Audio-Video Technology and Film
Audio-Video Technology and Film prepares students with the basic technical and planning skills to write, produce, direct, shoot and edit a wide variety of film and video productions. This pathway will give you an idea about what employment is like in fields relating to audio video technology, script writing, and film production. Throughout the three courses of the pathway you will learn about employability skills, use of audio video equipment and computer programs.
Course 1: AVTF I – Technical Foundations of Production
The first course prepares students for employment or entry into a postsecondary education program in the Audio and Video Technology career field. Topics covered may include, but are not limited to: terminology, safety, basic equipment, script writing, production teams, production and programming, lighting, recording, editing, studio production, and professional ethics.
Course 2: AVTF II – Commercial and Broadcast Production
The second course covers planning, writing, directing and editing a production, field equipment functions, operational set-up and maintenance, advanced editing operations, studio productions, performance, audio/video control systems, production graphics, career opportunities, and professional ethics.
Course 3. AVTF III – Short Film and Documentary Production
The third course is designed to facilitate student-led projects under the guidance of the instructor. Students work cooperatively and independently in all phases of production. Students will be engaged in capturing live events, producing news stories about our North Paulding community, creating short films and producing Public Service Announcements and commercials for the programming we are creating. Wolfpack Productions is the in-house production facility students will be learning in and is made up of our classroom space, broadcast studio and control room, and sound recording room. All three courses in the pathway help prepare students for the SkillsUSA end-of-pathway assessment that will let future employers or academic institutions know they have a foundational background in production and broadcast principles. Students will leave the pathway with a portfolio of completed work specific to their area of interest in production.
Skills USA is the Career Technical Student Organization (CTSO) for this pathway. Students will have opportunities to compete with other schools in the state and nationally. This CTSO also serves as a networking platform for students and offers scholarships for college.
Course 1: AVTF I – Technical Foundations of Production
The first course prepares students for employment or entry into a postsecondary education program in the Audio and Video Technology career field. Topics covered may include, but are not limited to: terminology, safety, basic equipment, script writing, production teams, production and programming, lighting, recording, editing, studio production, and professional ethics.
Course 2: AVTF II – Commercial and Broadcast Production
The second course covers planning, writing, directing and editing a production, field equipment functions, operational set-up and maintenance, advanced editing operations, studio productions, performance, audio/video control systems, production graphics, career opportunities, and professional ethics.
Course 3. AVTF III – Short Film and Documentary Production
The third course is designed to facilitate student-led projects under the guidance of the instructor. Students work cooperatively and independently in all phases of production. Students will be engaged in capturing live events, producing news stories about our North Paulding community, creating short films and producing Public Service Announcements and commercials for the programming we are creating. Wolfpack Productions is the in-house production facility students will be learning in and is made up of our classroom space, broadcast studio and control room, and sound recording room. All three courses in the pathway help prepare students for the SkillsUSA end-of-pathway assessment that will let future employers or academic institutions know they have a foundational background in production and broadcast principles. Students will leave the pathway with a portfolio of completed work specific to their area of interest in production.
Skills USA is the Career Technical Student Organization (CTSO) for this pathway. Students will have opportunities to compete with other schools in the state and nationally. This CTSO also serves as a networking platform for students and offers scholarships for college.