Cinema andMedia Arts
edit short film and video projects. Restriction(s): Must be a Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA, MCFT) major. Fee: $60. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. CNMA 104 - History of Cinema Creating historians via a survey of the development of the motion picture. 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 locating films in their unique time and place. Restriction(s): Must be a Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA, MCFT) major. Fee: $40. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. CNMA 202 - Introduction to Mass Media 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. Restriction(s): Must be a Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA, MCFT) major. Fee: $40. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. CNMA 203 - Screenwriting I An introductory course to the art of writing for film and television. 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. Prerequisite(s): 101. Restriction(s): Must be a Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA) major. Fee: $20. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. CNMA 204 - The Entertainment Business A survey of current industry practices and careers in film, television, music and emerging technologies. Students will learn to research and analyze the career and business choices of current professionals in the industry and create long-term strategies for entering into and succeeding in the entertainment business. Special emphasis will be given to the unique ethical questions and biblical applications that arise within the Hollywood context. Restriction(s): Must be a Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA, MCFT) major. Fee: $40. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. CNMA 251 - Audio Recording An introduction to field and studio audio recording, multitrack mixing and editing and audio effects as applied to film, television and the recording arts. Prerequisite(s): 101, 102. Restriction(s): Must be a Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA, MCFT) major. Fee: $100. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 2. CNMA 262 - Directing for TV and Film Covers all aspects of directing for motion pictures and television. Includes emphasis on the director’s role and responsibility in the following stages: script, casting, actors, pre-production, camera, post-production. Also covers the director’s spiritual preparation and integration into the craft. Students complete one short film. Prerequisite(s): 101, 102. Restriction(s): Must be a Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA, MCFT) major. Fee: $40. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 2. CNMA 301 - New Media Introduction to the use of computer technology in the field of media production. Topics include: web design, media streaming and other Internet delivery systems, small screen production for iPod and cell phone; graphic design, audio production and video production for new media; computer hardware, operating systems, networking and server systems for new media. Prerequisite(s): CNMA 101 or BUSN 211; and CNMA 102 or BUSN 212. Restriction(s): Must be a Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA, MCFT) major. Fee: $100. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 2. CNMA 302 - Production Management Covers the budgeting and scheduling necessary for film, television, audio and Internet production. Students learn the parameters considered in making decisions to balance the creative goals and logistical demands of production. Matters of insurance; deal negotiation; travel; contracts; union rules (including, but not limited to SAG, DGA, WGA, IATSE, AFTRA); copyright; music license and clearance issues; management of crew; liaison difficulties with studios, clients and outside publics; managing the demands of volatile talent; and other issues will be covered. Evaluation of students’ understanding will be based on a budget and schedule for a feature length film they will be required to complete as well as pertinent tests and quizzes. Restriction(s): Must be a Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA, MCFT) major. Fee: $50. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. CNMA 303 - Cinematography Explores the aesthetics of the film image. Students gain the ability to talk and write about the aesthetics of an image and the practical business of image capture. Students will understand basic composition, lighting and exposure and what makes an image attractive to the human eye. Prerequisite(s): 101, 102. Corequisite(s): CNMA 315. Restriction(s): Must be a Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA, MCFT) major. Fee: $100. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 2.
CNMA 310 - Visual Effects An introduction to digital visual effects for film and television. The class covers basic 2-D, 3-D and motion graphics. Participants should have extensive computer experience. Restriction(s): Must be a Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA, MCFT) major. Fee: $100. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. CNMA 312 - Screenwriting II Advanced work in writing an original feature-length screenplay. Prerequisite(s): 203. Restriction(s): Must be a Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA) major. Fee: $20. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. CNMA 315 - Editing for Film and Television Instruction and application in the art of digital editing with emphasis on Final Cut Pro HD. An intense study of the craft and role of the editor as storyteller. Covers various genres and formats (e.g., features, documentaries, short films, trailers). Emphasis on the editor’s role in other aspects of post-production, including audio, music, color correction, digital effects, DVD authoring. Several individual projects allow hands-on practical learning. Prerequisite(s): 101, 102, 104. Corequisite(s): CNMA 303. Restriction(s): Must be a Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA, MCFT)
major. Fee: $100. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 2. CNMA 320 - Advanced Studies in Criticism
A detailed critical study of a particular auteur, genre, era, nation or theme. The course will be offered with a rotating series of subjects and professors focused upon film or broadcast history. Restriction(s): Must be a Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA, MCFT) major. Note(s): May be repeated. Fee: $40. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. CNMA 350 - Advanced Studies in Media Production Aspects of theory and practice in media production. Restriction(s): Must be a Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA, MCFT) major. Note(s): May be repeated with different course content. Fee: $40. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 1–3. CNMA 351 - Writing the Scene This course will take students through the study of story premise, outline, treatment and draft as it pertains to both feature motion pictures and television plays. Students will write each of these various elements in the process of screenplay development. There will be thirteen writing assignments during the semester. Each student’s material will be reviewed and critiqued by the instructor and the students in the class one week later. Several of the assignments will be rewritten after notes have been given. Prerequisite(s): 203. Restriction(s): Must be a Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA) major. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. CNMA 352 - Character Development and Dialogue An exploration of characters and dialogue in film and television formats. Scenes and sequences will be written by students during the course. Prerequisite(s): 203. Restriction(s): Must be a Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA) major. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. CNMA 353 - Media Literacy This course will cover the effect of visual media on society and the noticeable absence of learning the grammar of visual language within the educational process. Instead of relegating the study of media to a simple inoculation against negative images, this course seeks to understand and celebrate the quite human process of media creation and consumption with the hope of restoring agency to the audience and accountability to the creator. Restriction(s): Must be a Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA) major. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. CNMA 354 - The TV Writer’s Room Re-creating the format and method of the television “writer’s room,” students will collaborate to pitch, develop, outline, and – as a group – write (and then re-write) episodes of an existing television show. TV story structure, scene writing, note-taking, and collaboration will all be addressed. Prerequisite(s): 351. Restriction(s): Must be a Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA) major. Fee: $50. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. CNMA 355 - History of Television Programming A study of the history of the television business from a programming perspective. Students learn how programming of each season reflects the socio-economic trends of the times. A variety of sitcoms, dramas and variety shows are viewed and students learn to look at how current programming has developed from formats that were successful in the 1950s through the 1990s. Prerequisite(s): 101. Restriction(s): Must be a Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA, MCFT) major. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. CNMA 358 - Motion Picture Pre-Production The first course of a three-course sequence (358, 359, 452) in which a dramatic film will be produced. This course emphasizes the essential pre-production aspects including script development, budgeting, casting, set construction, location surveys, and develops skills in using production equipment. Prerequisite(s): 302. Corequisite(s): CNMA 359. Restriction(s):
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