Audio and Video Production Essentials 1

Enrollment Message

Available for August 2025 Enrollment. Students need to provide their own camera and editing software. Recommendations can be found in the course.

Course Description

Available for August 2025 Enrollment 

In this course, you’ll explore careers in the Audio, Video, Technology, and Film (AVTF) industry by learning about cast, crew, and technical roles, including their duties, salaries, and work conditions. You’ll discover different types of AVTF productions and ways to train for a career in the field. This course also covers key legal and ethical topics like copyright, fair use, and the differences between royalty-free, public domain, and Creative Commons content. Through hands-on practice, you’ll work with cameras, adjust settings, troubleshoot problems, and use editing software to create video sequences using proper terms. You’ll also write short scripts in the correct format and understand when to use different script types.

• Counts as a directed elective or elective for all diplomas

Required Materials

• Digital Camera
• Video editing software

Course Goals

Upon completion of the course, students will…

• name and define various cast, crew, and technical roles in the AVTF career cluster, including job duties, salaries, and working conditions.
• list different training pathways for AVTF careers and categorize types of AVTF productions.
• explain copyright, how it’s created, who uses it, and determine what constitutes fair use.
• define and differentiate between royalty-free, public domain, and Creative Commons works.
• create a personal safety plan and a code of ethics.
• recognize and avoid potential ethical or safety issues in AVTF environments.
• use professional editing software to create video sequences and apply proper video editing terminology.
• name and recreate industry-standard camera shots and modify camera settings for specific tasks.
• demonstrate how to troubleshoot common camera operation issues.
• write short video scripts in the correct format and differentiate between types of scripts and their uses.

Indiana Academic Standards

• Next Level Programs of Study Competencies

Units of Instruction

• Unit 1 Careers in the AVTF Pathway
• Unit 2 Copyright and Fair Use
• Unit 3 Safety and Ethics
• Unit 4 Video Editing
• Unit 5 Camera Basics
• Unit 6 Writing

Grading/Evaluation

Indiana Online does not assign letter grades, grant credit for courses, nor issue transcripts or diplomas. A final score reported as a percentage of total points earned will be sent to students upon completion of a course. Your school of record can also access this score within the Student Information System, Genius. The final score will be shown as a percentage in Canvas and Genius. The student’s school of record will determine the letter grade based on their specific grading scale.

Students must complete at least 70% of the course and take all parts of the final exam(s) to have a score reported to their school of record. Failure to meet these requirements will result in a score of 0 reported to the school of record.

Assessments

Online assessments consist of formative and summative assessments represented by computer-graded multiple choice, teacher-graded writing assignments including hands-on projects, model building and other forms of authentic assessments. The course includes the minimum number of assessments

• 1 Discussions
• 15 Assignments
• 13 Quizzes

The assessments for this asynchronous course are weighted as follows

Teacher Contact Response Time

Students can use email or the private message system within Genius or Canvas to access highly qualified teachers when they need teacher assistance. Students will also receive feedback on their work inside Canvas. The Teacher Information page of their course may describe additional communication options.

The teacher will respond to student inquiries (email, text, call) within one business day. Assignments will be graded and posted within two business days.

Expectations for Academic Conduct 

Student Handbook 

It is your responsibility to read the student handbook to understand all aspects of taking an online course including expectations for academic conduct. Contact your teacher if you have any questions. 

Assistance for Students with Accommodations

Indiana Online supports an inclusive learning environment for all students. If there are aspects of the instruction or design of this course that hinder your full participation, such as inaccessible web content, or the use of non-captioned videos and podcasts, reasonable accommodations can be arranged.

Technology

Technology Requirements 

Students will require a computer device with headphones, a microphone, webcam, up-to-date Chrome Web Browser, and access to YouTube. Please review the Indiana Online’s Technology Requirements.

Technical Skills Needed 

Basic technology skills necessary to locate and share information and files as well as interact with others in a Learning Management System (LMS), include the ability to

• download, edit, save, convert, and upload files
• download and install software
• use a messaging service similar to email
• communicate with others in online discussion or message boards, following basic rules of netiquette
• open attachments shared in messages
• create, save, and submit files in commonly used word processing program formats and as a PDF
• save a file as a .pdf
• copy and paste and format text using your mouse, keyboard, or an html editor’s toolbar menu
• insert images or links into a file
• search for information within a document using Ctrl+F or Command+F keyboard shortcuts
• work in multiple browser windows and tabs simultaneously
• activate a microphone or webcam on your device, and record and upload or link audio and/or video files
• use presentation and graphics programs
• follow an online pacing guide or calendar of due dates
• use spell-check, citation editors, and tools commonly provided in word processing tool menus
• create and maintain usernames and passwords

Technical Questions?  Please contact the Indiana Online Helpdesk.