Visual Storytelling

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

Advanced Video Storytelling is tailored to those interested in producing compelling stories for all video platforms. Students will bring together the finer creative points from multiple genres including commercial production, documentary production, news production, and non-narrative storytelling into one creative, hands-on class. This course will provide students with both theory and practical techniques using top professional cinema cameras and editing systems to learn how to capture the viewer’s attention through compelling sequences, shots, lighting styles, creative audio and story structure. AVS will give students the option to choose their favorite genre and types of stories for multiple class projects. AVS will also focus on the concept of subjects telling their stories in their own voices, without heavy narration or reporters on camera. Students will identify visually compelling stories, learn to master video and edit systems, take part in video shoots at different locations, make successful pitches and attend story sessions where the work is critiqued by both the class and media professionals. Jour 374 or familiarity with video production and editing on Adobe Premiere are highly recommended.