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Video Production

Category: Media and Communication

Program Description

Ready to tell powerful stories through video? Join our Video Production program and build the creative and technical skills needed to work in film, digital media, marketing, and content creation.

This program prepares you to manage the full video production process, from scriptwriting and planning to filming, lighting, and digital non-linear editing. You’ll gain hands-on experience using industry-standard cameras, lighting, audio, and editing software while learning how to analyze client and audience needs. With a strong focus on evolving technologies and professional workflows, you’ll develop the skills employers seek in today’s fast-paced media environments.

Through real-world projects, you’ll create media solutions that combine visual and audio techniques while working independently and as part of a production team. You’ll strengthen written communication skills, understand legal and ethical standards, and graduate prepared to collaborate, problem-solve, and adapt to new tools and technologies.

Program Information

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Overview

Workforce services for eligible adults are available through this program authorized by Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Click for more info!

Multi-term Registration Available!

Class Time: Day and Evening
Semester: Fall Semester or Spring Semester
Campus: Brooklyn Park Campus

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Skills Required

Students must demonstrate computer proficiency by passing the Macintosh or Windows evaluation before enrolling in program technical courses.

Wages/Outlook/Advancement

Wage and Job Outlook information for this program are available at Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development (DEED).

A Video Production Specialist has the potential for finding employment in the following areas: video production and animation houses, multimedia, CD and web development companies, law firms, training departments in large and mid-size corporations, hospitals, television broadcast and cable stations. Related positions can also be found in sales as account executives for production companies or equipment rental suppliers/vendors.

Accreditation and Affiliations

Hennepin Technical College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. In 2003, HTC became a member of the HLC Academic Quality Improvement Program.

Accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission provides assurance to the public, in particular to prospective students, that an organization has been found to meet the agency's clearly stated requirements and criteria and that there are reasonable grounds for believing that it will continue to meet them.

IDVP students have collaborated with the following:

Buffalo Wild Wings
Minnesota Department of Corrections
The Anoka County Historical Society
CenterPoint Energy
The University of Minnesota Raptor Center
Pillsbury
Achieve Services Inc.
Soulvation musical group
Orchard House Musical group
Michael Shynes musical artist
Hydro Engineering
The Friends of Wasioja
Can-Do Canines
Maple Grove DARE Program
KARE 11
Opportunity Partners
Rotary Club of Fridley
North Memorial Hospital

Articulations

Humboldt High School
Wayzata High School

Industry Partners

The IDVP Advisory Board is composed of members representing a diverse cross-section of industry. Board members work for agencies, post-production houses, corporations, e-Learning companies, television stations, and more.