NCTC
Digital Media
Program
Northwest Career &
Technical Center
St. Albans, Vermont
Student Work
Equipment and Curriculum
Year-long Courses:
Digital Media - Video/Audio Production
Digital Media - Multimedia/Emerging Media
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Semester-long Courses (Career Exploration):
Digital Video Basics
Digital Photography
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Video Prodcution
Participating in hands-on, project-based work, students develop pre-production, storyboarding, camera operation, sound recording, lighting, directing, on-camera presence, and other production skills. NCTC's Digital Media Program currently has professional Canon XA15 video cameras for studio productions and Adobe Premiere Pro for editing. Motion Graphics are also taught, using Adobe After Effects and Illustrator.
Audio & Music Production
Students explore soundtrack, multi-track music, and podcast production using Adobe Audition, Logic Pro, and Native Instruments Komplete virtual synthesizer suite.
Photography & Image Enhancement
Students learn everything from studio lighting techniques to photojournalism. using Panasonic Lumix mirrorless DSLR cameras. Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign are used for image manipulation, graphic design, and animation projects.