Course Overview
Visual Fundamentals is a hands-on, creative course that introduces students to the aesthetic and technical principles of visual storytelling. Students will explore both photography and video production throughout the course. In this class, students will develop an understanding of how to incorporate visual storytelling techniques in order to engage an audience across multiple platforms. Through assignments, they will apply mobile production techniques to create a variety of visual stories with an emphasis on the concepts of composition and sequencing. All content will be explored using the principles of journalism.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
2.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Utilize the basic functions and components of a digital camera.
- Apply the basic principles of shooting photos and video with a mobile phone.
- Apply basic composition rules and camera angles for both photography and video storytelling.
- Understand the ethics and principles of photojournalism.
- Recognize the various shots used in video sequencing and identify their purpose.
- Describe camera moves and their purposes.
- Apply various video transitions and time compression techniques.
- Apply composition, continuity, time compression and sequencing techniques to create a visual story.
Effective as of Fall 2024
Related Programs
Visual Fundamentals for Journalists (BCST 1139) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
School of Business + Media
- Broadcast and Media Production (Multimedia Journalism Option)
Diploma Full-time
- Broadcast and Online Journalism
Diploma Full-time
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