Advanced Techniques in Explanatory Journalism

1 unit.

This course will introduce using Adobe After Effects in conjunction with Adobe Premiere Pro to enhance explanatory journalism. We'll touch on advanced graphics and animation concepts, including creating compelling animations from scratch, integrating text and graphics into existing video footage via compositing and tracking, presenting maps, data and charts, creating graphics templates, integrating 3D elements, and more. The course will consist of weekly assignments which focus on specific explanatory journalism constructs and conclude with each student producing a full-length video explainer story.