FILM-139 Principles of Film and Media Production

This course is an interdisciplinary study of film and video production. Emphasis is on the creative and technical aesthetics of basic content production which includes: composition, terminology, lighting, sound, and linear vs. non-linear structure. This course will also examine the technical processes, rules, and ethical considerations that are faced when making media. Students will be challenged to create media that elicits emotions and changes minds.

Credits

3

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Identify and apply critical theories and concepts related to enduring and contemporary issues of aesthetics, creativity, and invention in media through analysis of media images, narratives, and genres.
2. 2. Incorporate innovation, risk-taking, and creativity into problem-solving methods in media by analyzing the ways in which media represents the world at large and its intertextuality and ideology.
3. 3. Pose and address questions related to the confluence of creative and humanistic expression with social and cultural contexts in media by analyzing the close connection between media and different types of audiences.
4. 4. Assess, reflect on, and critically analyze the role of humanistic expression in illuminating the human condition through ethical considerations in media.
5. 5. Discuss the ways in which the media represents the world at large and its intertextuality and ideology.
6. 6. Analyze the close connection between media and different types of media institutions.
7. 7. Compare and contrast essential media skills such as research and production.
8. 8. Practice the basic artistry of manipulating sound and image.

Course Objectives

1. 1. Identify and apply critical theories and concepts related to enduring and contemporary issues of aesthetics, creativity, and invention in media through analysis of media images, narratives, and genres.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Quiz

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Creative Process and Humanistic Inquiry Rubric

   Creative Process

   • CP1
2. 2. Incorporate innovation, risk-taking, and creativity into problem-solving methods in media by analyzing the ways in which media represents the world at large and its intertextuality and ideology.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Quiz

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Creative Process and Humanistic Inquiry Rubric

   Creative Process

   • CP2
3. 3. Pose and address questions related to the confluence of creative and humanistic expression with social and cultural contexts in media by analyzing the close connection between media and different types of audiences.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Exam

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Creative Process and Humanistic Inquiry Rubric

   Creative Process

   • CP3
4. 4. Assess, reflect on, and critically analyze the role of humanistic expression in illuminating the human condition through ethical considerations in media.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Final exam

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Creative Process and Humanistic Inquiry Rubric

   Creative Process

   • CP4
5. 5. Discuss the ways in which the media represents the world at large and its intertextuality and ideology.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

6. 6. Analyze the close connection between media and different types of media institutions.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

7. 7. Compare and contrast essential media skills such as research and production.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

8. 8. Practice the basic artistry of manipulating sound and image.

   This objective is a course Goal Only