PO 260 - Introduction to Video

Description
This course introduces video concepts and techniques by using a DSLR or Mirrorless camera. Students explore new ways of creating and presenting video work in the photography world.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 6
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: PO 102 (D- or Higher)
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: No
Course Fees: $30.00
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Photography, A.F.A., Pre-Photography, A.A. (General Transfer)

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Demonstrate a practical understanding and use of a DSLR or Mirrorless for shooting video.

2. Compare and recognize the reasons for shooting video with different settings.

3. Optimize the digital workflow by selecting the appropriate tools.

4. Edit videos by using the right balance of technical and creative skills.

5. Demonstrate a basic understanding and use of sound and audio component of shooting video.

6. Use creativity and alternative thinking to brainstorm new ideas and possible solutions to problems or issues.

7. Develop specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work.
Course Outline:
I. Explanation, definition, and historical examination of relationship between still and moving picture

II. The Digital Age. Thinking, creating, producing, and sharing video work

III. DSLR and Mirrorless video components and functionality. Resolution and video formats. Frame rates and frames per seconds

IV. Shooting Techniques with a DSLR and Mirrorless. Tripod vs hand-held. Timer Remote Controller and Intervalometer

V. Advanced Digital image workflow for still and video: ingestion and processing

VI. Post Processing: video editing in Adobe Premiere

VII. Audio Recorders and use of the sound. Recording, processing, mixing, and output

VIII. Exporting video for different uses and media

IX. Slideshow, pictures in motion, and the photo sequence

X. Experimental and music video

XI. Documentary, interview, and assembling found footage

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
No
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 20-30%

Studio: 20-50%

Demonstration/Mediated Instruction: 10-30%

Discussion/Critique: 20-30%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Studio - 1:1-2
Total Studio Hours Per Week: 6
People Soft Course ID Number: 104333
Course CIP Code: 50.0799
Maximum Course Enrollment: 15
General Room Request: Main 429, Main 407 (Digital Lab)

High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA

School: School of Liberal Arts
Department: Visual Arts
Discipline: PO
Faculty Credential Requirements:
18 graduate credit hours in discipline being taught (HLC Requirement), Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Other (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
The instructor should possess a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Photography and teaching experience at college level.

Last Revision Date Effective: 20180302T09:32:32
Course Review & Revision Year: 2025-2026