Video Production

Course code VCDP 1253

Credit 3.0

Length 54.0 hours

Course outline View

In this course, students will be introduced to basic video production, from planning and storyboarding through to final editing. Students will shoot their own video footage and create their own graphic assets and then use professional video-editing software to create final videos that can be exported for use on various platforms. Projects will explore technical video production topics like lighting, sound, white balance, colour and exposure, transitions, title screens, timing, and export settings.

Prerequisites

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What you will learn

  • Video production
  • Planning and storyboarding
  • Video editing software and techniques
  • Shooting video
  • Creating graphic assets for video
  • Lighting
  • White balance
  • Transitions
  • Title screens
  • Basic adjustments
  • Export settings
  • The cultural influence of video

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

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CRN# Duration Delivery Location
40878 March 30, 2026
to April 23, 2026
Lecture
Lab
Online
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Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.

Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

Additional information

1. Interview with department to discuss previous experience
2. A portfolio assessment of previously completed related work OR
3. The demonstration of skills via the successful completion of 1-4 related projects/assignments similar to those completed in the course, chosen at the discretion of the department

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.