Video Arts Level II: Directing and Producing Certificate of Achievement

The Multimedia Arts Certificate of Achievement in Video Arts Level II: Directing and Producing provides a foundation of analytical and professional techniques for fundraising and project proposals, communication with collaborators, as well as project coordinating, scheduling and budgeting towards assistant directing and producing duties.

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This Certificate of Achievement will provide students with multimedia skills in writing and producing to gain employment in positions among which project management, scheduling, and budgeting are the top skills needed for multimedia arts and video arts occupations in the East Bay area. This certificate can also be built upon for students who later wish to fulfill the Video Arts A.A. Degree.

The program has updated to reflect current curriculum offerings and current local job opportunities.  In addition, the TOP Code has been changed.

Completion of this certificate will provide students with the coursework they need to work assistant directors, production coordinators, unit production managers, line producers, directors, and video producers.

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
MM/VI 009C	Video Production III: Directing and Producing	3	S1
MM/VI 005	The Art of Producing	3	S2
MMART 197 or	Multimedia Career Preparation	3	S2
MMART468	Occupational Work Experience in Multimedia Arts	3-4	S1/S2
	Choose 9 units from either Directing or Producing emphases
	Directing
MM/VI 001A	Introduction to Narrative Scriptwriting	3	S1
MM/VI 001B	Intermediate Narrative Scriptwriting	3	S2
MM/VI 009B	Video Production II: Cinematography and Visual Storytelling	3	S1/S2
MMART 122B	From Movies to Multimedia	3	S1/S2
MMART123	The Art of documentary	3	S2
	Producing
MM/VI 009D	Video Production IV: Advanced Team Projects	3	S2
MM/VI 015	Documentary Production and Editing	3	S1
MM/VI 017	Social Media Production	3	S2
MM/VI 009B	Video Production II: Cinematography and Visual Storytelling	3	S1/S2

Program Requirements

Requirements	Dept. Name/#	Name	Units	Sequence
Required courses	MM/VI 009C	Video Production III: Directing and Producing	3	Fall
	MM/VI 005	The Art of Producing	3	Spring
	MMART 197 or	Multimedia Career Preparation	3	Spring
	MMART 468	Occupational Work Experience in Multimedia Arts	3-4	Fall/Spring
Choose 9 units from either the Directing or Producing emphases	Directing
	MM/VI 001A	Introduction to Narrative Scriptwriting	3	Fall
	MM/VI 001B	Intermediate Narrative Scriptwriting	3	Spring
	MM/VI 009B	Video Production II: Cinematography and Visual Storytelling	3	Fall
	MMART 122B	From Movies to Multimedia	3	Fall/Spring
	MMART123	The Art of documentary	3	Fall
	Producing
	MM/VI 009D	Video Production IV: Advanced Team Projects	3	Spring
	MM/VI 015	Documentary Production and Editing	3	Fall
	MM/VI 017	Social Media Production	3	Spring
	MM/VI 009B	Video Production II: Cinematography and Visual Storytelling	3	Fall/Spring

Required Courses:          9-10units

Emphasis Courses          9 units

TOTAL UNITS:                 18-19 units 

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate entry-level skills in directing and producing in motion picture and/or related media projects.
2. Apply collaborative communication skills in a professional manner, in leadership or supportive role as applicable.

The video strand under the Multimedia Arts department recently was updated to clean up TOP codes and to update courses with new prefixes as well as to check SAM and CIP codes. The change in the TOP code is a substantive change, thus the program is being submitted for endorsement.

Laney has a Broadcast Video Program we contacted Vina Cera to inform her of the updates. The updates have followed our local process and have been approved at Local college and District CIPD. Contra Costa has a Digital Film Production certificate; CCSF has a Cinema Production AS, as you will see from the LMI data there are plenty of opportunities for all students to succeed and they are outside our catchment area.