Available to students at Berea-Midpark High School, this program explores the different forms of media communications.

They say, "a picture is worth a thousand words." If that's true, how many words is a video worth?  This program will introduce you to the exciting field of Broadcasting and Video Production with an emphasis on studio production and programming. Foundation skills include script writing, lighting, camera operation, audio, editing and much more. While enrolled in this program, you will participate in on location shoots and in-studio productions to create a variety of programming.

The worlds of art designers, performers and media artists intersect historically, culturally and aesthetically. In this introductory course for the Arts and Communication Career Field, students learn the basics of performance, design, audio and video. 

Sound is essential to broadcast journalism, social media, and communication. Students will produce, record, and mix various styles of music and audio for projects. They will generate content, record, edit, mix and produce voice and music for airwaves, podcasts, and social media. 

This course focuses on video production for commercial use. You will plan and coordinate work with clients to produce projects on a tight timeline and learn how to read and interpret a script, select and maintain equipment and combine graphics, text and special effects. Key skills attained include pre-production documentation and planning, in-production audio and video recording and post­production editing and distribution.

This course focuses on video broadcast for the journalism field. Skills attained include interviewing, image capture, color manipulation, audio and video blend, lighting and editing. Throughout this class, you will critique news broadcasts and research content. You will also plan and shoot video for live and recorded use in a specific time slot while adhering to laws related to defamation, libel, copyright and privacy.

For additional information regarding Polaris satellite/off-campus programs, contact Julie McGarey, Coordinator of Satellite Programs, 440.692.2110 or email jmcgarey@polaris.edu.

Broadcasting & Video Production 2024-2025 Advisory Members

• Duke Antczak, SLA Video Productions

• Wade Clark, The Cleveland Video Company, LLC. 

• Davis Evans, Grace CMA Church

• Lily Hammel, Cleveland Browns

• Christy Harst, Christy Harst Voice Over 

• Nick Hoover, Hoovy DJing

• Nicole Marcellino, FOX 8

• Rob Trautman, RRT Productions, LLC.