The new curriculum, requiring 15 fewer required hours, was developed in consultation with working professionals in the creative branch of the industry and represents the need of students to have in-depth exposure to production, history and criticism, performance and writing. 110 Introduction to Electronic Media Production 5 Credits Survey of basic television production techniques, hands-on laboratory experience with eledtronic media equipment. Critical viewing, thinking, and writing are emphasized. The study and creation of narrative structures in film and video. Topics addressed include fiction and non-fiction, story world and screen world, selectivity and objectivity, and devices used to represent tense and relationship.
Students write critical papers as well as original scripts and view films and videos.
Script analysis, vocal and physical control, and the demands of cameras and microphones are emphasized. Labs explore narration, interviewing, hosting and acting. Credit Further development of performance skills developed in RDTV 300 through workshop exercises. Must be taken for 2 quarters. 311 Filmic Arts Production 5 Credits Aesthetic consideration of the video and audio aspects of television production.