Class
Syllabus: Media Technology
The video media
technology class is designed to answer questions in video media such as What
is media? What types of media are there? How and why do people choose the types of media they use to
communicate? How does media influence decisions we make? Who controls media?
How is it all done?
This last question will consume the major portion of class time but cannot be
addressed without first understanding the medium we are working with.
Goals of the
media technology class:
1. producing a morning news program to be broadcast at school and on the
world-wide web 2. shooting and converting traditional video and editing it in a
digital format, 3. creation of DVDs, 4. creative writing and producing for
advertisements, public service announcements, reality tv shows, cartoons, and
video game production, 5. Evaluation and creation of websites, 6. Complete understanding and practical
use of the variety of technology resources available to you.
The class has been
broken into six major segments.
For credit in the class, you will participate in each.
Part I. The
Basics: Using the computer and the camera
Part II.
Converting and editing: traditional vs. digital video
Part III.
Getting Creative: writing and producing for advertising and entertaining
Part IV.
Choosing an Audience: daytime vs. primetime talk shows; "Reality TV"
vs. Drama
Part V.
Animation: Using clay, drawing, and computer techniques to create animated
video
Part VI. Working
with digital audio files to create soundtracks and podcasts.
Class
Requirements.
The Media Technology class is a variation of the Integrated Technology Studies
class offered at Correia. Students
in the Media Technology class will become leaders and role models on campus and
will be rewarded with autonomy in the classroom, campus privileges, and
appearances on television and the Internet. As such, students are required to maintain a cumulative 2.5
GPA in academics and 3.0 in citizenship to remain in the class. Students
will be assigned some homework that requires them to watch and report on
television shows, computer games, and/or the Internet. If any or all of these
media forms are not available at home, they will be made available at Correia
before and after school. Please note that when watching TV for homework,
students should be preparing themselves to report on their viewing! Finally,
attendance is a major class requirement. Taping and production of video media
requires people to run the cameras and people to perform in front of them,
missing a team member is a very difficult obstacle to overcome.
Students may be
required to attend after school Correia functions like concerts, Association
meetings, or other events as a member of the media.
Materials: Cameras, computers,
editing equipment, will be provided for students during school. Any assignment
requiring the use of these technology materials will be completed during school
hours. It is recommended that
students buy or have access to a flash drive, blank CD-R, or blank DVD-R discs.