Internship opportunities are available to Graphic2 students either with the after-school small business enterprise associated with the Graphic Communications program or outside the program with graphics companies who seek interns. Certification opportunities are available for students interested in seeking a webmaster certification or an Adobe certified expert certification. Students learn to operate video camera and tape units, multiple-camera systems, studio TV cameras and mounting equipment, audio equipment and digital video special effect generator. With parental permission, equipment may be checked out and used on location shoots. Students experiment with both analog and digital editing equipment.
Students also experience building sets used for studio programming.
Second semester students may be presented with internship opportunities. Student-made programming will appear on our cable television program, Focal Point. Some instruction in electronics is presented to provide a working knowledge of the equipment. All students are expected to take advantage of numerous internship opportunities either with the production company operated by the studio here or with outside private production companies who seek interns. New learning activities include the ability to begin to specialize in any of several dozen areas of interest with regards to production.