About
This website was prepared for students who take the TCF 145 class taught by Max Shores. The class is offered every semester but is taught by several different instructors. The content here may not relate to every TCF 145 class.
TCF 145 is an introduction to Media Production. The class of twelve to sixteen students is divided into smaller groups of students who produce projects by working together. We will be shooting projects with Sony PD 170 cameras and editing on Final Cut Pro software.
Projects will include:
- Preparing a storyboard for a short action sequence and then shooting and editing the sequence
- Writing a script for a short dialogue scene and then shooting and editing the scene
- Writing a script for a 30 second commercial or public service announcement and then producing it
- Writing a treatment for a 3 minute narrative film and then shooting and editing the film
Each student prepares the written assignments (storyboard & scripts), then each group chooses one script to produce.
The class is a combination of lecture and hands-on exercises. Students are graded on overall class participation, writing exercises, group production projects, and two major written tests.
Our textbook is “Video Production Handbook” (Fifth Edition) by Jim Owens and Gerald Millerson. Class will meet Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 3:30 in Reese Phifer Hall Room 130.
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