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ESCC Campus

CCCC ESCC Offers Digital Imaging and Digital Video Production Courses

July 31, 2007

The Cerro Coso Community College Fall semester is right around the corner. Classes begin Monday, August 27. Among the courses offered this Fall at the Bishop and Mammoth campuses of the Eastern Sierra College Center are Digital Imaging (MA C102) and Digital Video Production (MA C127). Both courses satisfy requirements in the Web Design and Digital Animation certificate and associate degree programs at Cerro Coso Community College.

Digital Imaging (MA C102) - The Digital Imaging course helps students develop creative skills with an emphasis on design principles. Students will use Adobe Photoshop CS3 to edit digital photos, including retouching, color-correction, and colorizing of black and white photos. Students will also use layers, adjustment layers, filters, vector paths, and complex masking techniques to build a collage and a surrealistic scene. No prior experience with Photoshop is necessary; however, when students successfully complete the course, they will have acquired an intermediate-advanced level of skill.

This class meets Tuesday evenings from 7:15 to 9:45 p.m. in Room 120 of the Bishop Eastern Sierra College Center of Cerro Coso.

Required textbooks:

• Adobe Photoshop CS3 Classroom in a Book, by the Adobe Creative Team.
  ISBN-10: 0321492021
• Design Basics, Multimedia Edition, by Lauer and Pentak. ISBN-10: 0495128457

Vickie Taton is the instructor for MA C102. Vickie has a Bachelors of Fine Art in Painting from the University of Nevada Reno. She also teaches digital imaging and design at Bishop High School. She loves digital media and enjoys helping students develop their creative skills.

Digital Video Production (MA C127) - The Digital Video Production course introduces students to digital video production techniques including camera operation and procedures, basic principles and techniques of sound and scriptwriting; and digital video editing with Adobe Premiere Pro CS3. There will be opportunities for students to collaborate and work on community projects in this course.

This course meets Wednesday evenings from 6:45 to 9:25 p.m. at the Mammoth Eastern Sierra College Center of Cerro Coso.

Required textbooks:

• Editing Digital Video, The Complete Creative and Technical Guide; by Robert Goodman and Patrick McGrath. Publisher: McGraw-Hill. ISBN-10: 0071406352
• Digital MovieMaking; by Lynne Gross and Larry Ward. Publisher: Thompson Wadsworth. ISBN-10: 0495050342

Ray Hocker is the instructor for MA C127. Ray is currently completing a Masters of Fine Art in Digital Cinema Production from National University. He has recently produced high definition video programming on several cable channels and teaches Video Technology at Burroughs High School in Ridgecrest. He was also a portrait photographer for many years. Ray is excited about offering digital video courses in Mammoth because of the opportunities that local scenery and community events provide as subject matter for student projects.

Both courses are offered in a hybrid format—part of the course is delivered in a classroom computer lab and part of it is delivered online. This provides students with the benefits of in-person instruction and hands-on experience, while also enabling them to build skills necessary for working in the virtual collaborative environments. Students can complete online assignments from home or in the open computer labs at either the Bishop or Mammoth campuses.

Students are not required to purchase software, as it will be available in the computer lab. However students may wish to purchase software for use at home. Academic discounts are available for software purchase and student can learn more at the first class meeting.
Registration - The course registration number for MA C102 is 70279, and the registration number for MA C127 is 70288. Students can register at either the Bishop or Mammoth campuses or call 872-1565 to enroll.

If you have any other questions about these courses or the Web Design or Digital Animation programs, feel free to e-mail Suzie Ama (sama@cerrocoso.edu), Media Arts Faculty Chair.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Joann Handeland, Director of Public Information (760) 384-6230