Courses & workshops

Semester modules for photographic art, videography, and audiovisual production — from camera optics and lighting through editing and motion, to interactive cinema and AI-assisted narrative practice. Each course page: pipeline graphic, module map, outcomes, and roadmap. Alongside them: an open lighting schemes guide for photo and video — portrait, interview, studio, product.

6 modules · academic year 2026–2027 packages

Open·Semester module · 4 ECTS·UK

Digital Photo Editing

Редагування цифрових фотографій

Professional non-destructive editing in Lightroom Classic and Photoshop: from import and global correction through local retouch, export, colour management, and archiving — for artistic and production work.

Import→Global→Local / retouch→Look→Export+1

Open·Semester module · 3 ECTS·UK

Optics and Camera Equipment

Оптика та знімальна техніка

Physical foundations of optics and modern imaging systems: light, lenses, sensors, exposure, and professional use of photo/video cameras, optics, and accessories.

Light→Lens→Aperture / DoF→Sensor→Exposure+1

Open·Semester module · 4 ECTS·UK

Foundations of Video Editing

Основи відеомонтажу

Editing as screen language: universal NLE principles (timeline, In/Out, continuity, rhythm, sound, export) that transfer across Premiere, Resolve, Final Cut, CapCut, Shotcut, or Avid — not a single-app course.

Ingest→Select→Rough cut→Sound→Colour+1

Open·Semester module · 4 ECTS·UK

Theory and Practice of Photographic Lighting

Теорія та практика фотоосвітлення

See, analyse, and build light for photo and video: physics of light, modifiers, classic portrait schemes, product, OCF on location, interview setups, and creative colour/gels — ending in a defended portfolio.

See light→Key→Fill / rim→Modifiers→Shoot+1

Open·Semester module · 4 ECTS · PBL·UK

Graphics and Animation in Multimedia Projects

Графіка та анімація у мультимедійних проектах

Project-based learning: one through-line creative film (45–90 s). Pre-production → 2D art → classical animation → motion design → Blender 3D → After Effects compositing → sound and final export.

Concept→2D assets→Motion→3D→Comp+1

Open·Elective semester module · 3 ECTS·UK

Interactive Cinema: Theory, Practice, and AI Methodologies

Інтерактивне кіно: теорія, практика та AI-методології

Theory and practice of interactive cinema (audiovisual interactive storytelling): history from Kinoautomat and FMV to web/VR, creative tools taxonomy, and AI-assisted research, branching design, prototyping (Twine/Arcweave/React), and production packages.

Theory→History / AI→Graph→Prototype→Package+1