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3.00 Credits
This class covers the rudiments of the technical end of theatrical production.Topics include stage management, proper tool use, basic scenery construction, lighting, prop management, basic costume construction, wardrobe management, and scene painting fundamentals.Students are required to participate in construction and rigging for Theatre Fairfield productions.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
Excellent and sustainable acting requires physical training and this lab develops students' physical and breath support conditioning, core strength, physical alignment, overall kinesthetic and breath-center awareness, openness and responsiveness, and physical and vocal expressiveness.Each semester and session integrates conditioning with an overarching focus on addressing particular techniques or performance challenges (i.e.viewpoints, speaking verse).The course is open to all Fairfield students and is offered every semester; students may take the course more than once and are encouraged to do so.No prerequisite.One credit.
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1.00 Credits
Students gain first-hand training in the art of performance under the guidance of theatre professionals.Everyone cast in a Theatre Fairfield production isautomatically enrolled in this one-credit practicum; students may not enroll on their own.This course may be repeated.One credit.
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1.00 Credits
Students gain first-hand training in the art of theatre production under the guidance of theatre professionals.Everyone working on a crew of a Theatre Fairfield production is automatically enrolled in this one-credit practicum.Students must consult with theatre faculty regarding placement in stage management, technical, or front-of-house duties.This course may be repeated.One credit.
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3.00 Credits
This history of dramatic form in television examines early teleplays and the development of the dramatic series, the soap opera, and narrative films for television.The course covers the unique characteristics of the medium as it applies to drama, the special qualifications and pressures applied to drama for broadcast consumption, and the staging and aesthetic differences between drama for film and drama for television, including different directing and acting techniques.It treats television drama as a viable and substantive genre, not simply a form of popular entertainment.This course fulfills a history/theory requirement for the television track of the major/minor, and fulfills a VPA core requirement in history.Formerly listed as TL 102.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to a wide range of documentary practices and purposes as well as a number of aesthetic and ethical issues raised by the non-fiction film and television form.It explores the evolution of documentary motion pictures from the birth of the film medium to the present day explosion of "reality TV" programs such as Survivor and Real World and feature films such as Fahrenheit 9/11 and Super Size Me.Students examine a variety of non-fiction styles and the many agendas of this mode of filmmaking, such as persuasion, social commentary, voyeurism, and political activism.This course fulfills a history/theory requirement for the Television track of the major/minor.It also fulfills a VPA core requirement in history.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
Television comedy has its roots and parallels in theater, radio, and film.This course traces the development of the comedic form from the early days of television to the present.Topics include the development of the three-camera format for sitcoms, the rise and fall of variety formats, comedic casts, British imports, late-night entertainment, and political comedy.Students analyze scripting, camera, lighting, and editing techniques.This course fulfills a history/theory requirement for the television track of the major/minor, and fulfills a VPA core requirement in history.Formerly listed as TL 104.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
Sports broadcasting is a major component of the television, radio, and Internet industry.This course introduces students to the principles and practice of the world of sports broadcasting.Topics include the history of the industry, its developing techniques, the aesthetic and narrative structure of broadcast sportscasting, its economic impact on the industry, media law and ethics as applied to the sports world, and its significant place within the general broadcast world.Some applied practicum experiences are required, allowing students experiential learning in writing, interviewing, reporting, and producing for sports shows and live events.This is an elective applied course in the television track of the new media, film, television and radio program of the VPA department, and fulfills an application requirement for the VPA core.Formerly listed as TL 107.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This basic introduction to the study of television explores the visual and audio style of various television texts, their narrative and generic conventions, the practical implications of aesthetic choices, and the meanings and pleasures generated.The course reviews the historical roots of television content and technology, and traces the evolution of program types on broadcast and cable television and the Web.This course is required for students majoring in the television track of the New Media Film, Television and Radio program and is a prerequisite for all production courses in the major or minor.It fulfills a VPA core requirement in history.Formerly listed as TL 101.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers rotating television topics and fulfills a VPA core requirement in history or application.Three credits.
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