FTV 103 Broadcast News
Students are trained in gathering information and translating that information into news stories for broadcast. Students deal with style and format of writing. The course also covers the essentials of news videography and editing. Fee: $300. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 114 Introduction to Television
An introduction to the skills used in television production. Using a lecture/lab format, this course provides a comprehensive overview of the medium and provides the student with hands-on experience in television studio techniques as well as basic field production and editing. Fee: $300. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 115 Editing I
Prerequisite, FTV 130. Students study the basic principles and aesthetics of editing film, video, and digital media, with practical experience through the completion of short editing projects. Fee: $300. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 120 Overview of Digital Arts
This course explores the way new technologies have changed the way that films and other media are conceived and produced. While much of the course is devoted to lecture and reading, students will also work on simple projects that explore the possibilities of storytelling in the digital age, using a cross-section of the software currently in use. Fee: $75. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 130 Introduction to Visual Storytelling
An introduction to production. Each student will write, shoot, and edit a series of exploratory exercises. The primary emphasis is on telling a story visually, employing basic cinematography, lighting, editing, and sound recording. Fee: $300. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 133 Introduction to Audio Techniques
An introductory course on the art and science of audio recording, including studio and field recording, digital editing, equipment operation, mixing, and the theories and techniques that support quality sound production. Fee: $300. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 140 Introduction to Film Aesthetics
An exploration of the essential elements of film through lecture, discussion, and viewing of a wide variety of films and film excerpts. Class discussions focus on analyzing the ways in which cinematography, mise en scene, editing, sound, and other aspects of film combine to make it a unique and meaningful form of art, entertainment, and instruction. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 203 Broadcast News II
Prerequisite, FTV 103. Working in two-person teams under deadline pressure, students will report, photograph, write and edit packages for television news. During the course of the semester, students will be assigned to cover a variety of news stories including spot news, political news, business news, and light features. Some of the stories will air on a weekly news show on local cable. Fee: $300. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 214 Television Series Production
Prerequisite, FTV 114. Using the multi-camera, studio and live-on-tape production techniques, the students produce a series of narrative television programs. The program format may vary from semester to semester including situation comedy, daytime drama, or some other traditional narrative television format. Fee: $300. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 216 Digital Design Workshop I
Prerequisite, FTV 130. An introduction to two-dimensional vector graphics for use in graphic design and visual communications. Students will explore vector graphics and their application in raster graphic images. Emphasis is on skill development of creative compositional work through practical and conceptual skills. Basic design principles, image-making, and typography enable each designer to integrate a command of visual language with imagination, theory and new technology. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Fee: $300. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 222 Motion Graphics
Prerequisite: FTV 120. Students will bring together video, raster and vector computer graphics with digital audio to create video composites. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Fee: $300. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

FTV 227 Screenwriting Fundamentals
A workshop introduction to the building blocks upon which all film and television writing are based: visualization, dialogue, scenes, sequences, and basic dramatic structure. Students begin with writing exercises and proceed to the development of several short scripts. Fee: $75. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 229 Experimental Course
Fee varies. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

FTV 230 Principles of Advertising
A study of the integrated marketing communications model, recognizing the importance of coordinating all of the promotional mix elements to develop an effective communications program. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 231 Principles of Public Relations
Examination of the social, psychological, economic, and political foundations of public relations; and the integration of the behavioral sciences, management, and communication theories into a profession. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 237 Cinematography I
A study of motion picture photography as a means of communication. Includes lecture and practical application on camera operation, lenses, filters, film, videotape, exposure, composition, formats, location and studio techniques, and laboratory procedures. Fee: $300. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 239 Directing I
Prerequisite, FTV 130. A concentrated study in the means of eliciting convincing performances from actors. Work includes script analysis from an acting viewpoint and directing actors brought in from outside the class. Fee: $300. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 244 History of Film (to 1945)
The history of film as an art form, industry, and cultural phenomenon, from the postwar Neorealist movement to the state of contemporary art and practice. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 245 History of Film (1946 - present)
The history of film as an art form, industry, and cultural phenomenon, from post war film movements to the present. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 246 History of Television
Prerequisite, FTV 140. A study of the history of this transformative medium, with particular emphasis placed on underlying social and cultural factors which influenced its development. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

FTV 266 3-D Animation
Prerequisite, FTV 120, 130. A hands-on introduction to computer-aided 3D modeling and animation. Each student creates a short, animated project while learning the basics of character animation, 3D production design and texture mapping as seen in feature films and video games. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Fee: $300. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 271 Location Filmmaking
Prerequisite, FTV 130. A group experience in which students participate in the production of a department-sponsored film project. Class members are organized into production crews. May be repeated for credit. Fee: $300. (Offered interterm.) 3 credits.

