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3.00 Credits
Three Credits LA Dual Listed as ENG 339 This interdisciplinary course examines the working relationship between literary texts and cinema. The course may explore the ways filmmakers interpret and modify the literary text, how those modifications are dictated by the demands of the medium, and how they help illuminate the original piece of literature and its contexts. Alternatively, the course may also explore the expression and representation of particular themes in literary and cinematic works. This exploration will draw upon structural elements such as plot, setting, characterization, and point of view that are common to both creative forms, highlighting similarities and analyzing the differences that emerge. This course is designed to be taught by a faculty member in each discipline. Fulfills Cinema Studies Minor requirement. ENG 339 fulfills the Core Distribution Requirement in Literature. Offered as and when necessary. Prerequisites: Junior standing and at least three credits of Core literature
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Three Credits LA This course is an examination of documentary film and video, both as a film movement and as a record of history. The course surveys the historical development of documentary starting with the Lumière Brothers and ending with new trends in documentary. Filmmakers examined include: Robert Flaherty, Pare Lorentz, Frederick Wiseman, Leni Reifenstahl, John Grierson, John Huston, Michael Moore, and Errol Morris. Various trends in documentary will be explored, such as: documentary as social advocate, Cinéma Vérité, propaganda, ethnographic uses. The impact of the documentary movement on society will be explored. Fulfills Cinema Studies Minor requirement and cultural diversity requirement. Offered in fal Prerequisite: Junior standing
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Three Credits LA TV News: the process, problems, and potential. Students will be introduced to the skills needed to produce television news packages or stories, and the ways to critique television news. Emphasis will be placed on blending news judgment with electronic field-production techniques and tools. Offered every spring. Prerequisites: COM 346 or COM 287 and COM 289
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Three Credits This course builds upon fundamental skills from COM 287, extending the students' range to include complex studio programs with pre-produced segments, advanced field production with emphasis on lighting design, and post production editing, graphics, and effects. Offered fall and spring. Prerequisite: COM 287
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Three Credits LA The principles and applications of visual communication from the organization's perspective are addressed in this course. It will cover the planning, scripting, budgeting, and evaluation of video productions, from corporate training to video promotions. Offered as and when necessary. Prerequisite: COM 287 or COM 370
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Three Credits LA Examines the theory and practice of a major 20th-century art movement from its origins in Dada and surrealism to more recent abstract expressionist, minimalist, and structuralist works. The course focuses on how experimental film and videos differ in form, technique, and content from the more traditional narrative and documentary movements. The course examines the works of Marcel Duchamp, Luis Bu uel, Man Ray, Maya Deren, Kenneth Anger, James Broughton, the Whitney Brothers, Stan Brakhage, Michael Snow, and others. Fulfills Cinema Studies Minor requirement. Offered in spring. Prerequisite: Junior standing
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Three Credits This course provides the student who is serious about a career in front of the camera or mic with an opportunity to analyze, synthesize, and refine their media performance skills in a number of key areas, including that of electronic journalism (including sportscasting), dramatic and comedic acting, documentary and corporate video narrative, and radio deejay performance. Offered every fall. Prerequisite: Junior standing
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Three Credits Explores theoretical concepts of lighting including color, exposure, diffusion, ratios, and standard designs. Practical concepts include types and construction of instruments, accessories such as gels and filters, procedures and techniques for the studio and field, and division of responsibility among the lighting crew. Safety practices involving electricity and equipment will also be covered. Prerequisites: COM 287, junior standing
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Three Credits This course seeks to develop both technical skills and aesthetic sensibilities in students who already have basic video editing ability. Students will become intimately familiar with the Avid user interface, learning new tools and time-saving techniques. Approaches to editing specific types of programs such as interviews, dramatic narratives, and music videos will be explored. Multi-layered and animated effects will be covered, as well as graphics created in external programs for export to Avid. Prerequisites: COM 287, junior standing
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Three Credits This course includes topics such as the interpretation of waveform monitors; use of color bar and tone generators; basic understanding of A/C, D/C; and functions of some common test equipment. Discussions about and demonstrations of common state-of-the-art communication devices such as FAX, CCD, imaging, cable, fiber optics, DBS technology, and HDTV. Though technical in nature, the course will be taught in non-engineering terms. Offered as and when necessary. Prerequisites: COM 285, junior standing
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