2003-04 Undergraduate Catalog -

Professor: Frank Tomasulo; Associate Professor: David Sedman; Assistant Professors: Kevin Heffernan, Sean Griffin; Senior Lecturer: Tom Bywaters.

Students pursue a Cinema-Television curriculum that offers separate concentrations (tracks) in cinema and television. Both concentrations are designed to provide a well-rounded program of technical, scholarly, and aesthetic training in the fields of film and television. Both programs also intend to prepare the student for a career in professional lm/television production and/or writing, and to develop his or her creative abilities in the art form. A wide variety of courses in cinema and television history, theory, and criticism provide a basic and necessary knowledge of these media as art forms and as vibrant social and cultural institutions. In addition, students are required to pursue cocurricular elective courses in the creation and study of the traditional fine arts in Meadows. Finally, students are encouraged to take an internship in the professional sector in order to take advantage of local industry activity, gain practical experience in the field, and establish professional contacts.

The Cinema track offers experience in writing, shooting, directing, and editing film and video projects, as well as courses in the history, theory, and aesthetics of the medium. A basic video production course and two 16mm lm production courses are required for all majors. Advanced elective courses in screenwriting, production, and editing are designed to develop students' technical skills, as well as their creativity as filmmakers.

The Television track offers experience in producing and editing electronic media and video projects, as well as courses in the history, criticism, economics, and social effects of the contemporary mass media and new moving-image technologies. Advanced elective courses in multimedia applications; global media systems; electronic media programming, sales, and policy; and audience research are designed to prepare students for rewarding careers in the modern television industry.

Instructional Facilities

The Division of Cinema-Television is located in the Umphrey Lee Center, which houses faculty offices; classrooms; audio, video, and lm production; and media support areas. These include basic video, audio modules; video logging rooms; off-line editing rooms; nonlinear video editing labs; lm editing suites; advanced lm editing modules; storage and equipment checkout; digital audio rooms; 35mm lm projection hall; seminar room; graphics lab; editing labs; viewing rooms; and production classrooms. Two additional screening classrooms equipped for film, video, and DVD projection are located in the Greer Garson Theatre.

Admission and Degree Requirements

To be admitted to the major in Cinema-Television, a student must complete the following courses with a cumulative 3.0 G.P.A.: ENGL 1301 and 1302; CTV 1320 Survey of Television and Media; CTV 2301 Film and Video Aesthetics; a math fundamentals course; and an approved liberal arts course.

In addition, the student must compile a 3.00 G.P.A. in ENGL 1301 and 1302. The applicant must also earn a minimum grade of B minus in CTV 1320 Survey of Television and Media and CTV 2301 Film and Video Aesthetics.

Students transferring from other universities must have completed equivalent courses and obtained the equivalent G.P.A. in those courses before they can be admitted to the major.

Scholarships

Communication Honors Scholarships are awarded each year to outstanding students who intend to major in Cinema-Television.

Honors Program

The Honors Program in Cinema-Television is highly selective; approximately 10 students are selected to participate as incoming freshmen, Twelve hours of coursework must be completed in Cinema-Television and/or related communications divisions Honors course sections. At midterm of the sophomore year, declared Cinema-Television majors with a G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher are invited into the Honors Program.

To remain in the program, students must maintain a B average in all work at SMU, a B average in Cinema-Television, and a B average in Honors courses.

For more information, contact the Chair, Division of Cinema-Television, Southern Methodist University, Dallas TX 75275.

Internships

Upon attaining upperclass status, qualified students are encouraged to pursue internships that enable them to work under the guidance of professionals in the motion picture, radio, television, cable, and other electronic media industries. Nonclassroom internship credit is limited to three credit hours taken as an elective.

Directed Studies

A directed study is a close collaboration between a professor and an advanced student with junior or senior standing who conducts a rigorous research or creative project that goes beyond the experience available in course offerings. The student must secure formal approval from the professor to undertake a Directed Studies project.

Class Attendance

Due to limited class space and enrollment pressures, a student who fails to appear on the first day or who fails to attend three consecutive class meetings during an academic term without establishing contact with the instructor may be administratively dropped from a course.