FTV 272 Student Public Relations Agency
Prerequisite, FTV 231. An introduction to the experience of working with a public relations agency, through designing campaign and communication strategies and materials for various clients. In this course, students will prepare PR campaigns for clients or compete in public relations competitions, such as the annual Bateman Case Study Competition. (Offered interterm and/or spring semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 273 Student Advertising Agency
Prerequisites, FTV 230, MKTG 200. This class provides an introduction to the culture and operations of an advertising agency. Students conceptualize, develop, and create a sales presentation of a real advertising campaign for a real client. Students make a formal pitch for the business from the client, competing with other universities for the privilege of implementing their campaign. (Offered interterm or spring.) 3 credits.

FTV 290 Independent Internship
Offers students an opportunity to earn credit and learn professional skills "on the job" by working for a studio, network, production company, newsroom, etc. A minimum of 40 hours of work for each credit is required. P/NP. (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits.

FTV 292 Seminar Internship
Class meetings focus on career counseling, resume workshops, practice interviewing, and networking. Outside of class students learn on the job through a variety of on-site internships at studios, agencies, and production companies. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 301 Acting For Non-Actors
A comprehensive course in understanding the acting process through script analysis, scene study, and acting exercises. Fee: $75. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 305 Desktop Publishing
An introduction to desktop publishing, using the latest Adobe InDesign software and the use of computers for layout, design, and publication of a variety of materials related to public relations and advertising. Fee: $75. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 306 Public Relations Workshop
This course provides students practical experience in public relations. Students will contract with a faculty member to perform specific public relations activities. P/NP. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credits. (Offered every semester.) 1 credit.

FTV 307 Law and Ethics in Broadcast News
Prerequisite, FTV 103. Students explore legal rights and restrictions for broadcast journalists, the California Shield Law, and a reporter's right to protect sources and laws governing libel and privacy. In the area of ethics students engage in issues including accuracy, objectivity, exploitation, sensationalism, staging, and taste. (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits.

FTV 309 Advanced Reporting and News Writing
Prerequisite, FTV 103. This intensive writing course examines basic strategies and techniques for reporting and writing news stories in various journalistic forms with a particular emphasis on broadcast media. Student print work may be published in local newspapers and multimedia projects may be posted on websites. Fee: $75. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 310 Industry Insiders
Through screenings, interviews, and discussions this course explores the work of a variety of well-established working artists from the Hollywood film community. Visiting artists attend classes and screen films that represent their work. Students interview guests with questions concerning style, technique, and the impact of their work in the industry with a focus toward illuminating the relationship of professional filmmaking to student film production. Fee: $75. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 311 Cinema Francais (French Cinema)
Prerequisite, must place into lower intermediate French and above. This course is only offered at the College International de Cannes, France, and is taught in French. The course introduces cinematographic language with an overview of the evolution of French cinema through in-depth analysis of major themes and movements in key works of three important modern periods - French Poetic Realism, the New Wave, and cinema from the 1980s to the presents. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 314 Producing the Talk Show
Prerequisites, FTV 114, 130. Students produce a series of at least five, live-on-tape, late-night talk shows. The series "Nightcap", is broadcast on television stations throughout Southern California. When offered in London (each summer), students produce a series of late-night style comedy sketches on location in the British capital. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Fee: $300. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 315 Editing II
Prerequisite, FTV 115. A study of advanced storytelling principles as they are expressed through editing. The course analyzes examples from important films that demonstrate how timing, pacing, sound, and other dramatic aesthetics affect the viewer's perceptions and the success of the sequence. Each student will further develop technical skills through the completion of a complex editing project. Fee: $300. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 318 Multi Camera Field Production
Prerequisite, FTV 114. Using a multi-camera production van, students will plan and produce a series of live-on-tape remote productions. The content of the series may vary from semester to semester including live sports events, music concerts, and dramatic productions. When offered as a sports emphasis course, students will plan and produce a series of live-on-tape remote productions centered entirely around athletic events. Fee: $300. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 321 The Documentary Tradition
A critical and historical analysis of documentary film and video making through lecture, discussion, and viewing of film and video excerpts. The documentary is examined from artistic, social, ethical, and political perspectives. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 326 Writing the Adaptation
Prerequisite, FTV 227. A pratical workshop in adapting to the big screen marterial from other media, such as novels, short stories, magazine articles and biographical materials, as well as histories, nonfiction and memoirs. Fee: $75. (Offered every semester) 3 credits.

