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MEDA 209: Film and Culture
3.00 Credits
Mercy University
An overview. What is a film? Is it a product of the film industry or an expression of a collaborative team of creators? What can we learn from history? Discussion of who made the movies and who censored them. Theory? Introduction to ethnic, class, and gender perspectives on the movies. Aesthetics? Introduction to the development of film genres (types) and the traditions associated with special types of story telling. Introduction to the basics of writing about film. Attention to formal analysis. Prerequisite: ENGL 111. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
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MEDA 210: Advanced Radio Production
3.00 Credits
Mercy University
Development of skills in recording and editing techniques, preparing and airing shows, timing and formats. Emphasis on developing capable and responsible communicators, producers, and engineers; interpretation of radio copy; remote broadcasting, microphone principles, and the radio broadcast team; auditions for possible assignment to “on-air” shifts and staffpositions in production, engineering and management at the campus radio station. Studio lab hours assigned. Prerequisite: MEDA 110. $100 lab fee. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
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MEDA 211: The Language of Film
3.00 Credits
Mercy University
The poetics of film. Close reading techniques; advanced study and application of the essential vocabulary of film study. Advanced study in the reading and interpretation of the film frame, editing strategies; formalist and realist codes of cinematic expression. Attention to the historical/development of filmic; vocabulary and techniques. Attention to cultural variations. Prerequisite: ENGL 111. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
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MEDA 212: Violence and the Quest for Freedom in Hollywood Western
3.00 Credits
Mercy University
Dedicated to one of the first and most representative American film genres. Horses, Indians, Cowboys, guns, and epic fights: why do we love them all? The aesthetic, psychological, gender, and semiotic implications of the genre. Introduction to the major texts, directors, and stars central to its creation. Prerequisite: ENGL 111. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
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MEDA 213: Studios,Stars,and Spectacle in Hollywood’s Golden Age,1930-1950
3.00 Credits
Mercy University
In-depth study of the formative years of Hollywood as the film capital of the world. The rise of institutional glamour, the star system, the "Hollywood" story and the Hollywood production system. In-depth historical study of the major directors, stars, and genres and developments in cinematic language and technique of the period. May include the work and influence of Greta Garbo, Humphrey Bogart, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Frank Capra. Prerequisite: ENGL 111. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
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MEDA 214: The Dark Genres:Film Noir,Science Fiction,Horror,and the Gangster Film
3.00 Credits
Mercy University
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? Hollywood developed a number of special kinds of storytelling traditions that answered the question. Suspense, outer space, the supernatural, and crime all became metaphors for our worst secrets and nightmares. Study of the psychology, aesthetics, gender and racial issues involved in the traditional Hollywood choices of image, stars, music, and stories for its dark genres. Prerequisite: ENGL 111. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
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MEDA 215: Video Editing Workshop
3.00 Credits
Mercy University
Developing and producing videotape programs. Electronic Field Production (EFP) with postproduction editing in studio. Emphasis on creative approaches to assigned projects and on development of major skills of planning, writing, and advanced arrangements for remote setups. Prerequisite: MEDA 115. $100 lab fee. 3 sem. hrs.
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MEDA 220: Advanced Television Production
3.00 Credits
Mercy University
A more detailed study of the areas introduced in Television Studio Production. Set design, lighting, script writing, engineering, hardware, costumes, make-up, props, special effects, graphics, film for television. Prerequisite: MEDA 120. $100 lab fee. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
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MEDA 221: Masters of Film:Griffith,Welles,and Hitchcock
3.00 Credits
Mercy University
Comprehensive investigation of the life and works of the three giants of film history: D. W. Griffith, Orson Welles, and Alfred Hitchcock. Attention to the historical period of each and how each represented and shaped the film of that era. Attention to the aesthetic contributions of each. Introduction to the full spectrum of works created by each filmmaker. Attention to the implications of the oeuvre of each for psychological, semiotic, and gender theories, and to cultural studies. Prerequisite: ENGL 111. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
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MEDA 231: Propaganda
3.00 Credits
Mercy University
This course focuses on the development, principles, techniques, and results of mass persuasion from its beginnings in ancient civilizations to its transformation in the modern technological society. Students study mass persuasion and political propaganda in war and peace, with emphasis on its impact on current-day political affairs. Through readings, viewing of films, and emphasis on its impact on current-day political affairs; through readings, viewing of films and videotapes, examination of graphic and print materials, and class discussions, our objective is to hone our critical reasoning to identify semantic and perceptual techniques used for mass persuasion. Prerequisite: ENGL 111. 3 sem. hrs. 3 crs.
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