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Mar 15, 2013 3:18 PM
By Alan Parish - FF/S
The following classes will be offered next year within the umbrella of Student Communications. The primary two publications that are produced by students are the Jabberwokk, the yearbook, and The Darlingtonian, the school’s new online student newspaper. Rather than having broad yearbook and multimedia journalism classes as in years’ past, there are now more focused classes for the different, specific elements of these publications. All of these classes will count as a Fine Arts credit.
Graphic Design I taught by Alan Parish
In this entry-level course students will learn the basics of typography, layout, digital illustration, and image manipulation. The primary goal of graphic design is visual communication. Students will learn and use Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop to create posters, cartoons, DVD covers, logos, and other two-dimensional artwork.
Graphic Design II taught by Alan Parish
In this advanced-level course students will learn advanced page layout and publication design through Adobe InDesign. The primary publication produced will be the Jabberwokk, the school's annual yearbook. In order to take this class students must have already taken Graphic Design I, Art I, yearbook, or apply through the teacher.
Journalism & Mass Communication taught by Alan Parish
This writing class presents an overview of the field of journalism and mass communication and teaches students to be consumers of media and to understand news-gathering and production. It includes basic news writing, reporting, editing, and legal and ethics issues. Students will write news stories that will be published in The Darlingtonian (www.darlingtonian.com), the online school newspaper, and the Jabberwokk, the school's annual yearbook. Students will also edit and maintain The Darlingtonian.
Photojournalism taught by Stefan Eady
In this course, students will work to improve their skills and appreciation of photography as a tool for telling stories. The course will be structured around weekly projects in which we will study the work of other photographers, subject matter, compositional elements, editing techniques, ethical issues, and caption writing. Class work will focus on telling Darlington stories that can be shared through the Web site and student publications. The class will culminate in a final portfolio representing the student's ability to appreciate the role of photography as a communications tool and to create engaging, professional photo stories. Open to any student with a serious interest in studying photography and journalistic storytelling. Students must provide their own camera and a digital SLR is optimum.
Broadcast Journalism taught by John Plough
Broadcast Journalism students will explore the basic elements of video broadcasting. Students will learn how television and radio journalism developed. Students will learn video and audio recording techniques. Students will learn elements of video and audio editing. All students will gain experience on camera and on the technical side of production to ensure that each student has an understanding of the full process of putting together a news program. Students will be able to choose an area (on camera or tech) in which to concentrate, but will be expected to understand both areas.
Graphic Design I taught by Alan Parish
In this entry-level course students will learn the basics of typography, layout, digital illustration, and image manipulation. The primary goal of graphic design is visual communication. Students will learn and use Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop to create posters, cartoons, DVD covers, logos, and other two-dimensional artwork.
Graphic Design II taught by Alan Parish
In this advanced-level course students will learn advanced page layout and publication design through Adobe InDesign. The primary publication produced will be the Jabberwokk, the school's annual yearbook. In order to take this class students must have already taken Graphic Design I, Art I, yearbook, or apply through the teacher.
Journalism & Mass Communication taught by Alan Parish
This writing class presents an overview of the field of journalism and mass communication and teaches students to be consumers of media and to understand news-gathering and production. It includes basic news writing, reporting, editing, and legal and ethics issues. Students will write news stories that will be published in The Darlingtonian (www.darlingtonian.com), the online school newspaper, and the Jabberwokk, the school's annual yearbook. Students will also edit and maintain The Darlingtonian.
Photojournalism taught by Stefan Eady
In this course, students will work to improve their skills and appreciation of photography as a tool for telling stories. The course will be structured around weekly projects in which we will study the work of other photographers, subject matter, compositional elements, editing techniques, ethical issues, and caption writing. Class work will focus on telling Darlington stories that can be shared through the Web site and student publications. The class will culminate in a final portfolio representing the student's ability to appreciate the role of photography as a communications tool and to create engaging, professional photo stories. Open to any student with a serious interest in studying photography and journalistic storytelling. Students must provide their own camera and a digital SLR is optimum.
Broadcast Journalism taught by John Plough
Broadcast Journalism students will explore the basic elements of video broadcasting. Students will learn how television and radio journalism developed. Students will learn video and audio recording techniques. Students will learn elements of video and audio editing. All students will gain experience on camera and on the technical side of production to ensure that each student has an understanding of the full process of putting together a news program. Students will be able to choose an area (on camera or tech) in which to concentrate, but will be expected to understand both areas.
