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The Film Studies minor was created in response to a growing interest
by students in the study of film.
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COM 203 -- COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES:
3 Credits
This course addresses the
theory of audio, video, and computer media production. It will
acquaint students with the planning and production practices involved
in the composing of audio and video programs and computer mediated
graphics.
COM 204 -- FILM AS ART:
3 Credits
A survey course which serves to
introduce film both as an industry and an art form. Subject matter
includes film techniques, styles, traditions, and genres; the
rudiments of cinematography, editing, sound, script structure,
acting, and directing; and the business and economics of film
production, distribution, and exhibition. The course will also
focus on our critical evaluations of the work of a diverse but
representative group of outstanding films and filmmakers.
COM 303 OR COM 305
COM 303-- SCRIPTWRITING:
3 Credits
Introduction
to and application of scriptwriting techniques in formats appropriate
to the media of radio, television, and film.
COM 305 -- VIDEO PRODUCTION:
3 Credits
This course introduces students to fundamental theories and practices
of video production. Topics include remote and studio production,
linear and non-linear editing, pre-production and scripting. Students
participate in the production of taped video projects.
COM 324 -- FILM HISTORY:
3 Credits
This course will trace the history of the medium of American film,
analyzing it chronologically, as well as genre by genre, from
its inception at the turn of the last century through its place
in society as we begin a new century. We will examine it not only
as a mirror of American society, but as a force for change within
that society, providing information, education, entertainment,
and a forum for the exchange of ideas for the American public.
COM 334 -- CRITICAL APPROACHES TO FILM:
3 Credits
This course will examine the various historical and current approaches
used in the understanding and criticism of film. Students will
consider the relationship of film to reality and to representation.
They will analyze film's underlying revelation of social attitudes
and cultural ideologies, and the attempts of films to manipulate
the beliefs and desires of the audience.
PREREQUISITE: COM 204, COM
324, or permission of the instructor.
COM 403 -- FILM SEMINARS:
3 Credits
Course features an in-depth study of film as art and as cultural
document. Topics vary from semester to semester. Previous topics
have included: American Film Comedy, The Films of Alfred Hitchcock,
The New York Films: Woody Allen & Michael Scorsese, Film Noir,
Films of the VietNam War.
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