Film & Video Production Major

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Once accepted to the LVA Visual Arts conservatory, all students will follow this sequence of study:

9th Grade

10th Grade

Video Production II

with Lab & Film Studies II

• Developing ideas

• Screenwriting

• Breakdown script

• Creating a budget

• Selecting crew

• Securing talent – Casting & composer

• Communicating and delegating

• Film grammar & technique

• Lighting technique

• Camera operation

• Sound reconstruction

• Visual effects

• Editing techniques

• Music scoring

• Analyzing noted directors’ work

• Documentary film

• Interview technique

12th Grade

Video Production with Advanced Studies

• Cinematography

• Advanced visual effects

• Advanced editing techniques & software

• Independent film/video study

11th Grade

Video Production III with Lab

& Film Studies III

• Managing media

• Television history

• Broadcast journalism

• Research methods

• Script writing formats

• Interviewing skills – Listen

• Effective shot composition

• On-camera performance

• Computer graphics

• Editing – Pace and emphasis

• Evaluating bias & effectiveness