Same as ARTM 111

In this introduction to the art and craft of filmmaking, students develop audio-visual storytelling aesthetics and production workflow techniques, learning basic filmmaking skills through a series of exercises before they plan, shoot, and edit short documentary and narrative films. Students are not required to purchase a lot of film equipment or software for this course as mobile devices enable filmmakers to affordably shoot and edit films. Students reflect on what they have learned as they critique the films they have created.

While image and sound became the language of the 20th century, audio-visual language has proliferated globally through technology and media platforms in the 21st century. In order to effectively communicate, students must recognize the syntactical nature of media and learn to speak with it as a language. Students create media projects that demonstrate their grasp of media linguistics. Topics include an introduction to the philosophical and theoretical basis of media as language, semiotics and juxtaposition theory, media as art, story, technology, perception, and experience.

The Art of Editing introduces students to the creative, theoretical, and applied workflow of picture and sound editing for media. Outcomes include analysis, creative activities, and critiques. Students are taught the history, process, and approaches to picture and sound editing for audio- visual media while working with professional software. Exercises and lectures encourage students to create meaningful media for the viewers’ experiences. Prerequisite: MEDA 111 or 113

This media-writing course introduces students to storytelling techniques of writing fictional screenplays, reality-based scripts, and text for corporate productions. The course includes theoretical components of writing, demonstrations of writing for various formats, and encourages students to develop their personal, Christian, and creative voices through critical study and dedicated work. Exercises include character development, premise, structure, conflict, and theme, leading to projects for narrative and creative non-fiction scripts. Prerequisite: MEDA 111 or 113

Media in the 21st century is an expression of philosophy and theology. Demonstrated in Film as Philosophy, students hear from philosophers through history as they reflect on motion pictures as a means to think-out-loud, revealed consciously by sophisticated storytellers. filmmakers, and unconsciously through social media. Through this course students show their understanding of philosophical concepts by creating projects that use filmmaking-as-thought. Prerequisite: MEDA 111 or 113

Like traditional approaches to marketing, media advocates for businesses. Media also exists as a business to create marketing content. Students develop an appreciation for the scope, practice, and techniques of media marketing. Creating marketing campaigns and content, students demonstrate their ability to harness media as a marketing tool. Prerequisite: MEDA 111 or 113

Depicted on film since the advent of cinema, this course surveys the history, representation, and misrepresentation of faith in media from Samson and Delilah in (1903) through modern YouTube videos. Student research and create video essays, assessing media, faith, and history to demonstrate their understanding how Christianity has been portrayed through different formats and streams of media. Prerequisite: MEDA 111 or 113

Film is worldwide, practiced in every nation and culture over the past one-hundred-plus years. This course looks at the major social-political movements, national and regional films, and the stories of filmmakers. Students research and create video essays that compare the use of media between eras, countries, and ideas, demonstrating how media is a form of cultural and historical expression. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 2XX

An extension of the introductory filmmaking course, Social Media Production is an exploratory overview of how social media tells stories, engages audiences, and is used by businesses. Using techniques described in lectures and demonstrations, the course focuses on advanced artistic techniques. Students create projects for different social media platforms and practice different approaches to express unique messages related to their interests. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 2XX

Many graduates will become entrepreneurs and start their own business because of the contractual nature of media projects. Media producers need to have a working knowledge of standards, operations, and practices to successfully turn their creativity into a business. With exercises that ensure students understand and possess necessary introductory financial and management skills, this course takes students through steps required to start and operate a small media business. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 2XX

An essential skill in creating media is learning to research well and assess statistical information. Research Skills and Statistics provides an overview of research approaches and statistical analysis particular to media as students develop professional practices involved in working with businesses, non-profit organizations, government, and media platform. At the end of the course students will demonstrate their research abilities and understanding of statistical methods by creating video essays on a broad number of topics related to their particular interests. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 2XX

