DAC 202Designing Digital Video
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- Digital Arts Communication
- Cross-listed
- ENGL 204
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 7 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This course introduces students to the principles of designing time-based multi-modal communication in a social context. Students will analyze, design, and produce video for use in a variety of digital platforms.
Prerequisites
- Students must be in level 2A or higher
Antirequisites
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 3949 | 22 / 24 | TTh 10:00–11:20 |
Reviewed on UW Flow
100% liked it91% easy69% useful
From 11 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
This class was really fun and chill! I had Ben Gorodetsky, who is a really funny and nice prof who made the class interesting. We learned about lighting, shot design, storytelling, and sound design. We just covered the basics though, so if you are looking for something more intense you may want to take a 300s course. Attendance was mandatory which I didn't mind since class was discussion based. The final project is to make your own 5-10 minute short film, but he gave us lots of time to work on it and you get to choose your group. Overall I would recommend to Arts and non-arts students!!!
Apr 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Super fun course, course have 3 assignments in total, no exam. Terry (Prof) was super nice and fun, definitely one of the better course I have taken.
Jul 2024 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
17 posts and comments in 12 threads mention DAC 202, July 2013 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2023
Bird courses for Arts Breadth Requirements? (DAC, FINE, MUSIC, SPCOM, THPERF, VCULT) 6 points, 0 comments
“I couldn't get into music140 tho :( filled up so quickly. Are there any courses y'all would recommend in those subjects that are easy?”
u/Key-Nail8185: “SPCOM 100 and DAC 202 are decent”
Winter 2021
has anyone taken DAC 202 during COVID? How are the group assignments like online? 3 points, 0 comments
Spring 2019
UW BIRDY COURSES (2019-2020) 42 points, 48 comments
“Hi, please let me know some birdy courses!! I’ll list so far what I’ve thought that felt like birdy courses - rs 217 - no midterm no finals (just like 100-150 words reflections + one final …”
[deleted]: “MUSIC 100 and DAC 202 are a couple that come to mind”
DAC 202 3 points, 1 comment
u/bopdeedoo: “Anyone in DAC 202 or 203? Or have taken it in the past? Looking to fill in a requirement and I had a few questions about the course Please PM me and thanks for ur attention :)”
Winter 2019
Has anyone taken DAC 202? 3 points, 0 comments
u/TheMattInTheBox: “I'm looking at taking it and it counts for the major I am hoping to switch into (SPCOM) and it looks cool. How is it? Is there an exam? Thank you!”
Fall 2018
DAC Courses 4 points, 2 comments
“There isn’t a lot of information about them on uwflow. Has anyone here taken a DAC course and if so, which ones and would you recommend them?”
u/annak47fans: “I just took DAC 202 and I thought it was fun and hands-on. In order to take it though I'm pretty sure that you will need to be pursuing a DAC minor to take those classes and one of the requirements is for you to be an ARTS student to do so.”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… 768 CS 770 CS 798 CS 846 CS 848 CS 854 CS 858 CS 886 CS 898 CT 601 CT 603 CT 606A CT 606B DAC 202 DAC 204 DAC 305 DAC 308 DEI 612 DEI 613 DEI 614 DEI 623 DRAMA 100 DRAMA 102 DRAMA 206 DRAMA 220 DRAMA 221 DRAMA 243 DRAMA 246 DRAMA 300 DRAMA 306 DRAMA 316 DRAMA 361 DRAMA 379 DRAMA …”
thoughts of DAC minor? 0 points, 3 comments
u/sktcher: “Thinking of going for a digital arts communications minor, has anyone taken the DAC courses like DAC 201 and 202 and what were your thoughts on them? Thanks.”
u/romboughsarah: “I'm in DAC 202 right now and enjoying it a lot. Personally I though the DAC minor was going to be more based around creating digit art for business purposes but honestly a lot of the courses are centered around gaming.”
u/sktcher: “Thanks for your reply! what kind of projects do you typically do in DAC 202? does it involve graphic design or design theory? how are the profs?”
u/romboughsarah: “DAC 202 if film for communications. Really we're only doing one major film at the end of the semester. It's all group projects. It's pretty open ended in terms of the film we make as long as it's non-fiction alike explainer videos, ads, etc”
Fall 2015
Good video editing courses at UW? 3 points, 16 comments
“I've been really interested in learning how to do video editing at the university level. Can anyone recommend good courses to take, and with who?”
u/Ne_Oublie: “You are probably looking for DAC 202 (Digital Arts Communication), they go over shooting techniques as well as editing (Final Cut Pro and what not).”
u/heytherejen: “The only way you can take DAC 202 is if you are in the Digital Arts Communication minor and it seems that only arts students are able to take this [minor] (http://www.ucalendar.uwaterloo.ca/1516/COURSE/course-DAC.htmlDAC202)”
u/heytherejen: “True but based on OP's user name, I'm just going to guess that OP is in CS which means that they are not is arts, however, DAC 202 is crossed-listed with [ENGL 204] (http://www.ucalendar.uwaterloo.ca/1516/COURSE/course-ENGL.htmlENGL204) and there seems to be no pre-requisite or …”
Fall 2014
does waterloo offer a screenwriting course (or anything similar) 10 points, 6 comments
u/retainerbox: “I haven't taken any drama or film courses, but DAC 202 and DAC 308 are both classes in which you have to write and film a short film - granted, the focus is more on production (simply because it takes more time), but you do learn some techniques of screenwriting. …”
Spring 2014
Any Graphic Design courses on campus, not online? 3 points, 2 comments
“Does anybody know if there are any digital/graphic design courses which are available to take on campus? I need an elective to take, and the only course I saw was online-only. …”
u/valryuu: “I dunno if this helps, but check out: DAC 201 Designing Digital Images and Hypertext DAC 202 Designing Digital Video”
Spring 2013
It's elective choosing time. What do. 1 point, 13 comments
“I'm in Honours Computer Science (Regular). I don't know what my interests outside of CS are. I like Graphic Design and Video Games. Film Productions cool but I doubt that's offered. What do?”
u/trivia1: “Video games are buried in the ARTS section (and fills the arts requirements!). However, you have to wait until 3rd year. ARTS303 and 304 are essentially the same, so you can do it twice! …”
u/retainerbox: “… (See DAC 201, 202, etc.) It's a bit difficult to get into these courses unless you're an ARBUS/ENGL student, but it's not impossible - talk to the professors; they are super nice and will probably let you in if you show you're interested. …”
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