FTV 327 Intermediate Screenwriting
Prerequisites, FTV 140, 227. An initial study of the problems and possibilities presented by writing the feature-length screenplay. Students will write three premises for feature films, develop one of these into a 5-20 page treatment, then complete the first thirty pages of a feature screenplay based on the treatment. Viable screenplays can be completed in FTV 427. May be repeated for credit. Fee: $75. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 328 Seminar in Television Writing
Prerequisite, FTV 227. A study of the techniques for writing half-hour comedies, mini series, and one-hour dramatic scripts for television. May be repeated for credit, with consent of instructor. Fee: $75. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 329 Experimental Course
(Same as FTV 229.)

FTV 330 Intermediate Film Production
Prerequisites, FTV 115, 227, 237. A production class in which each student will produce two short projects, as well as participate on the crews of other class members' films, to learn more ambitious filmmaking and set protocol. Fee: $300. (Offered every semester.). 3 credits.

FTV 331 Advanced Film Production
Prerequisite, FTV 330. An advanced course in which each student will be responsible for producing and directing a complex narrative film. Enrollment contingent upon approval of a project proposal. Fee: $300. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 333 Audio Design
Prerequisite, FTV 133. An advanced course in the art and science of post-production. Students will provide post-production audio design and support for advanced film and video. Proper methods of studio recording, sound effects recording, SMPTE time code systems, signal processing, multiple soundtrack construction, and mixing using a digital workstation are emphasized. Fee: $300. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 334 Production Management
Prerequisite, FTV 130. Analysis of procedures and problems in preparing a script for film or television production. Emphasis on the role of the production manager in breaking down scripts, setting up shooting schedules, preparing budgets, and planning post-production. Fee: $300. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 335 Documentary Production
Prerequisite, FTV 130. Students view and analyze a variety of documentaries for style and content. Working in small production groups, students plan, script, produce, and edit a short documentary production. May be repeated for credit. Fee: $300. (Offered interterm). 3 credits.

FTV 336 Production Design I
Prerequisite, FTV 130. This course examines the general principles of art direction and the creation of the visual look of a production. Students design the set, costumes, make-up, the cinematographic look, and other visual elements for a specific film. Fee $300. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 337 Cinematography II
Prerequisite, FTV 237. A study of video and motion picture photography as a means of aesthetic expression and communication. Includes lecture and practical application on camera operation, lenses, filters, film, videotape, exposure, composition, formats, location and studio techniques, and laboratory procedures. Fee: $300. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 342 Film Genre Studies
Prerequisites, FTV 140, and either FTV 244 or 245. An intensive study of one film genre, with a different genre covered in each course offering. May be repeated in a different genre. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

342a Film Noir
An exploration of the crime films of the 1940s and 1950s, called "black" by French critics because of their violent, nihilistic content and distinctive style of extreme-angled, deep-focus cinematography and shadowy low-key lighting.

342b The Horror Film
Beginning with Thomas Edison's Frankenstein (1910), this course examines such influential movements as German Expressionism, the Val Lewton horror films of the 1940s, sci-fi hybrids of the 1950s, the "slasher" horror of the 1970s and the recent wave of Asian horror films and their Hollywood remakes.

342c The Musical
Intensive study of the history and aesthetics of the movie musical form its stage roots and cinematic birth coinciding with the coming of sound film through the waning of the genre's popularity during the decline of the Hollywood studio system and the many attempts since then to revive the form.

