I.  Introductions and orientation
     A. Course Introduction
     B. Individual Introductions
II.  The Production Process
     A. The production model
     B. The medium
     C. Generating ideas
III.  The Production Team:  Position descriptions and working protocols
     A. Stage Management
     B. Talent Operations
     C. Floor Operations
     D. Assistant Director Operations
     E. The Television Designer
     F. Directing:
          1. Crew and talent handling and peer leadership
          2. Single-camera directing
          3. Studio setup/strike and safety
IV.  The Video Camera
     A. Basics
     B. Composition and control
     C. Camera Operation
V.  Lighting
     A. Power and Lighting
     B. Studio Lighting Design
VI.  Character Generation and Electronic Graphics
     A. Television Graphic Design
     B. Amiga Graphics Creation
          1. TV*Text
          2. Broadcast Titler
          3. Toaster
VII.  Teleprompter Operations
     A. Script Editing
     B. Prompting
VIII.  Audio
     A. Microphones
          1. Audio transduction methods and theories
          2. Microphone types, patterns, usage
     B. Audio signal process
     C. Audio recording and playback
     D. Quantum QM12 Audio Console Operation
IX.  Videotape
     A. Playback
     B. Cueing
     C. Recording
     D. Videotape Recording Mechanisms
     E. Recording Formats
     F. Nonlinear Storage Systems
X.  Editing Principles
     A. Mechanics
          1. Historical perspective
          2. Linear cuts-only
          3. Linear A-B
          4. Post-cut sync roll
          5. Non-linear systems
     B. Continuity and Complexity
XI.  Switching and Postproduction Editing
     A. Electronic Effects
     B. Video Toaster
     C. Switcher Operation
          1. Switcher section
          2. Effects
               a) Mixes
               b) Wipes
XII.  Postproduction Editing
     A. Edit Preparation
     B. Using Waveform Monitors and Vectorscopes
     C. Time Base Corrector Shading
     D. Off-line & On-line edit sessions
     E. SMPTE Time Code Edit List Generation & Management
XIII.  Talent, Clothing & Makeup
     A. Performing and acting techniques
     B. Audition techniques
     C. Makeup
XIV.  The Studio
     A. Physical design
     B. Electronic design
XV.  The Field
     A. Production methods
     B. ENG
     C. EFP
     D. Remotes
     E. Computer generated settings
XVI.  Community Classroom as scheduled
XVII.  Job Skills Unit    

Field Outline

I. Course introduction
     A.  Paperwork, definitions, perspective
     B.  Course curriculum
     C.  Individual Introductions
     D.  Equipment descriptions and facility tour
II.  Electronic News Gathering (ENG) and
     Electronic Field Production (EFP)
III.  Processing an Image to Video:
      Lenses, Cameras and Videotape Recorders
IV.  Production Assignment: "Standup"
     A.  Descriptions of the assignment
     B.  Demonstration of assignment
     C.  Grouping
     D.  Equipment scheduling
     E.  Student production
     F.  Evaluation of completed work
V.  Microphones and Audio Recording Techniques
VI.  Production Assignment: "Commentary"
     A.  Descriptions of the assignment
     B.  Demonstration of assignment
     C.  Grouping
     D.  Equipment scheduling
     E.  Student production
     F.  Evaluation of completed work
VII.  Light, Lights and Lighting
VIII.  Community classroom or internship assignment
IX.  The Basic Shots
X. Production Assignment: "Shot List"
     A.  Descriptions of the assignment
     B.  Demonstration of assignment
     C.  Grouping
     D.  Equipment scheduling
     E.  Student production
     F.  Evaluation of completed work
XI.  Scriptwriting
     A.  Concept development
     B.  Program design
     C.  Research
     D.  Scripting
     E.  Treatments
     F.  Target audience analysis
XII. Production Assignment:
      "Script, budget and breakdowns"
     A.  Descriptions of the assignment
     B.  Demonstration of assignment
     C.  Grouping
     D.  Equipment scheduling
     E.  Student production
     F.  Evaluation of completed work
XIII.  Pre-Production
XIV. Production Assignment: "Interview"
     A.  Descriptions of the assignment
     B.  Demonstration of assignment
     C.  Grouping
     D.  Equipment scheduling
     E.  Student production
     F.  Evaluation of completed work
XV.  EFP Styles
XVI.  ENG Styles
XVII.  Technical Editing Basics
     A.  Post-production setup and
          equipment operation
     B.  Planning
     C.  Logging
     D.  SMPTE Time Code
XVIII. Production Assignment:
         "Master scene edit"
     A.  Descriptions of the assignment
     B.  Demonstration of assignment
     C.  Grouping
     D.  Equipment scheduling
     E.  Student production
     F.  Evaluation of completed work
XIV.  Creative Editing Basics
XX.  Production Assignment:
        "BBC: Creative Editing"
     A.  Descriptions of the assignment
     B.  Demonstration of assignment
     C.  Grouping
     D.  Equipment scheduling
     E.  Student production
     F.  Evaluation of completed work
XXI.  Live TV From the Field
XXII.  Budgeting and Pricing
     A.  Production board
     B.  Breakdown
     C.  Scheduling
     D.  Shooting script
XXIII. Copyright and Legal Issues	
     A.  Location management
     B.  Permits
     C.  Legal considerations
     D.  Releases
     E.  Talent
     F.  Facility
     G.  Copyright
     H.  Scouting and coordination
     I.  Transportation
     J.  Liabilities
XXIV. "Advanced production assignment"
     A.  Descriptions of the assignment
     B.  Grouping
     C.  Equipment scheduling
     D.  Student production
     E.  Evaluation of completed work
XXV.  Job search	
XXVI.  New Trends and Technologies