F/TV 20

About this course

This course provides an introduction to the theory, terminology, and operation of single-camera video production, including composition and editing techniques, camera operation, portable lighting, video recorder operation, audio control, and basic editing. This course focuses on the aesthetics and fundamentals of scripting, producing, directing on location, postproduction, exhibition, and distribution through the completion of several short video projects.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The De Anza catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”

What this course unlocks

De Anza courses that list F/TV 20 as a prerequisite.

• F/TV 22Beginning 16mm Motion Picture Production
• F/TV 26Introduction to Film/Television Directing
• F/TV 27Nonlinear Editing
• F/TV 29Lighting for Film and Television
• F/TV 39Intermediate Digital Film and Video Production
• F/TV 48SFilm/Television Production Workshop
• F/TV 48TFilm/Television Production Workshop
• F/TV 48UFilm/Television Production Workshop
• F/TV 48VFilm/Television Production Workshop
• F/TV 56AIntroduction to Visual Effects and Color Grading
• F/TV 57ADocumentary Production Fundamentals I
• F/TV 98GFiction Workshop (The Writer, Producer, Director)
• F/TV 98HFiction Workshop (The Technical Crew)

Transfer pathways that use F/TV 20

ASSIST maps F/TV 20 to a requirement in 20 published pathways from De Anza College.

• CinemaDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Communication Design B.S., Visual Design ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay
• Cinematic Arts & TechnologyDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay
• Communication Design B.S., Game Design & Interactive Media ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Monterey Bay
• ArtDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Art and Design: Games and Playable MediaDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• Film and Digital MediaDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• GLOBAL ARTS STUDIES, Visual Studies EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• GLOBAL ARTS STUDIES, Performance Studies EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• GLOBAL ARTS STUDIESDe Anza → UC Merced
• Art, B.F.A.: Transdisciplinary Arts ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Hayward
• Art, B.A.: Art & Design ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Hayward
• Art, B.F.A.: Video & Animation ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Hayward
• Creative ArtsDe Anza → San Jose State
• Radio-Television-FilmDe Anza → San Jose State
• Cinematic ArtsDe Anza → CSU Long Beach
• Art StudioDe Anza → UC Davis
• DesignDe Anza → UC Davis
• Art HistoryDe Anza → UC Davis
• Cinema & Digital MediaDe Anza → UC Davis