Video Production

During this first-year video course, students pursue a variety of exercises designed to develop familiarity and skill with video making. Skills covered include camera orientation, story development, basic shot composition, project planning and scheduling, basic editing, and post production. Limited-scale exercises in Term 1 build abilities for longer and more complex assignments in Term 2 and Term 3.

Students may prepare for an IB visual arts exam by taking video courses for at least two years. To take an SL exam, only one of the two years must be in 11th or 12th grade. To take an HL exam, the student must enroll in video production courses in both 11th and 12th grades. Juniors and seniors preparing for an IB exam in the visual arts must participate in the IB visual arts seminar, which meets for 30 minutes weekly and includes occasional field trips on Saturday or Sunday. 

Advanced Video Production

During the second and subsequent years in the video program, students strengthen and refine their video making skills and continue to develop new ones. More emphasis is placed on scripting and project planning, on targeting external audiences, on developing more sophisticated camera use and production practices, and on learning more advanced video editing techniques. Collaborative effort is also stressed.

Students may take this course more than once.

Students may prepare for an IB visual arts exam by taking photography courses for at least two years. To take an SL exam, only one of the two years must be in 11th or 12th grade. To take an HL exam, the student must enroll in video production courses in both 11th and 12th grades. Juniors and seniors preparing for an IB exam in the visual arts must participate in the IB visual arts seminar, which meets for 30 minutes weekly and includes occasional field trips on Saturday or Sunday.