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  • CINE 335: Introduction to Production Design

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    This course is designed to introduce the concepts of cinema production design using practical exercises along with peer support and collaboration. Students will learn how to interpret the narrative, emotional, and psychological intent of the script and translate the storytelling process using visual tools hands on practicum/lab involving set construction. Learning Outcomes Upon successfull completion of the course, students will be able to: 1) Articulate and demonstrate the role of Production Designer. 2) Produce portfolio materials as examples of their understanding of the craft. 3) Identify and critically analyze the characteristics of their work. 4) Understanding pre-production practices to effectively prepare for design execution. 5) Demonstrate expertise and aesthetic sensibilities in the technical aspects of design. 6) Exercise effective collaboration with members of the production team. Listed Topics 1) Understanding metaphors/concepts. 2) Understanding the tools of design. 3) Location and set breakdowns. 4) Location research and selection. 5) Prop, costume, and dressing selection. 6) Basic drafting site plans, floor plans. 7) Budget and labor and time tracking. 8)Continuity and production photos. 9) Clearances, graphics.
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  • CINE 340: Intermediate Cinematography

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    Designed for the student considering a concentration in cinematography, this course will focus on techniques in rigging, lighting, and digital imaging. Class exercises are designed to develop skills in narrative and documentary camera techniques. Prerequisite: CINE 250. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Stage a scene and camera movement based on creative considerations and the overall visual concept of a story. (2) Manipulate light and lighting to set mood, establish time of day and convey the tone and drama of a scene. (3) Identify lighting and cinematic continuity and apply it in a production. (4) Recognize the necessary elements of scene coverage and relate their use to the editing process. (5) Employ collaborative skills while working with fellow lighting and camera technicians. (6) Exhibit a basic knowledge of post-production tools, particularly color and exposure corrections.
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  • CINE 345: Fundamentals of Documentary

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    Fundamentals of Documentary will introduce students to the documentary filmmaking process through analysis and workshop production. The class will examine the documentary genre, processes and industry practices, and focus on the development of a documentary to be crafted in CINE 445 Documentary Workshop. The class will serve as a prerequisite for CINE 445: Documentary Workshop, and introduce concepts which will also be further explored in that course. Prerequisite: CINE 250. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Identify, examine and analyze the characteristics of effective documentary (non-fiction) film in benchmark examples of historically significant cinematic work and artists. (2) Demonstrate the foundational skills of research, interviewing, writing and scheduling for documentary films. (3) Examine and analyze effective practices of producing, directing and editing as applied to documentary filmmaking. (4) Utilize and exhibit the skills in the production of a short documentary. (5) Examine and understand documentary film ethics and apply narrative structure to truth in storytelling. (6) Develop a documentary pitch, logline, and treatment.
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  • CINE 350: Production III

    6.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    Students will work in groups to produce a narrative or documentary short that approaches professional quality. Each project will be a collaborative effort, created with involvement of a student screenwriter, producer, director, cinematographer, editor, and sound designer. Prerequisites: CINE 305, 310, 315, 320 or 340. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Execute the responsibilities of their assigned crew position successfully within a basic film crew structure. 2) Identify the responsiblities of the departments on a professional motion picture set. 3) Apply creative concepts learned in their discipline throughout the entire production,from the script stage through post-production. 4) Communicate and contribute in a collaborative artistic environment. 5) Produce a polished, "calling card"film that students may be included on a professional reel.
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  • CINE 354: Altenative Forms Workshop: Various

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    This workshop course covers the history, approaches, processes, and techniques of alternate forms of media. These include television commercial production, experimental film production, web series production and music video production. The course is designed to allow students to explore modes of media outside of the traditional narrative filmmaking approaches covered in the Cinema Production curriculum. It will permit students to diversify their experiences with media creation, expand their skill set, and broaden their work portfolio. Prerequisites: CINE 250. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Employ the approaches and techniques of alternative approaches to media creation. (2) Work collaboratively with a team in the realization of an alternative approach to media creation. (3) Communicate the evolution of the field of, and identify historically significant works of, one of the alternative forms. (4) Understand the distinguishing characteristics of a mode of media outside of traditional narrative filmmaking
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  • CINE 361: Writing for Theatre

