• 7540   Introduction to Video Production CP1                       Semester              Grades 9- 12        2 Credits

    Students learn the fundamentals of television production through a variety of projects that give them the opportunity to combine video with graphics, images, and sound to tell a story. From concept to completion, students learn how to plan, shoot, and edit an assignment using digital video tools. Students work in both a TV studio and an editing lab to design and create their projects. They learn about camera techniques, digital editing, audio mixing, and producing video segments. They also learn about positions within a television studio and receive hands-on training to develop their skills. Students are required to participate in the videotaping of one school event per semester. Students may fulfill this requirement by filming in-school assemblies, after-school activities, athletic or performing arts events.  Students are also required to submit an entry in the annual Falmouth High School Animation & Film Festival.

    7541   Advanced Video Production CP2                                  Semester              Grades 9- 12        2 Credits

    Prerequisite: Successful completion of Introduction to Video Production.  Students continue to develop and refine their production techniques through a variety of activities that utilize the digital video resources of the TV Studio and the Editing Lab. Students work independently as well as collaboratively to produce video segments for the Falmouth Educational Channel 14. Projects may include silent movies, editorials, writing an original screenplay, and broadcast journalism stories. Students are required to participate in the videotaping of two school events per semester. Students may fulfill this requirement by filming in-school assemblies, after-school activities, athletic or performing arts events. Students are also required to submit an entry in the annual Falmouth High School Animation & Film Festival.

    7514   Inside FHS CP2                                    Semester              Grades 10- 12     2 Credits

    Students will have the opportunity to cover news, create editorials and opinion pieces, produce short films, and share information about the people, events, and activities of interest to Falmouth High School. Inside FHS students will produce broadcast-quality work and prepare programs to air on the Falmouth Educational TV Channel 14. Students are expected to devote several hours each week to filming school activities hosted after the regular school day. Students continue to develop their portfolios as they prepare a demo reel for entrance to media technology programs at the university level.  Students are also required to submit an entry in the annual Falmouth High School Animation & Film Festival.

    7542   Community Filming Internship CP2                             Semester              Grades 10- 12     2 Credits

    Prerequisite: Successful completion of Introduction to Video Production.  Do you want to be a part of the television industry capturing the action in your school and in your community?  Film real life performances and events!  Receive credit for your passion for video and gain experience for a future career in videography as the events that you film are broadcast on Falmouth’s Educational Access Channel 14.