Overview
Availability
Years 9-10
The Digital Content Creator course is designed to allow students to learn all aspects of producing creative content for a digital platform. Through photography, podcasts, and short films, students will be taught the sequence of the creation process in a course codesigned by an industry expert, Lucas Wilkinson from Metric TV. With a phone, GoPro or DSLR, students will be taught how to create compelling images and develop storylines for a short film using the documentary genre.
Students will design a storyline, map shots, shoot content and use production software to arrange content, considering both vision and sound. Students will use a digital portfolio to practise photography, podcasting and videography skills while working towards a major work for each semester. This course allows students to think like pros and sets them up to be industry-ready should they want to pursue a career in the dynamic and creative world of digital content creation.
Course Requirements
- Suitable computer to run Adobe Creative Cloud applications (School provided licence for Adobe??)
- Smartphone
- Digital Cameras (School-provided)
Sample Projects
Digital Photography
Through a range of workshops and accompanying portfolio projects, students learn the skills of composition and subject selection. Using Adobe Photoshop, students manipulate their images in readiness to exhibit them to the school community.
Podcasting
Using industry-quality equipment, students develop a podcast idea and explore aspects of creating an engaging listen for their audience. Interviewing and editing skills will be utilised to bring a 5-10 minute podcast to life. Students will use graphic design skills to market their podcasts and make them available for school community listening.
Short Film Documentary
Students use skills acquired through previous units to develop a storyline for a documentary film. They plan, shoot, and edit their creations in readiness for showing to the school community.
Personal Content Creator Project
Students will negotiate a project allowing them to follow a digital content pathway that builds on what they learned from previous projects. This pathway may be an elaboration of a body of work already completed or an amalgamation of ideas that brings together a range of content-creating skills.