Film & Video Production (UC "f")

AVAILABLE TO SECOND YEAR STUDENTS: ADVANCED FILM & VIDEO PRODUCTION

Take your creative passion to the next level by making movies, working on crews, and learning digital filmmaking. Students learn to write for television and film, storyboarding, directing, and sound design engineering. Get hands on training to produce videos for business and entertainment, from script writing to final edit. The class focuses on academic, technical skills, and employability practices. Students will develop personal and professional skills in the classroom that will transfer to the workplace:

• The filmmaking process
• Creative content creation on Apple computers
• Software experience with Google apps and Adobe Creative Suite: Premiere, Audition, Photoshop, After Effects
• Video editing, color correction and effects
• Studio/field digital audio production
• Digital video camera operation and composition
• Lighting for film and video
• Cinematic storytelling and screenwriting
• Costuming and production set design
• Creative teamwork and 21st century career ready skills

Class Benefits

• 20-30 high school credits earned per year
• Develop skills leading to a highly paid, high demand job

Certifications Earned Within the Class

• Class completion certificate
• Creative portfolio of completed assignments

Job Opportunities Upon Completion

• Production Assistant
• Videographer
• Screenwriter
• Cinematographer
• Producer
• Director
• Camera Operator
• Production Designer
• Sound Designer
• Film festival volunteer

About the Instructor

Jonathan Furtado has been working in the film and video industry since his graduation from California State University, Chico in 2003. He has over ten years of experience as a director of photography, camera operator, and editor. After moving to Southern California in 2004 he shot numerous films, music videos and corporate films for a wide variety of corporate and entertainment industry clients all across Southern California. Jonathan has extensive experience with a wide variety of cameras and professional production equipment.