3 credit hours. Planning and writing longer forms of scripts, emphasizing documentary and dramatic writing for production. 3 credit hours. The creative process involved in translating the screen play into a narrative film is explored. Narrative form, structure and production technique are examined through examples of short and feature length films.
Students produce short narrative films by team effort.
3 credit hours. This course covers the characteristics of major media and the impact of advertising on the demand for products and services. It will provide students with a critical study of communication principles and concepts as applied to advertising copy. 3 credit hours. The History of Film A survey of the historical development of the film medium consisting of lectures, discussions and the screening of films which demonstrate the interrelationships between the historical development and the establishment of the film medium as a powerful communicative art form.