This program is designed for students who intend to seek employment in the television industry and/or related fields. The curriculum provides instruction in introductory and advanced techniques essential to the profession. Courses will allow students access to high-end cameras, editing suites and video graphics, and provide an opportunity to produce broadcast-quality productions. Students will graduate from the program with a complete portfolio.
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| RTV1201 | Introduction to Television Production I
This is a course in the preparation and production of television programs for airing at the College and on local public access TV. Programs scheduled include activities at Seminole Community College and in the community. Lab fee required. | 3 |
| RTV1241 | Introduction to Television Production II
The purpose of this course is to develop skills in using more advanced equipment for television production and to apply these skills in producing television programs. The course will stress writing, producing, directing and editing television programs. Lab fee required. | 4 |
| RTV2245C | Electronic Field Production
Students learn single and multiple camera field production techniques in producing documentary and news style programs. Emphasizes working in teams utilizing portable field equipment such as lighting, audio and camera. Lab fee required. | 4 |
| RTV2250 | Video Post Production
Students will learn editing techniques and other post-production processes including A-Broll editing, digital video effects, electronic graphics and audio mixing. Students will be introduced to non-linear editing systems. Lab fee required. | 3 |
| RTV2251 | Advanced Editing
This course will instruct students to operate non-linear editing systems focusing on AVID technologies. Students will become familiar with software applications related to special effects, audio enhancements and image manipulation. Lab fee required. | 3 |
| RTV2925 | TV Workshop
This is the capstone course for the TV and Film Program. Students will produce a demonstration reel exhibiting their best work in all areas of pre-production, production and post-production. The course should be a benefit to students seeking employment or wishing to transfer to a senior institution. Lab fee required. | 3 |
| RTV2942 | Cooperative Education Internship in Radio/TV
This course is designed to provide students the opportunity to apply classroom theory to practical, work-related applications. Students must complete at least one semester at Seminole Community College with a GPA of at least 2.5 and must receive approval from the Cooperative Education Coordinator prior to registration. Seminars may be required. Through various combinations and repetition of co-op courses, it is possible to earn up to nine co-op credits. | 2 |
| Support Courses |
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| GRA2101 | Introduction to Computer Graphics
The Introduction to Computer Graphics course is designed to familiarize publishing, graphic, art and multi-media students with the basics of hardware and software of the computer system for electronic publishing. Students will be familiarized with commercial graphic design and printing issues as applied to publishing systems. Lab fee required. | 3 |
| DIG2300 | 3D Modeling and Animation I
This course is designed to teach beginning level 3D animation for digital media. Emphasis will be placed on viewing the world in 3D as opposed to a single flat plane and training the eye to see shape instead of line. It will allow students to comprehend fully visual concepts such as light and shadow, foreshortening, color recognition and modeling techniques. Other topics include NURBS vs. polygons, texturing, lighting, rendering and keyframe animation. Lab fee required. | 3 |
| PGY2401C | Photography I
Open to all students, this course is an introduction to the fundamentals of photography and includes camera operation, pictorial composition, exposure, developing and printing as a means of personal photographic expression. A manual 35 mm, single-lens reflex camera is required, as is the purchase of expendable materials. This course is for art majors and non-art majors. Lab fee required. | 3 |
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| ARC1301 | Architectural Design I
This course introduces the student to the basic concepts of building design and spatial analysis. Drafting skills and the concepts of graphic communication are introduced and developed. Lab fee required. | 3 |
| ART1201C | Design Fundamentals I
This course provides an investigation into the dynamics of various organizing principles while exercising both traditional and contemporary media. Students explore the visual elements and fundamental principles of design in order to determine the constructs of order. Elements of visual literacy are also used to explore issues of symbol and human communication. Process and development are emphasized. This course is suitable for both the art major and non-art major. Lab fee required. | 3 |
| Electives | 15 |
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| Choose 15 credits from the following list: |
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| ART1203C | Design Fundamentals II
This course involves the formal understanding and manipulation of the basic organizing principles of the three-dimensional world (point, line, plane, mass-volume, density and form). Students learn how to create and construct three-dimensional situations using basic hand tools and inexpensive, readily available materials. 3-D Design also involves the relationship of perceptual issues to manipulation of three-dimensional situations. This course is suitable for both the art major and the non-art major. Lab fee required. | 3 |
