Equipment check out
Click here to check out equipment through Cheqroom (account required, please see Matthew Wilson or email matthew.wilson@deltacollege.edu).
Lectures
Class intro lecture: Why Multimedia?
Story idea lecture: Cultivating ideas
Storyboarding
A primer on the necessity of storyboarding your project can be found here.
Social Media (Archive tutorial)
Discover the themes behind Facebook and Instagram accounts for Pulse of 209 here.
Video Camera
Get to know the Canon Vixia video camera you’ll be using to shoot video here.
Setting up an Interview Subject
A walk-through on how to set up an interview subject before you hit record is here.
Shooting Video
Here are some resources to watch/read for shooting better video beyond the shot tutorial exercise:
- Video 101: Shooting Basics from Vimeo
- Framing and Composition from Vimeo
- 12 Tips for Shooting Better Video from Crutchfield
Video Editing
A primer on basic video editing is here.
Here are some additional resources to watch/read for video editing:
- Premiere Pro Tutorials from Adobe
- Basic Editing from Adobe
- Learn Premiere Pro in 20 Minutes
Audio Editing
For copyright free music to use in videos, visit YouTube’s Audio Library.
A primer on basic audio editing and setting up Multitrack is here.
Here are some additional resources to watch/read for audio editing:
Typography
The printable handout for the Typography lesson is below.
Websites to download fonts:
Here are some additional resources to watch/read for typography:
- How typography can save your life from Pro Publica
- I Love Typography blog
- Typography rules and terms that every designer must know
- Typography showcase in Pinterest
Photoshop walk throughs
Read and follow walk throughs for Photoshop tutorials here.
Building a photo gallery in RoyalSlider
A tutorial on processing images and building the photo gallery is here.
News-style writing
- Lecture on Newswriting from The Collegian
- Anatomy of a news story from The Collegian
- Basic AP Style from The Collegian