Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Upon successful completion students should be able to:Determine communication goals and audience target of various media projects.Prepare a scene treatment from the producer in order to deliver a performance.Extract performances both artistically and technically to meet recording requirements.Assess various techniques to solve production challenges during a rehearsal and recording session in order to provide a collaborative creative production environment.

The material in this course will be presented in a classroom lecture/discussion/demonstration format, and in class hands-on exercises.There will be short assignments weekly, which may be partially completed in-class.Also, a longer assignment, which demonstrates techniques and skills, developed in the course.

Projects will be the major criteria for evaluation. Emphasis will be placed on creativity, presentations, meeting assigned deadlines, and participation in critiques. Additional methods of assessment may include quizzes, exercises, assignments, and attendance.

Student will work together to record material with various communication goals.Themes will be connected to the actor/ director relationship and collaboration toward meeting those goals.Timelines and other technical requirements will be documented in industry standard format.Student will create final projects that demonstrate their skills to potential clients.