List of 6 items.

• Video and Technical Production Fundamentals (7)

  Providing students with a fundamental and technical understanding of video production, this course will teach students to
  manage the challenges of producing the Cougar Vision newscast through effective storytelling, sound, and lighting
  techniques. Not only will students learn how to produce a news segment during live broadcasting events, but they will also learn
  how to set up a technical crew backstage and in the booth for assemblies and music and theatre performances. Basic skills
  will be taught in the areas of camera operations, video editing, audio recording and mixing, storyboarding, screenplay and
  scriptwriting, lighting, directing and producing, set design, on-camera talent skills, and production management.

• Entrepreneurship 7

  The semester course is designed so that all of the learning is active and the work is collaborative and team-based. Students
  will learn by doing as they are given real-world problems from local entrepreneurs and their businesses. This southwest
  Florida businesses are carefully selected and will present real, urgent business problems with hard deliverables and deadlines
  for our students. Students will learn marketing, finance, and other business disciplines, while also acquiring organizational
  skills such as time management and leadership development. The class is a vehicle to develop character, intellect, teamwork,
  and resilience.

• Video and Technical Production and Entrepreneurship (8)

  In this course, students will continue developing a fundamental understanding of video production, technology, photography
  , and multimedia by effectively producing streams for our CougarVision network such as broadcasting, podcasting, and hype
  videos. In addition, as part of our LIFT program, students will be introduced to the fundamentals of entrepreneurship. They
  will have a unique experience by developing a pilot utilizing a Business Model Canvas that will help them to identify
  solutions to a challenge facing a local business. Students will explore topics such as marketing, brand strategy, ethics, target
  audiences, distribution, operations cost, use of effective marketing, and venture pitch. This is a hands-on/project-based class
  that allows students to develop leadership, teamwork, interviewing, researching, public speaking, as well as technical,
  analytical, and creative skills. Prerequisites: Video Production 7, Entrepreneurship 7, or Teacher Recommendation

• Video and Technical Production Foundations I (9-12)

  This course introduces students to the fundamentals of the pre-production, production, and post-production processes of video and
  technical production. Students learn about the production of documentaries including effective storytelling, sound and lighting
  techniques, how to produce a news segment during live broadcasting events, how to develop a hype video to promote Arts, Athletics, and Academics, as well as how to prepare a video and technical production budget. Instruction is provided in the areas of camera operations, video editing, audio recording, mixing, storyboarding, screenplay writing, lighting, directing, producing, set design and on-camera talent skills, and production management. Students create a digital portfolio of their work, visit local on-air studios, and produce short films and live school productions. They are a part of our Cougar Vision broadcasting teams which produce weekly school newscasts, photo galleries, participate in live broadcasting of athletic events, and film academic and performing art events. Additional time beyond regular school hours is required for productions and live-streaming events.

• Video and Technical Production Foundations II (9-12)

  This hands-on, project-based class is for students who have completed Video and Technical Production Fundamentals I. Students
  produce documentaries and special projects for broadcasting based on their interest in athletics, arts, and academics. In addition,
  this class allows students to create marketing projects to support their own social or business entrepreneurial ventures.

• Multimedia Cougar Vision III (9-12)

  Students taking this course learn how to effectively use multimedia platforms and digital media for broadcasting, podcasting, and
  online reporting. As part of the Cougar Vision team, students produce a weekly newscast, documentaries, podcasts, special projects, hype videos, PhotoJournalism, live news reporting, and live streaming. In addition, students apply their skills to produce
  photography, illustrations, designing and writing stories, as well as developing marketing projects to support their own social or
  business entrepreneurial ventures. This is a hands-on, project-based class that allows students to develop leadership, teamwork,
  writing, design, photography, visual, and analytical skills. Students will collaborate with other teams such as our Communications
  and Admission departments. Prerequisite: Video and Technical Production II; students must have experience with multimedia
  production in all areas including the Arts, Academics, and Athletics.