Ftv 103 Broadcast News I

Students are introduced to television news reporting. The course trains students in gathering information and translating that information into news stories for broadcast. Students deal with style and format of writing. The course also covers the essentials of news videography and editing. Fee: $100. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 108 Performance--Film/Radio/Television

Prerequisite, audition or instructor's consent. Designed for students who receive roles in student and departmental films or television shows, or work on the air for Radio Chapman. Graded on a pass/no pass basis. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits.

Ftv 114 Introduction to Television

An introduction to the knowledge and skills used in television production. Using a lecture/lab format, this course provides a comprehensive overview of the medium and provides the student with practical hands-on experience in television studio techniques as well as basic field production and editing techniques. Fee: $175. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 115 Editing I

Prerequisites, Ftv 130, 133. Students study the basic principles and æsthetics of editing film, video, and digital media, with practical experience through the completion of short editing projects. Fee: $125. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 120 Overview of New Media

This survey explores the history of interactive media, examines the process of creating and delivering interactive multimedia programming, and covers development, conception, design, production, marketing, and distribution of interactive and narrative multimedia through CD-ROM and the Internet. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 130 Introduction to Visual Storytelling

An introduction to narrative techniques in media production. Each student will write, shoot, and edit at least three short productions on videotape. While the primary emphasis is on telling a story visually, the students also learn basic cinematography, lighting, editing, and sound recording. Fee: $200. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 133 Audio Techniques

A comprehensive introductory course on the art and science of audio recording, including studio and field recording, tape editing, equipment operation, mixing, and the theories and techniques that support quality sound production. Fee: $125. (Offered every semester.)

3 credits.

Ftv 135 Film and Television Workshop

Practical experience in production with a faculty or staff member. Offered on a reading and conference basis only. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credits. Graded on a pass/no pass basis. (Offered every semester.) 1 credit.

Ftv 140 Introduction to Film Æsthetics

An exploration of the principles of film appreciation and analysis through lecture, discussion, and viewing of films and film excerpts. Class discussions focus on the ways in which editing, photography, sound, and other aspects of film make it a unique form of art. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 141 American Cinema and American Culture

An overview of the basic principles of film aesthetics, as well as high points in the history of the American cinema. Class discussion will focus on the development of a classical style, the conventions of various genres, and the way that American film developed in the contexts of the Cold War, the growth of television, countercultural movements, and film schools. (Offered at Academic Centers only.) 3 credits.

Ftv 203 Broadcast News II

Prerequisite, Ftv 103. Working in two-person teams under deadline pressure, students report, photograph, write, and edit packages for television news. During the course of the semester, students are assigned to cover a variety of news stories including spot news, political news, business news, and light features. Some of the stories air on a weekly news show on local cable. Fee: $100. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 205 History and Analysis of Broadcast News

Students explore the technical and journalistic evolution of broadcast news from the telegraph to contemporary television. The class follows the lives of major innovators who helped shape standards for a developing medium. Discussion will also focus on key historic events that helped shape, and in many cases were shaped by, the mass broadcast media. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 218 Introduction to Video Engineering

Prerequisite, Ftv 114 or instructor's consent. A comprehensive study of the theory, function, maintenance, and repair of video equipment, including VCRs, cameras, switchers, and special effects generators. Schematics are studied, and troubleshooting is a major class emphasis. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

Ftv 227 Screenwriting Fundamentals

No prerequisites. An introduction to the building blocks upon which all film and television writing are based: visualization, dialogue, scenes, and basic dramatic structure. Students begin with short writing exercises and proceed to longer scenes and sequences, culminating in a 20-page script. Workshop approach is augmented by lecture, readings and video exerpts. Fee: $75. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 229 Experimental Course

Designed to provide additional opportunities to explore experimental areas and subjects of special interest. May be repeated for credit provided the course content is different. 3 credits.

Ftv 235 Photography for Filmmakers

Lecture and laboratory course in black-and-white and color photographic principles designed especially for FTV students, with emphasis on aesthetics and creative seeing. Basic camera and darkroom instruction and a brief history of the photographic medium. Students should have access to a 35mm SLR camera. Fee: $125

3 credits.

