Course Title Instructor Day Time Room AD 30400 Video Art F. Winkler MW 2:30-5:20 PAO B179 (CRNS: 58259-001) CHNS 33300 Chinese Cinema H. Wang MW 1:30-3:20 SC G064 (CRNS: 13597-001, 13598-002) W 3:30-6:20 SC 114 DANC 36800 Dance Sound Design R. Thomas F 3:30-5:20 PAO B185E (CRNS: 64639-001) ENGL 28600 The Movies Various Various Various GRIS 103 (CRNS: Various) REC 226 ENGL 38700 Hist Film 1938-Present M. Diefenderfer WF 9:30-10:20 REC 226 (CRNS: 20847-003, 20848-004) T 6:30-9:20 BRWN 1154 FVS 26100 Foundations Cinema T. McKay MW 9:30-10:45 HAMP 1266 (CRNS: 18606-001) FVS 33200 Live Events & Sports B. Chastain M 1:30-2:20 PSYC 3102 (CRNS: 21175-001) Video FVS 33400 Cinematography & B. Chastain WF 8:30-11:20 STEW B081 (CRNS: 21180-001) Videography FVS 33600 Screenwriting T. McKay TR 12:00-1:15 STEW B081 (CRNS: 18393-001) FVS 33700 Editing I B. Chastain TR 8:30-11:20 STEW B081 (CRNS: 5555-002) FVS 44200 Digital Film Production T. McKay TR 3:00-4:15 STEW B081 (CRNS: 10462-003) FVS 45000 Intern in Film/Video B. Chastain Arrange Hours (CRNS: TBA) FVS 49100B Big Ten Producing/ B. Chastain Arrange Hours (CRNS: 21041-025) Directing FVS 49100FF Capstone Film/Video Various Arrange Hours (CRNS: TBA) FVS 49100M Mafia and the Movies B. Lawton TR 10:30-11:20 SC G030 (CRNS: 12873-016) W 10:30-1:20 SC 239 GER 33000 German Cinema B. Allert TR 1:30-2:20 SC G030 (CRNS: 20186-001) R 6:30-9:20 SC 239 ITAL 33000 Italian Cinema B. Lawton TR 12:30-1:20 SC G060 (CRNS: 11925-003) W 2:30-5:20 SC 239 ITAL 33500 Italian American Cinema B. Lawton TR 10:30-11:20 SC G030 (CRNS: 12874-001) W 10:30-1:20 SC 239 JPNS 33000 Japanese Cinema E. Sekine TR 12:30-1:20 SC 102 (CRNS: 18573-004) W 5:30-8:20 SC 239
LC 33300 The Middle Ages on Film P. Leverage TR 12:30-1:20 SC G030 (CRNS: 16033-001) R 3:30-6:20 SC 239 MARS 22000C Middle Ages on Film P. Leverage TR 12:30-1:20 SC G030 (CRNS: 16034-001) R 3:30-6:20 SC 239 THTR 13300 Survey of Acting Various Various Various PAO 2154,64 (CRNS: various) THTR 16300 Intro Sound Design J. Zhao T 3:30-5:20 PAO B189 (CRNS: 27989-001) & Technology THTR 23300 Acting I: Acting Technique R. Rand Various Various PAO 2164 (CRNS: 27998-001) THTR 26300 Intro to Sound Studios TBA MW 11:30-1:30 PAO B189 (CRNS: 28009-001) THTR 33400 Acting III: Camera R. Lee TR 11:30-1:20 PAO 2164 (CRNS: 14642-001) THTR 56300 Adv. Sound Design R. Thomas TR 1:30-3:20 PAO B185E (CRNS: 16521-001) Course Descriptions AD 30400 - Video Art Credit Hours: 3 Class Size: 16 Introduction to digital video as a creative medium for artistic expression. Students will record, digitize, edit and distribute digital video content and author a digital portfolio of their work in the form of an interactive DVD. Permission of department required. CGT 24600 - Compositing I Credit Hours: 3 Class Size: 80 This course focuses on applying node-based video compositing techniques as applied to 3D visual effects and animation. Students explore the major areas of video compositing, including node-based workflows, integration with 3D animation and visual effects tools, image tracking, rotoscoping, and chroma keying. Special emphasis is placed on creating aesthetically pleasing video composites using production tools and techniques. Typically CHNS 33300 - Chinese Cinemema Credit Hours: 3.00. Class Size: 18 This course surveys the development of the Chinese cinema from its beginning to the present. Films from the mainland as well as Taiwan and Hong Kong will be examined in-depth for their aesthetic quality and techniques, and equally important, against their socio-historical, political, economic and cultural contexts. The class is conducted in English. Films are all in Chinese with English subtitles. Typically offered Spring. DANC 36800 - Dance Sound Design Credit Hours: 1.00. Class Size: 15 The study and application of sound design for dance, with emphasis on creation of sound scores for Modern Dance concerts. Instructor permission required. EAPS 10600 Geosciences Cinema Credit Hours: 3.00. Class Size: 460 An introduction to earth and atmospheric sciences based on depictions in popular and documentary cinema. Topics will include: earthquakes, volcanoes, severe weather, dinosaurs, climate change, evolution, meteor
impacts, and earth's interior. Lectures will focus on discussion of the relevant science, separating fact from fiction, and disaster management. Assignments will consist of viewing of films and answering questions about the science contained therein. ENGL 27900 - American Short in Print and Film Analysis of American short stories of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, their filmed versions, their printed scenarios, and critical writings about the tales and their adaptations. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. ENGL 28600 - The Movies Credit Hours: 3.00. Class Size: 50 The history and aesthetics of the movies from The Great Train Robbery and The Birth of a Nation or Intolerance to contemporary films. Comparison of the cinematic method with the methods of the drama and the novel. One afternoon or evening a week for the screening of films; two periods a week for discussion. Typically offered Fall Spring. ENGL 38700 - Hist Film 1938-Present A survey of international cinema for the period indicated. Emphasis on the feature film and its development as a communication tool, popular art form, medium of personal expression, and self-exploring linguistic system. FVS 26100 - Foundations Cinema The course introduces students to the principles and practice of professional video production. Through lectures, viewing, discussions, and laboratory exercises, students will acquire the tools necessary to transform their concepts, or those of their clients, into successful video productions. Film Video Studies majors have priority. FVS 33200 - Live Events & Sports Video Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Class Size: 20 This experiential course furthers the students' understanding of technical video production. Production meetings, viewings, discussions, and event productions increase the students' proficiency with the technology and equipment as well as the art involved in the craft. Film Video Studies majors have priority. Typically offered Fall Spring. FVS 