Sound... camera... slate... Action!
There's nothing quite so thrilling as the hush of the set, the call of 'Action!', and seeing all the work of lighting, staging, camera, sound, and performance come together in the production of well-crafted moving images.
Digital video has been called the 'killer app' -- a form of expression and communication intrinsic to our contemporary world. We speak, share, and learn with images, and the ubiquity of smartphones and digital cameras allows anyone to do it.
But doing it well is a different matter, and one that requires skills with diverse equipment, knowledge of workflow and production practices, and a strong intellectual foundation in the traditions and ideas that inform moving images. This is what turns digital video into digital cinema and raises the level of production to professional standards.
In the Visual Media program at Nevada State College, students incorporate the richness of a comprehensive, liberal education into the production of expressive, high-quality short films. Students take on a variety of different roles, directing their own films and learning production techniques while crewing for other student productions and contributing to larger projects. Shooting with DSLR cameras and our new RED Scarlet, and working with professional sound and lighting equipment and editing software, students at NSC are always creating.
There's nothing quite so thrilling as the hush of the set, the call of 'Action!', and seeing all the work of lighting, staging, camera, sound, and performance come together in the production of well-crafted moving images.
Digital video has been called the 'killer app' -- a form of expression and communication intrinsic to our contemporary world. We speak, share, and learn with images, and the ubiquity of smartphones and digital cameras allows anyone to do it.
But doing it well is a different matter, and one that requires skills with diverse equipment, knowledge of workflow and production practices, and a strong intellectual foundation in the traditions and ideas that inform moving images. This is what turns digital video into digital cinema and raises the level of production to professional standards.
In the Visual Media program at Nevada State College, students incorporate the richness of a comprehensive, liberal education into the production of expressive, high-quality short films. Students take on a variety of different roles, directing their own films and learning production techniques while crewing for other student productions and contributing to larger projects. Shooting with DSLR cameras and our new RED Scarlet, and working with professional sound and lighting equipment and editing software, students at NSC are always creating.