2004-2005 Academic Catalog

75 Communication Arts School of Humanities, Fine Arts, and Bible practices of multi-track studio production. Emphasis will be given to the use of digital recording technologies and their usage related to other media. (Fee: $45) EMTC-3310AdvancedVideoProduction –Fa 3 hours Taught from the producer’s perspective. Hands-on training dealing with all the variables of making a video production, including pre-production, production, and post-production, and including linear and non-linear editing techniques. Prerequisite: EMTC-2110 Video Technical Training. (Fee: $45) EMTC-3330 Screenwriting –Fa 2 hours An advanced writing course for students interested in learning the formal construction involved in writing a professional screenplay, with emphasis on dramatic writing and strong character development. Prerequisite: EMTC-2130 Writing for Electronic Media. EMTC-3350DocumentaryFilm –Fa 2 hours An overview of the origins, development, and current trends in the production of documentary films. Emphasis is given to the viewing and analysis of selected documentary programs. (Fee: $25) (even years) EMTC-3360 Documentary Film-style Prod. I –Fa 2 hours A study of the framework for non-fiction film-style production. Emphasis is placed on theory, pre-production planning, funding, writing, and interviewing unique to documentary programming. Students will select a topic and follow the project through to a finished treatment, which will be the basis for the actual program produced in Documentary Film-style Production II. Prerequisites: EMTC-2110 Video Technical Training; and EMTC-3310 Advanced Video Production. EMTC-3370 Documentary Film-style Prod. II –Sp 2 hours Further study of the framework for non-fiction film-style production. Emphasis is placed on cinematography, interviewing, paper editing, directing, post-production, and distribution unique to documentary programming. Students will take the treatment completed in Documentary Film-style Production I and produce a final program. Prerequisite: EMTC- 3360 Documentary Film-style Production I. EMTC-3410 Electronic Media Sales –Fa 3 hours The sales structure of media companies is explored. Emphasis is given to conducting a customer needs analysis and developing sales presentations. Sales executives work with the class to develop technique, copywriting, and presentation skills. Prerequisite: EMTC-3111 Survey Research for Electronic Media or EMTC-3112 Content Research for Electronic Media. (Fee: $45) EMTC-3420 Electronic Media Management –Sp 3 hours This class is designed to acquaint the student with the concerns facing the management of a media company including legal requirements of the FCC, personnel management, implementation of programming, and station acquisition. Prerequisite: EMTC-3111 Survey Research for Electronic Media or EMTC-3112 Content Research for Electronic Media. EMTC-3610 Visual Design for Electronic Media –Sp 3 hours This course applies the theory and principles of visual communication to screen design for multimedia production and television graphics. Emphasis is placed on designing for both NTSC and wide-screen HDTV aspect ratios. Students are also introduced to screen design for personal digital assistants. Prerequisites: ART-1100 Introduction to Art or COM-3220 Visual Communication; EMTC-1110 Introduction to Electronic Media. (Fee: $35) EMTC-3630 Principles of Computer Animation –Sp 3 hours Application of the principles of traditional cell-based animation to computer animation, as well as the effective use of animation for communication. Prerequisite: EMTC-3065 Proficiency in Maya. (Fee: $35) EMTC-3640 Issues in Mobile Electronic Media –Sp 3 hours Examines a variety of issues associated with portable communication devices such as personal digital assistants and Web-capable cell phones. Topics covered include applications of traditional media theories to wireless communication, diffusion, regulation of wireless technology, e-commerce, and industrial and sociological implications of media mobility. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing. (Fee: $35) EMTC-3720 Audio Production Practicum –Fa,Sp 1 hour The practicum is designed to place the student in a variety of professional settings on and off campus, with the purpose of allowing the student to practice audio skills acquired in earlier classes. The course is repeatable for a total of two hours. Prerequisites: EMTC-1110 Introduction to Electronic Media; EMTC-1120 Audio Production. (Fee: $45) EMTC-3731 Video Production Practicum –Fa,Sp 1 hour Production on a video crew in large auditorium production as assigned by the instructor. The course is repeatable for a total of six hours. Prerequisites: EMTC-2110 Video Technical Training; junior or senior status; permission of instructor. (Fee: $25) EMTC-3732 Directing Practicum –Fa,Sp 1 hour Production on a video crew in large auditorium production as assigned by the instructor. The course is repeatable for a total of three hours. Prerequisites: EMTC-2110 Video Technical Training; junior or senior status; permission of instructor. EMTC-3733 Sports Production Practicum –Fa,Sp 1 hour Production on a video crew in sports production as assigned by the instructor. The course is repeatable for a total of six hours. Prerequisites: EMTC-2110 Video Technical Training; junior or senior status; permission of instructor. (Fee: $25) Working at U99.5, the University’s student-operated radio station, provides students the opportunity to plan, program, and manage a real station.