Florida Department of Education Curriculum Framework

2017 – 2018

Florida Department of Education

Curriculum Framework

Program Title: Film Production Technology

Career Cluster: Arts A/V Technology and Communication

AS
CIP Number	1650060213
Program Type	College Credit
Standard Length	64 credit hours
CTSO	SkillsUSA
SOC Codes (all applicable)	27-4032 – Film and Video Editors
CTE Program Resources	http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/program-resources.stml

Purpose

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Arts A/V Technology and Communication career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Arts A/V Technology and Communication career cluster.

The purpose of this program is to prepare students for initial employment as film production technicians, camera operators, sound mixers, editors, editing assistants, set designers, key grips, gaffers, best boys, crane operators, lamp operators, generator operators, re-recording mixers, composers, music editors, Foley artists, production designers, art directors, set decorators, set leads, swings, on-set dressers, prop masters, on-set painters, props buyers, special effects coordinators, special effects assistants, art department coordinators, storyboard artists, visual effects supervisors, animators, technical directors, compositors, director of photography/cinematographers, first assistant/focus pullers, clapper/loaders, video/playback assistants, production manager/coordinators, camera PA/interns, Steadicam operators, electronic assistant editors, production/ post-production supervisors, sound designers, sound editors, boom operators, and cable persons, or to provide supplemental training for persons previously or currently employed in these occupations. The content includes, but is not limited to, instruction that prepares individuals to function as members of a technical team within the framework of an organized film/video production. Instruction includes: production analysis, interpretation, purchasing/renting, scheduling and the application of production skills to solving unique shooting problems.
Also included are skills relating to professionalism, employability, communication and management. This program focuses on broad, transferable skills and stresses understanding and demonstration of the following elements of the Film Production industry: planning, management, finance, technical and product skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues, community issues and health, safety, and environmental issues.