2010-2011 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Page 229 2010–11 Undergraduate Catalog Introduction Admissions Academic Information Academic Departments Course Descriptions Financial Information Appendix Index EMTC-3211 Digital Music Production –Sp 3 hours This course offers students hands-on experience with modern mixing techniques, specifically utilizing Pro Tools hardware and software. Current theory and methods of signal processing utilized in the mix down process are covered. Each student will have the opportunity to mix various styles of music, critiqued by the instructor. This clas is for the serious student of audio who is interested in learning about the music production process. Prerequisites: EMTC-1120 Audio Production and EMTC-3210 Digital Autio Post Production. (Fee: $35). EMTC-3215 Live Sound –Fa 3 hours This course will prepare the student for work in live sound for churches and other venues. Through a series of lectures and labs, students will learn how to set up and operate a PA systems, operate mixers/consoles/control surfaces, trouble shoot problems in audio set-up, mix live sound, complete stage set-up, and the selection of microphones, amps, mixers, speakers and monitors. Prerequisite: EMTC-1120 Audio Production. (Fee: $45) EMTC-3216 Audio for Video and Film –Sp 3 hours Audio for video/film will expose the student to the theories and the practical challenges of gathering audio in the field as a part of a video/film project. The course will also focus on working with sound in the studio during post-production and will include areas such as automatic dialogue replacement and Foley sound effects. Students will record and produce all of the sounds for a major film project. Prerequisite: EMTC-1120 Audio Production and EMTC- 3210 Digital Audio Post Production. (Fee: $45). EMTC-3310 Digital Film Production –Fa 3 hours Taught from the producer’s perspective. Hands-on training dealing with all the variables in making a video’s and short films, including preproduction, production, and post-production non- linear editing platforms. Prerequisite: EMTC-2110 Video Technical Training or approval from the instructor. (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-3350 Documentary Film –Fa 3 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-3355 SFX and Compositing for TV and Film –Fa 3 hours This course deals with the creation of computer-generated visual effects and the process for compositing those effects into live action video or film footage. Topics include VFX creation, image matching and manipulation and compositing techniques using industry standard software. Prerequisites: EMTC-2350 Introduction to Graphics for TV and Film and EMTC-2606 Introduction to Computer Animation. (Fee: $40) EMTC-3370 Documentary Film-Style Production –Sp 3 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-1110 Introduction to Electronic Media; EMTC-2110 Video Technical Training. EMTC-3410 Electronic Media Sales –Fa 3 hours Emphasis on conducting a customer needs analysis and developing sales presentations. Sales executives work with the class to develop technique, copywrite, and presentation skills. Prerequisite: EMTC-3111 Survey Research for Electronic Media. (Fee: $45) EMTC-3420 Electronic Media Management –Sp 3 hours This course 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. EMTC-3605 3 hours Writing and Design for Web and Mobile Media –Sp The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the special design and writing necessary for emerging new media, including the Web, mobile media and social networking sites and services. Crosslisted with JOUR. EMTC-3610 Visual Design for Electronic Media –Sp 3 hours This course applies the theory and principles of visual communication to screen design for interactive media. Emphasis is placed on designing for both NTSC and wide-screen HDTV aspect ratios. Prerequisites: ART-1100 Introduction to Art or COM- 3220 Visual Communication; EMTC-1110 Introduction to Electronic Media. (Fee: $35) EMTC-3611 Web Analytics –Fa 3 hours The study of methods for gathering and interpreting Web tracking and usage data. The approach taken is a consumer- centric strategic analysis called Key Insights Analysis which has as its goal delivery of actionable insights and matrices for Web site developers. EMTC-3620 Digital Compression and Streaming –Sp 3 hours The course deals with the preparation and delivery of digital media files. Topics include digital media file formats, methods for compression of audio and video files and methods of streaming digital media files over the Internet via Web sites. Students work in a lab setting with a media server to practice compressing and streaming digital media. Prerequisite: completion of a 3000-level Digital Production course in audio, video, or digital film production. 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 status. (Fee: $35) EMTC-3650 Networked Audience –Fa 3 hours Students will develop a framework for understanding the audience by looking at the intersection of a wide variety of factors that shape the media environment. The students will then project current trends to anticipate where the audience will be in the next five years. Crosslisted with JOUR. 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 courses. 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) Course Descriptions | EMTC-3211 – EMTC-3731