Video and Post Production Program

Areas of Study - Degrees & Certificates > Arts, Humanities, Communication & Design > Visual Communications Programs > Video and Post Production Program

Courses in the Video Production program provide training in the theory and technical processes used in a modern commercial video production studio. Students are given hands-on instruction in the operation of professional cameras, lighting, sound, and video editing equipment, script writing and storyboarding to create video for a variety of delivery platforms; movies, television, commercials, online and other new media. Companies that hire Video & Post Production students include a wide array of different levels of employment. From Motion Picture studios, Commercial video production houses, and Advertising firms, to Web Development companies, Educational development, In-House corporations and Self-Employment.

By completing the program, students will earn as many as three awards:

Video and Post Production, Level 2 Certificate
Visual Communication, AAS
(Optional) Digital Photography, Enhanced Skills Certificate (ESC)

Video and Post Production, Level 2 Certificate

[C2_VIDP2 certificate offered at LSC-CyFair, LSC-Kingwood and LSC-North Harris]

Total Credit Hours Required for This Certificate: 48

First Semester Credits / Units: 15
ARTC 1302 - Digital Imaging I Credit Hours: 3
ARTC 1317 - Design Communication I Credit Hours: 3
IMED 1301 - Introduction to Digital Media Credit Hours: 3
ARTV 1351 - Digital Video Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 1300 - Learning Framework: 1st Year Experience Credit Hours: 3
Second Semester Credits / Units: 15
ARTS 1316 - Drawing I Credit Hours: 3
FLMC 1304 - Lighting for Film or Video Credit Hours: 3
FLMC 1331 - Video Graphics and Visual Effects I Credit Hours: 3
ARTV 1343 - Digital Sound Credit Hours: 3
ARTV 2341 - Advanced Digital Video Credit Hours: 3
Third Semester Credits / Units: 15
FLMC 1300 - Production Management Credit Hours: 3
FLMC 2331 - Video Graphics and Visual Effects II Credit Hours: 3
RTVB 1321 - TV Field Production Credit Hours: 3
FLMC 2333 - Cinematography Credit Hours: 3
RTVB 2337 - TV Production Workshop I Credit Hours: 3
Fourth Semester Credits / Units: 3
Program Capstone Credits / Units: 3
Complete one of the following:
- IMED 2311 - Portfolio Development or
- IMED 2380 - Cooperative Education - Interactive Media

Level 2 Certificate Completed

Visual Communication, AAS

[AAS_VSCG, AAS_VSCM, AAS_VSCV, AAS_VSCW, AAS_VSC3 degree offered at LSC-CyFair, LSC-Kingwood, LSC-North Harris and LSC-University Park]

Prerequisite: Completion of the Level 2 Certificate in one of the following areas: 3D Animation Program , Graphic Design Program , Motion Graphics Program , Multimedia Designer Program , Video and Post Production Program , Web Design Program

Total Credit Hours Required for this Degree: 60

Fourth Semester Credits / Units: 12
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I Credit Hours: 3
Social/Behavioral Science Credits / Units: 3
Math Credits / Units: 3
Creative Arts or Language, Philosophy, & Culture Credits / Units: 3

Digital Photography, Enhanced Skills Certificate (ESC)

[C3_DPHT certificate offered at LSC-CyFair, LSC-Kingwood, and LSC-North Harris]

This optional certificate program is available to students pursuing the Visual Communication AAS and desire to develop skills in digital photography. Completion of curriculum and awarding of certificate are concurrent with the Visual Communication AAS degree.

Total Credit Hours Required for Certificate: 12

PHTC 1311 - Fundamentals of Photography Credit Hours: 3
PHTC 2301 - Intermediate Photography Credit Hours: 3
PHTC 1345 - Illustrative Photography I Credit Hours: 3
PHTC 2349 - Photo Digital Imaging II Credit Hours: 3

ESC Completed

AAS Completed