B.A. Degree in Cinema-Television

Cinema (CTV)

Credit Hours

General Education Curriculum: 41

Common Core Requirements: 9

CTV 1320 Survey of Television and Media (formerly EMF 1320 Survey of Electronic Media and Film)

CTV 2301 Film And Video Aesthetics

CTV 2304 Basic Video And Audio Production

Cinema Course Requirements: 24

CTV 2307 Basic Audio Principles

CTV 2351 Film History

CTV 2352 American Film History (formerly CCCN 2352 Film History II)

CTV 2354 Basic Screenwriting

CTV 3355 Film Production I

CTV 3356 Film Production II

CTV 4353 Film-Television Theory

CTV 4316 Producers Seminar or

CTV 3335 Film Exhibition and Distribution

Cinema-TV Electives: Any 9 hours (may not be double-counted with any grouping above)

Any three CTV Courses (with approval of adviser) --suggested courses include:

CTV 2332 American Popular Film

CTV 2344 History of Animated Film

CTV 2353 American Television History

CTV 2356 Writing the Fiction Script

CTV 2360 The Black Experience in Cinema-TV

CTV 2364 History of Cinema-TV Comedy

CTV 2384 War on Film

CTV 3300 Film/TV Genres

CTV 3304 History of Documentary Film-Television

CTV 3308 Non Linear Editing

CTV 3310 Screen Artists

CTV 3311-15 Great Directors

CTV 3350 Advanced Screenwriting

CTV 3357 Film/TV Lighting

CTV 3358 Directing the Screen Actor

CTV 3359 National Cinemas

CTV 3360 Gender and Representation in World Cinema

CTV 3390 Italian Cinema

CTV 3393 Video Production II: Field

CTV 4300 Cinema-Television Seminar

CTV 4318 Advanced Television Production Workshop

CTV 4339 Television Criticism

CTV 5301-04 Topics in Cinema-Television

Fine Arts Component One course (3 hrs.) selected from the following: 3

ASDE 1300 Introduction to Studio Drawing

ASPH 1300 Basics of Photography

ASPH 2300 Black & White Photography

ARHS 1303 Introduction to Western Art I

ARHS 1304 Introduction to Western Art II

ARHS 1331 Romantic Century: Cultural Content of Artistic Form in the 19th Century

ARHS 1332 20th Century Art: Sources & Styles of Modern Art

THEA 3311 The Art of Acting

THEA 3313 Introduction to Design for the Theater

THEA 3314 Lighting Design: Theater, Film, & Television

THEA 3316 Scene Design: Theater, Film, & Television

THEA 3318 Costume Design: Theater, Film, & Television

Minor in Film Studies

The minor in Film Studies offers the opportunity to study the historical and critical background of the film medium and to broaden one's understanding and appreciation of a major 20th-century art form. Courses offered in the minor may be applied as required courses in the major.

Requirements: 18 credit hours, distributed as follows:

CTV 2301 Film and Video Aesthetics

CTV 2351 Film History

CTV 4353 Film-TV Theory

Three additional courses (9 hours) selected from any film/history criticism offering.

Minor in Cinema Studies

The following courses may be repeated once for Film Studies minor elective credit provided that the course material/topic is completely different each time:

CTV 2332 American Popular Film

CTV 3310 Screen Artists

CTV 3311, 3312, 3214, 3315 Great Directors

CTV 5301-5304 topics in Cinema

Television (CTV)

Credit Hours

General Education Curriculum: 41

Common Core Requirements: 9

CTV 1320 Survey of Television And Media

CTV 2301 Film and Video Aesthetics

CTV 2304 Basic Video and Audio Production

Television Course Requirements: 24

CTV 2332 American Popular Film or

CTV 3304 History of Documentary Film-Television

CTV 2353 American Television History

CTV 3303 Video Production I: Studio

CTV 3328 Electronic Media Management or

CTV 3361 Electronic Media Planning

CTV 3393 Video Production II: Field or

CTV 4318 Advanced Production Workshop

CTV 4339 Television Criticism

CTV 4360 Social Effects of Mass Media

CTV 4361 Electronic Media Policy

CTV 4390 Technology and the Mass Media or

CTV 4395 Electronic Media Audience Analysis

CTV 4399 Global Media Systems

Cinema-TV Electives: any 9 hours (may not be double-counted with any grouping above)

Any Three CTV Courses (with approval of adviser) Suggested courses include:

CTV 2354 Basic Screenwriting

CTV 2360 The Black Experience in Cinema-TV

CTV 2364 History of Cinema-TV Comedy

CTV 3308 Non-Linear Editing

CTV 3335 Film Exhibition and Distribution

CTV 3355 Film Production I

CTV 3356 Film Production II

CTV 3357 Film/TV Lighting

CTV 3374 TV Production Process

CTV 4300 Cinema-Television Seminar

CTV 4316 Producers Seminar

CTV 4328 Media Economics

CTV 4353 Film-Television Theory

CTV 4360 Social Effects of Mass Media

CTV 4361 Electronic Media Policy

Fine Arts Component One course (3 hrs.) selected from the following: 3

ASDE 1300 Introduction to Studio Drawing

ASPH 1300 Basics of Photography

ASPH 2300 Black & White Photography

ARHS 1303 Introduction to Western Art I

ARHS 1304 Introduction to Western Art II

ARHS 1331 Romantic Century: Cultural Content of Artistic Form in the 19th Century

