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3.00 Credits
This course challenges students to master the conceptual and technical skills of visual storytelling to produce more advanced, single-camera field projects on selected, specialized topics that may change from semester to semester. Past course content has included documentary production in South Africa and in Ireland, and narrative production for outside clients including The Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling. The course emphasizes professional production roles, including writing and directing, scheduling and production management, production, post-production, distribution and marketing. Students grapple with issues of visual esthetics, modes of representation and audience reception as they produce individual and/or collaborative projects. Prerequisites: MEP 210, MEP 212; Every Year, All
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3.00 Credits
Students learn to shape stories for the screen. Emphasis is on dramatic structuring, character development, pacing and dialogue. Professional screenplays are analyzed and discussed, and final projects give students the opportunity to develop an original short screenplay. Prerequisite: JRN 160; Every Year, All
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3.00 Credits
This course covers such topics as the characteristics and qualities of light; lighting control; principles of visual composition and design; color; contrast; the properties of lenses; how emulsions and image sensors react to light; filters, matte boxes and other image control devices; metering and exposure control; the effective use of various lighting instruments and accessories; electrical safety; and the basics of gripping and gaffing on set and on location. Students learn in an active, hands-on workshop environment and produce a number of projects outside of class. Prerequisite: MEP 345; Every Year, Spring
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3.00 Credits
This course offers students an opportunity to develop a number of advanced-level audio projects. Topics and approaches vary and may include one or more of the following: instruction in sound design for television and motion pictures; radio programming in various genres, including news, issues, public affairs, entertainment, and sports; podcasts; audio documentary; oral histories; music production; instructional/educational programming; and radio drama. Prerequisites: MEP 210, MEP 212; Every Year, All
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3.00 Credits
Attracting and keeping the audience's attention is the first responsibility of the director. This course gives students the opportunity to explore the art and craft of directing in a multicamera, high-definition studio environment. Participants examine the roles and responsibilities of the director, including shot composition, crew motivation, calling a live production and ethics. Students are asked to visually design a television program from concept to completion in a number of genres, including news, sports, sitcoms, dramas and commercials. Prerequisites: MEP 210, MEP 212; Every Year, All
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3.00 Credits
In this course, students explore such topics as the expressive capability of the editing process; how editing functions to create time, tempo and visual rhythm; the building of scenes in editing to achieve various dramatic goals; and telling the story through careful control of sound and image over time. Students gain experience in using the tools and techniques of modern digital post-production technology. Topics may include: post-production planning; continuity editing; digital video effects; compositing; green screen techniques; graphics design; 2D and 3D animation; audio mixing and sound design; interactivity; preparing video for broadband distribution and mobile devices; DVD design and authoring. Prerequisites: MEP 210,MEP 212; Every Year, All
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: MEP 210,MEP 212
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3.00 Credits
This intermediate production course helps students develop skills in directing dramatic material for the screen. Emphasis is on the role of the director in selecting fictional material, shaping it for the screen, working with actors to develop performance and with technical crew to achieve desired results. Projects may include live multicamera production, single-camera film-style production, or a combination of approaches.Whether the project takes the form of bigscreen comedy, drama, biography or musical, or smallscreen sitcom, soap opera, reality show or an adaptation of material from novels or the stage, the goal is to tell each story effectively and imaginatively. Prerequisites: MEP 210,MEP 212; Every Year, Spring
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: MEP 210, MEP 212
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1.00 Credits
Independent Study
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