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video During the Spring semester six stu- The Art of dents had the unique opportunity to participate in a hands-on video production Filmming class. Twice a week the students drove to Tahoma Studios, a local video production outfit in Westminster, for three-hour sessions of detailed instruction given by Pat Flaherty. Students were taught video planning, shooting, and editing in a cow- barn that was converted into a profes- sional video production studio. Learning aboutlechnical procedures took up a large part of the course. Each student learned how video tape recorders, cameras, editing, audio, and switcher systems work through practice with the equipment. The grade for the class was based on written tests, practicals, and, most impor- tantly, two individual videos which were shot and edited by each student on his or her own time. The first video had to be a music video in which the student chose any sort of music and then shot footage to fit the words or the beat of the music. The second video had to be shot in a news show format in which students had to research a particular subject, conduct an interview, and use all of the video tech- niques learned throughout the course. Although the course was sometimes tedious because of the huge amounts of time necessary to make videos, the students felt like they had learned much from the experience. -Cheryl Smith Erick Siano positions the camera as he focuses on the subject he wanlsto shoot 54 Video Production