Passionate about media and the arts? Multimedia Production at Mt. Pleasant High School gives you an insider’s experience while providing a robust education. You’ll have access to high-quality facilities, caring and knowledgeable staff, and the academic and professional learning opportunities that prepare you for college and beyond.
Hands-on, project-based learning lets you experience and develops core film and motion graphics fundamentals while exploring real-world opportunities available to you in the media arts.
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Mt. Pleasant High School’s Multimedia Pathway teaches you to:
Operate professional video camera equipment
Use audio, and lighting equipment
Create motion graphics, a documentary, music videos and more
Create graphic design products with digital media software
Edit video and audio into a compelling story
Learn professional camera operations and film with proper composition and exposure for still images and video
Students who have completed the Multimedia Academy have gone on to:
Develop their own private businesses
Join Silicon Valley Fortune 500 companies
Work for Marketing and Advertising Agencies
Attend college (NYU, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, San Jose State, SFSU, Clark Atlanta University)
Grow leadership and technical skills as you engage with the professional world. Opportunities include:
Competing in local and national and international media contests and film festivals
Exhibiting work at local art galleries and organizations
Field trips to Cisco, Netflix, Adobe
Learn professional networking skill from LinkedIn
Dual enrollment with Foothill Community College (earn up to 11 units college credit)
Internships with SJ WORKS and CreaTV
Film and design for real local clients in real-world projects including for local technology companies, businesses, community organizations, and our school community
The skills you learn in Multimedia Production can be applied to multiple careers, including:
Media Producer
Cinematographer
Camera Operator
Sound Recordist
Boom Operator
Sound Mixer
Folley Artist
Video Editor
Video Director
Assistant Director
Gaffer
Grip
Production Assistant
News Reporter
Motions Graphics Artist
Video Artist
Multimedia Designer
Graphic Designer
Production Designer
Architect
Marketing Director
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