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This course covers multiple eras and movements throughout the age of film.

This course introduces students to the technical and aesthetic aspects of small format digital production as well as the basic principles of motion picture production. Students learn the language of film/digital video and how its manipulation can express one’s individual message or purpose.

This course is an intense overview of the entire process beyond the creation of a production. Students review film financing, contracting, budgeting, insurance, etc.

This introductory course helps digital film production students to develop skills and gain experience in acting and directing for the camera. Students participate on both sides of the camera. Course sessions include lecture, practical exercises, and preparation for analyzing and blocking a scene and working on a set. Students screen selected film clips to evaluate performances, explore methods to prepare for an audition, discuss the actor/director relationship, and examine the professional requirements of relating to a crew.

This course will be an intensive exploration of the craft, technologies, and aesthetic principles of cinematography, lighting, and set design techniques. Lectures and in-class demonstrations cover video formats, cameras, exposure, lenses and optics, lighting units, lighting placement, lighting control, camera support, and camera movement

This course follows the general chronology of editing from capture and logging, through editing and effects, to final output of a finished program. The first half of the course is devoted entirely to a mastery of the editing software. The second half of the course is devoted to examining how and why editing is important. Different editing theories are explored, including montage, fast cut, long take, jump cut, and others. Lab fee required.

This course is an interactive exploration and implementation of audio production for cinema, including multimodal and theoretical approaches.

This course utilizes techniques of directing, sound editing, lighting, and advanced editing programs. Several practical and written exercises lead to a short digital production. Students spend time working with actors in front of the camera as well as composing shots to convey a story visually.

Students learn the impact, use, and history of entertainment guilds and unions. The course also covers value, membership requirements, and alternative opportunities outside of the union system.

This course is a survey of music video and documentary productions. Students study, analyze, and implement techniques in both types of productions. Prerequisite: DFP 311.

This course exposes students to every aspect of media production. Students also learn how to work well in a team environment and to adhere to deadlines, time constraints, and medium limitations. Prerequisite: DFP 111.

This class is about developing students’ understanding of the art of cinematic storytelling and montage and exposing them to the cueing, performing, and editing of Foley and Automated Dialogue Replacement. Students work on more advanced projects is integrated into the class as a means of mastering advanced editing tools and techniques. Prerequisite: DFP 225.

implement advanced techniques in creating cinema screenplays. This course emphasizes the use of traditional storytelling and classic mythology, and how these devices apply to contemporary screenplays. Prerequisite: COM 221

Students learn to adapt various forms of media to screenplays. Prerequisite: DFP 457.

Students Participate In Individually Writing A Full-length Feature Film. They Also Explore All Aspects Of Structure, Character, Settings, Theme, Obstacle, And Expressive Writing Storytelling. Prerequisites: Dfp 457 And Dfp 463.

This practicum provides students with the foundation and practice in digital production. Students learn how to use different media forms to express creativity and ideas. The course goal is to teach students to analyze a script by identifying character objectives, through-lines, key facts, circumstances, and emotional events while transferring that to an on-set production experience. Thecourse focuses on the process and completion of a short production piece. Prerequisite: DFP 451.