Film and Media Arts

Film and Media Arts 1141 (formerly 0100): Media Arts I
4 credit hours (non-CLA)

An introductory course in media arts and theory that examines the history and practice of image making, sound production, and new technologies. Students will explore hands-on production processes and the theoretical foundations of film, video, and audio in a range of technologies, including low-tech, professional studio, and computerized digital formats. Course work will emphasize individual students' rigorous exploration of creative, personal visions, along with commercial applications.

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Film and Media Arts 1142 (formerly 0101): Media Arts II
4 credit hours (non-CLA)

Prerequisite: FMA 1141

A continuation of media arts and theory with an increased emphasis on aesthetics, genres, writing, and project design. Assigned production projects and readings will include documentary, financial, and experimental formats.

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Film and Media Arts 1172 (formerly X155): Introduction to Film and Video Analysis
3 credit hours (non-CLA)

Prerequisite: English 1002 or equivalent

An analysis of film and television through screenings and readings in the context of theory, history, and aesthetics. Note, this was formerly RTF X155.

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Film and Media Arts 2242 (formerly 0200): Recording and Structuring Video
4 credit hours (non-CLA)

Prerequisite: FMA 1141 and FMA 1142 or permission of instructor

An intensive course in instruction and practice with the tools for recording and structuring video. Note, this was formerly RTF 0105.

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Film and Media Arts 2361 (formerly 0201): Writing for Media
4 credit hours (non-CLA)

Prerequisite: FMA 1141 and FMA 1142 or permission of instructor

A seminar and workshop exploration of various approaches to fiction and nonfiction media writing.

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Film and Media Arts 0230: Audio Production
4 credit hours (non-CLA)

Prerequisite: FMA 1141 and FMA 1142 or permission of instructor

A programmatic investigation of the sound sense utilizing experimental demonstrations of multiple-track audio, its control, use, and effects.

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Film and Media Arts 2451 (formerly 0241): Experimental Video
4 credit hours (non-CLA)

Prerequisite: FMA 2242

An intensive field experience that explores aesthetic and new applications of portable video, using portapak cameras and recorders and half-inch cassette editing facilities. Note, this was formerly RTF 0241.

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Film and Media Arts 2551 (formerly 0257): Editing Film and Video
4 credit hours (non-CLA)

Prerequisite: FMA 2242

A study of the techniques, practices, equipment, procedures, and theories involved in achieving structure in film and video. Note, this was formerly RTF 0257.

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Film and Media Arts 0258: Computerized Editing
4 credit hours (non-CLA)

Prerequisite: FMA 2551

A second-semester editing course that serves as an introduction to the use of computers in the editing process. The course provides a background in digital editing from CMX for TV broadcast to current desktop editing for independent film and video makers. Includes Quicktime, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, DVD Studio Pro.

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Film and Media Arts 2671 (formerly 0263): International Cinema
4 credit hours (non-CLA)

A survey of the history of motion pictures from the perspective of many different aesthetic concepts. Lectures and screenings examine Hollywood style and a variety of historical and cultural alternatives, including the Soviet school of montage, Italian neorealism, postwar Japanese cinema, the French new wave, and many other commercial and artistic currents from different periods and visual cultures.

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Film and Media Arts 2670 (formerly 0292): Topics in Film Study
3 credit hours (non-CLA)

An intermediate exploratory seminar in film study.

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Film and Media Arts 2670 (formerly 0292): Topics in Film Study: Kurosawa?Shot by Shot
3 credit hours (non-CLA)

(Cross-Listings: Asian Studies 3000)

An intensive analysis of some of Akira Kurosawa's major works. The course includes screenings of the newest DVD release versions of these films, with documentary, interviews, and analytical additions, supplemented by in-class discussion of the films and their accompanying shot-by-shot analyses. Course requirements include a term paper and a weekly journal.

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Film and Media Arts 3396 (formerly W320): Writing for Media II
4 credit hours (non-CLA)

Prerequisite: FMA 2361 or permission of instructor

An advanced course concentrating on the preparation of a complete television, motion picture, or nonfiction script.

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Film and Media Arts 3452 (formerly 0354): New Technologies Lab
4 credit hours (non-CLA)

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor

A course that invites the exploration, study, design, production, and implementation of hypermedia projects, including interactive and computer-controlled video, computer graphics, digital sound, videodisc, virtual reality, and other emerging technologies. Interdisciplinary collaborations will be encouraged between film and media arts, mass media and telecommunications, computer science, engineering, architecture, art, and music.

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Film and Media Arts 4673 (formerly 0366): International Cinema
4 credit hours

The course will survey and examine the various cultural determinants of international film forms through screenings, lectures, and readings. It will attempt to define the differences and similarities between mainstream Hollywood cinema and the range of international film forms from Africa, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

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Film and Media Arts 3696 (formerly W391): Topics in Film Study
3 credit hours (non-CLA)

An exploratory seminar with varying special topics. The course may be repeated if the topic differs. Expectations include lectures, screenings, discussions, and written assignments. Note, this was formerly RTF 0302.

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Film and Media Arts 4240 (formerly 0393): Topics in Production
4 credit hours (non-CLA)

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor

A workshop in film, video, audio, or emerging new production issue. A new aesthetic approach or aspect of technology is featured each time the course is offered. This includes such special effects as field recording, audio experimentation, computer imagery, video verite, and film/video diary.

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