
TVPR 101 : Film & Video Production Process & Business Operations
Credits: 3
This course explains the entire production process (pre-production, production, post-production) for film and television, and business aspects of these media. Topics include concepts, treatments, storyboarding, scripts, breakout, budgeting, preproduction planning and documents, copyrights, roles of production personnel, departments and functions, production considerations, post-production editing, graphics, music, soundtrack, final cut, promotion, sales, marketing, and distribution. Ratings, share, box office receipts, business aspects, and how film and video companies make a profit are also emphasized.
Recommended Prep:
ENG 100, MATH 100
TVPR 121 : Film and Video Graphics
Credits: 3
Introduction to video and film graphics. Students will learn about digital and non-electronic graphic production including character generators, color, motion, perspective, teleprompters, set construction, virtual sets, and graphic design.
Prerequisites:
TVPR 151 with a grade of D or better
and
TVPR 142 and TVPR 226 with a grade of D or better or concurrent enrollment
or
Instructor consent
TVPR 126 : Introduction to Digital Camera Operation, Composition, & Lighting Principles
Credits: 3
This course introduces students to contemporary digital video cameras, operating controls, monitoring, and camera mounting systems. Topics covered include the use of field and studio cameras and basic lighting principles with an emphasis on safety and operation as illustrated in theory and application.
Prerequisites:
TVPR 151 with a grade of C or better or concurrent enrollment
or
Instructor approval
Recommended Prep:
ENG 100, MATH 100
TVPR 136 : Audio/Video Engineering
Credits: 3
Audio and video engineering fundamentals for television producers and production staff. This introductory course focuses on electrical power sources and generation, proper calibration, readings, and settings of audio and video signal monitoring and testing equipment, connections, adapters, inputs, and outputs. Students will learn to diagnose problems and adjust equipment accordingly. Simple troubleshooting, safety, care, and maintenance will also be emphasized.
Prerequisites:
TVPR 126 and TVPR 151 with a grade of D or better or concurrent enrollment
or
Instructor consent
Recommended Prep:
ENG 100, MATH 100
TVPR 142 : Film & Video Audio Acquisition & Recording
Credits: 3
This course delivers the theory, knowledge, and skills required for audio acquisition and recording as applied to film and video production. Topics to be covered include audio theory, microphones, pickup patterns, frequency and amplitude, digital and analog signals, mixers, recording techniques, production audio devices, Foley, channels and tracks, sound effects, music, troubleshooting, mixing, and monitoring equipment.
Prerequisites:
TVPR 126 with a grade of C or better or concurrent enrollment
or
Instructor approval
Recommended Prep:
ENG 100, MATH 100
TVPR 151 : Introduction to Film & Video Editing Principles
Credits: 3
This course is an introduction to editing film and video in non-linear digital formats. Topics will include the grammar of the edit, continuity editing, pacing, timing, integration of graphics, contemporary formats, editing strategies and methodologies, contemporary editing software operation, manipulation of audio and creation of simple soundtracks.
Prerequisites:
TVPR 126 with a grade of C or better or concurrent enrollment
or
Instructor approval
Recommended Prep:
ENG 100, MATH 100
TVPR 210 : Film & Video History, Criticism, Ethics, & Aesthetics
Credits: 3
Through various international examples and critiques, students will study film and video history, development, and technical milestones, learn, study, question, and practice criticism, and examine ethical problems, responsibilities, and personal solutions. Students will study and examine media literacy. Students will also examine, compare, and contrast the aesthetics of film and video.
Prerequisites:
Placement in ENG 100 or equivalent
or
Instructor consent
TVPR 211 : Introduction to Film and Video Storytelling and Scriptwriting
Credits: 3
Students enrolled in this course will study fiction and non-fiction storytelling forms in film and video. Various genres will be explored and examined. Brainstorming, concepts, treatments, pitching, storyboarding, and scriptwriting formats will be emphasized. Students will produce their own scripts for both film projects shot on video and television projects.
