Program Description - Pellissippi State Community College

P H O 1 Photography electives to be chosen from CGT 2050; PHO1500,
1600, 2100, 2200, 2300, 2400, 2500, 2700, 2900, 2950; T H E A1 3 11;
V P T 1040; W E B 2 8 11.
E L E C 2 Students should choose guided electives in a related discipline in
consultation with their advisor.
B A 3 Business administration elective to be chosen from any ACC, A D V,
FIN, MGTor MKT c o u r s e s .
* See the General Education Courses section of this Catalog and Handbook for electives.
Video Production Technology
Program Description: The Video Production Technology program offers condensed,
but intensive hands-on experience with industry standard equipment
and processes. Students learn to work in a broadcast studio and on location.
They use commercially popular analog and digital equipment and software including
Betacam, DV Cam, Avid, ProTools, Photoshop and more.
Students are offered basic and advanced training in scriptwriting, audio recording
and mixing, electronic cinematography and lighting, producing, directing, budgeting,
graphics, animation, Web media, editing and computer applications.
The Video Production Technology program, guided by working professionals, is
designed to prepare students to enter the job market. Graduates will be able to apply
their skills in many areas of the telecommunications industry, including broadcast,
cable, satellite, corporate, educational and commercial production.
Degree: Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)
Typical Job Opportunities:
Vi d e o g r a p h e r. Employs techniques basic to the motion image process; image composition,
lighting, shooting for editing.
E d i t o r. Edits and electronically manipulates recorded images for video productions for
commercial, broadcast, corporate and institutional media operations.
Video Illustrator. Develops graphic depictions of process operations with cameras,
recorders, and/or computer generated art and creates video sequences to demonstrate
those processes.
Production Assistant. Assists producer and/or director in varied assignments,
including managing continuity, organizing catering services, notation of script
revisions, teleprompter operation, set decoration, makeup, etc.
After successfully completing the Video Production Technology program, the graduate
will be equipped to do the following:
I . Understand and apply technology and processes unique to the video production
business
I I . Apply skills appropriate for employment at an entry level in commercial production
firms, broadcasting, corporate production facilities, etc.
I I I . Complete all phases of a scripted video production, including subject matter
research, script writing, shooting, editing, directing and producing
I V. Operate a variety of industry specific equipment, including computers and
s o f t w a r e
V. Apply good resource management techniques
C o n t a c t ( s ) :Ron Bellamy, Program Coordinator, (865) 694-6444, rbellamy@pstcc.edu
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