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For ENT Ma­jors: work ex­pe­ri­ence at a pro­fes­sional scenery fab­ri­ca­tion shop, rental/sup­ply house, off- Broad­way the­ater, or any re­lated in­dus­try or­ga­ni­za­tion ap­proved by the ad­viser. For Emerg­ing Media Tech Ma­jors, work ex­pe­ri­ence at a de­sign firm, media elec­tron­ics firm, media soft­ware firm, ro­bot­ics firm, en­ter­tain­ment or media pro­duc­tion firm, or any re­lated in­dus­try or­ga­ni­za­tion ap­proved by the ad­viser. This will serve to bridge the stu­dent’s aca­d­e­mic and com­mer­cial ca­reers by giv­ing the him/her pro­fes­sional work ex­pe­ri­ence and in­dus­try con­tacts be­fore the end of the se­nior year. Each stu­dent will keep a log/jour­nal to be shared in group sem­i­nars. Su­per­vi­sion will be by fac­ulty and a man­ager at the in­tern­ship site. Pre­req­ui­site: ENT 4410 or ENT 4450 or ENT 4470 or ENT 4480 or Pre- or coreq­ui­site: MTEC 3800

For ENT Majors: work experience at a professional scenery fabrication shop, rental/supply house, off- Broadway theater, or any related industry organization approved by the adviser. For Emerging Media Tech Majors, work experience at a design firm, media electronics firm, media software firm, robotics firm, entertainment or media production firm, or any related industry organization approved by the adviser. This will serve to bridge the student’s academic and commercial careers by giving the him/her professional work experience and industry contacts before the end of the senior year. Each student will keep a log/journal to be shared in group seminars. Supervision will be by faculty and a manager at the internship site. Prerequisite: ENT 4410 or ENT 4450 or ENT 4470 or ENT 4480 or Pre- or corequisite: MTEC 3800

This course serves as the se­nior the­sis pro­ject. The stu­dent will uti­lize his/her skills in a new and in­no­v­a­tive way to de­velop a pro­ject that re­lates to or has an im­pact on the en­ter­tain­ment in­dus­try. Pro­jects may be de­vel­oped through courses in the en­ter­tain­ment tech­nol­ogy and/or emerg­ing media tech­nol­ogy pro­grams. All pro­jects must be ap­proved by the ad­viser and should demon­strate man­age­ment, tech­ni­cal de­sign and pre­sen­ta­tion skills. Doc­u­men­ta­tion of plan­ning, de­sign and re­al­iza­tion will be pre­sented to a com­mit­tee of in­struc­tors, both in en­ter­tain­ment tech­nol­ogy and re­lated dis­ci­plines, as well as to in­dus­try pro­fes­sion­als; all are to be se­lected by the stu­dents and ap­proved by the ad­viser.

This course serves as the senior thesis project. The student will utilize his/her skills in a new and innovative way to develop a project that relates to or has an impact on the entertainment industry. Projects may be developed through courses in the entertainment technology and/or emerging media technology programs. All projects must be approved by the adviser and should demonstrate management, technical design and presentation skills. Documentation of planning, design and realization will be presented to a committee of instructors, both in entertainment technology and related disciplines, as well as to industry professionals; all are to be selected by the students and approved by the adviser.

This course is an in­tro­duc­tion and overview of the basic tech­niques and com­po­nents used in com­mer­cial video and film 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. The 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 is an introduction and overview of the basic techniques and components used in commercial video and film 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. The 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 ex­plores re­search and doc­u­men­ta­tion for all media for­mats in­clud­ing text, im­ages, sound, and mul­ti­me­dia. Stu­dents will ex­am­ine the full life­cy­cle of in­for­ma­tion, in­clud­ing: how in­for­ma­tion is pro­duced and or­ga­nized in both tra­di­tional and emerg­ing media, lo­cat­ing in­for­ma­tion sources in a va­ri­ety of media and for­mats, crit­i­cal eval­u­a­tion of sources, the ethics of in­for­ma­tion use, and doc­u­men­ta­tion and ci­ta­tion of tra­di­tional and emerg­ing media and tech­nolo­gies. Stu­dents will cre­ate and pre­sent re­search and doc­u­men­ta­tion pro­jects.

This course explores research and documentation for all media formats including text, images, sound, and multimedia. Students will examine the full lifecycle of information, including: how information is produced and organized in both traditional and emerging media, locating information sources in a variety of media and formats, critical evaluation of sources, the ethics of information use, and documentation and citation of traditional and emerging media and technologies. Students will create and present research and documentation projects.