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IN­TRO­DUC­TION TO FILM: ARTH 1112 3 class hours, 3 cred­its An in­tro­duc­tion to the his­tory of film from its be­gin­nings in the late nine­teenth cen­tury to the pre­sent. Through il­lus­trated lec­tures, se­lected screen­ings, and dis­cus­sion, stu­dents will de­velop a his­tor­i­cal ap­pre­ci­a­tion of film gen­res in­clud­ing nar­ra­tive, doc­u­men­tary, and ex­per­i­men­tal, and of the legacy of major film­mak­ers. Chang­ing styles and tech­niques are out­lined chrono­log­i­cally to ex­am­ine the re­la­tion­ship be­tween film and the vi­sual arts

INTRODUCTION TO FILM: ARTH 1112 3 class hours, 3 credits An introduction to the history of film from its beginnings in the late nineteenth century to the present. Through illustrated lectures, selected screenings, and discussion, students will develop a historical appreciation of film genres including narrative, documentary, and experimental, and of the legacy of major filmmakers. Changing styles and techniques are outlined chronologically to examine the relationship between film and the visual arts

The sto­ry­board is the vi­sual ver­sion of the script. It con­sists of a num­ber of pan­els that show the vi­sual ac­tion of a se­quence in a log­i­cal nar­ra­tive. The sto­ry­board is used as a tool for pro­duc­tion or to as­sist in the sell­ing of ideas to clients. The em­pha­sis in this class is on story, idea and de­vel­op­ment. Stu­dents will de­sign and pre­sent sto­ry­boards for top­ics in­clud­ing com­mer­cials, film and tele­vi­sion ti­tles and video pre­sen­ta­tions.

The storyboard is the visual version of the script. It consists of a number of panels that show the visual action of a sequence in a logical narrative. The storyboard is used as a tool for production or to assist in the selling of ideas to clients. The emphasis in this class is on story, idea and development. Students will design and present storyboards for topics including commercials, film and television titles and video presentations.

Stu­dent is as­signed to find field­work/study sit­u­a­tions of ap­prox­i­mately eight hours per week at an in­tern­ship site ap­proved by the De­part­ment In­tern­ship in­struc­tor. Ap­proved Sites in­clude ad­ver­tis­ing agen­cies, graphic de­sign firms cor­po­rate de­sign of­fices, pub­li­ca­tions art de­part­ments, pho­tog­ra­phy or il­lus­tra­tion stu­dios, TV or mul­ti­me­dia pro­duc­tion com­pa­nies. Stu­dents will be re­quired to keep a learn­ing jour­nal of their in­tern­ship in the form of a blog using Open­lab. A por­tion of the class will be de­voted to pre­sent­ing and shar­ing ex­pe­ri­ences with class­mates. Stu­dents will learn how to as­sess their tal­ents, up­date their re­sume, and pro­mote them­selves and their work through so­cial net­works dur­ing class meet­ings. Stu­dents will be re­quired to setup and main­tain at least two so­cial media net­works such as: Face­book, LinkedIn, Twit­ter, In­sta­gram, and Pin­ter­est.

Student is assigned to find fieldwork/study situations of approximately eight hours per week at an internship site approved by the Department Internship instructor. Approved Sites include advertising agencies, graphic design firms corporate design offices, publications art departments, photography or illustration studios, TV or multimedia production companies. Students will be required to keep a learning journal of their internship in the form of a blog using Openlab. A portion of the class will be devoted to presenting and sharing experiences with classmates. Students will learn how to assess their talents, update their resume, and promote themselves and their work through social networks during class meetings. Students will be required to setup and maintain at least two social media networks such as: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.