Academics

CMS 160 — Television Production I

Communications

3 Credits

This course introduces students to theory and application of single-camera digital studio production. The course consists of lectures and structured labs in an off-campus control room and studio through a real-world partnership with Longmeadow Community Television (LCTV), a facility that has been recognized as a top quality model community television station by professionals in the field. Emphasis in the course is on learning and applying terminology, aesthetics, and fundamental principles to planning and executing television programs within a live-on-tape context. Using hands-on, community-based projects as models, the course stresses the interrelationships of equipment and personnel using a team approach. Studio work and editing labs provide students with a working knowledge of broadcast equipment, facilities, industry standards, and state-of-the-art digital video editing techniques

Requirements and Prerequsites

Lab fee: $300

Offered

  • Spring