I. General Information

1. Course Title:
CLC Productions I

2. Course Prefix & Number:
VPRO 2104

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 3

Lecture Hours: 1

Lab Hours: 4

4. Course Description:

CLC Productions I is part one of a two-course sequence. In CLC Productions I, students will be divided into two groups and follow one of two tracks. Students in Track A will focus on producing 'real-world' corporate/industrial productions for the college community and local non-profit organizations. The objective of this unit is to provide students with hands-on experience in authentic working environments. Concurrently, students in Track B will produce an episodic college news broadcast distributed on-campus and on public access television. The strategy of this unit is to mimic an authentic news and studio environment. Subsequently, all students exchange roles in CLC Productions II during spring semester.

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

No placement tests required

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

2. Transfer - regional institutions with which this course has a written articulation agreement:

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Videography Production, A.A.S. Degree
Videography Production, Diploma

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate oral communication skills	Present oral arguments to supervisors/clients for purposes of approval of program content in authentic working environments.
Utilize appropriate technology	Become familiar with studio technologies for directing, switching, recording multicamera broadcast environments.
Apply ethical principles in decision-making	Determine appropriate and sensible content for mass audience consumption.
Work as a team member to achieve shared goals	Play a productive role as a crew member in the creation of quality programming for corporate videos and news.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

STUDENTS IN TRACK 'A'

• Demonstrate effective corporate communications programming skills;
• Develop strategies for creating positive corporate relations in video processes;
• Integrate successful field-producer strategies in corporate filmmaking; and
• Integrate successful executive producer strategies in non-fiction filmmaking.

STUDENTS IN TRACK 'B'

• Demonstrate understanding of studio design & setup;
• Operate studio cameras effectively;
• Perform control room procedures effectively;
• Operate teleprompter effectively;
• Perform live sound mixes effectively;
• Construct remote broadcast setups for recording of large events;
• Identify common studio script directions and language;
• Design and execute effective chroma-key sets;
• Produce news packages; and
• Compose actionable news copy.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

STUDENTS IN TRACK 'A'

1. Corporate Communications
   • Meeting clients/initial stages of projects
   • Preproduction - 'pitching'/storyboards
   • Scheduling
   • Budgeting/bidding
   • Creating proposal
   • Responding to RFP's
2. Field Production in Corporate Environments
   • Site prep
   • Working with non-professionals on site
   • Working with talent
   • Directing/controlling events
   • Minimizing impact
3. Postproduction Strategies
   • Effective corporate video editing style
   • Corporate Identity
     • Niche
     • Process promotion
     • Product line
     • Frequently-asked questions
     • Demonstration
   • Client evaluation processes
   • Distribution techniques

STUDENTS IN TRACK 'B'

1. Intro to Studios
   • Backgrounds
   • Control rooms
   • Studio operations
2. Multi-camera setups
3. Lighting a Studio
   • Lighting grids
   • Lighting designs
4. Keying
   • Chroma-keying
   • Luma-keying
   • Virtual sets
   • Infinity backgrounds
5. Newscasts
   • Rundowns/script markup
   • Terminology
   • Studio personnel
   • Working with talent
6. Large Remotes
   • Remote surveys
   • Equipment lists
7. Studio Programming
• Designing a program
• Designing a set
  

2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions

STUDENTS IN TRACK 'A'

1. Produce marketing and training videos for Central Lakes College departments and external clients as required. 
• Interaction with proposed clients in preparation of video projects
• Completing all aspects of preproduction and gaining approval from clients
• Performing all field production requirements
• Performing all postproduction requirements 
• Distributing final programs to appropriate outlets for consumption

STUDENTS IN TRACK 'B'

1. Produce CLCTV - a short-format news/entertainment series
• Organize/plan upcoming episodes
• Write copy for studio sessions
• Produce feature packages for insertion
• Schedule shoots and studio sessions
• Rehearse all elements of program
• Edit packages
• Edit final programs
• Distribute completed programs