Birgitta Sunderland

Instructor @Arlington Independent Media

Arlington, VA

TV Studio Production - 6 weeksStudents get hands on experience in a professional television studio, learning how to use the studio cameras, production switcher, character generator, studio audio, and lighting equipment; culminating in an original program created and produced by the class. Field Production - 6 weeksThis course covers basic video technology, pre-production planning, scripting, and field shooting. Students learn video terminology and lighting set-up, audio recording, storyboarding; culminating in a final project produced by the class, often a short informational video relevant to the Arlington community. Premiere Pro - 3 weeks This class covers all the basics of creating a project in Premiere Pro, including inputting source footage, assembling and trimming sequences, editing audio, creating titles, and outputting a finished program. Basic Editing - 2 weeksThis course covers post-production workflow, technical standards and various editing styles and theories. Document Arlington - 7 weeksSix Document Arlington interns work together to learn documentary making and then create two short documentaries about the Arlington community.

Boston University

BLS, Interdisciplinary Studies

American University

MFA, Film and Electronic Media