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Video Production 1

Venice Community Adult School - LAUSD · Los Angeles, CA

Cost
$540
Length
12 weeks
Working 6 months later
Not reported

Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.

What happened to people who took this

No outcomes reported for this program

About a third of California programs report nothing. That is a fact about the program's reporting, not evidence that it works or does not.

The jobs this trains for

This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.

Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.

Where California publishes a separate figure for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.

Producers and Directors

Job ads may call this: Director · Producer · News Producer · Radio Producer

Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.

  • Plan details such as framing, composition, camera movement, sound, and actor movement for each shot or scene.
  • Communicate to actors the approach, characterization, and movement needed for each scene in such a way that rehearsals and takes are minimized.
  • Direct live broadcasts, films and recordings, or non-broadcast programming for public entertainment or education.
  • Research production topics using the internet, video archives, and other informational sources.
Show 4 more things this job involves
  • Study and research scripts to determine how they should be directed.
  • Review film, recordings, or rehearsals to ensure conformance to production and broadcast standards.
  • Supervise and coordinate the work of camera, lighting, design, and sound crew members.
  • Confer with technical directors, managers, crew members, and writers to discuss details of production, such as photography, script, music, sets, and costumes.

What this pays in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)

Each bar runs from the lowest-paid tenth to the highest-paid tenth. The darker middle is where half the people are, and the line is the median.

AreaThe lowest-paid tenth earn underHalf earn underThe highest-paid tenth earn over
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)$65,463$136,480$335,903
Across California$65,350$133,423$315,440

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) beside the same figures for the whole state. A region can sit well below or above the statewide spread, and the statewide number is the one most often quoted — so where they differ, the local row is the one that describes the work near this program.

Typical pay in California
$133,423per yearLos Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: $132,448
Projected openings
31,850Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 22,380
Projected change
+12.2%
Usually needs
Bachelor's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first
Under 5 years in a related job
Training after you are hired
None

Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.

These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Four-year degree — 58% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 24% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
0.8%
High school diploma
5%
Started college, no degree
12%
Two-year degree
5%
Four-year degree
58%
Master's degree
15%
Doctorate or professional degree
3%

This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.

Film and Video Editors

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Editor · Film Editor · News Editor · Tape Editor

  • Organize and string together raw footage into a continuous whole according to scripts or the instructions of directors and producers.
  • Edit films and videotapes to insert music, dialogue, and sound effects, to arrange films into sequences, and to correct errors, using editing equipment.
  • Select and combine the most effective shots of each scene to form a logical and smoothly running story.
  • Review footage sequence by sequence to become familiar with it before assembling it into a final product.
Show 2 more things this job involves
  • Set up and operate computer editing systems, electronic titling systems, video switching equipment, and digital video effects units to produce a final product.
  • Trim film segments to specified lengths and reassemble segments in sequences that present stories with maximum effect.

What this pays in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)

Each bar runs from the lowest-paid tenth to the highest-paid tenth. The darker middle is where half the people are, and the line is the median.

AreaThe lowest-paid tenth earn underHalf earn underThe highest-paid tenth earn over
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)$42,659$85,542$176,807
Across California$43,196$90,967$174,563

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) beside the same figures for the whole state. A region can sit well below or above the statewide spread, and the statewide number is the one most often quoted — so where they differ, the local row is the one that describes the work near this program.

Typical pay in California
$90,967per yearLos Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: $85,461
Projected openings
10,010Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 9,080
Projected change
+7.9%
Usually needs
Bachelor's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first
None
Training after you are hired
None

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Four-year degree — 56% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 35% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
1%
High school diploma
8%
Started college, no degree
18%
Two-year degree
8%
Four-year degree
56%
Master's degree
8%
Doctorate or professional degree
1%

Program details

This program provides in-person instruction only.

This competency-based course is first in a series of three designed for video production. It provides students with the technical instruction and practical experience for aspiring video production assistants in the pre-production, production, and post-production stages of TV and video projects. It focuses on the basic set up and breakdown of camera, sound, and lighting equipment, basic principles of story development, planning and creation of a studio production, and editing of production projects. It also includes the basics of job shadowing, internships, and job placement. The competencies in this course are aligned with the California high school academic content standards and the California career technical education model curriculum standards.

Someone else may be able to pay for this

This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.

The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California

  • West LA WorkSource Center/ AJCCComprehensive center

    Phone: 310-309-6000

    5446 Sepulveda BoulevardCulver City, CA 90230about 2.1 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

    Has a veterans' representative

  • South Bay One Stop Business and Career Center - InglewoodComprehensive center

    Phone: 424-419-4343 Ext: 7

    110 South La Brea AvenueLa Brea Place Building, 5th FloorInglewood, CA 90301about 5.1 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Open every other Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

    Has a veterans' representative

  • South Los Angeles - WorkSource CenterComprehensive center

    Phone: 562-445-3673

    5343 Crenshaw BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90043about 5.7 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.

Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List

How this gets paid for, and what to ask

Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.

The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.

How this site gets its figures, and what they do not tell you