TV & Film
Welcome to the TV & Film Academy - Thompson's Source for News, Entertainment and Sports
The TV & Film Academy offers students the opportunity to work in a variety of hands-on settings, producing works that require not only creativity but also problem-solving skills. The courses are designed to introduce students to the production side of the television and film industry while offering opportunities to work with professionals as well. Students in the TV & Film Academy participate in a variety of projects, including commercials, music videos, short films, visual and special effects, and sitcoms.
The TV & Film Academy is also the home of THS TV, Thompson High School’s student-run newscast. THS TV allows students the opportunity to work in all areas of production, including behind-the-scenes and on-camera for news programs, live sports events such as football, basketball, volleyball, baseball, and softball games, and other sports and entertainment programming.
In the TV & Film Academy, students work in depth with creative software such as Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and After Effects, with a goal of Adobe Certification at the completion of the program.
Credentials/Certifications
Adobe Certified Associate – Photoshop
Adobe Certified Associate – Premiere Pro
Adobe Certified Associate - After Effects
Courses
Foundations of Arts, TV & Film.
Your path begins in foundations.
Foundations of Arts, TV & Film is a year long class introducing students to the different areas of the Television & Film Academy. These courses are aimed at creative students who see themselves designing, producing, performing, writing or publishing multimedia content.
In this course, students will apply artistic talent and learn visual arts principles that prepare them with skills and techniques to work in a variety of production and entertainment fields.
This class is a prerequisite for THS TV and all TV & Film classes. This course is also recommended for students who wish to participate on the yearbook staff.
Upon completion of the Foundations course, students who decide to stay in the program will ask to choose a Pathway: Creative Pathway or News Pathway.
The Creative Pathway develops students in areas of telling a story through the use of digital media. This includes studying films for thematic and visual elements, building technical skills in editing and cinematography, and developing qualities of leadership, time management and teamwork for better overall productivity. Courses are taken in the sequence listed below. Seniors also have the option to take Adobe Classroom and/or Senior Internship.
In the News Pathway, students learn the various types of production in the journalism industry. Students focus on news gathering, analysis and communication, along with the production value of different types of programming varying from television newscasts to entertainment-style programs and sports coverage. In the News Pathway, courses can be taken in any order. Seniors also have the option to take Adobe Classroom and/or Senior Internship.