DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS

Digital Media Arts I – HTC390
Times Offered: 10:33am-12:03pm, 12:30pm-2:00pm
First year students in the Multimedia Communications program will learn basic skills in commercial arts production. Students will begin by learning basic design principles and move on to numerous digital media arts including commercial photography, video production, filmmaking, television, motion graphics and graphic design. 

Enduring Understandings: 
  • Media pieces (photographs, graphics, film, audio, video etc..) are constructs that  have been created by someone, using specific tools for a reason. Being able to deconstruct others' work and have it inform your own is an integral part of learning and understanding media.
  • Teamwork. Being able to work with others in a collaborative, creative manner is central to media creation.
  • Appropriate and proficient use of technology is crucial to successfully bring a project from the initial idea to the final project. 
  • Empathy. Understanding that others will be consuming your media product, what their viewpoint, experiences and sensibilities are can and should impact why and how you create your message.
  • Organization. Understanding and utilizing the three phases of production is crucial to the success and effectiveness of media creation.

Essential Questions:
  • How does knowing your audience shape a media project?
  • How does knowing how to effectively use media tools (hardware and software) makes for a more effective means of communicating?
  • In what ways do effective; planning, execution and refinement aid effective production?
  • How can you use relationship, collaboration and communication to positively affect the outcome of media projects?

Course Highlights:
Students will learn how to design, capture and edit media projects using the latest equipment and software from Adobe, Apple, BroadcastPix, Nikon and JVC. Students will learn the basics in the areas of; Photography, Graphic Design, Video production and Sound Design.  Students will participate in a weeklong live television auction in collaboration with Lakes Region Public Television, Atlantic Broadband, and WLKZ and WJYY radio, as the television production crew.
Digital Media Arts II – HTC490
Times Offered: 9am-10:30am

Digital Media Arts II students continue to develop knowledge in the areas of commercial photography, video production, audio design as well as graphic and motion graphic design. Students explore options in post-secondary education, the digital media career fields, as well as business creation and entrepreneurship. Students have opportunities to fine-tune their skills in the areas of the program that most interests them, as well as preparing a portfolio of their work
Ray Sleeper, Teacher
rsleeper@laconiaschools.org
603-528-8693 ex. 5010
Enduring Understandings: 

  • Media pieces (photographs, graphics, film, audio, video etc..) are constructs that  have been created by someone, using specific tools for a reason. Being able to deconstruct others' work and have it inform your own is an integral part of learning and understanding media.
  • Teamwork. Being able to work with others in a collaborative, creative manner is central to media creation. 
  • Appropriate and proficient use of technology is crucial to successfully bring a project from the initial idea to the final project. 
  • Empathy. Understanding that others will be consuming your media product, what their viewpoint, experiences and sensibilities are can and should impact why and how you create your message.
  • Organization. Understanding and utilizing the three phases of production is crucial to the success and effectiveness of media creation. ​
Essential Questions:
  •  How does knowing your audience shape a media project?
  • How does knowing how to effectively use media tools (hardware and software) make for a more effective means of communicating?
  • In what ways do effective, planning, execution and refinement aid effective production?
  • How can you use relationships, collaboration and communication to positively affect the outcome of media projects?

Course Highlights:
Students will continue to learn how to design, capture and edit media projects using the latest equipment and software from Adobe, Apple, BroadcastPix, Nikon and JVC. Students will learn advanced skills in the areas of; Photography, Graphic Design, Video production and Sound Design.  Students will participate in a weeklong live television auction in collaboration with Lakes Region Public Television, Atlantic Broadband, and WLKZ and WJYY radio, as the television production crew. Students will compete in State and National production challenges and contests. Students will create college and career materials/ portfolio containing resume, business email, Pitch/proposal documents, business plan, final portfolio/reel