This course is a study of the cinematic arts from its inception to current times. The focus will be on the aesthetic, technological, economic and geopolitical historical progression of the cinematic arts. May be repeated for credit with different topics or areas of study. The basic principles of playwriting are explored in a forum involving the reading and discussion of student plays.
Students complete a one-act play or one act of a long work.
Completed scripts are sought for productions in the Studio Theatre. This course is the study of various significant figures and theories of stage, video and film production. The course will contain a concentrated study of particularly significant people, events, movements or aspects of theatrical venues not covered in depth in other course offerings. An Independent Study course must be approved by the appropriate department and the College Curriculum Committee the semester before it is offered. All Independent Study courses will be graded on a pass-fail or letter grade basis, and students may take no more than six semester hours of credit.