Skip to content

Course Syllabus

COMM 2250 Intermediate TV Production

  • Division: Fine Arts, Comm, and New Media
  • Department: Communications
  • Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1-3; Lecture: 1; Lab: 3-9
  • Prerequisites: COMM 2200 and/or instructor approval
  • Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
  • Semester Approved: Spring 2019
  • Five-Year Review Semester: Fall 2024
  • End Semester: Fall 2024
  • Optimum Class Size: 15
  • Maximum Class Size: 25

Course Description

For Communication majors and other students interested in a hands-on experience working with the local Community Television Channel (Snow TV) on any of its production projects. Includes basic television production skills for college and local community and government events. Students work a minimum number of hours based on the credits for which they register: 3 hours per week for 1 credit, 6 hours per week for 2 credits, or 9 hours per week for 3 credits. Repeatable up to 6 credits subject to graduation restrictions. Formerly COMM 1385

Justification

This course provides students with the opportunity to apply their theoretical understanding of TV Production to the processes involved in the creation of production and original programming.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will demonstrate an ability to use a video camera to capture the action of an event and follow that action as determined by the activity. Students will demonstrate an ability to setup and take down for a video production including camera operation, cable connections and lighting.
  2. Students will demonstrate competence operating the Tricaster for production of an event including camera connections and diagnostics, titling, audio and special effects. Students will also demonstrate an ability to setup and begin a video stream by connecting to the server.
  3. Students will demonstrate an ability to setup lighting for a studio production that utilizes the chroma key background.
  4. Students will demonstrate an ability to script and produce an interview style program with scripts. Interview a guest and create a packaged news style program.
  5. Students will demonstrate the ability to post-produce events for electronic digital delivery to another media source.

Course Content

This course is a continuation of the content covered in Comm 2200 TV Production, with addition of the new applications delineated in the outcomes listed above.