How To Get A Degree In Media Arts

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1 MATHEMATICS/MEDIA ARTS 133 MATH 526 Algorithmic Number Theory (3) MATH 527 Probability and Statistics (3) MATH 529 Selected Topics in Topology (3) MATH 531 Numerical Analysis (3) MATH 536 Mathematical Modeling (3) MATH 540 Graph Theory (3) MATH 598 Mathematical Principles of Computer Graphics (3) MATH 599 Structural Programming in C Language (3) MEDIA ARTS Fries Hall, Rm Mr. Roddy Bogawa, Chairperson rbogawa@njcu.edu Professor: Steuerwald Associate Professors: Albrecht, Bogawa, D Alessandro, Tese Assistant Professors: Dika, Foster, Katz, Ramocki The Media Arts Department is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). The Media Arts Department houses a full color, broadcast-quality television studio, MAC and PC digital media labs, radio and audio production facilities, and 16mm film production and postproduction facilities. The department has a studio/classroom for multi-media production and two large projection/ seminar rooms for weekly screenings. Completing the Media Arts facilities are AVID and Final Cut Pro video editing suites, and 16mm Steenbeck editing suites. Works produced in the Media Arts Department include experimental, digitally animated, documentary and narrative short subjects, and independent feature productions. The department is the official home of The Thomas Edison-Black Maria Film and Video Festival, recognized by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as an Academy Award qualifying festival for short films (documentary, animation, and live action). The department also sponsors the URBAN IMAGE media collective whose mission is to provide venues for emerging artists current media majors and graduates of the Media Arts program to exhibit their work through partnership with arts organizations in Hudson County. The Media Arts Department is also a co-sponsor of the New Jersey Young Film and Videomakers Festival. Faculty members are active in the production of original films and videos. Their work has been screened at major festivals and museums including the Museum of Modern Art, the Margaret Mead Festival at the Museum of Natural History, and The Whitney Museum of American Art. The Media Arts Department offers a single degree track, providing students with a rigorous foundation in media production, as well as the opportunity to pursue a concentration in the areas of video, film, digital media production, and audio production. Department faculty members act as advisors and mentors in the areas of film production, video production, audio production, digital media, screenwriting, and theory/aesthetics. The department offers an innovative minor program that allows students to design their own program of study under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Students outside the department wishing to take media classes must complete all required prerequisites and obtain the permission of the chair before registering for 300 and 400 level courses. The Dr. Joseph Drew Award for Excellence in is given every year to a graduating senior from the Media Arts Department. The recipient of the award is chosen by the Media Arts Department faculty on the basis of an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.0 or better, and the demonstration of a high level of technical competence in a number of production areas as well as a high level of creativity and professionalism in completed productions. Requirements for admission, fields of employment, continued areas of education, and course requirements for this major are explained in detail below. The requirements for graduation, which precede a student s major, are listed on p. 45 Undergraduate Requirements.

2 134 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts Completion of this major prepares one for a career as a production assistant, research assistant, script advisor, or postproduction assistant. Continued study may include a master s and/or doctoral degree in media studies or a master of fine arts degree in production or film studies. Students are accepted in the Media Arts major only after review by the department, and they must have achieved a minimum grade point average of 2.5 to apply for admission. Majors must maintain a minimum grade point average of Course Code Course Title Credits Departmental Core Courses MEDI 102 Development of Film I OR MEDI 103 Development 3 MEDI 110* Foundations of Media Design 3 MEDI 204 Media in American Society 3 MEDI 205* Introduction to Digital Media 3 MEDI 210* Sound 3 MEDI 311* Video I 3 MEDI 312* Film I 3 MEDI 402* Film Aesthetics 3 MEDI 422* Multi-Media 3 Select one course from the core courses following MEDI 330 Media Writing 3 MEDI 331 Screenwriting 3 MEDI 332 Writing Commercial Copy 3 Restricted electives (select 15 credits from the courses below; 9 of these credits must be in studio production courses. Please see course descriptions