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3.00 Credits
This course offers an advanced exploration of the theory and practice of acting as an art form. The study of scene preparation, characterization, and improvisation will be emphasized. Study scenes will be taken from comedy, farce and serious drama, offering practice in a variety of acting styles. The spatial characteristics of the stage, rehearsal procedures, and the use of props, costumes, and makeup will be examined. Attendance at two theatre performances will be arranged and students should expect to pay for admission.
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3.00 Credits
This course will involve the study and practical application of basic aesthetic and technical aspects of theatrical production. Through participation in a public production, the student will have a major responsibility in one of the following areas: acting, directing, stage management, rehearsal techniques, set design and lighting, makeup and costuming, and publicity or promotion. Additional time for rehearsals and technical production will be required as a part of this course.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the student to the theory, vocabulary, and production techniques of the video medium. Students, functioning as a production team, create, and produce short video projects during the session which culminate in a final production created, organized, and produced by the class. Students are assigned, on a rotating basis, specific production roles such as director, switcher, camera operator, floor manager, audio technician, production assistant or VCR operator. Projects vary from term to term as deemed appropriate by the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
HUC 241 gives students the opportunity to produce individual video projects which may serve as a "reel" for transfer or for employment in crafts and creative positions in production. The emphasis is on production of image and sound. Students learn standard formats such as narrative, documentary, music video, and TV commercials, and learn how to use the tools and techniques of video production to express their personal visions. Students apply established models for continuity editing and the principles of montage. Students and faculty participate in critical analysis o f students ' work-in-progress and finished projects.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a survey of artistic, technological, and industrial development of cinema in America. The films screened are representative of major developments in American film history: technological, aesthetic, industrial, and socio-cultural. Through readings and screenings, the student considers such topics as: major genres that reflect and project American attitudes and values, the work of the great American film artists, and the role of films by black Americans. The student should expect to pay for film screenings.
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3.00 Credits
This course studies the similarities and differences between literature and film. By comparing and contrasting literary works (complete and excerpts) with films, the course illuminates the methods, structures and contents of the two media, as well as their interrelationship. Writers to be considered may include Shakespeare, Keats, Dickens, Dickinson, Wright, and West; films to be viewed may include those made by Griffith, Chaplin, Riefenstahl, Flaherty, and Resnais.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys American film comedy through the study of comic performers and comic styles of filmmaking. It explores such areas as the difference between physical and verbal comedy and why we laugh at slapstick. The course includes in-class screenings and discussions. Contributions by comedians from a variety of ethnic backgrounds are highlighted. Suggested comic artists include Charlie Chaplin, Bill Cosby, W.C. Fields, the Marx Brothers, and Mae West. The student should expect to pay for film screenings.
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1.00 Credits
(1hour) This course will introduce students to ballet, modern jazz, and selected ethnic dance through dance history and class performance. Students will utilize the basic techniques of each of these dance forms, including barre exercises, center practice, and combinations across the floor. The basic theory of the positions and movements of the body will be explored. Leotards and tights or loose fitting athletic wear is recommended. Students will be required to attend and pay admission for one live dance performance. Studio time (one hour) will be recommended for use by students for practice. This will be unsupervised practice time and students will not be required to pay tuition for this hour.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a continuation of Theatrical Dance I (HUD101). Through the advanced study of dance technique in ballet, modern and jazz dance, students will continue to explore the theory and practice of dance as an art form and to explore how ethnic dance has influenced theatrical dance in the United States. Significant dance artists, choreographers, and major works of choreography will be examined. Leotards and tights or loose fitting athletic wear are recommended.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to help students explore dance improvisation as an essential component in making dances. Experimenting with personal movement, students will study the basic techniques and methods of choreography. Students will use self-expression to promote analysis, imaginative reflection, and participation in creating dances. Students will also view the works of a variety of modern dance choreographers, ranging from Martha Graham, Paul Taylor and Alvin Ailey to innovators in post-modern dance. Students will be required to attend and pay for a dance rehearsal and a dance performance.
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