Students receive instruction in basic studio operations. Copies of on-camera assignments can be used as part of students' resume reels. This course explores theoretical and critical approaches to the study of photography, film, video, audio and digital culture. Theories and methods in this course examine issues relating to production and authorship in the media arts, audience reception and effects, political ideology, ethics, aesthetics, cultural diversity and schools of thought within the liberal arts. Includes extensive critical writing and reading in media criticism and theory.
Students work in a professional audio production studio.
Using multitrack recording and sound-processing equipment, students learn the essentials of studio recording and discover how they can be used for creative productions. This course places professional audio recording and processing methods within the context of video and film production. Functioning as a capstone studies experience, this course examines various topics in media arts. Students are expected to study various issues in the media in seminar fashion. Topics vary from section to section.