Introduction to Video Technology

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Overview

Subject area

VAT

Catalog Number

100

Course Title

Introduction to Video Technology

Description

This course explains how video technology works and how that technology is put into practice to create video content. It covers the fundamentals of contemporary media technology including understanding video image formation, data compression,as well as picture and sound generation and manipulation. Lab exercises introduce students to the operations of cameras, videorecording systems, lighting instruments, microphones and the uses of SMPTE Time Code. Students also learn basic practical and aesthetic concepts of filmmaking by pre-producing and filming inclass exercises.

Typically Offered

All Terms

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Requisites

031574

Course Schedule