Arts, A/V Technology & Communications

"The arts are all about self-expression, but unless you refine the techniques you need to get your message to your audience, you might as well be talking to yourself. That’s why the South Carolina Arts, AV Technology, and Communications career cluster focuses both on the act of creation and on the technologies that make artistic creation and communication possible. Whether you prefer crafting the message or delivering it, plenty of satisfying jobs in the arts exist in South Carolina."

 

Digital Television | Eye Wonder

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The Eye Wonder team discovers how digital television works. D.V. speaks with an engineer to learn about the difference between a digital and an analog signal, and the benefits of having a digital...
Glass | Eye Wonder

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The Eye Wonder team discovers how art glass is made. D.V. visits an art glass studio and watches a piece being made in real time. He learns that glass is made from silica, and there are many tools...
L.I.P.S | Artopia

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L.I.P.S. stands for Live Internet Performing Structure. It’s a long-distance process that involves mixing dance videos.
Movie Theater | Eye Wonder

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The Eye Wonder team investigates a movie theater. D.V. goes behind the scenes to see how film is loaded and rolled, and all of the different equipment that brings a movie to the screen.
Elena Madden, Water Artist | Original SC

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For Elena Madden, inspiration for her art is in light patterns and ever-changing colors of fluid surfaces. Residing in Beaufort, coupled with living on a houseboat, Elena's inspiration is all around...
Jean-Francois Millet | Turner to Cézanne

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About the Painter This unfinished painting showing peasants carrying firewood dates from the last part of Millet’s life, when his works focused on the hardships of rural life. Millet described in a...
Joseph Mallord William Turner | Turner to Cézanne

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About the Painter This painting dating from late in Turner’s career shows the wreck of a boat being engulfed by waves, its ropes flailing like tentacles. The sails, which have come adrift, can be seen...
Dance and Video | Artopia

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Weis details her career and how cameras have become an important part of her work. She explains the technology and process.