Film and Video Production
Sound design is an area of continuing interest on the part of students, faculty, and the industry as a whole. This emphasis will focus on sound recording skills and aesthetics that provide layers of meaning in the story-telling process--whether it be in the form of animation, documentary, non-fiction, fiction, or experimental media.
Requirements for Sound Design (catalog year 05/06 and later)
School of Communications CORE: (9 credits)
COM 101 Concepts of Communications
COM 295 Theories of Communications
and ONE of the following:
COM 201 Speech
COM 215 Story Making (SWS course)
B.A. Cognate
The B.A. degree requires a third-semester proficiency in a foreign language of the student's choice.
B.S. Cognate
CS 150 Intro to Computing - OR - PHI 103 Logic
STA 215 Introductory Applied Statistics (take before SS 300)
SS 300 Research Methods
FILM & VIDEO PRODUCTION COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Film & Video Production Foundation (26 credits)
CFV 123 Survey of Media Production Modes ("Modes")
CFV 124 Image & Sound
CFV 125 Media Production I
- FORMAL ENTRY TO THE MAJOR VIA APPLICATION PROCESS
CFV 226 Media Production II
CFV 261 Scriptwriting
CBR 281 Audio Production I
CFV 370 Film & TV Interpretation One Additional CFV History/Theory/Criticism Course
CFV 498 Senior Thesis/Projects, or CFV 490 Internship (variable credit)
COM 495 Issues in Communications (Capstone)
Sound Design Emphasis (15 credits)
Required:
CBR 382 Audio Production II
CFV 482 Sound Design for Film & Video
Choose TWO from the following focused group:
CFV 322 Documentary Production I
CFV 323 Media Technologies
CFV 325 Animation I
CFV 330 Digital Post Production
CFV 429 Post Production Practicum
CFV 470 Nonfiction Film/Video Practicum
Choose ONE from:
History/Theory Criticism courses
Intermediate or Advanced Production courses
HISTORY/THEORY/CRITICISM Courses:COM 348 Film Theories (SWS course)
CFV 370 Film & TV Interpretation (may be repeated for credit when content varies. CFV 375
World Cinema can fulfill this requirement.) To see current academic year CFV 370 content, go
to: CURRENT STUDENTS > ADVISING, or click here.
COM 371 Media and Society (may be repeated for credit when content varies. See current
schedule of courses for content/topic area.)
COM 372 Global Communications
COM 373 Women & Minorities in Film and Television
CFV 375 World Cinema
INTERMEDIATE Production Courses:
CBR 382 Audio Production II
CFV 321 16mm Film Production
CFV 322 Documentary Production I
CFV 323 Media Technologies
CFV 324 3D Computer Animation
CFV 325 Animation I
CFV 326 Computer Image Making
CFV 327 Film & Video Art
CFV 328 Intermediate Film Practicum (Summer Film Project - production phase)
CFV 330 Digital Post Production
CFV 362 Scriptwriting II
CFV 368 Lighting for Film/Video Production
CFV 380 Special Topics
ADVANCED Production Courses:
CBR 485 Audio Production III
CFV 422 Documentary Production II (pre-equisite: CFV 322)
CFV 424 16mm Film Production II (prerequisite: CFV 321)
CFV 425 Animation II (pre-requisite: CFV 325)
CFV 426 Cinematic Multimedia (prerequisite: CFV 326)
CFV 428 Advanced Film Practicum (prerequisite CFV 424 - Summer Film Project - production
phase)
CFV 429 Post Production Practicum (prerequisite CFV 261 AND either CFV 330 or CBR 281 -
Summer Film Project - post-production phase)
CFV 470 Nonfiction Film/Video Practicum (Non-profit client-based production. Prerequisite CFV
320 or higher.)
CFV 482 Sound Design for Film & Video (prerequisite CBR 281)
Film & Video Course Descriptions
Complete catalog of course descriptions and program requirements.
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