Capistrano Valley High – Video Production Basics CCA

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

Students will study film, the history of film, genres, filming techniques, photography, scene and movement. Students will study the ideology of film and society while using an alternate form of communication. Students will learn the basic skills of the video camera and video editing software while applying the fundamentals of design, composition and thematic organization. Students will learn the specialized vocabulary of the film and television industry and use it to express themselves clearly and concisely in their critiques of each other's work, television and film. Students will develop ideas individually and within a group, compose an outline/proposal, write a script or an outline, and create a storyboard and shot list. The completed project will be a video production based on their script. Most important is the student study in the art of filming video and the creative process that precedes any video or television project.