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California Regional Consortia

Film and Video Production

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Submitter's Information

Name

Christopher Hite

Title

Professor

Region

South Central Coast

College

Allan Hancock College

CTE Dean

CTE Dean's Name

Thomas Lamica

CTE Dean's Email

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Program Details

Program Title

Film and Video Production

Submission Type

Program Modifications (formerly substantial changes)

TOPs Code

Film Production (061220)

Projected Start Date

08/01/26

Catalog Description

The Film and Video program prepares students for a wide variety of positions in the motion picture and broadcast industries. Students write, produce, and edit narrative and documentary projects in a series of courses designed to enhance their skills from beginning through intermediate production and post-production techniques. All courses provide students with access to the latest in digital production and post-production technology. In addition, students learn to critically evaluate and analyze motion pictures through a series of courses in film history and aesthetics.

The graduate of the Associate in Science in Film and Video Production will:
  1. Utilize camera, sound, editing and lighting equipment in a professional capacity.
  2. Write compelling narrative stories in proper screenplay format and structure.
  3. Apply analysis and critical evaluation to cinematic works through discourse and writing.
Enrollment Completer Projections

AHC Film & Video Program Enrollment
Source: Institutional Effectiveness Program Review Data

Year:                 2020/21        2021/22        2022/23       2023/24     2024/25

Enrollment:        678                 748               651             660              623   


AHC Film & Video Program A.S. Degrees 
Source: Institutional Effectiveness Program Review Data

Year:                 2019/20        2020/21        2021/22       2022/23     2023/24

Awarded:                  9                    3                       3                     1                 2   

Program Proposal Attributes

Program Award Type(s) (Check all that apply)
  • A.S. Degree (S)
Program Goal

The goal of the Film/Video Production program is to provide students with the opportunity for career development in the area of film and video production as well as intellectual engagement in the areas of media literacy and the history of the visual medium. 

• Train students in the skills necessary to enter the Film/Video industry. 

• Provide students with courses and curriculum of appropriate scope and rigor to facilitate transfer to Baccalaureate programs. 

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Units for Degree Major or Area of Emphasis (Minimum and Maximum)

31

Total Units for Degree (Minimum and Maximum)

60

Course Report

Program Requirements Narrative

There are 20 units necessary for the core requirements of the A.S. in Film and Video Production and also a minimum of 11 selected units required for the degree. The remaining units are college mandated general education credits. The core, selected, and general education units total 60 in all. 

A.S. - Film and Video Production

 CORE – 20 Units

FILM 101 – Film as Art & Communication, 3 units

FILM 105 – Film & TV Writing I, 3 units

FILM 107 – History of World Cinema, 3 units

FILM 110 – Introductory Motion Picture/Video Prod, 4 units

FILM 111 – Intermediate Motion Picture/Video Prod, 4 units

PHOTO 110 - Basic Photography, 3 units

Selected Units – 11 units

Choose two of the following :

FILM 102 – Hollywood and the American Film, 3 units

FILM 103 – Contemporary Latin American Film, 3 units

FILM 104 – Documentary Studies, 3 units

FILM 108 – Film and Television in the 21st Century, 3 units

FILM 109 - Contemporary Asian Cinema, 3 units

FILM 119 - Great Directors of Cinema, 3 units

FILM 122  – Race and Representation in Cinema, 3 units

Plus a minimum of 5 units from:  

Film 106 – Film & TV Writing II, 3 units

Film 120 – Intro to Sound Recording, 3 units

Film 121 – Sound Production Techniques, 3 units

Film 123 – Directing for the Camera, 2 units

Film 125 – Computer Video Editing, 3 units

Film 129 – Documentary Production, 2units

Film 189 – Independent Projects, 1-3 units

Film 199 – Special Topics,  1-3 units

ART/MMAC 115 – Intro to Animation, 3 units

MMAC 126 – Motion Graphics, 3 units


Program Requirements
CourseTitleUnitsYear/Semester
(Y1 or S1)
FILM 110Intro to Motion Picture/Video Production4Y1/S1
FILM 107 History of World Cinema3Y1/S1
Selected units
3Y1/S1
FILM 101Film as Art and Communication3Y1/S2
FILM 105Film & Television Writing I3Y1/S2
Selected units
2-3Y1/S2
FILM 111Intermediate Film/Video Prod.4Y2/S1
Selected units
3Y2/S1
PHOTO 110Basic Photography3Y2/S2
Selected units
2-3Y2/S2

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Submission Details

Published at

09/21/25 - 01:58 PM

Last edited at

09/21/25 - 02:22 PM by Christopher Hite

Status

Recommended

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