Media Skills Syllabus

Overview of Media Skills: What is it? Who is it for? Why does it matter? Where does it lead? How technical is it?

Track 1: Lyric Slide Content - Communication, Creativity & Theme/Spirit Synergy

• Session 1: Discussion - "The Possibilities"
• Session 2: Genre Image Fusion - The ear, the eye, the Spirit
• Session 3: Image processing using Adobe PhotoShop - size, resolution, color, contrast, font, and fit
• Session 4: Using MediaShout Part 1: Finding and Loading Song Lyrics
• Session 5: Using Media Shout Part 2: Adding Images and Transitions
• Session 6: Using Media Shout Part 3: Assembling the Package for Worship
• Session 7: Projectors and Projecting
• Session 8: The Live Presentation
• Session 9: The integration of annimation and video as slide backgrounds

Track 2: Sound

• Session 1: The Basics of Wires, Plugs, MIcs, Instruments, and Speakers
• Session 2: System Components Overview
• Session 3: The Mixer Part 1: System Overview
• Session 5: The Mixer Part 2: The Input Channel & Setting Levels
• Session 6: The Mixer Part 3: Grouping For Output
• Session 7: The Mixer Part 4: Signal Compression
• Session 8: The Mixer Part 5: The House Mix
• Session 9: The Mixer Part 6: Aux Outputs & The Monitor Mix
• Session 10: The Mixer Part 7: Effects
• Session 11: The Mixer Part 8: Live Mixing
• Session 12: Mixed Signal Distribution
• Session 13: Effects Processors
• Session 14: House EQ
• Session 13: Amplification
• Session 14: Audio Recording
• Session 15: Managing Pre-Recorded Audio in the Mix

Track 3: Video

• Session 1: Video Systems Overview, Wires, Plugs, Conventions, Signals
• Session 2: The video camera & control
• Session 3: The Video Mixer Part 1: What is a Video Mixer
• Session 4: The Video Mixer Part 2: Mixer Connections
• Session 5: The Video Mixer Part 3: Mixer Controls
• Session 6: The Video Mixer Part 4: The Live Mix
• Session 7: The Video Mixer Part 5: Transitions
• Session 8: Video Signal Distributuion
• Session 9: The Kramer Video Switch
• Session 10: Video Recording
• Session 11: Managing Pre-Recorded Video in the Mix

Track4: Webcasting

• Session 1: Overview - What is Webcasting, How does it basically work
• Session 2: Compression & Streaming Part 1 - Getting video and audio into the computer
• Session 3: Compression & Streaming Part 2 - Wirecast Operation - The Basics
• Session 4: Compression & Streaming Part 3 - Wirecast Configuration
• Session 5: Compression & Streaming Part 4 - Wirecast Overlays
• Session 6: Compression & Streaming Part 5 - Wirecast Recording
• Session 7: Monitoring The Broadcast and Viewer Statistics
• Session 8: Troubleshooting Network Problems

Track5: Introduction to Website Development and Maintenance

• Session 1: How the internet works - an overview
• Session 2: Website Components - WAMP Servers & Browsers
• Session 3: The Wiki Part 1 - What, Why, and How of the Wik
• Session 4: The Wiki Part 2 - Easy Edits, Registration, Authentication, etc.
• Session 5: The Wiki Part 2 - Wiki Markup Language Basics
• Session 6: The Wiki Part 2 - Wiki Markup Language Intermediate
• Session 7: The Wiki Part 2 - Wiki Plugins - The Calendar, etc.
• Session 8: HTML Basics & Static Pages
• Session 9: Dreamweaver 1
• Session 10: Dreamweaver 2
• Session 11: Updating Static Content on the Website
• Session 11: Forms and Input Data 1
• Session 12: Forms and Input Data 2
• Session 13: Introduction to Databases & How they work with website
• Session 14: Introduction to Flash
• Session 15: Introduction to Java
• Session 16: Introduction to Streaming Media