Laboratory activities are an integral part of this program providing instruction in camera operation, audio and video control, safety, preproduction planning and scheduling, producing, and editing. The program is designed for students to work in production crews in a real-world based curriculum. Projects provide practical application of knowledge both in the studio and in the field, script writing, and lighting design. The program is a planned sequence of courses with each knowledge base building on the previous course so students must enter at the beginning of the course year in the fall.