below to identify studio courses.) MEDI 100 Intro to Media 3 MEDI D Design 3 MEDI 119 Film and Critical Issues 3 MEDI 205* Intro to Digital Media 3 MEDI 215* Introduction to International Cinemas 3 MEDI 224 Analysis of Film: Screenwriting 3 MEDI 230 Photo I 3 MEDI 302* Film Genre: French Film 3 MEDI 303* Film Genre: Alfred Hitchcock 3 MEDI 304* Film Genre: Film Noir 3 MEDI 305* Film Genre: Woody Allen 3 MEDI 306* Film Genre: The Western 3 MEDI 307* Film Genre: Science Fiction 3 MEDI 320* Radio 3 MEDI 321* Film Genre: The Musical 3 MEDI 322* Film Genre: Horror 3 MEDI 323* Film Genre: Bernardo Bertolucci 3 MEDI 324* Film Genre: Orson Welles 3 MEDI 325* Film Genre: Italian Film 3 MEDI 326* Film Genre: Avant-Garde to graduate with a degree in Media Arts. Students are required to complete 45 credit hours in the Media Arts major. Of these, thirty departmental core credits are required from the following courses. Course requirements for completion of this degree track are listed below. Course codes with an asterisk (*) have prerequisite or corequisite courses. These pre- and corequisites are listed with the course descriptions that follow. MEDI 327* Film Genre: Women in Film 3 MEDI 328* Film Genre: Latin American Film 3 MEDI 329* Film Genre: Documentary 3 MEDI 333* Film II 3 MEDI 334* Film Genre: Charlie Chaplin 3 MEDI 335* Film Genre: Race and Ethnicity in Film 3 MEDI 336* Film Genre: Contemporary European Film 3 MEDI 337* Film Genre: Courtroom Drama 3 MEDI 338* Film Genre: American Directors 3 MEDI 339* Film Genre: The Male Image in Film 3 MEDI 341* Film Genre: Comedies of the 1930s and 1940s 3 MEDI 342* Film Genre: Howard Hawks 3 MEDI 343* Film Genre: John Ford 3 MEDI 346* Film Genre: Contemporary Black Film 3 MEDI 348* Film Genre: Films of the 80 s & 90 s 3 MEDI 349* Film Genre: The Independents 3 MEDI 350* Film Genre: Film Music 3 MEDI 351* Film Genre: Asian Film 3 MEDI 401* Images, Meaning and Technology 3 MEDI 409* Interactive Media Authoring 3 MEDI 410* Video Field and Editing 3 MEDI 411* Advanced Video 3 MEDI 412* Film Directing 3 MEDI 413* Video Workshop: Documentary 3 MEDI 414* Film Post 3 MEDI 415* 3-D Computer Animation 3 MEDI 416* Film and TV Lighting 3 MEDI 417* Film Practicum: Advanced Cinematography 3 MEDI 418* Human Conflict in Film 3 MEDI 419* Digital Media II 3 MEDI 420* Media Arts Seminar 3 MEDI 421* Independent Study in Media Arts 3 MEDI 423* Post- Techniques in Sound 3 MEDI 424* Post- Techniques in Video 3 MEDI 430* Honors in Media I 3 MEDI 431* Honors in Media II 3 Cooperative Education 2-6

3 MEDIA ARTS 135 Minor in Media Arts (18 to 24 credits) The Media Arts Department offers a minor in media arts. Students minor in media arts by completing the following requirements. Application to the department chairperson is required for a review of records and to determine eligibility. Core requirement for the Minor in Media Arts Course Code Course Title Credits MEDI 110 Foundations of Media Design 3 Additional course selections (select credits) MEDI 100 Introduction to Media 3 MEDI 102 Development of Film I OR 3 MEDI 103 Development 3 MEDI D Design 3 MEDI 119 Film and Critical Issues 3 MEDI 204 Media in American Society 3 MEDI 205* Introduction to Digital Media 3 MEDI 210* Sound 3 MEDI 215* Introduction to International Cinemas 3 MEDI 224 Analysis of Film: Screenwriting 3 MEDI 230 Photo I 3 MEDI 302* Film Genre: French Film 3 MEDI 303* Film Genre: Alfred Hitchcock 3 MEDI 304* Film Genre: Film Noir 3 MEDI 305* Film Genre: Woody Allen 3 MEDI 306* Film Genre: The Western 3 MEDI 307* Film Genre: Science Fiction 3 MEDI 311* Video I 3 MEDI 312* Film I 3 MEDI 320* Radio 3 MEDI 321* Film Genre: The Musical 3 MEDI 322* Film Genre: Horror 3 MEDI 323* Film Genre: Bernardo Bertolucci 3 MEDI 324* Film Genre: Orson Welles 3 MEDI 325* Film Genre: Italian Film 3 MEDI 326* Film Genre: Avant-Garde 3 MEDI 327* Film Genre: Women in Film 3 MEDI 328* Film Genre: Latin American Film 3 MEDI 329* Film Genre: Documentary 3 MEDI 330 Media Writing 3 MEDI 331 Screenwriting 3 MEDI 332 Writing Commercial Copy 3 MEDI 333* Film II 3 Course requirements for completion include the following. Course codes with an asterisk (*) have prerequisite or corequisite courses. These prerequisites and corequisites are listed with the course descriptions that follow. MEDI 334* Film Genre: Charlie Chaplin 3 MEDI 335* Film Genre: Race and Ethnicity in Film 3 MEDI 336* Film Genre: Contemporary European Film 3 MEDI 337 Film Genre: Courtroom Drama 3 MEDI 338* Film Genre: American Directors 3 MEDI 339* Film Genre: The Male Image in Film 3 MEDI 341* Film Genre: Comedies of the 1930s and 1940s 3 MEDI 342* Film Genre: Howard Hawks 3 MEDI 343* Film Genre: John Ford 3 MEDI 346* Film Genre: Contemporary Black Film 3 MEDI 348* Film Genre: Films of the 80 s & 90 s 3 MEDI 349* Film Genre: The Independents 3 MEDI 350* Film Genre: Film Music 3 MEDI 351* Film Genre: Asian Film 3 MEDI 401* Images, Meaning and Technology 3 MEDI 402* Film Aesthetics 3 MEDI 409* Interactive Media Authoring 3 MEDI 410* Video Field and Editing 3 MEDI 411* Advanced Video 3 MEDI 412* Film Directing 3 MEDI 413* Video Workshop: Documentary 3 MEDI 414* Film Post 3 MEDI 415* 3-D Computer Animation 3 MEDI 416* Film and TV Lighting 3 MEDI 417* Film Practicum 3 MEDI 418* Human Conflict in Film 3 MEDI 419* Digital Media II 3 MEDI 420* Media Arts Seminar 3 MEDI 421* Independent Study in Media Arts 1-3 MEDI 422* Multi-Media 3 MEDI 423* Post- Techniques in Sound 3 MEDI 424* Post- Techniques in Video 3 MEDI 430* Honors in Media I 3 MEDI 431* Honors in Media II 3 Cooperative Education 2-6