Ftv 237 Cinematography I

Students study photography as a means of communication. Lecture and practical application on camera operation, lenses, filters, film, videotape, exposure, composition, formats, location and studio techniques, and laboratory procedures. Fee: $200. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 244 History of Film (to 1945)

The history of film as an art form and cultural phenomenon, beginning with pre-cinema devices, and continuing through World War II. The course covers major film movements and genres such as Expressionism, Poetic Realism, wartime propaganda and concentrates on viewing representative films from the periods covered. In addition to films shown in class, students will view additional films on videotape outside of class. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 245 History of Film (1946­present)

The history of film as an art form and cultural phenomenon, beginning with post-war film movements and continuing to the present. The course covers major film movements and genres such as Neorealism, Film Noir, New Wave, and concentrates on viewing representative films from the periods covered. In addition to films shown in class, students view additional films on videotape outside of class. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 250 Introduction to Multimedia Production

(Film and Television)

Prerequisite, Ftv 133. An exploration of the special features of interactive storytelling. Using Macromedia Director, Photoshop, Illustrator, Sound Edit 16, and D-Vision, students will combine digital video, audio, still images, and text to make an interactive presentation. Each student produces a multimedia CD-ROM during the course. May be repeated for credit. Fee: $75. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 251 Introduction to Multimedia Production

(Public Relations)

An exploration of the special features of interactive storytelling. Using Macromedia Director, Photoshop, Illustrator, Sound Edit 16, and D-Vision, students will combine digital video, audio, still images, and text to make an interactive presentation. Each student participates in the production of a multimedia CD-ROM as a member of a creative team. May be repeated for credit. Fee: $75. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 301 Acting For Non-Actors

Prerequisites, none. A comprehensive course in undertanding the acting process through script analysis, scene study and acting exercises. The student will learn by doing. Each student will be required to act in various monologues or scenes, both improvisational and scripted. In addition, each student will direct some of these scenes and/or improvs. The goal is to experience the acting process firsthand in order to refine and better understand the work needed to create performance on screen and believable dialogue in screenwriting. 3 credits.

Ftv 307 Law and Ethics in Broadcast News

Prerequisite, Ftv 103. Students learn legal rights and restrictions for broadcast journalists, the California Shield Law and a reporter's right to protect sources, laws governing libel and privacy and common pitfalls faced by inattentive or uneducated journalists. In the area of ethics, students will explore issues including accuracy, objectivity, exploitation, sensationalism, staging, and taste. (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits.

Ftv 308 Performance--Film/Radio/Television

(Same as Ftv 108.) 1-3 credit.

Ftv 314 Producing the Talk Show

During the class, students will produce a series of at least five, live-on-tape, late-night talk shows. The series is currently called "Nightcap." Each student will be responsible for filling an above-the-line production position such as producer, writer, director, editor, etc., and working on at least three segments for the series. Each student will be responsible for filling below-the-line positions such as camera person, floor director, technical director, set-up crew, remote crew, etc. Fee: $175. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 315 Editing II

Prerequisite, Ftv 115. A study of advanced storytelling principles as they are expressed through the editing medium. The course analyzes examples from important films that demonstrate how timing, pacing, sound and other dramatic æsthetics affect the viewer's perceptions and the success of the sequence. Also, each student further develops technical skills through the completion of a complex editing project. Fee: $125. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 316 Computer Graphics I

Prerequisite, Ftv 130. An introduction to two- and three-dimensional computer graphics for film and television. Using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, students will explore vector graphics and their applications in raster graphic images. Fee: $75. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 318 Multi-Camera Field Production

Using a multi-camera production van, students will plan and produce a series of live-on-tape remote productions. The content of the series may vary from semester to semester, including live sports events, music concerts, and dramatic productions. Fee: $175. (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits.

. 3 credits.

Ftv 326 Writing for New Media

Prerequisite, Ftv 120. A study of the techniques for the scripting of interactive, narrative, and non-narrative multimedia, including the use of hypertext. Through written assignments and explorations of multimedia applications, students learn how to integrate text, graphics, video, sound, and other hyper media. Fee: $75. (Offered alternate years)

3 credits.

Ftv 327 Intermediate Screenwriting

Prerequisites, Ftv 130, 227. An initial study of the problems and possibilities presented by the feature-length screenplay. Students will write three or more ideas for feature stories, develop one of these into a 10-20 page treatment, then complete the first thirty pages of a feature screenplay based on the treatment. Viable projects can be completed in Ftv 427. Fee: $75. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 328 Seminar in Television Writing

Prerequisite, Ftv 227. Students study the techniques for writing half-hour comedy and one-hour dramatic scripts for television. Students are expected to write two "spec" scripts: a half-hour "sitcom" as part of a team and a one-hour drama on an individual basis. Fee: $75. (Offered spring semester, alternate years.) 3 credits.

