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  • CINE 367: Writing for Video Games

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    Writing for Video Games is designed to provide students an introduction to the narrative gaming industry as well as cover the functions of the narrative video game writer. Topics covered include game theory, history of video games and games consoles, game studios today, gaming structure, and the documents created in video game development. Students will pitch and develop their own video game concepts along with corresponding documents. Prerequisite: CINE 305. Course Objectives (1) Digest the history and development of video games. (2) Recognize and identify elements of game theory and game investment - emotional. (3) Participate in game play and analyze what is working in terms of narrative and game interactivity. (4) Create and present pitches for original video game titles. (5) Develop documents needed by game writers in pitching and developing video games. (6) Study and analyze scripts from various games to understand the parameters of the medium. (7) Evaluate and appraise the marketplace for today's video game writers.
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  • CINE 368: Writing for TV Animation

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    Students will gain an understanding of various approaches to developing and writing screenplays for TV Animation. Students will explore and become familiar with TV Animation screenplay length, structure, character development, how to study and emulate existing shows (as well as what it takes to work on brand new shows), how to adhere to existing show parameters, animation screenplay mechanics, and drama and comedy narrative storytelling. Students will seek to master the form on the written page as they develop a sense of their own voice, while complying with practical standard industry requirements. Students will also gain a deeper knowledge of development, formatting, preparing, and polishing TV Animation scripts for readers, Story Editors, and Producers. Prerequisites: CINE 305. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to: (1) Examine existing animated TV series to understand the parameters of such shows. (2) Demonstrate the ability to formulate stories for TV Animation. (3) Demonstrate the ability to pitch ideas and premises for episodes of animated TV shows. (4) Develop and prepare loglines and premises for episodes of animated TV shows. (5) Develop and prepare outlines for episodes of animated TV shows. (6) Develop and write scripts for 2 episodes of animated TV shows (12-15 pages and 23-27 pages). (7) Demonstrate the ability to take notes and prepare revision drafts of episodes of TV animation. (8) Prepare for the writer's life through readings, assignments, etc. (9) Examine and assess story material, bibles, story sheets, etc. in order to write TV animation episodes. (10) Discover ways to spur your creativity and discipline in developing TV animation episodes.
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  • CINE 369: Writing the Web Series

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    Students will apply and practice the essential elements and conventions for writing, producing, marketing, and distributing the web series including concept, character, structure, budget, and audience. Students will create and write the pilot episode for an original web series, as well as four polished episodes of their web series. Prerequisite: CINE 305. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Apply the principles for strong, visual storytelling. (2) Identify the elements and conventions of successful web series and evaluate them as models for their own work. (3) Appraise the constraints of the web series format and create an original premise that works within them. (4) Build experience pitching a web series concept and pilot. (5) Explain the financing, distribution and promotion of the web series format. (6) Write a polished, peer-reviewed, original pilot and four episodes of a web series.
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  • CINE 390: Grip and Electric Workshop

    1.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    An intensive workshop course designed to build upon the skills introduced in prior Production courses to further develop students' ability to identify and work with professional Grip and Electric Equipment. Students will have the opportunity to gain extensive hands on experience with modern grip and electric equipment that is used in the commercial and film industry today. Prerequisite:CINE 250 Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this course, students will be better able to: (1) Developed understanding of Grip and Electrical Equipment. (2) Gained significant experience and skills with lighting equipment and setups used on large film and commercial productions. (3) Implement lighting setups for different scenarios. (4) Demonstrate skills necessary to work as a Grip or Electic in the film and commercial market.
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  • CINE 399: Cinema Arts Practicum

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    This course allows students to gain practical, hands-on experience by acting as creative work/research assistants on projects being done by Cinema Arts faculty members or Point Park faculty members in other departments. The nature and scope of the work will be agreed upon by the student and faculty member, and approved by the Cinema Arts department. The goal of the practicum is to allow the student to broaden their knowledge on a particular subject, and to give them experience performing work at a professional level as well as meeting the deadlines given by their faculty supervisor. An additional opportunity for practicum credit is to work on an advanced cinema arts production in a capacity not being filled by a student that is completing that project for credit. (Some select examples-visual effects artist for an advanced cinema production, sound designer for an animation thesis, screenwriter for a production 4, production designer for a production 4 project.) Students seeking approval for a student project practicum would be required to arrange to be supervised by a cinema arts faculty member. A 3-credit cinema student practicum requires generally 150 hours of work, however credits per hour could vary depending on the nature of the project. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above. Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be better able to: (1) Demonstrate an acquired knowledge of the subject matter of the practicum project. (2) Exhibit skills and techniques required in the completion of work related to the subject matter of the practicum project. (3) Work successfully in response to tasks and deadlines assigned by the supervisor. (4) Complete assigned tasks at profesional level required within the industry.
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  • CINE 401: Cinema Studies-Advanced Seminar

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    An advanced course in Cinema analysis which explores the potential to which cinema can have a broader scope and a deeper consciousness, involving layers of idea and thought, both concrete and abstract, communicated through all of the components of the medium. Students achieve an advanced understanding of these ideas and processes, and then should be able to apply them in their own work. Prerequisites: CINE 301. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Gain a better understanding of advanced issues of cinema (2) Identify and digest key cinema genres (3) Define the most relevant film movements and classify films of these movements (4) Critically assess cinema periods and their impact on today's global film marketplace (5) Hew deeper analytical skills and critical thinking to both form and function of most aspects of filmmaking
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  • CINE 405: Advanced Screenwriting

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    This course is designed for students to examine, create and pitch an original, feature film idea, and through a writer s' workshop experience, develop it through outlining and crafting a polished first draft of a screenplay. Prerequisite: CINE 305. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Heighten the ability to formulate cinematic stories (2) Be able to pitch feature ideas (3) Prepare a treatment/synopsis for a feature film (4) Prepare an outline of the feature film (5) Write a feature film script (95-125 pages) (6) Revise a feature film script (7) Discover ways to spur creativity and discipline.
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  • CINE 406: Advanced Screenwriting II

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    This course is designed for students to examine, create and pitch a second original, feature film idea, and through a writers' workshop experience, develop it through outlining and crafting a polished first draft of a screenplay. Though this is a capstone course for students seeking a BA in Screenwriting, the course is also required for all students seeking a BFA in Screenwriting prior to taking their capstone course. Prerequisite: CINE 405 Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Construct and formulate cinematic stories. (2) Apply research to strengthen story believability. (3) Demonstrate the ability to pitch feature ideas. (4) Prepare a treatment/synopsis for a feature film. (5) Demonstrate the ability to write a feature film script (95-125 pages). (6) Demonstrate the ability to review structure to revise a feature film script (95-125 pages). (7) Discover ways to spur creativity and discipline.
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  • CINE 410: Advanced Directing

    3.00 Credits
    Point Park University

    A workshop course that focuses on directing for the camera. Students experiment with various visual styles and practice concepts essential to scene construction through shooting in-class scenes and a final project outside of class. As the final elective class in the directing concentration, the course also focuses on preparing students for their Production 4 projects and assisting them in determining a career path. Prerequisite: CINE 310. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Craft and manipulate scene structure in directing a dramatic text for the screen (2) Coordinate camera with performance and other visual tools to create effective scenes (3) Identify a variety of cinematic styles and their respective technical components (4) Create an appropriate cinematic style for a dramatic text through experimentation with a variety of cinematic styles (5) Employ a variety of advanced methods of staging scenes (6) Collaborate more effectively with a variety of other key crew positions (7) More effectively direct actors based on a clearly defined approach as introduced in CINE 310: Intermediate Directing
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