| ENG2100 | The Art of Film
This course is designed to help students become more active, critical viewers of films and to be able to communicate that understanding in writing. Like written forms of literature, movies are texts that can be analyzed and interpreted. In the course, students will view a number of films from different time periods, genres and artistic approaches. Lectures will concentrate on the narrative and stylistic elements used by film makers. This course partially satisfies the writing requirement of S.B.E. 6A-10.030 and the Humanities Area B general education requirement. | 3 |
| GRA2201 | Bitmap Graphics I
This course is an introduction to Photoshop hardware which provides an extensive variety of electronic tools for manipulating photographs and creating illustrations. The course is designed for the graphics individual who wishes to integrate photography with page layouts. Students will learn the basics of scanning, retouching, color correcting, proofing and output to printer devices. Lab fee required. | 3 |
| GRA2122 | Digital Publishing II
An advanced course in page layout software. Designed to teach advanced techniques and principles of digital publishing to assist students in gaining stronger creative control and improved production capabilities. Students create publications displaying multi-faceted integration of sophisticated text and graphic techniques. Emphasis will focus on the development of long-page publications and Internet connectivity. Lab fee required. | 3 |
| OST1100C | Microcomputer Keyboarding I
Students in this course will master the keyboard by touch. Business letters, reports, envelopes, labels and memos are taught using Microsoft Word. This course is for students with little or no keyboarding experience. | 3 |
| RTV1240 | Introduction to Audio Production
The course includes beginning theory and practices as a platform to springboard into live sound reinforcement as well as recording and broadcasting technology, incorporating the signal processing and hands-on techniques found in a myriad of real world applications. The eventual goal is to learn to incorporate audio gear for optimum performance in a variety of professional operations. | 4 |
| RTV2206 | Television Directing
This course teaches students procedures and practices of directing a variety of television productions. Emphasis will be placed on working with writers and producers in directing programs from concept to product. Lab fee required. | 3 |
| RTV2949 | Cooperative Education Internship in Radio/TV
This course is designed to provide students the opportunity to apply classroom theory to practical, work-related applications. Students must complete at least one semester at Seminole Community College with a GPA of at least 2.5 and must receive approval from the Cooperative Education Coordinator prior to registration. The requirement of one semester completed at Seminole Community College with a 2.5 GPA may be waived based on extenuating circumstances. Students may earn three credits based on the extensiveness of the required learning contract and completion of the training assignment. Seminars may be required. This course may be repeated for up to nine credits in co-op work. | 3 |
| THE1304 | Script Analysis
This course will explore the dramatic form and structure of a play. Students will read and analyze the script in order to study the playwright's intentions, methods and meanings. The script will be examined as a blueprint for production and performance. | 3 |
| TPP2111 | Acting II
This course is a continuation of skills taught in Acting I. Areas to be covered include exercises to develop the actor's ability to interact with others, examination of the structure of the given circumstances of the text and its relationship to performance, continued work in character development, monologues and scene presentations and basic audition processes. | 3 |
| General Education Courses |
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| ENC1101 | English I
This is a course in the process of expository writing. Students will read essays and compose papers that are unified, organized, logically developed and supported, clearly stated and well-focused. Research techniques are introduced and incorporated into at least one composition. This course partially satisfies the writing requirement of S.B.E. 6A-10.030. Students must pass the core assignments with a grade of "C" or higher. | 3 |
| Humanities General Education course; recommended: |
| ARH2050 | Art History I
This course is an integrated study of the main developments of the visual art forms (architecture, sculpture and painting) from Paleolithic man to the Early Renaissance. World art will be integrated into the content. This course partially satisfies the writing requirement of S.B.E. 6A-10.030. | 3 |
| Mathematics or Science General Education course | 3 |
| Note: If you choose a Science General Education course, due to state law, you must also complete any college preparatory mathematics course(s), if any were required by your entry level scores, before you can be awarded an associate degree. |
| Social Science General Education course | 3 |
| Any General Education course; recommended: |
| ARH2051 | Art History II
This course is an integrated study of the main developments of the visual art forms (architecture, sculpture and painting) from the 16th century to the present. World art will be integrated into the content. This course partially satisfies the writing requirement of S.B.E. 6A-10.030. | 3 |
| Total Credits: | 64 |
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