Ftv 329 Experimental Course

(Same as Ftv 229.) 3 credits.

Ftv 333 Audio Design

Prerequisite, Ftv 133. An advanced course in the art and science of audio recording and re-recording. Students provide production and post-production audio design and support for advanced film, video, and multimedia projects. Proper methods of recording quality field sound, sound effects recording, SMPTE time code systems, signal processing, multiple soundtrack construction and mixing are emphasized. Fee: $125. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 335 The Documentary

Prerequisite, Ftv 130. In groups of three, students take individual documentary ideas and turn them into ten- to fifteen-minute finished videos. The class has a special emphasis on the ethics of working with real people and topics, the specifics of "on your toes" documentary camera work, effective editing techniques, and the uses and misuses of narration. In-class viewing of a variety of different styles of documentary films serve as examples for the students' projects. May be repeated for credit. Fee: $200 (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits.

Ftv 337 Cinematography II

Prerequisite, Ftv 237. A study of video and motion picture photography as a means of æsthetic expression and communication. Lecture and practical application on camera operation, lenses, filters, film, videotape, exposure, composition, formats, location and studio techniques, and laboratory procedures. Fee: $200. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 342 Film Genre Studies

Prerequisite, Ftv 140. An intensive study of one film genre, with a different genre covered in each course offering. Since genres come into being through public acceptance of a specific set of conventions, the social aspects of the genre cycle are studied, including primitive, classic, revisionist, and parodic examples. Structural similarities and paradigms are also examined as the students study the critical literature concerning the specific genre and view representative films. May be repeated for credit in a different genre. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

Film Noir

An exploration of the films of the 1940s and 1950s known as "black" cinema because of their style and content. An antidote to the optimistic fare of the period, these films typically dealt with unstable heroes and resolutions that defied the convention of

the happy ending. Central to the course is the study of the world-view that underlies the attitude, as well as the visual style, of the genre.

The Horror Film

A study of the horror genre from a historical point of view beginning with Thomas Edison's Frankenstein (1910) and continuing through current horror cycles, like Nightmare on Elm Street and Halloween. Primary emphasis is placed on specific groups of films, such as the Universal Studio's horror films from 1931 to 1946.

The Musical

An intensive study of the history and æsthetics of the movie musical, beginning with Broadway Melody (1928) and continuing into the 1990s. The development of the genre and the inþuence of studios, stars, directors, composers, and choreographers is emphasized.

The Science Fiction Film

A study of science fiction from George Melies' A Trip to the Moon (1902) through contemporary films such as Total Recall (1990). Emphasis is placed on certain periods of importance, such as the alien invasion pictures of the 1950s, as well as sub-genres like robots and social future histories.

The Western

A study of the oldest and most enduring of Hollywood genres. Students explore the mythology of the genre as well as its historical origins: how the mythology is expressed in conþicts set in the American West, and how the structure of the western has evolved from The Great Train Robbery (1903) to the present, reþecting contemporary cultural concerns.

The War Film

A study of the history and thematic development of war films from The Birth of a Nation and Battleship Potemkin to modern films such as Apocalypse Now, Born on the Fourth of July, and Glory.

The Documentary

A critical, historical analysis of documentary film and video making through lecture, discussion, and viewing of film and video excerpts. The documentary as genre, will be examined from artistic, social, moral, and political perspectives.

Screwball Comedy

Intensive study of the dialogue comedies, made primarily during the 1930s and 1940s, known as "Screwball Comedy." Cultural and cinematic antecedents will be explored, along with more recent films which refer to and emulate the form. Actors, writers, and directors associated with the screwball genre, like Cary Grant, Preston Sturges, and Howard Hawks, are also examined.

Ftv 346 History of Television

Prerequisite, Ftv 140. A study of the history of television from developments in the 1920s to the 1990s. Students view examples of early programming on videotape. Particular emphasis is placed on underlying social and cultural factors which inþuenced the development of the medium. (Offered fall semester, alternate years.) 3 credits.

