MCOM 230 - Digital Program Production

    Recent Professors
    B. Ahearn
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2026
    Class Size
    22 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    "C" grade or higher or "Pass" in MCOM 120 or equivalent.
    Spring 2026 Sections
    View Spring 2026 sections of MCOM 230
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This capstone course provides the theory, terminology, law, and process of motion picture production for film and television. Topics include basic cinematography including the operation, function, and creative uses of pre-production, production and post-production equipment, scriptwriting, ethics, camera operations, shot composition, lighting, sound recording and mixing, and editing. Students will conceive, write, and shoot footage for a short documentary or narrative film project, working in small groups on all aspects of pre-production and acquisition. (CSU)
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 1:35pm–2:55pm, Tue Thu 12:30pm–1:25pm