The Virtual Production certificate was created to educate students on the principles and practices of 3D Virtual Production for Film, TV and Media Production. Students will cover analysis and application of concepts of 3D design, Realtime 3D engines (RT3D), Virtual Sets, Motion Capture, Face Capture, Cinematography, Lighting, Audio, Visual Storytelling, and VFX Workflow.

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Laney serves a population that is outside Hollywood and Silicon Valley, but who want to get inside, and are unprepared for these high-paying high-skilled jobs. The Virtual Production Certificate addresses that problem by training students in Virtual Production. 3D Virtual TV and Film Production has exploded due to the COVID-19 and Hollywood's ongoing need to protect Film and TV cast and crews from environmental hazards.

Together with the Film Production, and Virtual and Augmented Reality skills gained in the many MEDIA department courses at Laney College, this Virtual Production

Certificate will equip students with entry level skills to extremely high paying internships in the TV and Film industry. This Certificate expands upon our Virtual Cinema course and Immersive Design Certificate. Teaches 3D Virtual Film/TV and Virtual Production concepts specifically applied to the Virtual Production field. This Certificate builds upon the existing Virtual Cinema course.

Item 1.            Program Goals and Objectives

Laney serves a population that is outside Hollywood and Silicon Valley, but who want to get inside, and are unprepared for these high-paying high-skilled jobs. The Virtual Production Certificate addresses that problem by training students in Virtual Production. 3D Virtual TV and Film Production has exploded due to the COVID-19 and Hollywood's ongoing need to protect Film and TV cast and crews from environmental hazards.

Together with the Film Production, and Virtual and Augmented Reality skills gained in the many MEDIA department courses at Laney College, this Virtual Production

Certificate will equip students with entry level skills to extremely high paying internships in the TV and Film industry. This Certificate expands upon our Virtual Cinema course and Immersive Design Certificate. Teaches 3D Virtual Film/TV and Virtual Production concepts specifically applied to the Virtual Production field. This Certificate builds upon the existing Virtual Cinema course.

Program Outcomes

1.     Students will be able to design and create a 3D Virtual Production Film or TV project from concept to final product.

2.      Collaborate effectively with production team.

3.     Adapt professional skills to most current 3D Virtual Production Film/TV and Stage craft industry standards

Item 2.            Catalog Description

The Virtual Production certificate was created to educate students on the principles and practices of 3D Virtual Production for Film, TV and Media Production. Students will cover analysis and application of concepts of 3D design, Realtime 3D engines (RT3D), Virtual Sets, Motion Capture, Face Capture, Cinematography, Lighting, Audio, Visual Storytelling, and VFX Workflow.

Item 3.            Program Requirements

Requirements	Dept. Name/#	Name	Units	Laney GE	Sequence
Core Courses (12 units)	MEDIA 44A	Virtual Production l	3		Yr 1, Fall
	MEDIA 44B	Virtual Production ll	3		Yr 1, Sp
	MEDIA 44C	Virtual Production lll: Cinematography	3		Yr 2, Fall
	MEDIA 44D	Virtual Production lV: Capstone	3		Yr 2, Fall
Major Requirements			12
Total Units			12

 

Item 4.            Master Planning

Laney serves a population that is outside Hollywood and Silicon Valley,and who want to get inside,but are unprepared for these high-paying high-skilled jobs. The Virtual Production Certificate addresses that problem by training students in the burgeoning field of Virtual Production for Film/TV and Media. In light of COVID-19 Virtual Production is growing exponentially, as shown by the many unfilled jobs seen daily in the job ads, and news articles. Together with the visual storytelling skills gained in the many MEDIA department courses at Laney College, this Virtual Production Certificate will equip students with entry and Intermediate skills to extremely high paying internships and jobs in the Film and TV industry. See a counselor for more information.

Item 5.            Enrollment and Completer Projections

There is no enrollment data for the courses included in the Virtual Production Certificate, as these are new course offerings.

Item 6.            Place of Program in Curriculum/Similar Programs

a)     There are no active inventory records that need to be changed in connection with the approval of the proposed program.

b)     This program does not replace any existing program on the college’s inventory.

c)     There are no related programs currently offered by Laney. BCC has two Animation and Game Design AA degrees and curriculum; however these are not Film or TV related, nor are they related to Virtual Production.

Item 7.            Similar Programs at Other Colleges in Service Area

BCC has some course content connected to game design. Among the four Peralta campuses, Laney is the only one that plans to offer a CA in Virtual Production. Outside of our district, we cannot find any local community colleges that have a similar program.

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)

Requirements	Dept. Name/#	Name	Units	Laney GE	Sequence
Core Courses (12 units)	MEDIA 44A	Virtual Production l	3		Yr 1, Fall
	MEDIA 44B	Virtual Production ll	3		Yr 1, Sp
	MEDIA 44C	Virtual Production lll: Cinematography	3		Yr 2, Fall
	MEDIA 44D	Virtual Production lV: Capstone	3		Yr 2, Fall
Major Requirements			12
Total Units			12

Laney serves a population that is outside Hollywood and Silicon Valley, and who want to get inside, but are unprepared for these high-paying high-skilled jobs. The Virtual Production Certificate addresses that problem by training students in the burgeoning field of Virtual Production for Film/TV and Media. In light of COVID-19 Virtual Production is growing exponentially, as shown by the many unfilled jobs seen daily in the job ads, and news articles. Together with the visual storytelling skills gained in the many MEDIA department courses at Laney College, this Virtual Production Certificate will equip students with entry and Intermediate skills to extremely high paying internships and jobs in the Film and TV industry. See a counselor for more information.

BCC has some course content connected to game design. Among the four Peralta campuses, Laney is the only one that plans to offer a CA in Virtual Production. Outside of our district, we cannot find any local community colleges that have a similar program.