CTV 502 Cinema-Television Equipment Workshop (1) The course is required for those who plan to check-out equipment for media projects and is counted toward required degree hours The course covers in an intensive time frame:
video camera, grip/electric, sound basics, set operations, laptop proficiency and film camera. Any student who believes his undergraduate or professional experience may serve as an equivalent to this requirement may, upon request, take a proficiency exam in any of the six areas.
CTV 505 Aesthetics & Techniques for Cinema-Television (3) This course is a study of the aesthetic and technical storytelling tools available to the filmmaker or television director. Strong emphasis is given to film grammar, the aesthetics of picture composition and audio design as it applies to motion pictures and narrative television. Required for all cinema-television majors.
CTV 525 Producing for Cinema (3) This course focuses on two aspects of the motion picture industry, proposing a project through a prospectus and designing and creating a film production company. Emphasis is placed on the role of the producer in these endeavors in the independent film market as well as productions involving participation of major Hollywood entities.
CTV 527 The Producer’s Unit (3) This course provides a survey of the work of the organizational core of production crew, including the unit production manager, the first and second assistant directors, the production office coordinator and the production auditor. Learn how a film is managed from producing and logistical point of view during production.
CTV 530 Directing Single Camera for Cinema-Television (3) This course provides a hands-on course in directing narrative feature film and television, using single-camera style shooting. Master the aesthetics, theory and practice of camera placement, shot execution, and directing the actor. The course allows students to create and develop their directing style. Pre- or co-requisite CTV 505.
CTV 531 Directing Multi-Camera Television (3) This course provides the students an opportunity for learning pre-production, production and post-production of television programs using the multi-camera production techniques typical in half-hour episodic television, soap operas, game shows and talk shows. Student scripts are selected competitively from appropriate genres. Qualifications for crew positions based on experience and level of completed coursework. Pre- or co-requisite CTV 505.
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CTV 535 Producing & Directing Television Advertising (3) This course provides an examination of the process of creating, writing and producing television advertising spots, particularly national ads shot on film and mastered on video. Careful attention is paid to the discipline of story boarding and storytelling with a rigid time format, as well as relations with ad agencies.
CTV 541 Screen Acting (3) This course focuses on the application of acting and performance skills for single-camera film and video presentations.
Development of theatrical characterizations, as well as “commercial” and on-camera spokesperson performances are presented and analyzed in a workshop environment.
CTV 545 Lighting Aesthetics & Design for Cinema-Television (3) This course provides a study of the aesthetic and technical aspects of lighting in television and film. Students will become familiar with various lighting styles and important types of equipment used to implement them, as well as with the grip and electrical areas of motion picture production. The course is recommended for aspiring cinematographers.
CTV 546 Motion Picture Cinematography (3) This course is a study of the aesthetics and practice of motion picture cinematography. Positions of the cinematographer and camera operator, as well as first and second assistant camera operators examined. Recommended for aspiring cinematographers.
CTV 555 History & Aesthetics of Editing (3) This course offers an advanced study of the development and practice of editing theory and style, including the practical impact on filmmaking. The course centers on an analysis of the evolution of editing aesthetics in the planning and visualization of moving pictures by the director in pre production. Pre- or co-requisite CTV 505.
CTV 556 Nonlinear Video Editing (3) This course is a study of nonlinear editing technologies used in the television and video industries. Primarily concerned with the editing process insofar as it concerns projects, which regardless of the origination format will be finished on a videotape format.
Pre- or co-requisite CTV 555.
CTV 600 Theory & Criticism of Cinema-Television (3) This course provides a general analysis of cinema and television; from the early realists-formalist analysis, then moves on to examine auteur, genre, reception, semiotic, feminist, psycho-analytic, Marxist and deconstructive theories as they apply to both film and television research. Students will complete the course with the understanding of how to apply these theories to all types of television and cinematic texts.
CTV 602 History of American Cinema I (3) This course presents an historical survey of the development of narrative American cinema from the early days to the denouement of silent film in the late 1920s, followed by the development of sound and the Golden Age of the studio system in the 1930s through the 1950s. Investigate the aesthetic, technological, economic and sound dimensions of the classical Hollywood narrative film. May be taken online if student can verify access to the required films.
