This course is designed to allow students to strengthen their multi-media technology skills; to augment visual production skills with technology likely to be encountered in the broadcast field; to provide for creative expression; to improve media skills for any career path in the information age; to gain a deeper understanding of the language of visual communication and to promote media literacy. Students will be exposed to production techniques, including nonlinear editing, digital editing, standard and computer animation, presentation software, digital photography, video recording/editing, multi-track audio recording, Web site design, and lighting. Working individually and in groups, students will also learn how to write scripts, prepare storyboards and conduct interviews. Productions will include commercials, interviews, skits, musical pieces and longer programs, with an opportunity to broadcast them to the Cannon Community using the Internet and radio.