GENERAL DESCRIPION: In this course the student learns the basic operation of a small scale television studio. The student learns to integrate the various production elements into an effective message.

OBJECTIVES:
1. Develop an understanding of visualization.
2. Learn about various production elements such as lighting, set design, graphics, etc.
3. Learn the correct operation of television cameras, character generator,
    video switcher, and lights.
4. Develop an understanding of audio equipment, including audio consoles,
    microphones, and tape recorders.
5. Learn and develop the techniques of the Television Director.
6. Develop an understanding of editing equipment and learn basic editing techniques.
7. Produce programs which demonstrate an understanding of these producion
    elements and how they can be combined for effective communication.

COMMUNICATION ARTS 300
ELECTRONIC FIELD PRODUCTION

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:  Through the use of portable video equipment and editing facilities, the student will explore the processes by which realities are constructed by the electronic media.

OBJECTIVES:
1.  Learn the mechanics, techniques of single camera production.
2.  Learn the conventions, mechanics, and techniques of the Classical Hollywood Cinema.
3.  Learn the mechanics and techniques of scriptwriting.
4.  Explore the history and various genres of film.
5.  Produce projects which allow you to demonstrate an understanding of these and other production elements and the way these elements may
     be combined effectively to tell a story.

COMMUNICATION ARTS 440
ADVANCED VISUAL PRODUCTION

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:  A highly intensive production class which explains visual and aural elements which contribute to the art of cinema. Each student will make short projects (experimental, narrative, documentary) exploring filmic principles chosen from those presented in class.  As a group they will produce a lengthier project and arrange and promote a public screening.  Students will create a coherent visual style, understand the logistics of production, and gain an overview of the marketplace.

COMMUNICATION ARTS 460
DOCUMENTARY TRADITION

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Documentary tradition is an exploration of the development and impact of the documentary genre in its classical and journalistic forms in film and television.  While documentaries encompass a wide range of forms (educational, personality profiles, historical, propaganda, etc.) and students will be exposed to them in this class, our primary focus will be to investigate films and programs that deal with facts in a social context.  Those films which concentrate on probing a social, economic, or political issue.  In the analysis and discussion of each of the documentaries that will be screened, emphasis will be placed on process- how they were made, style, visual techniques, research techniques, point of view, etc.  After they have learned the essentials of documentary making (including an emphasis on the role of research) students will produce (in groups) a 15-20 minute documentary program in video which will be screened at the end of the semester.

COMMUNICATION ARTS 580
JUNIOR SEMINAR

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:  In a little over fifty years television has evolved from a rare novelty into what Paddy Chayevsky has described as "the most awesome godless force" in the modern world (Cross 1983, 1).  Its role in our society is becoming ever more dominant as the telephone, computer, and television technologies begin to merge.  This course thoroughly examines how television has changed the way we think and live.  What has it brought us?  What has it taken away?  What will it bring?  The student is forced to step back and critically analyze a medium which, in a seemingly unobtrusive manner, has been a central factor in their lives.