Ftv 351 Business Presentations

Provides insight into the corporate world and the communication skills and techniques, including creating computer-generated graphics, needed to be successful in today's business environment. A practical look at organizing and creating visual communication for the board room, trade show, and business meeting. Fee: $75. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 360 Overview of Producing

Prerequisite, Ftv 130. An introduction to producing. This course presents an overview of the role of producing and examines various entertainment companies including large corporations, independent production companies, television companies, computer companies, and startup ventures. Methods of production, marketing, distribution, and exhibition are examined in a variety of platforms including motion pictures, network television, cable, interactive communication, video, pay-per-view, record and CD-ROM to provide a comprehensive introduction to producing for the contemporary moving image arts. Fee $75. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 361 The Structure and Function of a Film Festival

A course which examines the structure, function, marketing, and exhibition of international film festivals. This will be a traveling class, where the students will participate in festival events including jury procedures, screenings, workshops and seminars with filmmakers. May be repeated for credit. (Offered Interterm and summer.) 3 credits.

Ftv 365 Film and the Internet

Prerequisite, Ftv 120. An overview of film and video pre-production, exhibition, promotion, communications, and research applications using the various components of the Internet. Fee: $75. (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits.

Ftv 366 Animation Workshop I

Prerequisite, Ftv 130. A hands-on introduction to computer-aided animation and storyboarding using Lightwave. Each student creates a short, animated project. Fee: $75. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 367 Independent Feature Filmmaking

Prerequisite, Ftv 130. A case study of independent filmmaking. Using the script from a produced independent feature or an independent feature in development, students work with faculty and guest filmmakers to shoot and edit several scenes of the script. Students participate as crew and are intensely involved in the preproduction, production, and postproduction process of the scenes. May be repeated for credit. Fee: $225. (Offered Interterm.) 3 credits.

Ftv 368 Traditional Animation Workshop

An introduction to the knowledge, skill and art of animation. Using a lecture/lab format, this course provides a comprehensive overview of traditional animation techniques such as: paint on film, direct manipulation, and aspects of character animation. This course also provides a practical, hands-on experience using art media to complete these projects on traditional 35mm film animation equipment. (Offered every spring.) Fee: $325. 3 credits.

Ftv 371 Location Filmmaking

Prerequisite, Ftv 130. A group experience in which students participate in the production of a department-sponsored 16mm film. Class members will be organized into a production crew with special attention given to pre-production planning, as well as photographic and sound recording problem solving necessary for location filming. May be repeated for credit. Fee $175. (Offered Interterm.) 3 credits.

Ftv 377 Film Production

Prerequisites, Ftv 115, 227, 237. A 16mm production class in which each student individually produces a short black and white, non-sync sound film, as well as participates on the crews of fellow class members' films. Enrollment contingent on approval of project proposal. Fee: $575. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 387 Short Script Workshop

Prerequisites, Ftv 227. An intensive workshop in writing short screenplays, leading to a mastery of the basic building block of all the film and television writing: the dramatic scene. Issues covered include character, objective, obstacles, dramatic and ironic tension, dialogue, props and other visual elements. Students will be encouraged to work in a variety of styles, and will have opportunities for rewrites and collaboration. The class will feature illustrative film clips. May be repeated for credit. Fee: $75. 3 credits.

Ftv 391 Entertainment Arts Forum

A 15-week lecture series which explores the scope, direction, and inþuence of the entertainment arts. Visiting film and television directors, writers, producers, actors, and executives will present and screen recent work and respond to students' questions and critiques. Individual forum sessions may also include panel discussions of current trends and issues, such as opportunities for women and minorities in entertainment, the impact of violence on television, censorship vs. First Amendment freedom, and other relevant topics. The Entertainment Arts Forum may also host various touring film festivals, such as the Student Academy Award winners and the Festival of Animation. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 403 Advanced News Videography

Prerequisites, Ftv 103, 203. This course offers an intense workshop in advanced news photography and editing. The course includes advanced composition, shooting for the edit room, building sequences, working without a reporter, shooting the anonymous interview, undercover photography, and advanced lighting. Students have the opportunity to view the work of NPPA Award-winning photographers. Fee: $100. (Offered alternate years.)

3 credits.

Ftv 406 Television News Production

Prerequisites, Ftv 103, 203. Students learn the various aspects of producing a television newscast. Students act as managing editors, assignment editors, executive producers, line producers, writers, and will operate the equipment, and also serve as anchors. Students work in conjunction with the students in Broadcast News II who serve as the field reporters. Fee: $100. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 407 Issues in Broadcast Journalism

Prerequisites, Ftv 103, 203. Students learn about and analyze current public policy issues in the areas of economics, business, health, criminal justice, education, infrastructure, and politics. Source material includes current periodicals and newspapers and are assigned areas to investigate producing subjects and outlines for stories or documentaries. May be repeated for credit. (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits.