4 136 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY Course Descriptions MEDI 100 Introduction to Media (3) This course takes an historical approach to the evolution of media and human communication and seeks to develop a deeper understanding of how media interact and influence human consciousness and patterns of interaction. MEDI 102 Development of Film I (3) This course presents an historical approach to the development of the motion picture as an international art form, and the film industry from its inception through the 1940s. Classes consist of viewing films and discussing them in terms of social history and cinematic development. MEDI 103 Development (3) A continuation of MEDI 102, this course screens and analyzes films from the 1950s to the present. Lectures explore related social issues and cinematic art. Note: It is recommended that students take MEDI 102 Development of Film I before enrolling in this course. MEDI D Design (3) Various approaches to 2-D design creation, media use, and techniques are explored with emphasis on compositional concerns, principles of design, and the elements of line, form, color, texture, and space. MEDI 110 Foundations of Media Design (3) This course provides a broad and rigorous orientation for all areas of media production. It begins with an activity-based study of the psychological and physiological bases for production/perception and the development of vocabularies for further work. Through the interplay between assignments in pre-production planning, design, photography, audio, film, and video, students explore the underlying processes and principles of media making. Participants in the course become involved in readings, lectures, storyboard design, and viewing films and videotapes. experiences in sound, slide photography, multi-image, video, and non-linear editing are assigned. Corequisite: MEDI 210 Sound MEDI 119 Film and Critical Issues (3) This course explores human values and political, social, and psychological issues as expressed in contemporary films. Students are encouraged to develop their knowledge of film aesthetics by discussing cinematography, sound, lighting, directing, editing and acting. MEDI 204 Media in American Society (3) This course explores various issues relating to the interaction of media and the cultural life of contemporary American society. In this class, students will reflect upon the statements of artists, scholars, journalists, social activists and others relating to the impact of media on society. Students will also examine and debate critical issues relating to the study of media in American society. MEDI 205 Introduction to Digital Media (3) This course introduces students to concepts behind 2-D digital artwork. Students learn how to work with photographic images, how to create bitmap graphics and develop and create ideas using Adobe Photoshop. Prerequisite: MEDI 110 Foundations of Media Design MEDI 210 Sound (3) The Sound student endeavors to successfully complete a regimen designed to train the ear and master basic tools and techniques required of those producing sound for pure acoustic purposes or as part of mixed media productions. Students employ analog and digital tools, such as microphones, recorders, mixers and workstations, and develop aesthetic aural judgement skills - the essential foundation for sound production in music, radio, film, video and new media. Corequisite: MEDI 110 Foundations of Media Design MEDI 215 Introduction to International Cinemas (3) This survey course introduces students to a variety of films and related social, cultural, historical, and aesthetic issues from film-producing nations, other than the United States. Films screened and discussed may include experimental, independent, fiction, and non-fiction texts from the 1930s to the present. of Film I, or MEDI 103 Development of MEDI 224 Analysis of Film: Screenwriting (3) Whether a student aspires to be a screenwriter, director, producer, editor, or cinematographer, having a clear understanding of the structural principles and narrative techniques of drama is an essential tool of the trade. Through screening and analyzing successful films, this course reveals how information is communicated through visual means, how action is used to build dramatic momentum, how dialogue