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Communication and Media Arts Department

Mission Statement:

To empower our students to use all forms of media for the promotion of what is true, good and beautiful. The
vision for the department is to affect change in our culture by forming students that can effectively
communicate truth.

The Department of Communications and Media Arts provides students with disciplined understanding of
current media trends, technologies and skills as well as the impact of media on society and the individual
person. The courses blend theory and hands-on training to prepare and form students into knowledgeable,
responsible and effective communicators.

Elective Courses: Introduction to Radio Programming and Operations*
Digital Media I Advanced Radio Programming and Operations*
Digital Media II
Graphic Design/Digital Art
Acting I*
Playing Shakespeare*
Theatre Technology* *Courses with an asterisk denote that students taking
Speech and Debate this course must have a signed Photo Permission Form
Yearbook on file with the school granting full permission for pho-
Applied Digital Skills tos and recordings to be published. Full details are out-
Screenwriting and Film Production lined on the Photo Permission Form. Please contact the
Digital Photography I* Registrar for another copy if needed.
Digital Photography II*
Multiplatform Journalism
History of Media

9600 - Digital Media I broadcast short films. Students will be required to
story-board and edit all projects independently.
Grade: 10, 11, 12 Credit: 0.5
First semester only
Prerequisite: None 9602 - Screenwriting and Film Production
The Digital Media class focuses on filmmaking tech-
nique, emphasizing all aspects of the production cy- Grade: 10, 11, 12 Credit: 0.5
cle: theory, development, pre-production, produc- Prerequisite: Digital Media I
tion, post production, and distribution. By working in Building on the basics of film production as intro-
a hands-on environment, young filmmakers develop duced in the Digital Media course, students will work
their skills in effective storytelling. This class is de- in groups to create original videos. All students will
signed as a Communications and Media Studies be involved in the process of writing, filming, editing,
course, as well as the entry-level course into the and marketing a film with a purpose. Production of
John Paul the Great Media Program. the films will be divided into four sections. In the
pre-production phase, students will work on the art
of storytelling and storyboarding. The production
9601 – Digital Media II phase will include filming, acting, and lighting.
Grade: 10, 11, 12 Credit: 0.5 Post-production will focus on editing, graphics, and
Second semester only animation. In the marketing phase, students will
Prerequisite: Digital Media I or Screenwriting learn how to market their videos across a variety of
and Film Production target audiences. Writing is a craft. As with most
This course will continue building on the skills crafts, skills improve with practice. This course pre-
learned in Digital Media I. By continuing to focus on sents the mechanical skills necessary to prepare
a hands-on experience, new skills will be incorpo- scripts for television and film. During the first several
rated and may include sound recordings and script weeks of class students focus on screenwriting ba-
writing. Students will be required to work in studio sics. After that, each student writes and produces an
settings, on-location settings and have the ability to original short film. Lessons deal with essential ele-
think critically in order to produce finished-for- ments such as plot structure, character, and dia-
logue.

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