Prerequisites:
TVPR 151 with a grade of C or better
and
Placement in ENG 100
or
Instructor approval
Recommended Prep:
ENG 100, MATH 100
TVPR 226 : Applied Digital Camera Operation, Composition, & Lighting
Credits: 3
This course refines and builds on the introductory abilities, knowledge, and skills of basic camera operation, and basic lighting equipment and techniques from the prerequisite TVPR 126. Students will apply that technical knowledge to specific projects. Projects will include criticism and duplication of existing film and video scenes, then move on to creation of independent student projects selected from various genres including narrative drama, news, public service, and documentary storytelling.
Prerequisites:
TVPR 126 and TVPR 151 with a grade of C or better
or
Instructor approval
TVPR 227 : Advanced Film and Video Storytelling and Scriptwriting
Credits: 3
This course builds upon knowledge and skills from TVPR 211 - Introduction to Film/Video Storytelling & Scriptwriting. Students will generate fiction and non-fiction stories for visual media in various genres. Stories will then be produced in standard professional film and video script and storyboard forms. Emphasis will be on dramatic narrative form including classic Act structures, plot, characterization, and visualization.
Prerequisites:
TVPR 211 with a grade of C or better
or
Instructor approval
TVPR 251 : Applied Film & Video Editing & Post-production Audio
Credits: 3
This course combines editing methods with multi-track audio channels to produce a complete film or video product. Topics include, mastery of the tools of edit, context, transitions, graphics, 2-D motion, time expansion and contraction, complex editing, video manipulation, and advanced aesthetics will be emphasized. In addition, advanced audio techniques utilizing multi-track soundtracks and audio effects will be integrated with pictures in order to produce a unified video production.
Prerequisites:
TVPR 226 with a grade of C or better or concurrent enrollment
or
Instructor approval
TVPR 276 : Advanced Digital Cinematography, Composition & Lighting
Credits: 3
This course will provide students with advanced camera and lighting techniques to create productions while offering an appreciation of applied film and video aesthetics.
Prerequisites:
TVPR 226 with a grade of D or better
and
TVPR 227 and TVPR 251 with a grade of D or better or concurrent enrollment
or
Instructor consent
TVPR 291 : Film & Video Directing-Studio/Location Production
Credits: 3
This course will concentrate on directing techniques and skills for both film and video in the studio, on location, and during electronic field productions.
Prerequisites:
TVPR 251 with a grade of C or better
and
TVPR 294 with a grade of C or better or concurrent enrollment
or
Instructor approval
TVPR 292 : Media Project Production
Credits: 3
This terminal course in the DMED video production program will require students to apply all appropriate skills and knowledge gained in the Associate in Science DMED degree program to produce a final ten-minute production.
Prerequisites:
TVPR 291 and TVPR 294 with a grade of C or better or concurrent enrollment
or
Instructor approval
TVPR 293D : Internship & Career Preparation
Credits: 3
This course provides practical work experiences in video production where students will apply classroom/lab knowledge and develop job competencies. The course requires a minimum of 80 hours of internship and 45 hours of classroom instruction. Positions may be offered on the Leeward CC campus and/or in other off-campus video production assignments. Practicum class includes: resume writing, job interviewing skills, and creation of demo reels.
Prerequisites:
TVPR 251 with a grade of C or better
and
TVPR 291, TVPR 292 and TVPR 294 with a grade of C or better or concurrent enrollment
or
Instructor approval
TVPR 294 : Advanced Editing & Audio
Credits: 3
This course concentrates on the knowledge, skills, and application of advanced film and video editing techniques, practice and design of 2D motion graphics, and creation of a final multi-track soundtrack for productions.
Prerequisites:
TVPR 251 with a grade of C or better
and
TVPR 291 with a grade of C or better or concurrent enrollment
or
Instructor approval