We are so excited to have Career and Technology Education (or CTE) programs up and running this semester for our high school students! We have two new programs, Digital Design and Media Production and Commercial Photography, and both are off to a great start.
In Digital Design and Media Production this quarter, students have been studying the work and job field of graphic designers, animators, sound designers, video editors and more, familiarizing themselves with the vast world of digital media careers. Each student researched an artist from a specific job field they wanted to explore and learned about the work, style, training and day-to-day life of their chosen professional.
Right now, students are learning about sound design, using a program called Audacity to record and put together audio clips to produce a story using only sounds. Students have demonstrated skill and creativity in crafting these sound stories, including an alien invasion, a person on a hiking adventure and LOTS of spooky Halloween-themed sound stories!
In Commercial Photography, students started out by learning the history of photography and the basic mechanics of a camera. They’ve been developing skills of composing an image, using a camera in manual focus and adjusting aperture and shutter speed settings.
Photo students are currently working on a still life project for which they brought a background and objects from home and manipulated the lighting to create a still life setup in the classroom. Included are some images from Kaplan Brady’s still life series where she experimented with water distortion and color.
Some really exciting work has come from these two programs thus far, and we cannot wait to see the work and skills developed through the rest of the year!
