Intro to Media Careers

Hardware, CPU, RAM, storage, and GPU fundamentals.

Windows, macOS, Linux, and OS file management differences.

CTE pathways, industry sectors, and focus area career maps.

Set up your Google Sites portfolio homepage and bio.

Line, shape, form, value, space, color, and texture.

Balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, and rhythm.

Reference board assembly using PureRef and Google Sites.

Storytelling premises, theme, character motivation, and conflict.

Wide shots, medium shots, close-ups, and camera positioning.

Create a 6-panel storyboard sequence with shot notes.

O*NET codes, median salaries, and career outlook data.

Investigate 2 AME pathway careers and publish to portfolio.

Original authorship, copyright protections, and public domain.

Transformative use, market impact, and parody analysis.

Evaluate copyright scenarios using the 4 factors.

Pre-production, production, post-production, and launch.

Pitch decks, elevator pitches, and presentation craft.

Present a final project concept deck to the class.