Diploma in Digital Film and Video

This program consists of 90 credits over 6 quarters.

Diploma

This program has been approved by the registrar of the Private Training Institutions Branch (“PTIB”) of the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills.

• Learn with the latest in equipment, software and technology
• Innovative programming in a state-of-the-art environment
• Small classes with enhanced personalized attention
• Access to faculty with extensive industry experience

The curriculum, designed in consultation with industry representatives, provides students a hands-on understanding of the entire production process, from pre- to post-production. Students gain highly sought-after skills required to enter and maintain a successful career in digital filmmaking and related industries.

New tools for content creation are continually rising on the digital landscape. Today’s content developer must be able to navigate this world with confidence. The Digital Film & Video program at LaSalle College Vancouver provides a study of digital production and visual storytelling, focusing on narrative film, corporate and commercial video production.

• Introduction to Digital Film Editing
• Digital Film Editing
• Introduction to Video Production
• Television and Film Production Techniques
• Visual Storytelling and Aesthetics
• Concept Development and Scriptwriting
• Introduction to Cinematography
• Cinematography
• Introduction to Production Planning
• Applications in Video Production
• Working With Actors
• Film Studies
• Colour Theory for Digital Media and the Web
• Location Audio
• Sound Design for Film
• Motion Graphics and Compositing
• Electronic Field Production
• Short-Form Media Production
• Documentary Filmmaking
• Advanced Project Production
• Music Video Production
• Screenwriting
• Media Business: Law, Marketing and Distribution
• Business Development & Communications
• Social Media Strategy
• Professional Development and Portfolio
• Advanced Project Preproduction
• Directing
• Media Management and Delivery 3 Applied Elective

• The role of the writer, producer, director, camera operator and lighting technician.
• To build and foster a network of industry insiders to help foster their work and projects.
• Knowledge and skills required to work with emerging digital technologies available in the film industry.
• Digital production and visual storytelling focusing on narrative film, documentary film, and corporate and commercial video production.

Students directly out of high school, or mature students who are ready for a career change or to build on the skills they have.

• Those interested in film and TV
• Comfortable with technology
• Eager to learn new skills and be challenged
• Creatives with a strong work ethic and an interest in film

Graduates go on to work as executive producers, camera operators, video game producers, visual effects editors, film and TV editors and producers. Alumni have worked on such major productions as Riverdale, Deadpool, Warcraft, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the BC Lions, Vancouver White Caps, Steve Nash Fitness and ads for Ferrari and Bacardi.