3330 Audio Production I Principles and techniques of audio production for both radio station broadcasting and production studios. Emphasis on the tools of production, equipment, special effects and computerized editing. Application of skills and problem-solving emphasis in student projects. 3340 Video Production - Studio Introduction to studio control room operations as they relate to the organizational and creative aspects of program production. Practice with cameras, lighting, microphones, audio console, video switcher and computer graphics.
Students rotate through all crew positions and learn techniques of producing and directing.
Student projects could include commercial and public service announcements, documentary features and film-technique narratives. 3350 History of the American Movies History and development of the American entertainment motion picture industry from the technological to the aesthetic and social to the economic. Includes the evolution of the American movie industry as it relates to audience uses and gratifications. 3354 Documentary Techniques Study of the documentary approach in audio and video programs and motion pictures. Emphasis on development of critical standards and examination of the teaching and persuasion techniques used in selected documentary, educational and propaganda productions.