342d The Science Fiction Film
A study of cinematic science fiction from George Melies' A Trip to the Moon (1902) through contemporary films such as The Matrix. Emphasis is placed on certain developments, such as the alien invasion pictures of the 1950s and the dystopian cycle exemplified by Blade Runner.

342e Screwball Comedy
This clasic film genre of the 1930s and '40s is examined in terms of its reflection of certain cultural changes such as the emergence of the independent "New Woman", the rising divorce rate, and the notion of equality of the sexes. Emphasis is placed on key directors within the form: Leo McCarey, Frank Capra, Preston Sturges.

342f The Animated Film
From Winsor McCay's Gertie the Dinosaur (1906) through Disney, Pixar, and the rise of anime, this course examines the history and development of one of the most popular and grondbreaking of contemporary genres.

342g The Western
Provides an overview of the oldest and most enduring of Hollywood genres exploring the mythology of the genre as well as its historical origins, with an emphasis on the impact of such classic film directors as John Ford, and Anthony Mann, and on the many waves of "revisionist" Westerns in the past forty years.

342h The Melodrama
An examination of a misunderstood form with radical roots in the theater of the French Revolution and the basis for much of Hollywood's output from D.W. Griffith through Million Dollar Baby and Brokeback Mountain.

342j The Gangster Film
A study of the history and impact of this most American of film genres, which was "ripped from the headlines" of newspaper accounts of the violent exploits of Al Capone, John Dillinger, and Bonnie and Clyde.

FTV 351 Business Presentations
Provides insight into the corporate world and the communication skills and techniques, including creating computer-generated graphics, needed to be successful in today's business environment. A practical look at organizing and creating visual communication for the board room, trade show, and business meeting. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 354 Sports Public Relations
Prerequisites, FTV 130, 230. This course is designed to introduce the real world of sports public relations to students with an interest in pursuing a degree in public relations and advertising as well as those with an interest of being on the "other side" in print and broadcast journalism. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 357 Feature Analysis
Prerequisite, FTV 130. Recommended, FTV 227. Feature films are analyzed from a storytelling viewpoint, with emphasis on the wide range of problems and possibilities a screenwriter and director face in the process of managing the audience's emotional involvement in a story. Fee: $75. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 360 Overview of Producing
Presents a comprehensive introduction to producing for contemporary moving image formats. Examines various entertainment companies including large corporations, independent production companies, television companies, computer companies, and startup ventures. Methods of production, marketing, distribution, and exhibition are examined in a variety of platforms including motion pictures, network television, cable, interactive communication, video, pay-per-view, record, and CD-ROM. Fee: $75. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 361 The Structure and Function of a Film Festival
This course examines the way film festivals operate in conjunction with the global film industry including the historical development of international film festivals and their programming, marketing, and exhibition practices. This is a travel class: students participate in festival events including jury procedures, screenings, workshops, and seminars with filmmakers. Fee: varies. (Offered interterm.) 3 credits.

FTV 367 Independent Feature Filmmaking
Prerequisite, FTV 130. A case study of independent filmmaking. Using the script from a produced independent feature or an independent feature in development, students shoot and edit several scenes of the script. Students will participate as crew and are involved in the pre-production, production and post-production process of the scenes. Fee: $300. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

FTV 370 Internet Communications
Prerequisites, FTV 230, 231. An overview of the ways in which electronic communications channels and tools have transformed the practice of public relations and advertising. Study and practice in using and evaluating programs of communication using electronic tools. Emphasis will be on the effective use of these tools in managing relationships with key target audiences in support of organizational goals and objectives. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 371 Location Filmmaking
Prerequisite, FTV 271. A group experience in which students participate in the production of a department-sponsored film project. Class members are organized into production crews. May be repeated for credit. Fee: $300. (Offered interterm.) 3 credits.