Ftv 408 Topics in Broadcast Journalism

Prerequisite, Ftv 103. An intensive study of one topic in the field of broadcast journalism. Fee: $150. May be repeated for credit in different topic. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

Anchor and Interview Workshop

Students will develop skills in news anchoring, hosting, and interviewing. They will write and produce their own mini-newscasts and interview shows. The class will view and discuss the work of professionals around the country.

Feature and Sports Reporting

Students will gain theoretical knowledge and practical experience in both feature and sports reporting. Through lectures, demonstrations, analysis of local talent, and practical experience students will learn how to find stories, report, write, and field produce in these two genres.

Film and Entertainment Reporting

Students will concentrate on arts reporting with an emphasis on film, film criticism, and music. The course will explore the work of current arts reporters locally and around the country. Students will develop contacts with major motion picture distributors and promoters. The students will produce field reports, photographing events such as film shoots and recording sessions. Students will also arrange and conduct interviews with actors, directors, producers, and musicians.

Interterm Broadcast Tour

An Interterm tour of broadcast stations and production and news facilities designed for all students interested in broadcast journalism, both majors and

non-majors. Students are introduced to a wide variety of production practices and locales as well as the writers, directors, and producers at various sites. Fee: varies according to trip. (Offered Interterm.)

News Documentary

This course provides the opportunity to explore long form, in-depth journalism. The variety of documentary styles will be viewed and discussed in class. Working in small teams, students will develop and research topics suitable for the documentary form. In the planning process, students will line up locations and secure interview subjects. Projects will be photographed, scripted, produced, and presented at the end of the semester.

Television News Résumés

Key to finding employment in broadcast news is the videotape résumé. In this course students will report and produce a variety of stories with the goal of compiling a news résumé tape. The tape should demonstrate the reporter's ability to cover spot news, politics, business, sports, and soft news.

TV Writing/Reporting Workshop

Students are introduced to television news writing and reporting. The course trains students in the fundamentals of broadcast news writing style and format. Students also cover the essentials of field reporting; gathering information and translating that information into news stories for television. The course also covers the basics of news videography and editing.

Video News Magazines

An introduction to magazine format video production. Students produce regular video news magazines which serve as an internal communications program for the university and its Academic Center locations, and cover important issues in the Chapman community. Students write, report, produce, shoot, and edit the projects.

Ftv 409 Advanced Television Reporting

Prerequisites, Ftv 103, 203. This class will assist the advanced broadcast journalism student in developing the skills necessary to carry out in-depth and investigative reporting. Students learn how to seek out and develop investigative story ideas, secure sources, obtain and interpret documents, and learn the essentials of producing these kinds of stories. Fee: $100. 3 credits.

Ftv 414 Advanced Television Production

Prerequisite, Ftv 314. An advanced course in which each student will be responsible for producing, directing, and editing a complex video program. Enrollment contingent upon approval of project proposed. Fee: $175. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 415 Non-Linear Editing

Prerequisites, Ftv 115, 315, or instructor's consent. Provides students with an intensive hands-on experience editing a project electronically. Students are introduced to the theory and practice of film-style editing on the computer using Chapman University's non-linear computer editing systems. Fee: $125. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 417 Computer Graphics II

Prerequisite, Ftv 316 or instructor's consent. A continuation of the study of two-dimensional and three-dimensional raster computer graphics for film and television, focusing on the creation and manipulation of graphics created by Adobe Photoshop. Fee: $75. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 422 Computer Graphics III

Prerequisite, Ftv 316 or instructor's consent. Before taking this class, students must have prior proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. Students will bring together video, raster, and vector computer graphics with digital audio to create video composites with Adobe After Effects. Fee $75. (Offered fall semester.)

3 credits.

Ftv 427 Advanced Screenwriting

Prerequisites, Ftv 227, 327 or equivalent. Designed to give the experienced scriptwriter experience in the creation, treatment, scripting, and development of marketing strategies for the full-length motion picture screenplay. Students are expected to complete a 90- to 120-minute script. May be repeated for credit. Fee $75. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 429 Experimental Course

(Same as Ftv 229.) 3 credits.

Ftv 430 Senior Project Workshop I

Prerequisites, senior standing, completion of 27 major units. The first semester of an advanced two-semester course in which each student is responsible for producing and directing a complex multimedia, video or 16mm sync sound film production. The first semester includes script writing, pre-production, production management, and script breakdown. Enrollment upon approval of project proposal. Fee $475. (Offered fall semester). 3 credits.

