Abram Cerda - Teaching

Abram currently serves as an associate professor in the Radio-Television-Film department at Austin Community College, where he leads the department's PTECH Program (Pathways in Technology) and teaches courses in: multi-cam digital cinematography, lighting, audio, editing, scriptwriting, cinema studies, live switching, live-streaming, & digital media workflows.

Abram's teaching style is approachable & student-centered, while emphasizing industry practices and community integration. He believes in instilling students with a rock-solid foundation in technical skills (digital cinematography, professional audio, 3-point and cross-key lighting) so that they're able to make informed decisions that allow them bring their own creative visions to fruition.

Equitable and accessible audiovisual education is also integral to Abram's teaching practices. This academic year he applied for and was awarded a $7,500 grant to create captioned, open educational resource (OER) video modules for the college's Film & Video Editing Course (coming Summer 2026). His goal being: make professional workflows in adobe premiere software accessible and digestible for college students across the nation.

Student Work

Courses Taught:

Fall 2024

- RTVB 1321, TV & Video Field Production

- COMM 1335, Intro to Radio-Television-Film

Spring 2025

- RTVB 1329, Intro to Scriptwriting

- RTVB 1321, TV & Video Field Production

- COMM 2366, Intro to Cinema Studies

- RTVB 2330, Film & Video Editing

Summer 2025

- COMM 2366, Intro to Cinema Studies

Fall 2025

- COMM 2303, Audio Production

- FLMC 1304, Lighting for Film & Television

- COMM 2366, Intro to Cinema Studies

Spring 2026

- RTVB 1321, TV & Video Field Production

- COMM 2366, Intro to Cinema Studies

- RTVB 2347, Digital Media Business Management

- FLMC 2310, Film Style Production

Summer 2026 (Forthcoming)

- RTVB 2330, Film & Video Editing

- RTVB 2347, Digital Media Business Management