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. Fee: $50. Unit(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. 303 must be taken concurrently with 315. Fee: $100. Unit(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. Fee: $100. Unit(s): 3. CNMA 315 - Editing for Film & 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 ʼ 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. 315 must be taken concurrently with 303. Fee: $100. Unit(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. Note(s): May be repeated. Fee: $40. Unit(s): 3. CNMA 350 - Advanced Studies in Media Production Aspects of theory and practice in media production. Note(s): May be repeated with different course content. Fee: $40. Unit(s): 1 - 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. Unit(s): 3. CNMA 356 - Screen Writing An introductory course to the art of writing for film and television. Includes emphasis on structure, especially the hero ʼ s journey, archetypes, genre and story outline. Students will develop a detailed treatment before creating a feature screenplay. Prerequisite(s): 101. Unit(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. Fee: $50. Unit(s): 3.
CNMA 359 - Motion Picture Production Principal photography will be done for the film project begun in 358. Emphasizes lighting, camera operation, sound recording and directing. Prerequisite(s): 251, 262, 303, 315. Fee: $50. Unit(s): 3. CNMA 361 - Intermediate Production: Narrative 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, cinematography, editing and sound design. Fee: $100. Unit(s): 3. CNMA 362 - Intermediate Production: Documentary The planning and creation of short documentary projects with a special emphasis upon collaboration. Students will form crews, practicing the crafts of writing, directing, cinematography, editing and sound design. Fee: $100. Unit(s): 3. CNMA 364 - Media Performance Use of acting skills in front of television cameras using scenes from actual television and film scripts. Includes critiques of acting methods. Unit(s): 3. CNMA 365 - Digital Audio Editing & Post Production Exploration of digital audio editing. Entirely computer-based exploration of developing, composing, recording, mixing and posting audio for film, television and recording arts. Prerequisite(s): 251. Fee: $50. Unit(s): 3. CNMA 375 - Expansive Media An introduction to the fundraising, creating and producing, promoting, branding, and distribution of documentaries, music videos, commercials, mobisodes, webisodes, and industrial films. Unit(s): 3. CNMA 392 - Principles of Advertising Advertising principles and techniques. The study of effective and ineffective forms of advertising. Applications linked to public relations, media events, marketing, and communication encounters. Cross-listed: BUSN 392. Fee: $25. Unit(s): 3. CNMA 425 - Advanced Audio Recording Development of advanced aesthetics and techniques in miking, mixing, recording, editing and processing audio for music production. Includes both studio and live recording of musical performances. Developing a master CD is the final project of the class. Prerequisite(s): 365. Fee: $50. Unit(s): 3. CNMA 433 - Mass Media Law & Ethics Study of theoretical approaches to the First Amendment as well as specific areas of concern to professional journalists such as defamation, privacy, fair trial, obscenity, copyright, shield laws, sunshine laws, etc. Exploration of applied professional ethics and contemporary professional issues of ethics for media professionals. Unit(s): 3. CNMA 440 - Cinema & Media Arts Internship A real-world learning experience beyond the university classroom. The focus is working in a media-related organization such as a production company, network, studio or media ministry. This class will test students' commitment, aptitude and stamina for work within the entertainment industry. Sixty hours of internship is required for each academic unit. Includes on-campus sessions designed to strengthen and expand professional skills. Unit(s): 1 - 3. CNMA 446 - Media Career Management A capstone class for junior and senior students preparing to enter the entertainment business. Students create cover letters, resumes, and do practice interviews. Students also do reader coverage and study the careers of various people in the entertainment business. The class culminates with a pitch meeting with visiting entertainment executives. Unit(s): 3.
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