Ftv 431 Senior Project Workshop II

Prerequisite, Ftv 430. The second semester of an advanced two-semester course in which each student is responsible for producing and directing a complex multimedia, video or 16mm sync sound film production. The second semester includes filming, recording synchronous sound, or video taping, and editing a complex video or 16mm film production. Enrollment contingent upon the successful completion of Ftv 430. Fee $475. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 432 Chapman News at Five

Prerequisite, Ftv 406. Part two of a yearlong culminating experience for broadcast journalism majors that begins with Ftv 406. Students produce weekly news stories from the Chapman news desk. Fee: $150. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 434 Production Management

Prerequisites, Ftv 130, 227. Analysis of procedures and problems in preparing a script for film or television production. The role of the production manager in breaking down scripts for the purpose of setting up shooting schedules, preparing budgets, and planning post-production is emphasized. Fee: $75 (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 435 The Business of New Media

An introduction to the business component of the new media industry. This course presents an overview of the role for new media in the entertainment industry and examines the business strategies of various companies including large corporations, independent production companies, television companies, computer companies, and startup ventures. Methods of production, marketing, distribution, and exhibition are examined in the growing new media industry. Also examined are the strategies of growth and future plans for the new media industry including DVD, future delivery systems, and digital distribution. (Offered spring semester, alternate years.) 3 credits.

Ftv 436 Production Design

Prerequisite, Ftv 130. An advanced course in the general principles of art direction and the creation of the visual look of a production. Students determine their own specific approach to the design of the set, costumes, make-up, cinematography, and other visual elements of a specific film as a class project. Fee: $175. (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits.

Ftv 437 Cinematography III

Prerequisites, Ftv 237, 337. An advanced course in motion picture photography for students who wish to learn the duties of director of photography, lighting director, gaffer, and electrician. Fee: $200. (Offered every year.)

3 credits.

Ftv 438 Directing I

A concentrated study in the means of eliciting convincing performances from actors. Students learn about acting by doing it–beginning with acting exercises and scene study. Later work includes script analysis from an acting viewpoint and directing actors brought in from outside the class. (May be repeated for credit.) Fee: $75. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 439 Directing II

An intensive study in camera blocking taught in a workshop setting for students experienced in the fundamentals of directing for film and television. Each student will be required to shoot and edit two five-minute scenes of their choosing, using Hi-8 cameras and digital offline editing equipment. Emphasis will be on teaching students how to heighten the drama of the story through effective placement and movement of the camera. Students will also be taught how lens selection can be used to augment visual storytelling. Fee: $75. (Offered spring semester.)3 credits.

Ftv 441 Visual Perception and Expression

Prerequisites, Ftv 130, 140. A detailed study of how viewers respond to visual stimuli and how filmmakers create meaningful images. Figurative devices such as symbolism and thematic motif are examined with respect to cinema. Students study examples from films after which they will use video and 16mm film to shoot and edit their own solutions to visual problems. Fee: $375. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 443 Topics in International Film

Prerequisites, Ftv 140, 244, or 245. A concentrated study of cinema of one country. Individual films are examined together with groups of films, as in the works of a significant director. The approach is usually historical. Course subjects might include the films of France, England, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan, or Australia. May be repeated for credit in a different topic. (Offered alternate years.)

3 credits.

African-American Cinema CH II

A critical, historical analysis of African-American filmmaking through lecture, discussion, and viewing of films and film excerpts. Feature films, documentaries, television, and experimental films are examined from artistic, social, moral, and political perspectives. 3 credits.

Asian Cinema

Survey of Asian film with emphasis on film as a reþection of culture. The cinema of India, China, and Japan, the countries with the largest film industries, are featured. Representative films from smaller nations such as Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Korea, Thailand, and Burma are also included. Film genres, (action, musical, melodrama, religious, documentary, etc.) from the various countries are compared with each other and with western films.

French and German Films

Examination of the French and German film industries throughout film history. Discussions focus on major movements within each country, as well as the ways in which France and Germany have interconnected histories.

Ftv 444 Seminar in Film History

Prerequisites, Ftv 140, 244 or 245. An in-depth study of a particular topic in film history. Each offering of the course concentrates on a different historical subject. May be repeated for credit in a different topic. (Offered every year.) 3 credits.

