Course Descriptions

Please see the Course Catalog for a complete listing of Media Arts Courses.

 

508 Media Production

4 cr. Offered every term. Introduction to visual composition, photo and video manipulation and layering on the digital platform. Projects begin with static image composition and move to video time-based work using software-compositing programs.

 

509 Media Production

4 cr. Offered spring. Continuation of production and post-production practices and techniques introduced in MAR 508.

 

515 Editing Dramatic Action

4 cr. Offered spring. Study of application of the principles of editing narrative. Beginning with animated storyboards created from scenes written by the student, the class edits existing footage in action and dialogue scenes. Study of history of editing as well as analysis of classic editing techniques.

 

520 Graduate Teaching Seminar

2 cr. Offered autumn. This graduate seminar is designed for prospective graduate teaching assistants and will cover techniques and best practices for both in-class and online delivery.

 

577 Media Directing I

4 cr. Offered autumn. Study of dramatic action, human psychology, and the patterns of story as applied to script analysis and directing for stage and video. Students will analyze and stage scenes from existing dramatic works and adapt them for use in video and film format.

 

578 Media Directing II

4 cr. Offered spring. Production process and direction for one-camera video/film. Technical elements of camera operation, lighting and principles of shot selection are studied. Scenes are staged and shot, both in studio and on location.

 

579 Media Directing III

4 cr. Offered autumn. Continuation of video/film directing techniques at a more advanced level, including location shooting work, as well as development of a production team. A script, developed in Writing I is shot on location during this semester.

 

 586 Media Writing I

4 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., MAR 577. Advanced writing principles, including the creation of layering and density through further exploration of character and the use of dramatic irony. The semester begins with the creation of the shooting script from the same script used in Directing III. Students also work on pitching full-length film stories and develop short, related treatments. Group creation of story is explored in the development of ideas for a commercial campaign.

 

587 Media Writing II

4 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., MAR 586. Continued work in media writing at an advanced level.

 

595 Special Topics

1-6 cr. (R-12) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, and one-time offerings of current topics.

 

601 Graduate Media Research

3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., graduate standing in media arts. Beginning analysis and articulation of story structures in classic film. Application of qualitative research techniques, with a research portfolio due at the end of the semester.

 

680 Media Directing IV

4 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., MAR 577, 578, 579. In depth analysis of significant works in film and media story with emphasis on genre and question of narrative voice. Students analyze and articulate creation of story in foreign film, areas of narrative de-construction, performance art, installation work and theoretical literature dealing with media in other art forms. Several short projects are completed, based on this area of research.

 

688 Media Production Lab

3 cr. (R-12) Offered every term. Participation as a support/design team member for student or professional productions.

 

690 Media Apprenticeship

3 cr. (R-6) Offered every term. Work outside of program in an area of professional interest.

 

699 Final Portfolio Post-Production

6 cr. Offered spring. Final work on thesis portfolio. Approval by the student’s thesis committee is required for graduation.