What Is It?

These CTE electives integrate communication skills and artistic proficiencies using contemporary media arts as a focus. The students will develop an understanding of the role of contemporary media as a verbal and visual means of communication in today’s society. Emphasis is placed on creative, expository, and instructional writing presented using comprehensive multimedia concepts. Focus will also be placed on introducing the student to art, design, and the technologies of this new media. This course will introduce students to effective communication approaches for the 21st Century. Going beyond the simple written and oral communication to interactive multimedia using text, graphics, animation, video, photography and virtual reality.

Courses Available

Multimedia contemporary design 1; Visual Imagery; Introduction to Film and Digital Video Production and Broadcasting.

What To Expect

Students will produce a variety of digitally created art products for print, web, video, and personal use, that are influenced by traditional techniques as they relate the principles and elements of design. Students will manipulate and produce images from both original and stock photography and incorporate their images into print, web, and other digital materials using industry standard digital media and graphic arts programs.

In the Film classes students who achieve competency in the Film Pathway will develop knowledge and skills in principles and elements of video/film production, both from the performance and technical aspects, and will be prepared for entry-level employment or to continue film studies at the college level. Entry-level positions include video equipment technician, assistant editor, and production assistant.Using digital tools they will produce multiple media and news projects expressing their creative process and demonstrating their knowledge and understanding of pre-production, production, and post-production in the areas of video and broadcast media.