Video Production Minor

Bring stories to life through video production

This minor prepares you to produce engaging video content from concept to final edit. You’ll master shooting, lighting, and editing skills using professional tools, while learning how to structure stories effectively with cinematic techniques like A/B roll editing and visual composition.

What you'll learn

Students in the Video Production minor will learn all aspects of digital filmmaking, including planning, shooting, editing, and delivering videos. They’ll gain skills in camera operation, lighting techniques, audio recording, and interview methods. The program teaches story structure, visual composition, and use of editing software like DaVinci Resolve. Students will also practice managing production teams, handling equipment, and preparing videos for online platforms, developing the skills needed for professional video production.

  1. Demonstrate a working knowledge of the video signal, camera operation, lighting techniques, audio recording, interview techniques, basic visual composition, and conventions.
  2. Understand the theory and current practices of planning, shooting, editing and delivering a complex digital video project.
  3. Develop ideas, planning, scripting, scheduling, and delivery requirements (pre-production).
  4. Understand various types of production, camera handling, framing, lighting, interview techniques, sound recording, and shooting for coverage (production).
  5. Use A-rolling story structure, B-rolling coverage, voiceover, editing, and creating graphics with Avid Media Composer (post-production).
  6. Demonstrate knowledge of exporting final video to specific media formats suitable for uploading to video hosting websites (presentation).
  7. Evaluate video in terms of effective delivery of information through production and post-production techniques.
  8. Participate as a member and/or leader of a video production team.
  9. Plan and execute documentary films, applying methods of effective storytelling.
  10. Demonstrate proficiency with the principles of photography and techniques involved in the successful depiction of cinematic space.
  11. Construct an argument and relate information by applying the concepts of visual literacy.
  12. Develop story ideas, translate them into a visual medium, and structure a story effectively using creative methods of narrative storytelling.
  13. Apply advanced lighting techniques including 3-point lighting and color temperature.
  14. Light for a variety of conditions while putting into practice the principles of lighting.
  15. Compose digital images with still and video cameras, exhibiting an appreciation of the aesthetics of lighting composition.
  16. Apply green screen/Chroma-key effects and techniques for lighting composition.
  17. Plan field productions, including budgets and other documents.
  18. Perform in the role of the director of photography and that of the lighting engineer.
  19. Set up, transport, and use digital imaging equipment (cameras, video, lights).

Minor requirements

Core courses (9 cr.)

Selective courses (6 cr.)

Select two:

Additional Herron and Liberal Arts courses, including topics courses, seminars, and independent studies, may be counted as selectives with the faculty advisor’s approval.

Substitute courses

Substitutes for NEWM-N 253:

Students must earn a C or higher in each course to graduate with the Video Production minor.