Because sound is emotive, not seen or easily rationalized, it tends to be a hidden art in media. Media Sound explores different ways sound is used in narrative and documentary films, podcasts, and as a design for media presentations. Students are introduced to a number of sound design approaches, styles, and techniques. By the end of the course students will demonstrate skills they have developed by creating sound for a variety of media projects. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 2XX

Media is entertaining, educational, poetic, and a dialectic tool that requires an ability to discern the messages behind content. Media, Meaning, Ethics, and Faith takes students through formats and platforms to study how meaning is embedded in media, ways media impact faith, and employ ethical principles to assess the moral value of the message. Students develop media projects to critically reflect on faith and values in modern media. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 2XX

Hermeneutical approaches to understanding the Bible share a similar activity to assessing the meaning of a media production. By learning about hermeneutics, students are equipped to analyze and discover deeper meanings in the message of Jesus as portrayed through storytelling mediums. This critical skill becomes creative exercises as students explore and explain the story of Christ by telling original stories. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 2XX

Filmmaking that observes and presents factual information is an essential skill for every twenty- first century media practitioner. This course surveys the history of documentary filmmaking, ethical approaches to documenting stories, techniques and artistic skills, and workflow unique to factual media. Students make a series of one- minute documentaries using a variety of genres, themes, and tactics to show their understanding reality-based filmmaking. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 2XX

Directors are responsible for what ends up on screen, including performances and audio-visuals. Producing involves leadership and logistics to create content. Advanced Directing and Producing takes students through a series of increasingly complex exercises as they learn by studying master-directors while developing their workflow, project management, and producing skills. At the end of the course students will demonstrate an ability to direct and produce media based on the kind of specifications and expectations that they will professionally encounter. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 2XX

Animation, Motion Graphics, and VFX Storytelling takes students through a variety of different techniques and approaches to create animation and motion graphics media. Topics and exercises include visual effects, mattes, masks, layering, and key framing. Students demonstrate editing and design skills through exercises that lead to animation, motion graphic, commercial films, and social media productions in class. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 2XX

Artificial Intelligence is the most important and controversial development of technology in the 21st century. As AI increasingly contributes to media creation, it poses either a challenge or opportunity for creativity. As a generative tool, AI still requires human creativity to prompt meaningful stories. Students study the development and ethics of Artificial Intelligence while using AI tools to explore, research, and create media productions. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 2XX

The Bible, Story and Media studies stories in the Bible that express God’s relationship with Creation. Demonstrating ways these stories have been effectively told through media, students learn the literary forms of Biblical traditions, story points-of-view, and genre. By understanding how themes in the Bible are told as stories, students adapt approaches into their own creative allegorical work. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 2XX

Finding people who can tell stories for businesses and organizations is in high demand by employers. Corporate Storytelling introduces ways students can tell stories for business, non- profit organizations, and ministries through motion picture, images, and social media. Students create a variety of different corporate media projects related to their personal interests to show their understanding of the scope of corporate storytelling. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 2XX

The Practice Film Theory is a survey of the aesthetic, cultural, and social ‘isms’ of the 20th century. Students learn about modern movements as represented through media theory. Putting theory into practice, students create weekly media projects that reflect and demonstrate ideologies and theoretical movements in creative ways. Students expand their filmmaking skills as they are rehired to use unique aesthetic techniques and approaches with these projects. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 3XX

A representation-of and influence-on culture, media shapes how people understand theology. Media as Culture; The Theology of Making reflects how media influences modern culture before exploring the theological implication of creativity. Students analyze contemporary topics where media is used to shape public theological thought, while creating corresponding content that demonstrates constructive ways that media develops theology and spiritual contemplation. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 3XX

An internship involves 120 hours of work in a professional setting outside of the school. The internship is an opportunity for students to practice a skill they feel they want to continue into their media career. Students work for a corporate, not-for-profit, broadcast, or media production business to assist in creating and managing their media. Under the supervision of the host company, the internship can be paid or unpaid. Students work with their instructor to determine appropriate internships. Prerequisites: MEDA 111 or 113, and 3 credit hours in MEDA 3XX Permission required