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Cinema and Media Arts
CNMA 351 - Writing the Scene Credits 3 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. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: CNMA 203. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. CNMA 352 - Character Development and Dialogue Credits 3 An exploration of characters and dialogue in film and television formats. Scenes and sequences will be written by students during the course. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: CNMA 203. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. CNMA 353 - Media Literacy Credits 3 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. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. CNMA 354 - The TV Writer's Room Credits 3 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. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: CNMA 351 Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. Fee: $50. CNMA 355 - History of Television Programming Credits 3 A study of the history of the television business from a programming perspective. Students learn how programming of each season reflects the socioeconomic 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 present. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: CNMA 101. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. CNMA 358 - Motion Picture Pre-Production Credits 3 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
CNMA 359 - Motion Picture Production Credits 3 Principal photography will be done for the film project begun in 358. Emphasizes lighting, camera operation, sound recording and directing. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: CNMA 251, CNMA 262, CNMA 303, CNMA 315. Corequisites: CNMA 358. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. Fee: $100. CNMA 361 - Intermediate Production: Narrative Credits 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, cinematography, editing and sound design. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. Fee: $100. CNMA 362 - Intermediate Production: Documentary Credits 3 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. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. Fee: $100. CNMA 364 - Media Performance Credits 3 Use of acting skills in front of television cameras using scenes from actual television and film scripts. Includes critiques of acting methods. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. CNMA 365 - Digital Audio Editing and Post Production Credits 3 Exploration of digital audio editing. Entirely computer-based exploration of developing, composing, recording, mixing and posting audio for film, television and recording arts. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: CNMA 251. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. Fee: $50. CNMA 375 - Expansive Media Credits 3 An introduction to the fundraising, creating and producing, promoting, branding, and distribution of documentaries, music videos, commercials, mobisodes, webisodes, and industrial films. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. CNMA 392 - Principles of Advertising Credits 3 Advertising principles and techniques. The study of effective and ineffective forms of advertising. Applications linked to public relations, media events, marketing, and communication encounters. Grade Mode: A. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. Fee: $25.
equipment. Grade Mode: A. Prerequisites: CNMA 302. Corequisites: CNMA 359. Restrictions: Must be Cinema and Media Arts (CNMA); and Undergraduate Level. Fee: $100.
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