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Biola University
Courses Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA) CNMA 101 - The Art of Storytelling
CNMA 203 - Screenwriting I
Credits 3
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. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: CNMA 101. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. Fees: $20. CNMA 204 - The Entertainment Business Credits 3 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. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. Fees: $40. CNMA 251 - Sound Recording Credits 2 An introduction to the theory and practice of storytelling with sound. Topics include physics, acoustics and psychoacoustics of sound, field and studio sound recording, multi-track mixing and editing, and sound effects as applied to film, television, recording arts and other media. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: CNMA 101, CNMA 102. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. Fees: $100. CNMA 262 - Directing for TV and Film Credits 2 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. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: CNMA 101, CNMA 102. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. Fees: $40. CNMA 301 - Transmedia Credits 2 Transmedia introduces the techniques of telling a story across multiple technology platforms and formats. Topics include: web design, media streaming, small screen production and apps for pads or smartphones, graphic design, interactive, virtual reality, audio and video formats for new media; computer hardware, operating systems, networking and server systems. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: CNMA 101 or BUSN 211; and CNMA 102 or BUSN 212. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. Fees: $100.
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. Fees: $40. CNMA 102 - Visual Aesthetics Credits 3 Creating painters via an introduction to the building blocks of visual storytelling: camera and lighting. Students will learn how to light and photograph on set and on location, indoors and outdoors, through the use of various cameras and film stocks. Special emphasis will be given to production design and the use of color/contrast/movement. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. Fees: $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. Fees: $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 locating films in their unique time and place. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. Fees: $40. CNMA 202 - Introduction to Mass Media 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. Fees: $40.
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