ARHS 1332 20th Century Art: Sources & Styles of Modern Art

THEA 3311 The Art of Acting

THEA 3313 Introduction to Design for the Theater

THEA 3314 Lighting Design: Theater, Film, & Television

THEA 3316 Scene Design: Theater, Film, & Television

THEA 3318 Costume Design: Theater, Film, & Television

Minor in Television and Media

The minor in Television and Media offers the opportunity to study in a focused way the historical, critical, and production aspects of the television medium and to broaden one's understanding and appreciation of the most dominant mass medium in the modern world. Courses offered in the minor may be applied as required courses in the major.

Requirements: 18 credit hours, distributed as follows:

CTV 1320 Survey of Television and Media (formerly EMF 1320 Survey of Electronic Media and Film)

CTV 2301 Film and Video Aesthetics

CTV 2304 Basic Video and Audio Production

Three additional courses selected from any television or electronic media courses in history, criticism, economics, management, or social effects.

The Courses

Cinema (CTV)

1320. Survey of Television and Media (formerly EMF 1320 Survey of Electronic Media). Survey of the history, programming practices, advertising techniques, regulations, and legal aspects of the television/media industries. The relationship between media and society will also be explored.

2301. Film and Video Aesthetics. Introduction to the fundamental visual and audio techniques used in cinema and television to convey meaning and mood. Careful analysis of selected films, sequences, and TV shows.

2304. Basic Video and Audio Production. Practical training in the fundamentals of video and audio production techniques, including various exercises and hands-on demonstrations.

2332. American Popular Film. An in-depth examination of specific aspects of the American popular cinema, focusing upon questions of popular culture and idealogy, of the historical development of styles and genres, and of the impact of the Hollywood film industry. Specific topics and films will vary from term to term.

2344. History of Animated Film. This course provides a critical and historical overview of the development of the animated film from its origins in the 19th century to the present.

2351. Film History. This course provides an overview of the development of the cinema as a technology, as an art form, as an industry, and as a social institution beginning with the origins of the medium and tracing its major movements and configurations up to the present.

2352. American Film History (formerly CCCN 2352 Film History II). An overview of U.S. hilm history from the silent period to the present day. Emphasis on the genres, directors, cinematic techniques, and industrial factors that advanced the art of Hollywood and independent filmmakers.

2353. American Television History. Focus on the history of American television with an emphasis on the industrial and sociocultural aspects of the medium's development. Issues of race, gender, class, genre, sexuality, and national identity will be studied in the context of significant television shows of the past and present.

2354. Basic Screenwriting. This course teaches the basic skills required for both ction and non-fiction screenwriting, and includes such topics as research methods, script preparation, differences in script formats, verbal-to-visual style, and the uses of music, effects, pacing, and rhythm.

2356. Writing the Fiction Script. This course instructs the student in the development of short and feature-length fictional screenplays. Prerequisite: CTV 2354.

2360. The Black Experience in Cinema-TV. Students will incorporate readings, screenings, lectures, and discussion to examine how the motion picture and television industry resented both unfeeling caricatures and accurate self-expressions of black culture from 1895 to the present, how negative stereotypes and idealized challenges to those stereotypes were represented in film and TV, how black artists were included and excluded in the creation of modern mass media, and how cultural representation in the media affects our perceptions of racial issues.

2364. History of Cinema-TV Comedy. Survey of the development of comedy in film and television, with an emphasis on a historical examination of comic films and TV shows and a theoretical analysis of the phenomena of humor and laughter.

2384. War on Film. An intensive examination of the period of the Second World War. The course is constructed around the cinematic records provided by newsreels, training films, propaganda lms, and wartime documentaries.

3300. Film/TV Genres. This course examines questions of genre pertinent to film and/or television by focusing on various generic forms and their history. The specific genres under consideration will vary from term to term.

3304. Documentary. An overview of the development of the documentary mode in cinema and television, offering a survey of the nonfiction film and video provided by newsreels, training films, propaganda movies, wartime documentaries, and "reality" TV.