Gay and Lesbian Cinema

Aimed at uncovering an alternative history of film, setting out to decipher and describe the rules and parameters of a "gay cinema," this inquiry will include voyeurism, Freudian/feminist film theory, discussion of diverse sexual practices, anarchic film forms, Andy Warhol, R.W. Fassbinder, Jennie Livingston, and Pedro Almodovar, with particular emphasis on recent films of the celebrated New Queer Cinema.

Women in Film and Television

A survey of the on- and off-screen roles women have played in film and television, and an examination of how these roles have changed to reflect the changing status of women in society. 3 credits.

Films of the 1960s

A detailed overview of feature-length films produced in the most tumultuous decade of the 20th century, from British "kitchen-sink" social realism to American "counterculture" cinema. Major themes include the influence of Pop Art and rock music, evolution of an idealistic youth culture and its growing distrust of the prevailing political and social establishment; the unprecedented permissive attitudes toward cinematic depictions of sex, violence, and illegal drug use; growing awareness and involvement in civil right issues and political activism; and ultimate fragmentation and disillusionment of youth factions at the close of the decade. The films of Stanley Kubrick, Jean-Luc Godard, Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, John Schlesinger, and others will be highlighted.

History of the Science Fiction Film 1895-1992 A detailed study of science fiction in cinema with particular emphasis on the historical development of the genre. Textual analysis of individual films is enhanced by a contextual study of the effects of science fiction on American culture from a historical standpoint. Beginning in 1895 with the Lumiere Brothers' Le Chacuterie Mechanique, the historical development covers films through 1992.

Hollywood Censorship

A study of America's censorship of artistic works. Its effects on film and television are the primary source of study. The legal aspects of censorship are examined along with the social issues which affect them. Representative works are viewed, and the histories behind specific landmark cases are studied.

Animation Æsthetics

Examination of the æsthetics of animation. Course will cover an international array of animation created throughout history using a broad range of techniques.

Ftv 445 Film Theory and Criticism

Prerequisites, Ftv 140, 244, 245. A detailed study of the major film theories and their applications in film criticism. The historical and cultural backgrounds of each theoretical concept are covered, as well as representative films. Students read works of the important theorists such as Hugo Munsterberg, Vsevolod Pudovkin, Sergei Eisenstein, Andrea Bazin, Siegfried Kracauer and Christian Metz. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 447 Seminar in American Film I (to 1945)

Prerequisites, Ftv 140, 244, 245. Advanced study in American film which concentrates on studio styles and organizational structure, the audience, technical achievements, and economic practices in American cinema from its beginnings with Edison's kinetoscope through World War II. A basic knowledge of film history is essential for students taking this course. (Offered fall semester, alternate years.) 3 credits.

Ftv 448 Seminar in American Film II (1946-present)

Prerequisites, Ftv 140, 244, 245. An advanced study in American film with particular emphasis on cultural and historical inþuences after 1945. Important movements such as the Film Noir and the advent of the New American Cinema, as well as social events affecting film such as the inþux of television and the advent of film censorship, along with a historical approach to genre development, are among the topics covered. A basic knowledge of film history is essential for students taking this course. (Offered spring semester, alternate years.) 3 credits.

Ftv 449 Hidden Film History

Prerequisites, Ftv 140, 244, 245, and knowledge of basic library practices. Interterm course which introduces advanced researchers to the content of local film and television archives. Includes tours of facilities. (Offered alternate Interterms.) 3 credits.

Ftv 450 Advanced Multimedia Production

Prerequisite, Ftv 250 or 251 or instructor's consent. Using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Macromedia Director, students will design, script, and program a computer-generated multimedia presentation. Each student's final project will be shown on CD-ROM. May be repeated for credit. Fee: $75. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 457 Feature Construction

Prerequisites, Ftv 130, 227 recommended. Eight to ten feature films are screened and and analyzed from a storytelling viewpoint, with emphasis on the wide range of problems and possibilities a screenwriter and director face in the process of managing the audience's emotional involvement in a story. Issues covered include the three-act structure, sequences, scenes, dialogue, exposition, predicament, main tension, suspense versus surprise, irony, characterization, planting and payoff, scenes of preparation and aftermath. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 466 Animation Workshop II ­ Introduction to 3D Animation

Prerequisite, Ftv 366. Building on the Lightwave 5.5 skills learned in Ftv 366, students will utilize Lightwave's layout module to render 3D models for output to video, film or CD Rom. Each student creates a short, animated project. Fee: $75. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 476 Animation Workshop III ­ Advanced Modeling Techniques

Prerequisite, Ftv 466. Building on the Lightwave 5.5 modeling skills learned in Ftv 466, students will learn high polygonal count models, as well as spline based modeling, deformations, grids, snapping, bezier curves, and other high-end modeling techniques. Each student creates a short, animated project. Fee: $75. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 477 Advanced Film Production

Prerequisite, Ftv 377. An advanced course in which each student will be responsible for producing and directing a complex 16mm sync sound film production. Enrollment contingent upon approval of a project proposal. May be repeated for credit. Fee: $575. (Offered every semester.)