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    In this course students will write a play and, in doing so, will explore the distinct challenges in structure, character development and theme involved in writing for theatre. Prerequisite: CINE 305. Course Objectives (1) Recognize and analyze the works of modern and postmodern playwrights. (2) Be aware of the unique physical limitations as well as the unrestricted creative freedom presented in writing for the living stage. (3) Be able to identify the primary genres of theatrical writing. (4) Have a thorough understanding of the one, two, and three act structures of playwriting. (5) Prepare and complete a 10-minute play. (6) Prepare a treatment/outline for a one-act play. (7) Complete a one-act play.
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  • CINE 362: Writing the Situation Comedy

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    With its origins in radio and its future in new media, the situation comedy has been a staple of television since its inception. In this course students study the classics of the genre, write an episode of a current situation comedy, and develop and pitch an original concept for a comedy series. Prerequisite: CINE 305. Course Objectives (1) Identify and analyze influential comedy series in TV history. (2) Grasp the process of applying dramatic structure, character and theme in writing a half-hour comedy series. (3) Recognize the structure of various half-hour comedy formats, as well as the specific production aspects used in each. (4) Be well versed in the various styles and tones of comedy used in half-hour series and the unique vocabulary employed in writing them. (5) Understand the "series arc" story structures utilized in writing serialized comedy. (6) Understand the professional world of the TV writer. (7) Develop and pitch a story idea for a current half-hour comedy. (8) Write a spec episode of a current half-hour comedy. (9) Develop and pitch an original half-hour comedy pilot.
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  • CINE 363: Writing the Hour Drama

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    One of the principle forms of entertainment on television, the hour drama has remained popular with audiences for generations. In this course students examine the classics of the genre, write an episode of a current hour drama and develop and pitch an original concept for a series. Prerequisite: CINE 305. Course Objectives (1) Identify and analyze influential dramatic series in TV history. (2) Digest and explain the process of applying dramatic structure, character and theme in writing a dramatic hour series. (3) Recognize the structure of various one-hour drama formats, as well as the specific production aspects used in each. (4) Be well versed in the various styles and tones of drama used in one-hour series and the unique vocabulary employed in writing them. (5) Understand the "series arc" story structures utilized in writing serialized drama. (6) Have an understanding of the professional world of the TV writer. (7) Develop and pitch a story idea for a current one-hour drama. (8) Demonstrate the ability to write a spec episode of a current one-hour drama. (9) Develop and pitch an original one-hour drama pilot.
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  • CINE 364: Writing for Multimedia

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    Technological advances allow for content to be delivered to audiences in an ever-increasing variety of forms and formats. This course examines the current entertainment media landscape and allows students to develop and write projects that are designed for digital distribution, including web-based and mobile platforms. The incorporation of audience participation and other interactivity into storytelling will also be explored. Prerequisite: CINE 305. Course Objectives (1) Understand the craft and structure serialized storytelling format. (2) Incorporate and weave theme into serialized storytelling. (3) Understand the market. (4) Understand end-user consumer points of view. (5) Digest the current entertainment media landscape. (6) Generate characters, ideas, and pitches toward the development of videogames, web series, and other potential multimedia content. (7) Develop and write stories for a web series or mobile device series or for some other platform or other technology. (8) Create and form plans to produce various potential low-budget web series.
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  • CINE 365: Writing for Adaptation

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    Many successful screenplays are adapted from other sources. In this course, students will find pre-existing material, whether it is a book, short story, song, biography, or graphic novel, and develop it into a feature or web series or short script. Students are encouraged to obtain the rights to any materials they choose to adapt or locate and find open source material. Prerequisite: CINE 305. Course Objectives (1) Locate and identify the narrative through line in long form prose works. (2) Identify and develop protagonists, antagonists, and other character archetypes to be developed in transition from prose material, short stories, novels, etc. into screenplay form. (3) Employ visual storytelling techniques to internal passages of written prose work. (4) Find story Point of View in third person work and ensemble stories. (5) Evaluate where to condense story and employ elliptical storytelling. (6) Adapt and write story works from other source materials. (7) Discern how to secure the rights of copy written work - fiction and nonfiction. (8) Create a completely adapted work for the screen from an existing piece of prose writing.
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