3308. Non-Linear Editing. This course focuses on the techniques of nonlinear editing and digital post-production in the media world. Students learn the craft and art of editing by using professional digital editing systems like the Avid and Final Cut Pro. Emphasis on cutting scenes, studying major films and reviewing the latest technological advances, provide a strong foundation on the media most unique art form. Prerequisite: 2304,2301.

3310. Screen Artists. This course examines the questions of authorship pertinent to the cinema by focusing on the works of one or more lm artists. The specific directors, producers, screenwriters, and other artists treated by the course will vary from term to term.

3311, 3312, 3314, 3315. Great Directors. Critical and historical review of the world's great directors and their works.

3335. Film Exhibition and Distribution. This course offers a detailed examination of contemporary practices in the distribution and exhibition of theatrical feature films, including the roles of audience survey techniques, booking, publicity, and advertising.

3350. Advanced Screenwriting. Through weekly story conferences with the instructor, each student develops a complete feature-length screenplay ready for submission to a producer or agent. Prerequisite: CTV 2354.

3355. Film Production I. This 16mm lm production course teaches all phases of production and editing for two silent films and for a third which utilizes sound-over interlock. Prerequisites: CTV 2304.

3356. Film Production II. This course in sync-sound film production provides an introduction to film industry practices and to the use of professional film equipment. Complete films are produced by students from concept through AB roll preparation to a final answer print. Prerequisite: CTV 3355.

3357. Film/TV Lighting. This course examines all the major aspects of feature film as well as television production studio lighting. Students learn the fundamentals of film/and/or video set-ups. Detailed analysis of selected features/tv shows, a brief overview of the history of cinematography and its ever-changing technology will provide a full understanding of the art.

3358. Directing the Screen Actor. Theoretical background and practical experience in directing performers for film and television productions. Blocking action, camera placement and movement, line deliveries, action scenes, hitting marks, props, costumes, lighting, makeup, dubbing, and the "Method" and other acting theories will be studied, discussed, and practiced on videotape through a series of exercises.

3359. National Cinemas. This course examines the social, economic, technological and aesthetic histories of cinema from various nations, as well as examining the concept of "national cinema" The specific nations under consideration will vary from term to term.

4300. Cinema-Television Seminar. An intensive study of a specific cinema- or television-related topic. Topics vary each term.

4305. Motion Pictures of Paris. 93 years of film history focusing on Paris. Taken in residence.

4316. Producers Seminar. Lectures and discussions by both faculty and guest speakers provide an overview of the basic business and legal aspects of film and television production.

4325, 4326. Internship. This course allows students to earn academic credit through practical experience gained by working in the professional media, either part-time during the fall or spring terms, or full-time during the summer. Students may take a maximum of three credit hours of internship. One hundred fifty hours of work per term is calculated as three credit hours. Internship credit is given on a pass/fail basis only. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor, upper division standing.

4329. Film Criticism. This course examines various critical and analytic approaches to the cinema, emphasizing their application to specific films screened for the class. Students will learn to develop and scrutinize their own critical perspectives through regular writing assignments and discussions.

4353. Film-Television Theory (formerly CCCN 4353 Film Theory). This course provides an overview of major theoretical writings on the cinema and television (including the work of theorists such as André Bazin, Sergei Eisenstein, Rudolf Arnheim, Laura Mulvey, and Christian Metz) and demonstrates the application of various analytical approaches to specific films and TV programs. Prerequisites CTV 2301, 2351.

5110, 5210, 5310, 5311. Directed Study. Independent study under the direction and supervision of a faculty member. A directed study is a close collaboration between the professor and an advanced student who conducts a rigorous project that goes beyond the experience available in course offerings. The student must secure written permission from the instructor and return a completed directed studies form to the Cinema-TV office before the start of the term during which the study is to be undertaken. Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of instructor.

5301-04. Topics in Cinema-television. This course focuses on a specific topic pertinent to film or television study. Subjects vary from term to term, and may include the areas of film/TV history, critical theory, the film/TV business, etc.

Television (CTV)

2304. Basic Video and Audio Production. Practical training in the fundamentals of video and audio production techniques, including various exercises and hands-on demonstrations.

2306. History of Recorded Music. Chronologically examines the machines, minds, and music that constitute our heritage of recorded music, 1877 to present.

2307. Basic Audio. Provides a survey of the theory and equipment used in sound recording.

2352. American Film History (formerly CCCN 2352 Film History II). An overview of U.S. film history from the silent period to the present day. Emphasis on the genres, directors, cinematic techniques, and industrial factors that advanced the art of Hollywood and independent filmmakers.

