Make a donation to support Dutchess Community College Students in the COM280 Study Abroad program traveling to Tokyo, Japan during the spring 2017 semester. Students will visit Tokyo National Museum, Hakone National Park and the Ghibli Museum.
Students in the COM280 Study Abroad Program travelling to Tokyo Japan will learn:
- the basic principles and techniques of overseas documentary production
- how to research the culture and location for the documentary project
- skill development in camerawork, lighting, sound recording, scriptwriting, directing filming and logging and digitizing footage as they film in another country
- how to express their personal experience in a unique way
- techniques and aesthetic sensibility required to capture the moment
- how to work as a professional team
- develop critical thinking skills
- explore the Japanese culture and embrace diversity
When students return to Dutchess, they will begin post-production, create graphics and titles and complete a half-hour documentary to be screened at DCC and aired on local cable channels.
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Funds raised for activities such as the Study Abroad Program are not meant to supplant state and county funding. The objective is to keep Dutchess Community College in the forefront, and by supporting various student programs, it will help ensure a high quality education. All state colleges are funded with public monies, but it is private donations that make Dutchess a standout among its peers by offering study abroad programs to enhance the educational experience for our students.
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