CTV 603 History of American Cinema II (3) This course presents an historical survey of narrative American cinema from the decline of the studio system and the abolition of the production code through the turbulent 1960s, the complacent 1970s and the conservative 1980s. The rise of the new independents and the reliance on blockbuster movies is studied in the context of the continuing revolution in delivery systems including made-for-cable movies, pay-per-view, home video rentals and international markets. May be taken online if student can verify access to the films required.
CTV 604 Redemptive Cinema (3) This course presents an historical/critical investigation of the production of religious films both for specialized evangelistic and didactic purposes, as well as the religious dimensions of the secular film industry. Study for the latter will be focused on the works of such international directors as Bergman, Bresson and Dryer and modern ethical Hollywood directors such as Allen, Spielberg and Beresford. May be taken online if student can verify access to the films required.
CTV 607 History of American Broadcasting (3) This course provides a critical examination of the great cultural producers for our times: television and radio. Proceeds from the early days of radio, through the creation of the television networks, the wiring of America to the history of broadcast programming and the impact of new technologies, such as DVD, direct broadcast, cable and the Internet. Consider the impact of “human” agency vs.
market forces in the development of these media.
CTV 609 Topics in the Critical Study of Cinema-Television (3) This course provides a critical and historical study of film and television with a topical focus. Different areas of scholarly study will be examined each time the course is offered; may be retaken for the study of a new topic. Some of the recent areas studied include: Film and Television Comedy, the Western, Film Noir, African-Americans and Women and Hollywood. May also be offered online depending on topic offered.
CTV 620 Financing, Marketing and Distribution for Film and Television (3) This course provides an overview of creative development strategies related to entertainment media content, including the discussion of: brand and image marketing, television promotion, motion picture marketing, marketing through new media, franchise creation, and licensing. The course also includes study of the methods of financing for television, motion picture and multimedia organizations and productions.
CTV 627 Scheduling & Budgeting for Cinema-Television (3) This course is an in-depth study of the process of computerized scheduling and budgeting as applied to the motion picture and television. Emphasizes techniques of efficient scheduling, real-world cost estimation and other issues of motion picture pre production. Assumes a working understanding of MS Word and computer literacy. Permission of Instructor is required.
CTV 630 Advanced Directing for Cinema-Television (3) This course builds on CTV 530, focusing on refining the use of the technical storytelling tools available to the director, as well as techniques of staging shots, directing the actor and developing a personal directoral style. Due to a limited class size permission of instructor is required. Prerequisites: CTV 530 and CTV 555. Permission of Instructor is required.
CTV 635 Producing & Directing the Music Video (3) This course is a study of the phenomenon, form and design of music television, followed by the development and production of music videos for Christian musicians.
Represents the intersecting of several mass media: music industry (content), film (origination format) and television (exhibition).
CTV 637 Producing & Directing the Documentary (3) This course is an investigation of history, theory and style of documentaries, culminating in production experience based on techniques studied in class. These class documentaries may be studied for issues-based content and/or viewed as exercises in visual persuasion.
CTV 638 Advanced Motion Picture Production (1-3) This course affords the student an opportunity for participation in the production of a 16mm film, shot feature-style and adhering to Hollywood customs and conventions.
Student scripts selected competitively from all genres. Normally offered during the summer with the expectation that students will work on location for two or three weeks with shoot-days averaging 10-12 hours. Qualification for crew positions based on experience and level of completed coursework.
Permission of instructor is required.
CTV 641 Advanced Screen Acting (3) The course builds in intensity and focus on CTV 541. It is designed to help sharpen and energize acting skills in front or the camera. Emphasis is placed on professional development.
Prerequisite CTV 541.
CTV 657 Nonlinear Editing for Feature Film (3) This course is an advanced study of the various tools and techniques used in editing on nonlinear systems for feature films with a theatrical release and for any project in which film negative is conformed. All aspects of this process are covered from the initial telecine through the answer print. Prerequisite CTV 555 and CTV 556.
