Video/Audio Communications Arts - Digital Cinema (VDCC1)

Award: Certificate of achievement

Pathway to associate degree: Video/Audio Communications Arts (VAAAS)

Program location: Elkhorn Valley Campus

This certificate provides students with basic skills using tools in digital film production. Students may seek employment in entry-level production environments, freelance positions, or as independent filmmakers.

Graduation Requirements

General education	13.5
Major requirements	42.0
Total credit hours required	55.5

General education requirements (13.5 credit hrs.)

Communications

ENGL 1010

English Composition IONLINEHYBRID

4.5

Humanities/social sciences

HUMS 2310

Film History and AppreciationONLINE

4.5

Quantitative/numeracy skills

Mathematics or Financial Literacy

4.5

See Quantitative/numeracy skills options

Major requirements for Video/Audio Communication Arts – Digital Cinema (42.0 credit hrs.)

PHOT 1500	Moving Image Lab	6.0
VACA 1020	Audio I	4.5
VACA 1110	Introduction to Scriptwriting	4.5
VACA 2120	Screenwriting Principles	4.5
VACA 2130	Video II - Field	4.5
VACA 2131	Video III - Project Development	4.5
VACA 2220	Digital Media Editing	4.5
VACA 2240	Cinematography	4.5

Select 4.5 credit hours from the following:

DIMA 1220	Character, Narrative, and Storyboard Development	4.5
DIMA 1450	Design for Motion Graphics I	4.5
DIMA 1620	Introduction to 3-D Modeling and Animation	4.5
PHOT 1005	Basic Photography I - Digital	6.0
PHOT 1025	Digital Photography	6.0
THEA 2020	Fundamentals of Acting I	4.5
VACA 1010	Audio and Video Production Engineering	4.5
VACA 1130	Video I - Studio	4.5
VACA 2020	Audio II	4.5
VACA 2050	Pro-Tools	4.5
VACA 2540	Video Portfolio Development	3.0
VACA 2900	Special Topics in Video/Audio	variable
VACA 2940	MetroVision Practicum	3.0

Degree-seeking students should select DIMA 1450, PHOT 1005, PHOT 1025, VACA 1010, VACA 1130, or VACA 2540.