12 courses with the subject CMA, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
CMA 205Introduction to Video Production3
Semester Hours This course introduces students to the fundamentals of digital video production in the context of narrative fiction filmmaking. Students will learn basic approaches to developing narratives, composition and lighting, editing, and sound design. Students will gain experience working in a variety of roles including pre- and post-production work. By the end of the semester, students will produce their own short videos to demonstrate their competency in the core skills taught throughout the semester.
Semester Hours This course builds on the fundamentals of digital video production that students learn in Introduction to Video Production. Students gain additional experience in producing both narrative fiction and non-fiction videos on a range of topics. Core concepts covered include: advanced approaches to composition and lighting, editing, and sound design. Over the course of the semester, students will produce a series of short videos that will demonstrate their mastery of the skills taught throughout the semester. Additionally, students will work on professionalizing, and each student will leave the course with a final portfolio that showcases their best creative work.
This course builds on the fundamentals of digital video production that students learn in Introduction to Video Production. Students gain additional experience in pro
COM 220 and ENG 112 This course is a survey of major movements in the history of cinema with an emphasis on filmmaking traditions outside of the US. Students will learn how historically important films have been shaped by socio-cultural forces, aesthetic and philosophical debates, industrial practices, and media technologies. This course will help students develop their media literacy and critical analysis skills. The course builds on the foundational concepts learned in Film Analysis to help students refine their understanding of film both as an art form and as a mode of mass communication.
CMA 370World Film History3
This course is a survey of major movements in the history of cinema with an emphasis on filmmaking traditions outside of the US. Students will l
Semester Hours In this course, students will work collaboratively to produce programming focused on community issues. Students will learn how to produce creative, compelling programming in the context of a regularly-scheduled biweekly 30-minute time slot. Students will master all skills necessary to produce high-quality content with high production values that can be broadcast publicly. This course focuses on production and professionalization, but will also introduce students to the history of community media and independent media in the US.
Semester Hours In this course, students will spend the semester working to develop a complete and professional creative video production of their own design. Students will be responsible for independently planning and executing all stages of pre-production, production, and post-production as well as taking steps to promote their creative work to the public. The final product for this class should be suitable for screening publicly and/or airing on broadcast television. It will demonstrate the ability to synthesize the knowledge and technical expertise gained throughout all of the prior courses in the Cinema & Media Arts concentration.
