S-Experimental Film and Video

This course explores the genre of Experimental Film and Video with a
critical eye toward the history and current articulations of this form
of production in both feature film and short form movies/videos. The
course begins with an introduction to the genre, then explores
Experimental Film/Video according to three different categories:
Experimentation with Narrative, Experimentation with Structure/Form,
and Experimentation with the line between Fact and Fiction. Students
will emerge from this course with a solid foundation in the history

ST-TV Studio Oper, Prod Design

This course explores the links between technical operations, creative production design, and actual production in the live, multiple-camera HD studio environment.

Though loaded with technology, the television studio is, from the first instance through the last, a creative environment. Studio technology comprises a set of creative tools. Uses these tools are always aimed at actual production of meaningful content.

Social Impact of Mass Media

This course explores research on the influence of mass media on audiences. The course examines the effects of television (and some other media) on thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors. Topics include politics and the media, the influence of news, public service campaigns and advertising, and media influence on health. Students will take three in-class exams and will do in-class writing in each class session.

S-Countercultural Films

An exploration of the counter-cultural movements of the 1960s and 70s and later, hosted by someone who was there and lived to tell the tale. Through the medium of documentary and fiction films, we will delve into the musical, sexual, artistic, political and spiritual upheavals that rocked America and Europe back then and that continue to reverberate today.
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