is used in scene construction and what makes a character credible and complex. Films are shown in class followed by a sceneby-scene analysis. Students are required to do their own analysis of two films in the course of the term. MEDI 230 Photo I (3) This is a basic course in black and white photography providing the student with both fundamental theory and practical application of the camera, film processing and printing, on which all commercial and fine art photography is based. Required: Manual 35mm camera and light meter. MEDI 302 Film Genre: French Film (3) Film Genre is a detailed study of one particular film subject, director or national cinema. Film Genre topics, which change every semester, are announced prior to registration. MEDI 303 Film Genre: Alfred Hitchcock (3) MEDI 304 Film Genre: Film Noir (3) MEDI 305 Film Genre: Woody Allen (3) MEDI 306 Film Genre: The Western (3) MEDI 307 Film Genre: Science Fiction (3) MEDI 310 Multi-Track Music (3) This course is comprised of music sessions wherein students record performances through the use of microphones and multi-track technology in a studio/ control room environment. Advanced microphone placement, signal processing, session setup and management strategies, as well as effective artist relations are primary topics within the intensive series of sessions. Students record music within the classroom studio environment and construct their own mixes during individual sessions for evaluation. Not limited to musicians.

5 MEDIA ARTS 137 MEDI 311 Video I (3) Video I is a hands-on, participatory course in the theory and practice of video production. The emphasis is on the student becoming both a competent technician as well as a thinking producer. The technical basics of how video cameras work and how video signals are mixed and manipulated will be covered. While the primary focus is on multi-camera studio production, there is also work in field production and nonlinear editing. Students write, produce and direct a studio project alone or with a partner. MEDI 312 Film I (3) This course offers an introduction to 16mm film production. Students learn the theoretical and practical applications of reflex viewing and focusing, editing, and montage through a progression of lecture/discussions and exercises of increasing complexity. MEDI 320 Radio (3) Radio students master advanced techniques employed generally in broadcasting, specifically in radio, a live, performance oriented art. This course stresses developing the skill-set necessary for typical radio broadcast airshift duties: board operation, editing, mixing, voice work, program development and producer skills. MEDI 321 Film Genre: The Musical (3) Film Genre is a detailed study of one particular film subject, director or national cinema. Film Genre topics, which change every semester, are announced prior to registration. of MEDI 322 Film Genre: Horror (3) MEDI 323 Film Genre: Bernardo Bertolucci (3) of MEDI 324 Film Genre: Orson Welles (3) MEDI 325 Film Genre: Italian Film (3) MEDI 326 Film Genre: Avant-Garde (3) MEDI 327 Film Genre: Women in Film (3). MEDI 328 Film Genre: Latin American Film (3) MEDI 329 Film Genre: Documentary (3) MEDI 330 Media Writing (3) This course is an introduction to writing for the media. Students are expected to write profiles, opinion pieces, interviews, print media, radio, and television news. Journalistic ethics and legal issues are also discussed. MEDI 331 Screenwriting (3) This course introduces students to the fundamentals of writing for film. Students experience the same creative process as a professional screenwriter, moving from the initial concept to completion of a 30-page screenplay for a half-hour film. Plot structure, character development, and economical dialogue are emphasized. Scenes and sequences from well-known films are analyzed in class. MEDI 332 Writing Commercial Copy (3) This course introduces students to persuasive writing and the creative/ conceptual aspect of the advertising business. Students research and develop ad campaigns, transforming their strategies into concrete executions for print, radio and television. The history of advertising, theories of consumer behavior, and legal and ethical are also discussed. MEDI 333 Film II (3) In this advanced production course students create a sound sync film, explore the potential of sound on film and discover the possibilities of manipulating time and space through the editing process. A major emphasis is placed on the technical and aesthetic problems involved in lighting design, pre-production planning, and post-production editing. Professional, standard 16mm equipment is used in all phases of production. and MEDI 312 Film I MEDI 334 Film Genre: Charlie Chaplin (3) Film Genre is a detailed study of one particular film subject, director or national cinema. Film Genre topics, which change every semester, are announced prior to registration. MEDI 335 Film Genre: Race and Ethnicity in Film (3) MEDI 336 Film Genre: Contemporary European Film (3) MEDI 337 Film Genre: Courtroom Drama (3) MEDI 338 Film Genre: American Directors (3) MEDI 339 Film Genre: The Male Image in Film (3) MEDI 341 Film Genre: Comedies of the 1930s and 1940s (3) MEDI 342 Film Genre: Howard Hawks (3) MEDI 343 Film Genre: John Ford (3) MEDI 346 Film Genre: Contemporary Black Film (3)