33400 Cinematography & Videography This intermediate course in Film, Video, and Television Production will further prepare the student to use the technology of the camera as a basis for the art and visual storytelling of motion pictures. The student will also receive the basic background needed for understanding the skills and processes of a single camera production environment. Typically FVS 33600 - Screenwriting Students will gain a working knowledge of basic narrative elements and how these elements work to form a story. Writing and re-writing a three act outline and an original screenplay will give you an understanding of script language and process. (Film Video Studies majors have priority.). FVS 33700 - Editing I The course introduces students to the principles of film and video editing. Projects, discussions, demonstrations, and hands-on exercises expose students to the technical and artistic aspects of the editing process. Film & Video Studies and Film & Theatre Productions majors have priority. Typically offered Fall Spring.
FVS 33800 Editing II This course instructs students in advanced principles of film and video editing and color grading. Projects, discussions, demonstrations, and hands-on exercises expose students to the technical and artistic aspects of the editing process. Film & Video Studies and Film & Theatre Productions majors have priority. Typically offered Fall Spring. FVS 44200 - Digital Film Production Credit Hours: 4.00. Class Size: 16 Students will gain knowledge of all phases of film production in the course of completing two short digital films. This class will emulate standard film industry practices and guidelines. Film Video Studies majors have priority. FVS 45000 - Intern in Film/Video Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Class Size: TBA Internships in one of the professional areas of film, video or media production. Internships are supervised by appropriate faculty in a particular field of specialization. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. FVS 49100B - Big Ten Producing and Directing Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Class Size: 6 Readings under the direction of the instructor in a particular field of study. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. FVS 49100FF - Capstone Film/Video Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Class Size: TBA Special topics or projects under the direction of an instructor in a particular field of specialization. Typically FVS 49100M - Mafia and the Movies Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Class Size: 25 Special topics or projects under the direction of an instructor in a particular field of specialization. Typically GER 33000 - German Cinema Credit Hours: 3.00. Class Size: Viewing and analysis of major German contributions to the cinema from the earliest period to the present. Emphasis on relevant aesthetic theories and on the schools of literature and painting that served as sources. Evaluation of the German film on the basis of social, artistic, and political criteria. Knowledge of German not required. Typically ITAL 33000 Italian Cinema The development and evolution of Italian cinema after World War II. The class will center on the viewing and discussion of films and will survey a broad spectrum of directors and styles. Knowledge of Italian not required. Typically ITAL 33500 Italian American Cinema This course offers an overview of the major filmmakers associated with the representation of Italian Americans in the United States film world. Students will view and discuss major filmmakers and their films, and will write critical essays on film topics. Conducted in English. Typically JPNS 33000 Japanese Cinema
A survey of the development of Japanese cinema after World War II. The class focuses on the viewing and discussion of the films and examines a variety of directors with different styles and thematic messages. LC 33300 The Middle Ages on Film Introduction to the Middle Ages through films in various languages and genres from the beginning of film history to the present. Reading literary, historical, legal, and film theory texts in conjunction with the films, students critically analyze representations of the Middle Ages and the cultural context from which these emerge. PSY 39200F Social Psychology & Film Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Class Size: 20 Various topics that may change from semester to semester are presented by Psychological Sciences department faculty. Typically THTR 13300 Survey of Acting Credit Hours: 3.00. Class Size: 120 This is an introductory acting course for non-theatre majors. It is an exploration of the fundamentals of stage acting designed to enhance communication, creativity and collaboration. Class work includes acting exercises, theatre games and scene work. CTL:IFA 1301 Introduction To Acting THTR 16300 Intro Sound Design Credit Hours: 2.00. Class Size: 15 Introduction to theatre sound design and technology for general theatre students. Involvement in Department of Theatre production program. THTR 23300 Acting I: Acting Technique Credit Hours: 3.00. Class Size: 32 Beginning training and exercises in the basic elements of acting, including vocal and physical preparation, sensory awareness, releasing the imagination and a basic understanding of action and objective. Staging exercises and terminology are emphasized. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Spring. THTR 26300 Intro to Sound Studios An introduction to theories and techniques of audio production. Typically offered Spring. THTR 33400 Acting III: Camera Credit Hours: 3.00. Class Size: 10 Continued development of acting technique, as it relates to challenges unique to acting on film, television and commercials. Students will develop an effective process for on-camera performance. Class exercises/presentations are recorded, viewed and critiqued by the students and the instructor. Typically offered Fall Spring. THTR 56300 Adv. Sound Design Credit Hours: 2.00 or 3.00. Class Size: 15 Advanced study of selected problems in acting, including detailed role and play analyses, thorough rehearsals and critiques of performance. Permission of instructor required. Typically