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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Provides a study of the philosophical roots and modern applications of moral reasoning in various communication media, including print, digital, television and video, photography, film, radio, speech, and telecommunications. Includes topics such as confidentiality, privacy, deception, free speech, obscenity, justice, equality, defamation of reputation, abuse of power, digital manipulation, fairness, truth in advertising, and conflict of interest. Prerequisite: VM 200. (Semester varies)
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Asian "national" cinemas are examined andproblematized in the contexts of media and economic globalization, including: the politics of transnational film practices; issues surrounding filmic representation and diasporic identities; the construction and negotiation of national, gender, and genre differences; local-regional-global dynamics; and questions of the postcolonial in Asian contexts. Fulfills the General Education Global Diversity requirement. Prerequisite: VM 200. (Semester varies)
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Explores various aspects of media arts practice. Course may be repeated for credit if topics vary. Prerequisite: varies depending on course topic. (Semester varies)
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Examines writing for primetime television drama, including study of the history of television drama and the difference between plot-driven dramas and character-driven dramas, writing effective protagonists and antagonists, and writing for existing dramas and characters. Students write a script for an existing primetime television drama that will be workshopped in class. Prerequisite: VM 222. (Semester varies)
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Examines how to create a television series, including creating an original premise, and writing convincing, multi-dimensional characters, and intriguing, character-specific dialogue. Students write an entire television pilot script to be workshopped in class, along with a 22-week episode guide that includes character and story arcs. Prerequisite: VM 222. (Semester varies)
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4.00 Credits
Explores recent developments in interactive digital narratives, performances, documentaries, ethnographic studies, games, and installations. Students produce one interactive project during the semester. Prerequisite: VM 220 or VM 221 or VM 222. (Semester varies)
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4.00 Credits
Designed to further hone the craft of screenwriting by learning to write scenes for narrative film/video. Focuses on character actions and reactions, dialogue, and rhythm, including the study of monologues, master scenes, comic scenes, and action scenes. Prerequisite: VM 320 or VM 422 or VM 423. (Semester varies)
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Study of a given genre from the perspective of the screenwriter. Students write an original outline for a feature film as well as the first act of a feature in the specific genre. Honing critical skills, students engage in analytical and aesthetic discourse about their own work, as well as material written by others. Prerequisite: VM 320. (Semester varies)
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4.00 Credits
Focuses on the process of analyzing material from another medium (e.g., novels, plays, comic books) and translating into a screenplay. Students write one original first act of a public domain property, as well as one analytical paper. Prerequisites: VM 221 and junior standing. (Semester varies)
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4.00 Credits
Provides the opportunity for specialized work in fiction television genres that include a studio component, such as drama series, soap operas, and situation comedies. Students create projects and produce, direct, light, and crew them. Prerequisite: VM 241. (Fall semester)
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