Multimedia Productions: Period 4 Syllabus

The purpose of this class is to give students the necessary skills in basic video filming, editing, and creation, with the ultimate goal of creating videos for the CHS website.

Basic Class Information

Teacher: Mr. Lynch

Software: After Effects, Encore,and Premiere CS6, Sony Acid 6.0

Required Supplies: USB memory stick (16 GB or larger), lab fee($5.00)

Semester Content

The sequence I would like to follow this semester appears below. If students are having difficulty mastering a concept, more time may be allotted to the topic. Similarly, if students are able to proceed at a faster rate, students may explore additional topics not listed. The general topics to be covered this semester:

First Nine Weeks:

  • Premiere Introduction
  • Basic Video Filming and Editing Techniques
  • Music Editing

Second-Fourth Nine Weeks:

  • Begin creating short clips to place on the CHS website
  • Work on their section of the DVD

Grading and Assessment:

The first nine weeks is largely dedicated to learning how to use the software and good filming techniques. Assignments will be created to assess how well these techniques are implemented. Beginning with the second nine weeks, students will work with the producer to form their goals for the week, and how well these goals are met will determine your grade for that week.

Basic Teacher Information:

Mr. Lynch was raised in Slidell, Louisiana and is a graduate of Northshore High School. He received three Bachelors of Arts degrees (Biology, Psychology, and Liberal Arts) and a minor (History) at West Virginia University and his Masters of Teaching degree from the University of Virginia. His free electives were spent in gifted education and technology integration. Mr. Lynch has previously taught at Waynesboro High School, Waynesboro, VA, and has been at CHS since spring 2004. He also has three years of experience teaching statistics at the college level. Among other recognitions, Mr. Lynch has received the Region II Teacher of the Year award for the 2011-2012 academic year. Mr. Lynch became an Adobe Certified Instructor over the summer of 2017, allowing him to train and test students on the non-linear editing software beginning that fall. Mr. Lynch currently resides in Slidell with his wife, son, and daughter.