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The se­nior the­sis pro­ject, uti­liz­ing skills in an in­no­v­a­tive way to de­velop a pro­ject that re­lates to the en­ter­tain­ment in­dus­try. Pro­jects are de­vel­oped through courses in the en­ter­tain­ment tech­nol­ogy and/or emerg­ing media tech­nol­ogy pro­grams. Pro­jects re­quire ap­proval by the ad­vi­sor and must demon­strate man­age­ment, tech­ni­cal de­sign and pre­sen­ta­tion skills. Doc­u­men­ta­tion of plan­ning, de­sign and re­al­iza­tion is pre­sented to a com­mit­tee of in­struc­tors, both in en­ter­tain­ment tech­nol­ogy and re­lated dis­ci­plines, as well as to in­dus­try pro­fes­sion­als se­lected by the stu­dent and ap­proved by the ad­vi­sor. Though stu­dents en­roll in this course dur­ing their se­nior year, de­vel­op­ment of the pro­ject should begin dur­ing the sec­ond se­mes­ter of the ju­nior year.

The senior thesis project, utilizing skills in an innovative way to develop a project that relates to the entertainment industry. Projects are developed through courses in the entertainment technology and/or emerging media technology programs. Projects require approval by the advisor and must demonstrate management, technical design and presentation skills. Documentation of planning, design and realization is presented to a committee of instructors, both in entertainment technology and related disciplines, as well as to industry professionals selected by the student and approved by the advisor. Though students enroll in this course during their senior year, development of the project should begin during the second semester of the junior year.

This course will allow stu­dents to ex­am­ine the re­la­tion­ship be­tween film and their lit­er­ary sources. Through class­room dis­cus­sions and out-of-class as­sign­ments, stu­dents will an­a­lyze clas­sic and con­tem­po­rary lit­er­ary texts and their cin­e­matic ver­sions. Stu­dents will ex­am­ine the re­la­tion­ship be­tween film and lit­er­a­ture, with spe­cific focus on the tech­niques used in fic­tion, drama and film and the in­flu­ences of cen­sor­ship and so­ci­ety. Stu­dents will focus on the sim­i­lar­i­ties and dif­fer­ences of lit­er­ary works adapted into films.

This course will allow students to examine the relationship between film and their literary sources. Through classroom discussions and out-of-class assignments, students will analyze classic and contemporary literary texts and their cinematic versions. Students will examine the relationship between film and literature, with specific focus on the techniques used in fiction, drama and film and the influences of censorship and society. Students will focus on the similarities and differences of literary works adapted into films.

This course in an in­tro­duc­tion and overview of the basic tech­niques and com­po­nents used in com­mer­cial video pro­duc­tion. Stu­dents will work in teams and in­di­vid­u­ally to ex­plore prin­ci­ples of pro­duc­tion. In­tro­duc­tion to equip­ment, process, and ter­mi­nol­ogy will be re­in­forced by read­ings, lec­tures, and hands-on ex­po­sure. Pre-pro­duc­tion process, shoot­ing sched­ules, cam­era, light­ing, and audio op­er­a­tion, and post-pro­duc­tion tech­niques will be ex­plored. Dif­fer­ences be­tween stu­dio and lo­ca­tion shoot­ing will be cov­ered. This course is in­tended as the first of a se­ries of courses de­signed to pro­vide greater com­pe­tency in both tech­ni­cal and artis­tic as­pects of this im­por­tant in­dus­try.

This course in an introduction and overview of the basic techniques and components used in commercial video production. Students will work in teams and individually to explore principles of production. Introduction to equipment, process, and terminology will be reinforced by readings, lectures, and hands-on exposure. Pre-production process, shooting schedules, camera, lighting, and audio operation, and post-production techniques will be explored. Differences between studio and location shooting will be covered. This course is intended as the first of a series of courses designed to provide greater competency in both technical and artistic aspects of this important industry.

An in­tro­duc­tion to the basic com­po­nents and prac­tices of pre­pro­duc­tion and pro­duc­tion method­olo­gies for con­tent cre­ation in com­mer­cial video and film pro­duc­tion. Through lec­tures, read­ing as­sign­ments, screen­ings and prac­tice, stu­dents will learn the ba­sics of all stages of pro­duc­tion in­clu­sive of the processes of form­ing and work­ing in pro­duc­tion man­age­ment teams, cre­at­ing ef­fec­tive pro­duc­tion aes­thet­ics in pre-pro­duc­tion and pro­duc­tion stages, scriptwrit­ing and sto­ry­board­ing, cin­e­matog­ra­phy aes­thet­ics (light­ing and cam­era), and de­sign and graph­ics func­tions in edit­ing. Stu­dents will ex­plore sev­eral modes of com­mu­ni­ca­tion such as com­mer­cials, pub­lic ser­vice an­nounce­ments, fic­tive works, doc­u­men­tary and jour­nal­ism and learn how to con­vey in­for­ma­tion and mes­sages to a tar­get au­di­ence.

An introduction to the basic components and practices of preproduction and production methodologies for content creation in commercial video and film production. Through lectures, reading assignments, screenings and practice, students will learn the basics of all stages of production inclusive of the processes of forming and working in production management teams, creating effective production aesthetics in pre-production and production stages, scriptwriting and storyboarding, cinematography aesthetics (lighting and camera), and design and graphics functions in editing. Students will explore several modes of communication such as commercials, public service announcements, fictive works, documentary and journalism and learn how to convey information and messages to a target audience.