CTV 642 Introduction to 3D Animation (3) This is a how-to class taught in the digital imaging and animation lab using latest software from Alias-Wavefront (MAYA). Learn the basic principles of modeling, shading, motion and rendering.
CTV 643 History of Animation (3) This course is a survey of theory, aesthetics and production techniques of the animated image, including cell and stop-frame animation, as well as computerized imaging. Culminates in the conceptualization, storyboarding and production of animated programming originated on various media.
CTV 644 Digital Character Animation (3) This course is an advanced animation class in MAYA dealing specifically with inverse kinematics and related issues, such as Cloth, MEL and scripting.
CTV 645 Tools of the Trade (3) This course focuses on the working knowledge of vector scopes, waveform monitors, cameras, lights, VTRs, DDRs, basics of editing/ composting, creation use and importance of mattes, file formats, file translations devices, basic file structures in UNIX, DOX and Macintosh operating systems and simple UNIX scripting.
CTV 646 2D Concepts in Animation (3) The course covers the concepts of design, color and texture. Software used will be PhotoShop, After Effects, Illustrator, Commotion and Composer/Avid/Premiere. Texture creation for 3D will be covered as well as rotoscopign and compositing for animation. Flash will be covered for animation that is web-ready.
CTV 647 Animation Production I (3) The course allows students to work in tandem with Southerland Studios staff in the production of real world animation projects, ranging in scope from Web production to commercial application to film and series work.
CTV 648 Animation Production II (3) The course allows students to work in tandem with Southerland Studios staff in the production of real world animation projects, ranging in scope from Web production to commercial application to film and series work. Pre-requisites: completion of COM 600, COM 601 and CTV 647.
CTV 649 Special Topics in Animation (3) Various topics are offered including but not limited to clay animation, model building, stop motion, pan and scan. Special topics classes are structured as an independent study.
CTV 658 Sound Design for Cinema-Television (3) This course examines the role of the sound crew in production and post-production. The course covers sound theory as well as applied practices with location sound recording and the process of audio post-production. Topics include editing dialogue, sound effects, ADR, and creating a final sound mix with Regent’s Pro Tools editing and mixing system.
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Script and Screenwriting
SSW 510 Story Structure for Stage & Screen (3) The course thoroughly examines the structural components of plays and film scripts. Character development studied in relation to structure. Scenarios, treatments and a substantial amount of creative writing realized as the students work toward the development of a full-length work.
SSW 511 Playwriting (3) This course provides an exploration of the structural, thematic and character techniques in writing plays for the stage from the sketch to the full-length play. Emphasis is placed on developing a “theatrical” knowledge of conventions and imagery that is the exclusive realm of the live theatre experience from a writing standpoint.
SSW 512 Writing the Short Film (3) This course is an examination of the special circumstance of the short film script (less than 45 minutes running time). Students learn the narrative conventions of this format and write two film scripts through multiple drafts.
SSW 514Writing for Television (3) This course is an analysis of the structural components of a variety of TV narrative program forms, such as situation comedies and hour-long dramas. Includes survey of markets and pitching techniques.
SSW 516 Writing for Children: Stage & Screen (3) Students learn to adapt
children’s literature and how to critique children’s programming in the
media and create an original play or film script. Students examine story structure, characterization, motifs in children’s literature and the developmental stages of children to help form an understanding of effective dramatic writing for children.
SSW 612 Feature Film Scriptwriting (3) The course builds upon the skills of SSW 510 Story Structure for Stage and Screen. Skills course that guides from the idea through treatment and step-outline to a finished first draft and the marketing of both the script and the writer. Special consideration given to format, story narration and dialogue polishing.
SSW 613 Writing Comedy (3) This course offers students both a theoretical and practical approach to the craft of writing for comedy. Students are required to write for a variety of comic venues, including jokes, stand-up routines, sketches, plays and films. The final project will be the completion of a one-act play or short film script.
SSW 617 Writing Christian Drama for Stage & Screen (3) The course covers critiques of contemporary media and stage scripts and productions, as well as the aesthetics of artistic expressions as applicable to the Christian worldview. He objective is to learn how to write from biblical narrative and create a contemporary script that incorporates some aspect of transcendent values.
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