6 138 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY MEDI 348 Film Genre: Films of the 80 s & 90 s (3) MEDI 349 Film Genre: The Independents (3) MEDI 350 Film Genre: Film Music (3) MEDI 351 Film Genre: Asian Film (3) MEDI 401 Images, Meaning and Technology (3) This intensive seminar addresses issues of contemporary art-making practices from a perspective of modern media and technology. It examines related cultural theory, intellectual currents, social and philosophical phenomena as well as presents a brief historical outline of postmodernist art. Special emphasis is placed on the development of the digital media field, both as a mean of communication and a form of artistic expression. The class is open to students without computer graphics software experience. This course is highly recommended for media arts majors, fine arts majors, and art history students who are in graduate programs or are interested in pursuing graduate studies. and MEDI 205 Intro to Digital Media, or permission of instructor MEDI 402 Film Aesthetics (3) This course is an advanced analysis/ critical thinking class that requires extensive reading and writing. Students should expect to complete between pages of revised writing during the semester. Class participation and inclass exercises stress close analysis of film texts; students must also view several films outside of class. Students should have a working familiarity with technical aspects of video and film production. In this course, students study classic Hollywood narrative films, foreign films, art cinema, and independent films as a means of examining stylistic and technical choices, and their impact on the subject, themes, characters, and components of film and video. Prerequisites: MEDI 102 Development of MEDI 408 Basic Interactive Media (3) MEDI 409 Interactive Media Authoring (3) This course offers an in-depth study of web design. Students explore the techniques as well as the various creative forms of digital media, such as logo design, credits, and animation. Studio course. Prerequisite: MEDI 110 Foundations of Media Design and permission of instructor MEDI 410 Video Field and Editing (3) Video Field covers all stages of single channel remote television production, from writing a proposal to post-production editing. Careful pre-production planning and thoughtful structuring of projects are stressed. skills involving cameras, lighting, and audio are covered, as well as both linear and computer-based non-linear editing. After completion of a series of short exercises, which are designed to build an understanding of each step of the video-making process, students each produce a final project. Critique and analysis of completed works is a critical component of the course. This is a cross-genre course in which documentary, narrative, and experimental forms are all discussed. and MEDI 311 Video I MEDI 411 Advanced Video (3) Advanced Video emphasizes the development of the directorial voice and the evolution of students as video producers. This course concentrates on ideas, conceptual issues, and storytelling rather than on technical instruction. Time is spent screening, discussing, and analyzing works by outside directors. Video is examined as a distinct medium with its own history, course of development, and aesthetics. Contemporary trends in independent video production are explored, the relationship of form to content is discussed, and issues of genre, ethics, journalism, and narrative are explored. Each student produces several exercises designed to explore these issues as well as an independent final project. MEDI 311 Video I, and MEDI 410 Video Field and Editing MEDI 412 Film Directing (3) This course offers an advanced level examination of directorial manipulation and control of the components of film production including ideas, actors, and equipment. Students prepare or continue directorial projects, focusing on location issues, crew breakdowns, scheduling, and practical solutions to production work. MEDI 312 Film I, and MEDI 333 Film II MEDI 413 Video Workshop: Documentary (3) This course combines theory and practice in documentary form and production. It includes screenings, critical analysis of documentary aesthetics, and intensive technical and practical study. Each student produces a short documentary during the semester. MEDI 311 Video I, and MEDI 410 Video Field and Editing MEDI 414 Film Post- (3) This course studies film editing as an art form. Previously shot footage is analyzed and edited according to principles of continuity and