FTV 372 Writing for Public Relations
Prerequisites, ENG 103 or equivalent, ENG 215 or consent of instructor. A comprehensive introduction to the various forms of public relations writing such as news and feature releases. Beginning with basic writing and organizational principles, the course introduces the student to persuasive writing designed to meet specific communication objectives. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 373 Copy Writing
Prerequisite, FTV 230. A comprehensive introduction to the art and craft of copy writing, with emphases given to creative strategy, advertising's ethical dimension, and various formats for print and electronic media. Copy writing assignments offer the student hands-on experience in this information age skill to prepare students for the creative challenges of the advertising or related marketing communications industries. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 382 Music Composition for Filmmakers
A course designed to give film majors a foundation in both the musical concepts and technology necessary to compose original music to accompany picture. Compositional activity is supplemented by discussion and analysis of film scoring trends and techniques, stressing the role that music plays in any filmmaker's creative process. Prior musical training or the ability to play an instrument is not essential. Fee $300. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 387 Short Script Workshop
Prerequisite, FTV 227. An intensive workshop in writing short screenplays. Students are encouraged to work in a variety of styles, and have the opportunities for rewrites and collaboration. May be repeated for credit. Fee: $75. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

FTV 391 Entertainment Arts Forum
A lecture series which explores the scope, direction, and influence of the entertainment arts. Visiting film and television directors, writers, producers, actors, and executives present and screen recent work and respond to students questions and critiques. (Offered spring semester). Fee: $75. 3 credits.

FTV 395 Entertainment Public Relations
Prerequisite, FTV 372. This course will provide an overview of PR tactics used in the entertainment industry. The course will focus on PR initiatives used to publicize television programming, cable, satellite providers, independent feature films, foreign films, Oscar campaigns and other entertainment entities and productions. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

FTV 403 Advanced News Videography
Prerequisites, FTV 103. This course offers an intense workshop in advanced news photography and editing. The course will include advanced composition, shooting for the edit room, building sequences, working without a reporter, shooting the anonymous interview, video essay, undercover photography and advanced lighting. Students will have the opportunity to view the work of NPPA Award-winning photographers. Fee: $300. (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits.

FTV 408 Topics in Broadcast Journalism
Prerequisite, FTV 103. An intensive study of one topic in the field of broadcast journalism. Fee: $300. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits

408a Anchor and Interview Workshop
Students develop skills in news anchoring, hosting, and interviewing. They write and produce their own mini-newscasts and interview shows. The class views and discusses the work of professionals around the country.

408b Feature and Sports Reporting
Students are provided theoretical knowledge and practical experience in both feature and sports reporting. Through lectures, demonstrations, analysis of local talent, and practical experience students learn how to find stories, report, write, and field produce in these two genres.

408c Film and Entertainment Reporting
Students concentrate on arts reporting with an emphasis on film, film criticism, and music. The course explores the work of current arts reporters locally and around the country. Students produce field reports, photographing events such as film shoots and recording sessions. Students also arrange and conduct interviews with actors, directors, producers, and musicians.

FTV 409 Advanced Television Reporting
Prerequisites, FTV 103, 203. This class assists the advanced broadcast journalism student in producing stories appropriate for a resume tape. Students will learn how to seek out and develop investigative story ideas, secure sources, obtain and interpret documents, and learn the essentials of producing these kinds of stories. Fee: $300. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 414 Television Series Production
Prerequisite, FTV 214. Using the multi-camera, studio and live-on-tape production techniques, the students produce a series of narrative television programs. The program format may vary from semester to semester including situation comedy, daytime drama, or some other traditional narrative television format. May be repeated for credit. Fee: $300. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 415 Editing III
Prerequisite, FTV 315 or consent of instructor. Provides students with an intensive hands-on experience editing under the supervision of a visiting master of the craft. Fee: $300. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

FTV 419 Entertainment Marketing and Promotion
Prerequisites, MKGT 200, FTV 230, 231, or consent of instructor. An overview of the entertainment marketplace, focusing on the capabilities of the major studios. This course offers an application of advertising, marketing, and public relations principles to the motion picture and television industries through the develpment of motion picture marketing plans, including positioning statements, media and promotional plans, and synergistic activities. Fee: $75. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 420 Producing Commercials
Prerequisites, FTV 130, FTV 230. Advertising theory, audience research, and strategic message development come together in producing commercials. The course explores the effective use of visual storytelling in the production of television commercials. Fee: $300. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 422 Motion Graphics
Prerequisite, FTV 417 or consent of instructor. Students will bring together video, raster and vector computer graphics with digital audio to create video composite with Adobe After Effects. May be repeated for credit with instructor approval. Fee: $300. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

FTV 427 Advanced Screenwriting
Prerequisites, FTV 227, 327 or equivalent. The second part of a two-part sequence, this course requires students to complete the feature screenplay developed in FTV 327 and execute a rewrite. Students may execute a new script with instructor's approval. Fee: $75. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 429 Experimental Course
(Same as FTV 229.)

