CINEMA POST PRODUCTION

The Cinema Post Production certificate of achievement prepares students for careers in film, video, audio and special effects editing, as well as post-production management. Cinema and television students master procedures and techniques for picture and audio editing using non-linear software and other elements of sound design to create final soundtracks for media production. The certificate also explores in-depth aesthetic concepts and advanced skills in post-production visuals and sound. 

Our Sound Design/Video Post Production program has the latest in audio and video editing software for student use. We currently teach DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Digidesign ProTools and Avid.

• Formulate knowledge and command of the processes of production and post-production visuals.
  
• Formulate knowledge and command of the processes of production and post-production sound.
  
• Differentiate the historical, cultural, and economic influences of motion picture, television, and new media content.
  
• Formulate knowledge and command of the processes of conforming, color matching and correcting.
  

(A) Enrollment Data

Course	2018-2019 Total Sections	2018-2019 Total Enrollments	2019-2020 Total Sections	2019-2020 Total Enrollments
CINEMA 001	9	353	8	327
CINEMA 002	8	245	8	206
CINEMA 003	18	752	17	797
CINEMA 004	9	327	9	385
CINEMA 009-1	2	60	2	55
CINEMA 009-2	1	19	1	18
CINEMA 018	3	63	3	89
CINEMA 032-1	2	85	4	126
CINEMA 032-2	2	52	2	50

We anticipate 5 projected students or “annual completers” each year (based on enrollment data).

The Cinema Post Production certificate of achievement prepares students for careers in film, video, audio and special effects editing, as well as post-production management. Cinema and television students master procedures and techniques for picture and audio editing using non-linear software and other elements of sound design to create final soundtracks for media production. The certificate also explores in-depth aesthetic concepts and advanced skills in post-production visuals and sound.

With current innovations in non-linear editing and digital effects, the post-production phase has increasingly broadened the scope of the film, television or audio product. It is often said that a “film is created in post.” Students can build independent careers, as well as work with small or major post-production facilities and studios. 

Given our student demographics: older students, returning students, and students looking for Career technical education, a Certificate of Achievement in Post Production allows students to complete a higher level of credentialing in order to enter the highly competitive job market in Los Angeles, center of the Entertainment Industry. We attract creative students, and students who work or want to work in the creative industries. 

Our Sound Design/Video Post Production program has the latest in audio and video editing software for student use. We currently teach DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects and Digidesign ProTools and offer Avid™ Certification. 

Along with these improvements, our faculty continues to pursue professional development opportunities that have resulted in advanced post production editing and color courses. These courses include studies in advanced editing techniques and practical skills in visual effects, motion graphics, compositing, sound design, color correction, and finishing and Avid™ Media Composer Certification. 

Los Angeles City College offers low-cost, comprehensive, hands-on training to a diverse population, who might not be in a position to afford a 4-year commitment to an LA-area film college or university. Students have the option to complete basic college courses with certificates, receive an Associate Arts Degree in Cinema or Television Production (AA), and transfer to four-year institutions. 

LACC is uniquely positioned to provide excellent entertainment industry training, particularly considering the geographical proximity of the campus to the Hollywood community. 

The LACC Cinema/TV Department was awarded an unprecedented $2 million donation from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The support of the HFPA continues with annual LACC student-awarded fellowships, Golden Globe™ internships, and other interactions special events. (https://www.goldenglobes.com/articles/hfpa-gives-endowment-los-angeles-city-college).

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
CINEMA 001	INTRODUCTION TO MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION	3	S1
CINEMA 002	BEGINNING MOTION PICTURE WORKSHOP	3	S1
CINEMA 003	HISTORY OF MOTION PICTURES	3	S1
CINEMA 004, OR CINEMA 018	HISTORY OF THE DOCUMENTARY FILM INTRODUCTION TO FILM GENRES	3	S1
CINEMA 009-1	BEGINNING MOTION PICTURE SOUND PRODUCTION	3	S2
CINEMA 032-1	EDITING FUNDAMENTALS I	3	S2
CINEMA 009-2	INTERMEDIATE MOTION PICTURE SOUND AND POST PRODUCTION SOUND DESIGN	3	S3
CINEMA 032-2	EDITING FUNDAMENTALS II	3	S3
CINEMA 017	ADVANCED MOTION PICTURE POST-PRODUCTION	3	S2 OR S3

The program will require the existing local Post Production skills certificate to be archived, as this new state-approved certificate will replace it.

A Media Arts Post-Production Certificate is offered at Saddleback College and LA Valley College. The Saddleback Post-Production certificate of achievement has 18-21 units with electives allowed and they also offer a Post Production Occupational Skills Certificate. The only other two-year school in the LA/OC area that offers a specific certificate of achievement in post-production is LA Valley. LAVC offers a 24-unit certificate of achievement in Post- Production as well as a 60 unit AA degree in this area. Many other schools in the LA/OC offer editing, sound or video postproduction as part of a more generalized certificate in Film/Video but only these two schools address this need directly. Our campus location, directly under the Hollywood sign, our CTE Advisory Board, and our students demand this specialized certificate.

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