montage. The many problems facing the filmmaker after the film is shot are also discussed, including building soundtracks, ADR and Foley, and sound mixing/editing. MEDI 312 Film I, and MEDI 333 Film II MEDI D Computer Animation (3) This is an advanced aesthetic as well as technical course in the basics of 3-D modeling and animation. Introductory techniques in modeling, lighting, texture mapping, animation, and rendering are taught. of Media Design, and MEDI 205 Intro to Digital Media, or permission of instructor MEDI 416 Film and TV Lighting (3) This course offers a study of the functional and aesthetic applications of lighting for color and black and white interiors and exteriors in film and video. and MEDI 311 Video I, or MEDI 312 Film I

7 MEDIA ARTS 139 MEDI 417 Film Practicum: Advanced Cinematography (3) This is an advanced seminar designed to expand the filmmaker s skill in budgeting, production management, lighting, cinematography, filters, gels, and various film stocks. Technical aspects from choice of lens to roles and responsibilities of the camera crew are examined. MEDI 312 Film I, MEDI 333 Film II, and MEDI 412 Film Directing MEDI 418 Human Conflict in Film (3) Through the medium of film, this course explores the various crisis situations that people may confront in their lives. Students perspectives are broadened through discussions of philosophy and ethics. Various filmmaking approaches and expository techniques are analyzed. of Film I, or MEDI 103 Development MEDI 419 Digital Media II (3) This is an advanced-level continuation of MEDI 205 Introduction to Digital Media. Students explore movement and animation within the medium of computer graphics. State-of-the-art computer systems are utilized to prepare students for entry-level positions and computer animation apprenticeships. of Media Design, and MEDI 205 Introduction to Digital Media MEDI 420 Media Arts Seminar (3) This course is structured as a series of discussions that bring media students together with leading creative and managerial media practitioners. Students are required to write a final paper relating the seminar material to their own career orientations. Prerequisite: MEDI 110 Foundations of Media Design, and MEDI 210 Sound MEDI 421 Independent Study in Media (1-3) This course is an opportunity for students to select, design and create an independent project of their own. Recommendation by an instructor who will serve as mentor for the project is required. Prerequisite: Minimum 3.0 GPA, and permission of chairperson MEDI 422 Multi-Media (3) This is an advanced course providing a rigorous orientation for multi-media production. Through assignments in pre-production planning, design, photography, audio, and editing, students explore the processes and principles of media-making. Students submit a notebook/journal, research a major international film or videomaker, view international films and videotapes, screen and submit written critiques of work on a weekly basis, and collaborate on the design and execution of a senior thesis project using a variety of media. Emphasis is placed on a professional approach to production. Students are encouraged to prepare their work for entry in festival competitions. MEDI 311 Video I, and MEDI 312 Film I; MEDI 410 Video Field and Editing is strongly recommended MEDI 423 Sound Post- (3) Students master advanced tools and techniques required of those producing sound for motion picture synchronization in the media of film, video and animation. Sound elements are discussed, developed and employed in visuals. The building blocks of the modern soundtrack: effects, music, ambience, atmospheres, dialogue - and techniques such as Foley and ADR - are explored in depth. The course presents SMPTE time code issues and practical approaches to resolving common synchronization problems. Students must supply one original motion picture (film/video/ animation) for soundtrack creation. Studio course., MEDI 424 Post- Techniques in Video (3) This is an advanced-level course on editing as both a technical and creative process. The course directs students to refine their technical skills in non-linear digital editing, as well as taking into consideration conceptual aspects of storytelling structure and technique. and MEDI 410 Video Field and Editing MEDI 430 Honors in Media I (3) This is an opportunity for students of proven ability to pursue an area of advanced independent study. An instructor who will supervise their work must recommend them. Prerequisites: MEDI 421 Independent Study, minimum 3.0 GPA, and permission of the instructor and chairperson MEDI 431 Honors in Media II (3) This is an opportunity for students of proven ability to pursue an area of advanced independent study. An instructor who will supervise their work must recommend them. Prerequisites: MEDI 421 Independent Study, MEDI 430 Honors in Media I, minimum 3.0 GPA, and permission of the instructor and chairperson