FTV 430 Senior Project Workshop I
Prerequisites, senior standing and FTV 331. The first semester of an advanced two-semester course in which each student will take a key creative position in a complete, finished motion picture project. The first semester includes script writing, pre-production, production management, and script breakdown. Enrollment upon approval of project proposal. Fee: $300. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 431 Senior Project Workshop II
Prerequisite, FTV 430. The second semester of an advanced two-semester course. Study units include completing a professional-caliber motion picture project, creating a business and marketing strategy, and attending industry mixers. Fee: $300. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 432 Chapman News at Five
Prerequisite, FTV 114. A culminating experience for broadcast journalism majors. Students produce news stories from the Chapman news desk. Newscast is broadcast locally. Students may also produce news-magazine, talk shows and other multi-camera tv shows. Fee: $300. May be repeated for credit, with consent of instructor. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 436 Production Design II
Prerequisite, FTV 336. This course offers the opportunity for advanced work in art direction. Fee $300. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 437 Cinematography III
Prerequisites, FTV 237, 337. An advanced course in motion picture photography for students who wish to learn the duties of director of photography, lighting, director, gaffer, and electrician. Fee: $300. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 439 Directing II
Prerequisites, FTV 130, 239. An intensive study in camera blocking taught in a workshop setting for students experienced in the fundamentals of directing for film and television. Each student is required to shoot and edit two five-minute scenes of their choosing, using Hi-8 cameras and digital editing equipment. Emphasis is on teaching students how to heighten the drama of the story through effective placement and movement of the camera. Fee: $300. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

FTV 443 Advanced Topics in World Cinema
Prerequisites, FTV 140, and either FTV 244, or 245. A concentrated study of the cinema of one nation or region. Films are studied within their historical and cultural context. May be repeated for credit in a different topic. (Offered every year.) 3 credits.

443a Asian Cinema
A survey of Asian film with emphasis on film as a reflection of culture. The cinema of India, China and Japan, the countries with the largest film industries, will be featured.

443b British Films
This course will cover the major areas of British Film, including: 'British Heritage' films, British Cinema of the 1990s, plus influential directors.

443c French Cinema
An examination of the French film industry and its most influential movements, from "poetic realism" to the "New Wave" and the "cinema du look."

443d Mexican Film
A historical survey of Mexican cinema with an emphasis on film as a reflection of culture. The course will examine films produced in Mexico and films made by Mexicans in the United States.

443e German Cinema
An examination of the German film industry and its most influential movements, from "Weimar Cinema" to the "New German Cinema" and beyond.

FTV 444 Advanced Topics in Film Studies
Prerequisites, FTV 140, and either FTV 244 or 245. An in-depth study of a particular aspect of film history and aesthetics. May be repeated for credit in a different topic. (Offered every year.) 3 credits.

444a Films by and about African-Americans
A critical, historical analysis of African-American filmmaking through lecture, discussion, and viewing of films and film excerpts.

444b New Hollywood Cinema
Focuses on the rise of the New Hollywood, covering the influence of European directors on the "movie brats", the emergence of the contemporary blockbuster, the role of advertising and film reviews in promoting films, the significance of box office figures and the economics of packaging and deal-making.

444c Gay and Lesbian Cinema
Explores an alternative history of film setting out to decode the rules and parameters of a "gay cinema" and focusing on "gay cinema" as a historical and theoretical category for analysis.

444d Hollywood Auteurs
A study of the concept of the film "auteur" and the way it has been applied to Hollywood filmmakers from the classical period (1917-1960) through the evolution of this concept into a marketing category in contemporary Hollywood.

444e Independent American Cinema
Examines independent film movements in North American cinema with an emphasis on the "independent revival" from the 1980s onwards.

