Film and Video Production Technology (A30140)
Associate in Applied Science Degree
Film and video is more than a career path; it is a journey to develop your voice, share your vision, and tell your story. The Film and Video Production Technology curriculum is designed to facilitate media literacy and community engagement through the moving image. Culture is inundated with media; a film education offers opportunities to become an active and informed participant, engaged in the conversations taking place on a global scale.
The project-based classes in Film and Video are designed to push you creatively, while providing you with a solid foundation in filmmaking technique and a strong background in film history. This program is not just about how you turn on the camera, but about answering the bigger questions of “why”.
In the FVP program at Blue Ridge, we believe your voice matters; no one can make the films you will make. Our award-winning faculty have diverse backgrounds in all areas of cinema, and provide you with the support, resources, and mentorship to develop broad skills across multiple cinematic disciplines, from fiction to non-fiction to experimental practices in cinematography, sound design, editing, screenwriting, production management, set design, and film analysis.
Film and Video isn't simply an academic program, but is truly a community of filmmakers with shared goals of cinematic success. Students in the program work both independently and collaboratively to bring their visions to screen and make a difference.
Graduates of the BRCC Film and Video Program are prepared to transfer to four-year universities or begin their careers in the film industry locally or nationally. The program equips students with a diverse set of technical and conceptual skills, preparing them for the creative challenges they will face as filmmakers.
This curriculum complies with the standard approved by the State Board of Community Colleges.
Students may be required to take developmental courses in Math and/or English as a result of high school GPA or pre-enrollment placement tests. Therefore, the student may need more than the minimum number of semester hours listed for graduation. Consult a program advisor for more information.
Fall Semester (16 Credits)
course | class | lab | Clinic | work Exp. | credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACA 115 Success and Study Skills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
FVP 111 Intro to Film and Video | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
FVP 112 Art Dept. Operations I | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
FVP 114 Camera and Lighting I | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
FVP 116 Sound Operations | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Spring Semester (15 Credits)
course | class | lab | Clinic | work Exp. | credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ENG 112 Writing/Research in the Disc | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
FVP 113 Grip and Electrical I | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
FVP 115 Camera and Lighting II | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
FVP 120 Art Dept. Operations II | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
FVP 220 Editing I | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Summer Term (9-10 Credits)
course | class | lab | Clinic | work Exp. | credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy or MAT 152 Statistics | 2 or 3 3 | 2 2 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 3 or 4 4 |
**3 Credits must be selected from the list of Humanities Elective at the bottom of the page
***3 Credits must be selected from the list of Social/Behavioral Science Elective at the bottom of the page
Fall Semester (15-17 Credits)
course | class | lab | Clinic | work Exp. | credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FVP 130 Grip and Electrical II | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
FVP 212 Production Techniques I | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
FVP 221 Editing II | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
FVP 240 Introduction to Screenwriting | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
***1-3 Credits must be selected from the list of major course electives at the bottom of the page
Spring Semester (12-14 Credits)
course | class | lab | Clinic | work Exp. | credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FVP 213 Production Techniques II | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
FVP 215 Production Management | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
***4-6 Credits must be selected from the list of major course electives at the bottom of the page
**Humanities Electives
The following listings for Humanities Electives apply to Associate in Applied Science degree-seeking students. These electives should be carefully selected with the faculty advisor to ensure proper credit. Some programs of study have specific courses that meet the humanities elective requirement. ASL, foreign language, and public speaking courses cannot count as the sole humanities course in an associate in applied science program.
ART 111 Art Appreciation
ART 114 Art History Survey I
ART 115 Art History Survey II
DRA 111 Theatre Appreciation
DRA 112 Literature of the Theatre
DRA 211 Theatre History I
ENG 231 American Literature I
ENG 232 American Literature II
ENG 241 British Literature I
ENG 242 British Literature II
ENG 262 World Literature II
HUM 123 Appalachian Culture
HUM 160 Introduction to film
MUS 110 Music Appreciation
PHI 210 History of Philosophy
PHI 240 Introduction to Ethics
REL 110 World Religions
REL 211 Intro to Old Testament
REL 212 Intro to New Testament
REL 221 Religion in America
***Social/Behavioral Science Electives
The following listing for Social/Behavioral Science Electives applies to Associate in Applied Science degree seeking students. These electives should be carefully selected with the faculty advisor to ensure proper credit. Some programs of study have specific courses that meet the social/behavioral science elective requirement.
ANT 210 General Anthropology
ECO 251 Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 252 Principles of Macroeconomics
GEO 111 World Regional Geography
HIS 111 World Civilizations I
HIS 112 World Civilizations II
HIS 131 American History I
HIS 132 American History II
POL 120 American Government
POL 130 State and Local Government
PSY 150 General Psychology
PSY 237 Social Psychology
PSY 241 Developmental Psychology
PSY 281 Abnormal Psychology
SOC 210 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 213 Sociology of the Family
SOC 220 Social Problems
***Major Course Electives are to be selected from the following
(7 credits required):
course | class | lab | Clinic | work Exp. | credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ART 131 Drawing I | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
ART 132 Drawing II | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
ART 135 Figure Drawing I | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
ART 171 Computer Art I | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
ART 264 Digital Photography I | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
ART 265 Digital Photography II | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
ART 266 Videography I | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
ART 267 Videography II | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
ART 271 Computer Art II | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
ART 275 Intro to Graphic Design | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
CIS 110 Introduction to Computers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
COM 120 Intro to Interpersonal Com | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
COM 140 Intro to Intercult Com | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
COM 231 Public Speaking | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
DME 115 Graphic Design Tools | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
DRA 130 Acting I | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
DRA 140 Stagecraft I | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
DRA 141 Stagecraft II | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
DRA 145 Stage Make-up | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DRA 170 Play Production I | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
DRA 171 Play Production II | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
DRA 211 Theatre History I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
FRE 111 Elementary French I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
FVP 223 Postproduction Sound Design | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
FVP 227 Multimedia Production | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
GRD 141 Graphic Design I | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
GRD 151 Computer Design Basics | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
SGD 111 Introduction to SGD | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
SGD 112 SGD Design | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
SGD 114 3D Modeling | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
SGD 116 Graphic Design Tools | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
SGD 117 Art for Games | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
SGD 162 SG 3D Animation | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
SGD 214 3D Modeling II | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
SPA 111 Elementary Spanish I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
WBL 111 Work Based Learning I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
WBL 121 Work Based Learning II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
WBL 131 Work Based Learning III | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
Total Hours in the Program 69-70