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3.00 Credits
This course critically investigates and explores the history and technical development of the moving image, including major and influential works, artists, technical advances, and movements in film, television, and digital presentations. This course builds critical thinking and visual skills. The course provides a necessary historical basis for students in the Media Communications Program in the Visual & Media Arts Department. Prerequisites: Writing Skills II (ENG095) and Prealgebra (MAT092).
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3.00 Credits
This course covers a study of hand lettering for pleasure and/or business. It develops students' skills in creating letters and illustrative designs using pen and ink. The course practices text lettering as an alphabet, while it covers others, such as Roman, Italic, and Chancery cursive, as means of developing an individual style. The course explores simple techniques using colored inks. Prerequisite: Writing Skills II (ENG095).
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This course instructs students in the painting medium of acrylic and/or oil paint. The course places emphasis on drawing, composition, color, value, and paint quality. Students acquire basic skills in painting from observation. Class time includes one-on-one instruction and group critiques. The course meets General Education "Humanities" Requirement Area 6.Prerequisites: Writing Skills II (ENG095) and Prealgebra (MAT092).
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the medium of watercolor paint, this course demonstrates and explores basic techniques such as wet-on-dry, wet-on-wet, and washes. Students draw from observation and learn to manipulate value, tone, and color. Class time includes one-on-one instruction and group critiques. The course meets General Education "Humanities" Requirement Area 6.Prerequisites: Writing Skills II (ENG095) and Prealgebra (MAT092).
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to a variety of printmaking processes, this course includes woodcut, monotype, engraving, and drypoint. The course encourages experimentation in a self-motivated workshop environment. Class time includes one-on-one instruction and group critiques. Some drawing experience is desirable, although not required. The course meets General Education "Humanities" Requirement Area 6. Prerequisites: Writing Skills II (ENG095) and Prealgebra(MAT092).
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the fundamental knowledge required to operate Macintosh computers for use in desktop publishing. Students become computer literate by learning the basic principles of desktop publishing. Through an introduction to the word processing program Microsoft Word and the page layout program InDesign, students learn about the production of documents that require the application of those principles. Recommended prerequisite: Applications/Concepts (CIT110) or previous computer experience. Prerequisites: Writing Skills II (ENG095) and Prealgebra (MAT092).
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the theory and practice of typographic principles. Students undertake creative projects in typographic composition. The course considers both effectiveness and aesthetic value of the composition. The course is required of all first year graphic arts students. (Fall semester only.) Prerequisites: Writing Skills II (ENG095) and Prealgebra (MAT092).
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3.00 Credits
This course gives students an overview of the theoretical, aesthetic, and practical elements of digital video pre-production, production, and post-production. Through a series of creative exercises, lectures, and classroom critiques, students will gain an understanding of the fundamental skills required in planning, scripting, directing, shooting, lighting, and editing digital video productions for a variety of purposes and audiences. The course provides a special emphasis on understanding and using visual storytelling techniques to relate information and emotion. Recommended prerequisite: Digital Imaging with Photoshop (VMA105). Prerequisites: Writing Skills II (ENG095) and Prealgebra (MAT092).
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide the student with the basic knowledge and skills required for audio production. Through lectures and hands-on lab work, students will learn the technical and aesthetic aspects of microphones, tape decks, and mixing consoles. Both digital and analog production media will be covered, with greater emphasis on the digital realm. In addition to technical abilities, students will also examine the nature of the acoustic environment, and will be introduced to digital audio editing software. Prerequisites: Writing Skills II (ENG095) and Prealgebra (MAT092).
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3.00 Credits
Digital photography has made it technically possible to generate countless photographs at virtually no cost, yet the formal problems of picture-making remain - how is it possible to create photographs with power and significance? This course explores basic technical issues of the digital photography workflow joined with a formal exploration of seeing photographically, using both shooting assignments and lab exercises. Examples from the photographic tradition will be examined. Adobe Photoshop is used to adjust and manipulate images for printing. Inkjet printers are used to create photographic quality output. Students must have a digital camera and basic computer literacy. This course fulfills General Education "Humanities" RequirementArea 6. Prerequisites: Writing Skills II (ENG095) and Prealgebra (MAT092).
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