2360. The Black Experience in Cinema-TV. Students will incorporate readings, screenings, lectures, and discussion to examine how the motion picture and television presented both unfeeling caricatures and accurate self-expressions of black culture from 1895 to the present, how negative stereotypes and idealized challenges to those stereotypes were represented in film and TV, how black artists were included and excluded in the creation of modern mass media, and how cultural representation in the media affects our perceptions of racial issues.

3357. Film/TV Lighting. This course examines all the major aspects of feature film as well as Television Production studio lighting. Students lea the fundamentals of film/and/or video set-ups. Detailed analysis of selected features/tv shows, a brief overview of the history of cinematography and its ever-changing technology will provide a full understanding of the art.

3301, 3302, 3304. Topics in Television/Radio.

3303/5303. Video Production I. Basic principles and practices of television studio production are taught while rotating students through the various studio positions in a series of television production exercises. Prerequisite: CTV 2304.

3304. History of Documentary Film-Television. An overview of the development of the documentary mode in cinema and television, offering a survey of the nonfiction film and video provided by newsreels, training films, propaganda movies, wartime documentaries, and "reality" TV.

3328/5328. Electronic Media Management. Explores the relationship between the theory and practice of broadcast and cable management with emphasis on the legal and economic constraints on these media outlets.

3330/5330. Electronic Media Sales. This course is designed to examine the contemporary world electronic media sales. The goals of this class are to combine strategic thinking with creative thought while keeping the target audience/client in mind.

3361/5361. Electronic Media Planning. Analysis of the development of program ideas and the research and strategies involved in programming media outlets.

3374/5374. TV Production Process. Examines the process of program production from conception to completion with an emphasis on the various elements that affect the process: staff, genre, format, technology. A field study of a production is a required part of the course.

3393/5393. Video Production II. Basic principles and practices of electronic eld production and video editing techniques. Students rotate through various exercises to become familiar with many facets of field production and post-production, including computer editing. Prerequisite: CTV 2304.

3394. Video Production III. Produce and direct entertainment format programming exercises. Prerequisite: CTV 3303.

3395/5395. History of Broadcasting and Electronic Media. Study the origins and development of the electronic media with an emphasis on the people, events, and issues that influenced that development.

4300/5300. Cinema-Television Seminar. Intensive study of a specific area in cinema-television; topics vary per term.

4316. Producers Seminar. Lectures and discussions by both faculty and guest speakers provide an overview of the basic business and legal aspects of film and television production.

4318 Advanced Television Production Workshop. Proseminar in Producing and Directing. The workshop is a class that through various exercises and a final project, students share in varied production experiences. Prerequisite: CTV 2304.

4325/5325. Internships. Earn credit through practical experience by working at a professional media outlet, either part-time during fall and spring terms or full-time during summer. Requires a minimum of 175 hours in the internship setting. Taken on a pass/fail basis only. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and junior or senior standing with a minimum 2.50 G.P.A.

4328. Media Economics. Examination of corporations and industries involved in the mass media. Emphasis is on understanding the interplay of markets buyers, sellers, consumers, and costs. Microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis are used in studying media organizations and industries.

4339/5339. Television Criticism. Examines contemporary critical methodologies as they apply to mass communications media.

4360/5360. Social Effects of Mass Media. Critical analysis of research on the influence of mass media messages on individuals and groups. Attention is focused on communication theory and how society puts such theories into practice in using the media for information, entertainment, and persuasion.

4361/5361. Electronic Media Policy. This course emphasizes contemporary regulatory policy in the electronic media. Discussion and readings deal with regulatory aspects of broadcasting, cable, telephone, personal communication services, and wireless communication. Students will become familiar with basics of legal research.

4390/5390. Technology and the Mass Media. Examines the way in which technology develops and is assimilated into the mass media.

4393. Advanced Audio. Course in the business and creative aspects related to being an audio producer. Prerequisite: CTV 2307.

4395/5396. Electronic Media Audience Analysis. Designs and methodologies employed in researching media usage, structure, and development.

4399/5399. Global Media Systems. Interrelationship between broadcasting media in various areas of the world and the system of government under which they developed.

5110, 5210, 5310. Directed Study. Independent study under the direction and supervision of a faculty member. A directed study is a close collaboration between the professor and an advanced student who conducts a rigorous project that goes beyond the experience available in course offerings. The student must secure written permission from the instructor and return a completed directed studies form to the Cinema-TV office before the start of the term during which the study is to be undertaken. Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of instructor.

5301-04. Topics in Cinema-Television. This course focuses on a specific topic pertinent to film or television study. Subjects vary from term to term, and may include the areas of film/TV history, critical theory, the film/TV business, etc.