Del Norte High – Digital Media Productions 1-2

Apr 2026 · 2nd Semester

The course concentrates on developing competency across the breadth of film and video production positions, from script creation to presentation of the finished product. The course will focus on writing, directing, acting, producing, storyboarding, scheduling, cinematography, lighting design, audio engineering, and editing. Students will be challenged with group assignments that will give them hands-on experience with all elements of the production process. This course will expose students to the proper use of state-of-the-art film and video production tools as well as access to professional seminars from industry professionals. They will learn the vocabulary of film and use it to express themselves clearly and concisely in their writings for that industry. Students will develop ideas individually and also learn the team-concept to achieve their goals visually. Students will compose an outline, create a storyboard, and write a script from which they will produce a video. Students will make editing decisions based upon the script and on their interpretation of film art appreciation. They will be using industry standards in computer hardware and editing software. As an adjunct to in-studio production shows and student films, students will produce on-location television shows which will be broadcasted either live-to-tape or as a live webcast. Most important is the art of filmmaking and the creative process that precedes any film or television project, this page-to-film process can be a painstaking endless series of creating, writing, rewriting, collaboration, and more rewrites. Film study will be broken-down into its creative parts and students will learn how a film is created and produced. Students will study the impact of film and television on society from its social, economic, and political viewpoint. Films will be previewed for students in class and after school, they are expected to know the history of filmmaking and the technological that advances the art form.