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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.

An introduction to the basic components and practices of pre-production and production methodologies for content creation in video production. Through lectures, reading assignments, screenings and practice, students cover 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, and storyboarding, camerawork aesthetics (basic lighting and camera), and editing according to the storyline, design and graphics functions. This is a survey course, in which students perform and demonstrate the different stages of video production to produce short videos.

An introduction to the basic components and practices of pre-production and production methodologies for content creation in video production. Through lectures, reading assignments, screenings and practice, students cover 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, and storyboarding, camerawork aesthetics (basic lighting and camera), and editing according to the storyline, design and graphics functions. This is a survey course, in which students perform and demonstrate the different stages of video production to produce short videos.