Term 4 Students learn nonlinear digital video editing and video effects, using editing software to digitize and organize source footage, edit sync and non-sync material, trim sequences, edit audio, add effects, create titles, and output work to videotape and for distribution through the Internet. Adobe After Effects software gives students the power to create special effects. Classes include compositing, keying, colour correction, motion control for 2D animation and special effects. Students apply and integrate these skills with software applications learned in the second term to enhance their video productions. Portfolios must include a hard copy print package.
Students also complete productions created in group projects or Advanced Classes.
These are included in the student's portfolio. Students are required to present their personal portfolios to a panel of instructors. Each student is assigned a personal e-mail address and home page at the start of the program. Throughout the program, students integrate projects onto their home page to create an on-line portfolio accessible on the World Wide Web. Prospective employers are able to access this portfolio through the VFS web site for three months after the student graduates.