3 credits.

Ftv 486 Animation Workshop IV ­ Advanced Lightwave 3D Animation

Prerequisite, Ftv 476. Utilizing skills learned in the preceding Lightwave 3D classes, students will create and animate full-scale, high polygonal count models, create textures, learn the basis of 3D painting and advanced motion paths. Each student creates a short, animated project. Fee: $75. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 492 Seminar Internship

Seminar Internship offers students the chance to work "on the job." However, because students meet for a group meeting periodically, the seminar also includes career counseling, resumé workshops, practice interviewing, and discussion of how to secure an entry-level job. May be repeated for credit. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

Ftv 499 Individual Study

Individual research and projects. Students must have an overall grade point average of at least 3.0 to enroll. Designed to meet specific concerns which are not provided for by regular curriculum offerings. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits. 1-3 credits.

Graduate Courses

The master of arts program in film studies and the master of fine arts program in film and television production provide students with both research and production opportunities in the context of a liberal arts course of study. For more information, see the Graduate Catalog.

Ftv 501 Acting for Non-Actors

Ftv 505 Visual Programming

Ftv 514 Graduate Television Workshop

Ftv 515 Non-Linear Editing

Ftv 516 Computer Graphics I

Ftv 517 Computer Graphics II

Ftv 518 Field Production for Television

Ftv 522 Computer Graphics III

Ftv 526 Writing for New Media

Ftv 527 Screenwriting Workshop I

Ftv 528 Directing for Film and Television

Ftv 531 Production Workshop I

Ftv 532 Production Workshop II

Ftv 533 Audio Design

Ftv 534 Production Management

Ftv 535 The Documentary

Ftv 536 Production Design

Ftv 537 Cinematography

Ftv 538 Directing Actors for Film and Television

Ftv 540 Seminar in Film Style and Culture

Ftv 541 Visual Perception and Expression

Ftv 542 Film Genre Studies

Ftv 543 Topics In International Film

Ftv 544 Advanced Film Studies

Ftv 545 Film Theory and Criticism

Ftv 546 Seminar in the History of Television

Ftv 547 Seminar in American Film I

Ftv 548 Seminar in American Film II

Ftv 549 Hidden Film History

Ftv 550 Seminar in Multimedia Production

Ftv 551 Business Presentations

Ftv 557 Feature Construction

Ftv 560 Overview of Producing

Ftv 561 Structure and Function of Film Festival

Ftv 562 The Development Process of Film and Television

Ftv 564 Film and Television Financing

Ftv 565 Film and the Internet

Ftv 566 Animation Workshop I

Ftv 567 Independent Feature Filmmaking

Ftv 568 Traditional Animation Workshop

Ftv 569 Producing for Television

Ftv 572 Graduate Location Filmmaking

Ftv 577 Graduate Film Workshop

Ftv 587 Short Script Workshop

Ftv 591 Entertainment Arts Forum

Ftv 594 Research Techniques

Ftv 596 Thesis in Film Studies

Ftv 599 Directed Study

Ftv 627 Screenwriting Workshop II

Ftv 628 Seminar in Television Writing

Ftv 631 Production Workshop III

Ftv 635 The Business of the New Media

Ftv 637 Cinematography Workshop II

Ftv 645 Advanced Film Theory and Criticism

Ftv 647 Screenwriting Workshop III

Ftv 650 Advanced Seminar in Multimedia Production

Ftv 661 Marketing, Distribution, and Exhibition

Ftv 663 Advanced Producers Workshop I

Ftv 666 Animation Workshop II

Ftv 667 Thesis Development Seminar

Ftv 673 Advanced Producers Workshop II

Ftv 674 Legal Considerations and Ethics in Producing

Ftv 675 Producing for the Global Citizen

Ftv 676 Animation Workshop III

Ftv 680 Screenwriting Master Class

Ftv 686 Animation Workshop IV

Ftv 692 Seminar Internship

Ftv 694 Thesis in the New Media

Ftv 695 Thesis Project in Screenwriting

Ftv 697 Thesis in Film and Television Production

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