Storytelling for Film and Television

COM FT 310

Required of all undergraduate students in Film & Television. Introduction to the art and craft of storytelling through the moving image. Particular emphasis is given to writing short scripts. Topics covered include character development and narrative structure as it applies to shorts, features and episodic television. 4 cr. Tuition: $2340

Summer 1 (May 22-June 26)

Summer 2 (July 1-August 7)

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Creative Producing I

COM FT 325

Required of all students in the Television Program. Introductory course that takes the student through the various stages of production, beginning with concept and ending with full-fledged, camera-ready proposals. Students are introduced to issues of finance, scheduling, and organization; they learn to keep budget and concept on track. May be taken sophomore year. 4 cr. Tuition: $2340

Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)

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Production I

COM FT 353

Required of all Film & Television majors. Intensive course in all the fundamental aspects of motion picture production. Students learn to use cameras, sound recording equipment and editing software and then apply these skills to several short productions. Emphasizes the language of visual storytelling and the creative interplay of sound and image. 4 cr. Tuition: $2340

Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)

Summer 2 (July 1-August 7)

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Understanding Film

COM FT 360

Required of all students in the Film Program. An introduction to the art of film. How do films make meaning? How do audiences understand them? Explores some of the ways in which movies teach us new ways of knowing. Students also study a variety of historical examples of different styles that illustrate the expressive possibilities of image and sound. 4 cr. Tuition: $2340

Summer 2 (July 1-August 7)

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Writing the TV Pilot

COM FT 514

Explores the development and creation of the television series pilot. Each student pitches a concept and writes a treatment and a finished pilot script for an original series, either comedy or drama. Emphasis on premise, story structure, characterization and originality. Lectures, screenings, script readings, written assignments, and critiques. 4 cr. Tuition: $2340

Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)

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Writing the Situation Comedy

COM FT 522

Intensive exploration in the key elements of the sitcom: character development, story structure, pitching, formats, writing, and polishing. Successful participants will have completed "spec" script for the current television market. 4 cr. Tuition: $2340

Summer 2 (July 2-August 8)

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Special Topics

COM FT 553

Topic for Summer 2013: Gangster Films. Explores classic gangster films and modern gangster films that complicate the genre's conventions. Discusses the genre's roots, such as its depiction of a violent alternative to the American Dream amid the Great Depression. Examines how the genre has evolved, due to censorship forces, larger social changes, and our desire for vicarious violence. Pairs up key films, such as the two versions of Scarface; Public Enemy and Public Enemies; Gun Crazy and Bonnie and Clyde; G-Men and Donnie Brasco; Goodfellas and American Gangster; Shoot the Piano Player and Gomorrah. 4 cr. Tuition: $2340

Summer 2 (July 2-August 8)

B1 (IND) Tues./Thurs. 5:30-9 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Last day to add	Monday, July 8, 2013
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 8, 2013
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 25, 2013
Course End Date	Thursday, August 8, 2013

Location: COM B05      ... Open Seats

John Hall

Topic: Gangster Films

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Special Topics

COM FT 554

Topic for Summer 2013: The Hollywood Blockbuster. Traces the emergence of the modern blockbuster as an economic and socio-cultural phenomenon. Part of the course traces the history of big scale movie-making, touching on historical examples such as the biblical epic, the disaster film, the adventure film, and the rebirth of the space opera. A second part investigates key phenomena such as the concepts of franchising, branding, film genre, and narrative, discussing examples of the past decade (including the Star Wars prequels, the Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter). Finally, taking advantage of the seasonal offerings, the course investigates very recent and ultra-contemporary blockbusters of summer 2012. 4 cr. Tuition: $2340

Summer 1 (May 22-June 26)

A1 (IND) Mon./Wed. 5-9 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 13, 2013
Course End Date	Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Location: COM 106      ... Open Seats

Roy Grundmann

Topic: The Hollywood Blockbuster

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Special Topics

COM FT 554

Topic for Summer 2013: The Hollywood Musical. Charts the history of the Hollywood musical. The first half of the course presents an overview of the classical period, ranging from Busby Berkeley, Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers, and Gene Kelly to Cabaret in the early 1970s. The second half of the course looks at the musical in the past 30 years, including the revival of old formulas (Grease, Chicago) and the development of new forms (Dirty Dancing, Hair Spray, Moulin Rouge, Mamma Mia, Glee). 4 cr. Tuition: $2340

Summer 2 (July 1-August 7)

B1 (IND) Mon./Wed. 5-9 pm Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, July 1, 2013
Last day to add	Monday, July 8, 2013
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 8, 2013
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 25, 2013
Course End Date	Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Location: COM B05      ... Open Seats

Roy Grundmann

Topic: The Hollywood Musical

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