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Cinema and Media Arts

Courses Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA) CNMA 101 - The Art of Storytelling

CEED 479 - Programming for Christian Ministries Credits 2 Equipping on age-specific church ministry (children, youth, adult, family) as it relates to evangelism and discipleship, with special emphasis on cultural exegesis and ministry program leadership. Key focus of the course will include internship preparation. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: CEED 433 or 441 or 478. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. CEED 480 - Independent Study in Christian Ministries Credits 1-3 Development of skills in an independent study of topics in the field of Christian Ministries. Notes: May be taken multiple times for credit. Offered by arrangement. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Senior Class; and Christian Ministries (CHMN); Undergraduate Level. CEED 482 - Advance Studies in Children's Ministries Credits 2 In-depth analysis of issues related to leadership roles in children's ministry. Topics to include integration with family ministries, event planning, staff supervision, training volunteers, budget management, scheduling, counseling, and parent relations, etc. Students are required to be serving in a children's ministry location during the semester for a minimum of 10 hours per week. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: CEED 465. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. CEED 484 - Advanced Studies in Youth Ministries Credits 2 In-depth analysis of issues related to leadership roles in youth ministry. Topics to include integration with family ministries, event planning, staff supervision, training volunteers, budget management, scheduling, counseling, and parent relations, etc. Students are required to be serving in a youth ministry location during the semester for a minimum of 10 hours per week. Notes: By Arrangement. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: CEED 465. Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. CEED 486 - Advanced Studies in Family Ministry Credits 2 In-depth analysis of issues related to leadership roles in family ministry. Topics to include event planning, staff supervision, training volunteers, budget management, scheduling, counseling, and parent relations, etc. Students are required to be serving in a family ministry location during the semester for a minimum of 10 hours per week. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: CEED 465.

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.

Restrictions: Must be Undergraduate Level. Cinema and Media Arts Faculty

Chair: Gerald Fisher, Ph.D. Professors: Fisher, Gonzales Associate Professors: Medberry, Schmidt, Swain, Yamada Assistant Professors: Hafer Instructors : Tucker

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