Digital Video Production Proficiency Certificate

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    Program Duration: Short-term
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    Degree Type: Proficiency Certificate
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    Total Credit Hours: 19
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About This Certificate

Our Digital Video Production program will teach you how to work behind the scenes of film, professional video and television programming. You will learn strong technical foundations of video production, camera operation, lighting, audio acquisition and editing. As you move through the program, you will rotate roles and positions on a video production team with your colleagues, which will give you a well-rounded understanding of what it takes to create quality video productions, and what it takes to be a good team member.

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Launch Your Career Digital Video Production

  • Desktop Publishers – est. salary $47,858
  • Film and Video Editor – est. salary $74,283*
  • Prepress Technicians and Workers – est. salary $48,095
**EMSI Data, 2022; The greater Philadelphia region; a percentage of people in these jobs may have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Career Outlook

$74,283

Median Salary of Film and Video Editors

136

Number of Jobs in the Region

+8.8%

10-year Job Outlook in the Region for Film and Video Editors

Featured Career

Film and Video Editors

Edit moving images on film, video, or other media. May edit or synchronize soundtracks with images.

Starting Pay: $24,824

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Typical Tasks

  • Use traditional or digital cameras, along with a variety of equipment such as tripods, filters, and flash attachments.
  • Determine desired images and picture composition, selecting and adjusting subjects, equipment, and lighting to achieve desired effects.
  • Adjust apertures, shutter speeds, and camera focus based on a combination of factors such as lighting, field depth, subject motion, film type, and film speed.
  • Create artificial light, using flashes and reflectors.
  • Manipulate and enhance scanned or digital images to create desired effects, using computers and specialized software

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