MCOM 359 Motion Picture Production................................................... 3 Principal photography will be done for the film project begun in 358. Emphasizes lighting, camera operation, sound record- ing and directing,. Prerequisites: 103. Fee $50. MCOM 360A Intermediate Production: Narrative.................................. 3 The planning and creation of a short fiction film or TV project with a special emphasis upon collaboration. Students will form crews, practicing the crafts of writing, directing, cinema- tography, editing and sound design. Fee: $100. MCOM 360B Intermediate Production: Documentary......................... 3 The planning and creation of a short documentary projects with a special emphasis upon collaboration. Students will form crews, practising the crafts of writing, directing, cinema- tography, editing and sound design. Fee: $100. MCOM 364 Acting for Film & Television.................................................. 3 Use of acting skills in front of television cameras using scenes from actual television and film scripts. Includes critiques of acting methods. MCOM 365 Digital Audio Editing & Post Production......................... 3 Exploration of digital audio editing. Entirely computer based exploration of developing, composing, recording, mixing and posting audio for film, television and recording arts. Prerequi- site: 251. Fee: $50. MCOM 386 National News Reporting. .................................................... 3 Prerequisite course for the Interterm National News Seminar that takes place in a major news market. Focus on broadcast and print news from a national perspective. Students examine national publications and news broadcasts over the course of the semester. A major focus of the course is on political reporting in the nation’s capital. Guest speakers may include reporters, anchors, producers, writers and editors from the national media. MCOM 387 International Journalism....................................................... 3 Prerequisite course for the International News Seminar. Focus on broadcast and print news from an international perspective. Students follow news stories with international significance. Each student follows a news publication, reporter or international broadcast throughout the semester and com- pares the story content and coverage to the national media in the United States. Guest speakers include experts from the international news media. MCOM 389 Advanced Public Relations................................................... 3 Study of public relations theory and practice with writing press releases, research, handling press conferences and inter- views, addressing internal/external public relations, working with executives, and managing public opinion with integrity.
familiarized not only with theoretical ideas but also with prac- tical considerations of publication design. Prerequisite: 249.
MCOM 350 Advanced Studies in Media Production....................... 1-3 Aspects of theory and practice in media production. May be repeated with different course content. Fee: $40. MCOM 351 Broadcast Anchoring & Announcing................................ 3 Students acquire the basic skills necessary to work as a television news anchor and reporter. Study of delivery topics including: breathing techniques, voice pitch, how to read the teleprompter, on-air appearance (hair and makeup) and one of the most important skills necessary as a broadcast journalist - how to deliver a live report. Class projects include mandatory appearances on Biola’s EagleVision newscasts, as both an anchor and reporter. Includes a visit to a local television news studio. Fee: $10. MCOM 354 Literary Journalists.................................................................. 3 Through written projects and discussion, this course helps students see the bridge between the best of American litera- ture and the ongoing success of literary non-fiction journalism for such magazines as the New Yorker and Atlantic Monthly. By means of regular instruction and guest speakers, students learn to adapt theme, characters, plot and the pacing of nar- rative needed to develop stories that are both factual and dra- matic. Students read and critique not only professionals’ work, but also their own. Includes study of the bridge between literary journalism and the best script-writing. Fee: $25 MCOM 355 History of Television Programming................................... 3 A study of the history of the television business from a pro- gramming 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 devel- oped from formats that were successful in the 1950s through the 1990s. Prerequisite: 101. MCOM 356 Screen Writing. ......................................................................... 3 An introductory course to the art of writing for film and television. Includes emphases on structure, especially the hero’s journey, archetypes, genre and story outline. Students will develop a detailed treatment before creating a feature screenplay. Prerequisite: 101. MCOM 358 Motion Picture / Pre-Production........................................ 3 The first course of a three-course sequence (358, 359, 452) in which a dramatic film will be produced. This course empha- sizes the essential pre-production aspects including script development, budgeting, casting, set construction, location surveys, and develops skills in using production equipment. Prerequisite: 103. Fee: $50.
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