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Cinema and Media Arts, B.A.
Courses CNMA 101 - The Art of Storytelling
Program Courses CNMA 101
The Art of Storytelling
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Credits 3 Giving filmmakers an introduction to the building blocks of storytelling: character, setting and plot. Students will read and study the steps of the Hero's Journey as used in current Hollywood films. They will analyze story structure, write short stories based on real and imagined events and create film ideas and short screenplays. Special emphasis will be given to the history, art and aesthetics of storytelling. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. Fee: $40. CNMA 102 - Visual Aesthetics Credits 3 Through an introduction to the building blocks of visual storytelling, students will learn to use film grammar to tell their stories effectively. Special emphasis will be given to lighting, color, shape, line, and space. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. Fee: $60. CNMA 103 - Introduction to TV and Film Production Credits 3 Creating sculptors via the building blocks of moving images: the editing of pictures and sound. Students will form groups to write, direct, shoot and edit short film and video projects. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. Fee: $60. CNMA 104 - History of Cinema Credits 3 Creating historians via a survey of the development of the motion picture including the evolution of motion pictures as an art form, classic Hollywood narrative structure, technological developments, communication medium, and industry. Films screened in the course will be analyzed from perspectives of auteur theory, genre theory and thematic criticism. Special emphasis will be given to cultural criticism Credits 3 An introductory approach to the major mass media: film, television, music, print, radio and Internet. Includes history, growth, business practices and technological aspects of each. Explores a Christian response, strategy for witness and influence, and integration into the field. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. Fee: $40. CNMA 203 - Screenwriting I Credits 3 An introductory course to the art of writing for film and television. locating films in their unique time and place. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. Fee: $40. CNMA 202 - Introduction to Mass Media Includes emphasis on structure, especially the hero's journey, archetypes, genre and story outline. Students will develop a detailed treatment before creating a feature screenplay. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: CNMA 101. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. Fee: $20.
CNMA 102 CNMA 104 CNMA 251 CNMA 262 CNMA 301 CNMA 302 CNMA 303 CNMA 315 CNMA 353 CNMA 359 CNMA 440 CNMA 456 CNMA 358
Visual Aesthetics History of Cinema Sound Recording
Directing for TV and Film
Transmedia
Production Management
Cinematography
Editing for Film and Television
Media Literacy
Motion Picture Production
Cinema and Media Arts Internship 1
Senior Media Project
Motion Picture Pre-Production
or CNMA 452 Motion Picture Post-Production Select 8 credits of upper-division Cinema and Media Arts electives
8
Total Credits
45
1 CNMA 440 must be taken for a total of 3 credits. Writing for Film and Television
The Writing for Film and Television concentration covers the fundamental elements of storytelling—from conception (the pitch and the outline), to execution (the script), to the all-important rewriting and polishing process.
Program Courses CNMA 101
The Art of Storytelling
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 3
CNMA 102 CNMA 104 CNMA 203 CNMA 204 CNMA 312 CNMA 351 CNMA 352 CNMA 353 CNMA 354 CNMA 405 CNMA 420 CNMA 440 CNMA 453 CNMA 456 ENGL 344 Total Credits
Visual Aesthetics History of Cinema Screenwriting I
The Entertainment Business
Screenwriting II Writing the Scene
Character Development and Dialogue
Media Literacy
The TV Writer's Room
Understanding Representation
Coverages and Rewrites
Cinema and Media Arts Internship 1
Beauty as Truth
Senior Media Project Creative Writing: Fiction
45
1 CNMA 440 must be taken for a total of 3 credits.
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