Media Applications

Ms. Osland Room 110

Media Applications is designed to provide an introduction to video making and a 3-5 minute news broadcast with the application of various media. You will learn how to operate basic equipment and perform such tasks as editing, broadcasting, writing and oral reading. Some basic equipment you will master by the end of the semester will be: camera, lights, character generator, sound editing, microphones, CD player, video mixer and others. Your "tests" will occur each time you work with the equipment.

This class will become whatever we decide to produce. We want to promote Sidney High School whenever possible. Let’s make this newscast one we can be proud of. You will be graded on imagination, proper etiquette, articulation, word choice, collaboration and team effort.

By the end of the semester, you will use the computer to edit video and audio. Your final project will be completed using computer-editing software. In place of a final exam, a documentary is due. You will prepare, film, edit and finalize a topic approved by the instructor.

Grading Scale:

90-100 A

80-89 B

70-79 C

60-69 D

Below 59 F

Methods of Evaluation:

Weekly grades (average of daily grades)

*Broadcast quality, work, effort

*Writing will be assessed prior to going on camera

*Timeliness of your specialized assignment

*Oral reading and articulation

Group work will be graded by effort and result

Textbook (camera, sound, editing) questions and projects