444f Women in Film
A survey of the on- and off-screen roles women have played in film and television, and an examination of how these roles have changed to reflect the changing status of women in society.

444g Films about the Holocaust
Traces the history of the Holocaust on film focusing on the cinematic art's contribution to our understanding of the greatest tragedy of the 20th century. The course will cover both non-fiction and fiction films and will attempt to survey all styles of filmmaking as they pertain to the Holocaust.

FTV 445 Film Theory and Criticism
Prerequisites, FTV 140, 244, 245. This course analyzes film through classical theories developed by such formalists as Sergei Eisenstein and Rudolf Arnheim, and realists such as Andre Brazin and Siegfried Kracauer. It also explores modern film theories informed by structuralism, semiotics, psychoanalysis, narratology, et.al. in order to help students gain an understanding of individual films, widespread filmmaking practices, important film movements, and the cultural impact of cinema. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits.

FTV 461 Case Studies in Advertising
Prerequisites, FTV 230, MKTG 200. An intensive study of the applications of advertising theory and principles to specific advertising cases in business and non-profit organizations. Research, discussion, and written situation analysis to determine if case studies were successful. Particular attention given to target market analysis, message strategies, and media objectives. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 462 Advertising Campaigns
Prerequisites, FTV 230, MKTG 200, FTV 260. This is the capstone course for the advertising emphasis. Study and practice in planning, implementing, and evaluating effective advertising campaigns. An examination of advertising strategy as it fits into the overall marketing plan, development and testing of creative concepts, and the design of advertising campaigns using multiple media channels. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 470 Public Relations Case Studies
Prerequisite, FTV 231. An intensive study of the application of public relations theory and principles to the problems of business, non-profit, and special interest organizations. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 471 Advanced Public Relations Writing
Prerequisite, FTV 372. Building on the skills and forms studied in FTV 372, the student creates a complete press kit and develops the skills necessary for such public relations tasks as writing public relations, advertising, and broadcast copy. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 472 Student Public Relations Agency
Prerequisites, FTV 231, 372. An introduction to the experience of working with a public relations agency, through designing campaign and communication strategies and materials for various clients. In this course, students will prepare PR campaigns for clients or compete in public relations competitions, such as the annual Bateman Case Study Competition. May be repeated for credit. (Offered interterm and/or spring semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 473 Student Advertising Agency
Prerequisites, FTV 230, 260, MKTG 200. This class provides an introduction to the culture and operations of an advertising agency. Students conceptualize, develop, and create a sales presentation of a real advertising campaign for a real client. Students make a formal pitch for the business from the client, competing with other universities for the privilege of implementing their campaign. May be repeated once for credit. (Offered interterm or spring semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 475 Public Relations Campaigns
Prerequisites, FTV 231, 372. This is the capstone course for the public relations area of specialization. Study and practice in planning, implementing, and evaluating effective programs of communication. Emphasis will be on the use of a wide variety of communication techniques in support of organizational goals and objectives. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 480 Screenwriting Master Class
An intensive workshop taught by a professional screenwriter. This course covers the sharing of professional tips regarding dialogue, characterization, structure, and story. The goal is to make the student's finished screenplay more commercially viable. Fee: $75. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 485 Film Reviewing
This course presents a detailed history of film reviewing and examines the contributions of significant critics such as Manny Farber, Andrew Sarris and Pauline Kael. In addition, the course will encourage students to engage in the practice of film reviewing by teaching the strategies professional critics follow when writing about film. (Offered spring semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 490 Independent Internship
Offers students an opportunity to earn credit and learn professional skills "on the job" by working for a studio, network, production company, newsroom, etc. A minimum of 40 hours of work for each credit is required. P/NP. (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits.

FTV 492 Seminar Internship
Class meetings focus on career counseling, resume workshops, practice interviewing, and networking. Outside of class students learn on the job through a variety of on-site internships at studios, agencies, and production companies. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits.

FTV 499 Individual Study
Individual research and projects. Students must have an overall grade point average of at least 3.0 to enroll. Designed to meet specific concerns which are not provided for by regular curriculum offerings. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. P/NP (Offered every semester.) 1-3 credits.