Film and Video Production Technology
Film and Video Production Technology
Piedmont Community College’s Film and Video Production Technology (FVPT) program provides individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to find employment in the film and video industry. It is one of only two full feature film training programs located on the East Coast of the United States and offers outstanding instruction at a very affordable price. The program prepares its students to work on feature films, television commercials, music videos, documentary films, Internet multimedia and other audio-visual media forms. To see where some of PCC’s outstanding FVPT graduates are now, go to: http://www.pccfilm.com/alumni.html.
About the program
The Film and Video program uses a class project paradigm as the structure for training. Students shoot their projects on HD digital video or 16 mm film with completed running times of 5 to 120 minutes. Students produce one large or several small class projects each semester. Working professional filmmakers serving as guest artists along with PCC’s adjunct instructors serve as mentors on productions. PCC’s full-time Film and Video staff have years of extensive experience on professional film and video productions, giving students the advantage of working with film industry professionals.
Award-winning program
The FVPT program has distinguished itself by winning awards and other recognition for many of the class projects produced. Students can graduate with a portfolio of award-winning, professional projects that showcase their skills as film and video professionals.
State-of-the-industry equipment
PCC’s Film & Video program also provides students the opportunity to learn using state-of-the-industry film and video equipment. The program’s equipment package is a complete professional independent feature film production package including: a five-ton grip truck, lights ranging in size from 200 watts to 12,000 watts, a movie-quiet 500 AMP generator and two camera dollies. The College owns more than 20 HD and DV video cameras and three film cameras, including a complete professional Arri SR II 16 mm film camera package. Students also have the use of two complete digital tapeless audio capture packages. PCC’s audio lab is set up for sound design, Foley and ADR, using ProTools software and hardware. The Digital Editing lab includes 21 workstations with Final Cut Studio software installed.
Degree and certificates offered
Film and Video Production Technology students may earn an Associate in Applied Science Degree (74 semester hours) or may choose a General Certificate (15 semester hours) or an Advanced Certificate (17 semester hours). The Film and Video program is housed in state-of-the-art facilities located on PCC’s Caswell County Campus in Yanceyville, NC.
For more information, please go to http://www.pccfilm.com/ or call (336) 694-5707.
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| You are required to take a Social/Behavioral Science Elective and a Humanities/Fine Arts Elective. You also need one Free Elective (3 semester hours) |
| CIS 110 |
Introduction to Computers |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| ENG 111 |
Expository Writing |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| ENG 115 |
Oral Communication |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| MAT 115 |
Mathematical Models |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
Requirement 1: FVP 117 or COE 112& COE 115
Requirement 2: FVP 221 or COE 122 & COE 125
Requirement 3: FVP 221 or FVP 227
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| FVP 111 |
Intro to Film & Video |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| FVP 112 |
Art Dept. Operations I |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
| FVP 113 |
Grip & Electrical I |
1 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
| FVP 114 |
Camera & Lighting I |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| FVP 115 |
Camera & Lighting II |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| FVP 116 |
Sound Operations |
1 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
| FVP 117 |
Make-up & Wardrobe |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| FVP 120 |
Art Dept. Operations II |
1 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
| FVP 130 |
Grip & Electrical II |
1 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
| FVP 211 |
Continuity and Locations |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| FVP 212 |
Production Techniques I |
1 |
12 |
0 |
5 |
| FVP 213 |
Production Techniques II |
1 |
12 |
0 |
5 |
| FVP 215 |
Production Management |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| FVP 220 |
Editing I |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| FVP 221 |
Editing II |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| FVP 227 |
Multimedia Production |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| FVP 238 |
Software Apps for FVP |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| ACA 111 |
College Student Success |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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