4110. U.S. Radio History. 3 hours. (2;3) Overview of the technical, economic, regulatory, and social factors influencing the development of U.S. radio broadcasting from its inception to the present. Critical analysis of radio program forms and strategies. Prerequisite(s): RTVF 1310.
4120. U.S. Television History. 3. hours. (2;3) Overview of the technical, economic, regulatory, and social factors influencing the development of U.S. television broadcasting from its inception to the present. Critical analysis of television program forms and strategies. Prerequisite(s): RTVF 1310.
4200. Applied Multimedia Aesthetics. 3 hours. Exploration of aesthetic dimensions of television, film, and other visual media. Prerequisite(s): RTVF major status.
4210. Theories and Techniques of Film and Video Editing. 3 hours. Theory and practice in editing with an emphasis on digital editing strategies and techniques. Prerequisite(s): RTVF major status and RTVF 3230.
4310. Acting for Film and Television. 3 hours. (3;2) A study of the role of the actor in contemporary film and television productions. Methods and styles of acting in relationship to the script, the environment and off-camera personnel. Viewing and discussing performances in current film/television productions. Prerequisite(s): 75 hours of university or college work and 27 credit hours in either THEA or RTVF, including RTVF 2200; THEA 2350; or consent of both departments. (Same as THEA 4310.)
4320. Law and Regulations for Radio/Television/Film. 3 hours. Laws and regulations affecting broadcasting, cable, film and related areas. Prerequisite(s): RTVF major status or consent of department.
4330. Broadcast News. 3 hours. (2;3) Gathering, preparation and presentation of a generic broadcast news product. Prerequisite(s): RTVF major status or both RTVF 2210 and consent of department. (Same as JOUR 4330.)
4340. The Non-Theatrical Film. 3 hours. (3;2) A study of non-theatrical film forms, such as the documentary, newsreel, educational and public relations film.
4400. Advanced Film Production. 3 hours. (2;3) Techniques of planning and production; production of a film project. Prerequisite(s): RTVF 3440 and RTVF major status.
4410. Media Studies Topics. 3 hours. Rotating topics. Representative topics include: Films of Buster Keaton, Ethnicity and the American Film, and production management. Prerequisite(s): vary with topic but include junior standing and consent of department. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
4411. Video Production Topics. 3 hours. Rotating topics in video production. Representative topics include documentary production and music for television production. Prerequisite(s): vary with topic, but include RTVF major status and consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
4412. Film Production Topics. 3 hours. Rotating topics in film production. Representative topics include lighting for cinematography and directing for film. Prerequisite(s): vary with topic, but include RTVF major status and consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
4413. Audio Production Topics. 3 hours. Rotating topics in audio production. Representative topics include music for film and television and digital audio effects. Prerequisite(s): vary with topic, but include RTVF major status and consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
4415. Topics in Film and Television Genres. 3 hours. Rotating topics such as the western, the television sitcom, science fiction and horror films, Hollywood musicals and others. Prerequisite(s): junior standing. May be repeated for credit.
4420. Broadcast and Cable Television Programming. 3 hours. Theories and strategies of program selection, scheduling and evaluation for broadcast stations and cable television systems. Prerequisite(s): RTVF major status.
4430. Broadcast and Cable Management. 3 hours. Financial, legal and technical aspects of broadcast stations and cable television systems. Prerequisite(s): RTVF major status.
4440. Broadcast Advertising. 3 hours. (3;2) Economics, standards and ethics of advertising in the broadcast media, including the use of broadcast research to develop an advertising campaign. Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
4460. Play and Film Scriptwriting. 3 hours. Dramatic theory, structure, characterization, dialogue and technical media as used by the playwright or the film scriptwriter in both dramatic and comedic works. Study of the scriptwriting process from proposal to production. Marketing of scripts. Practice in playwriting and film scriptwriting. Prerequisite(s): consent of department. May be repeated once for credit, but no more than 3 hours may be counted toward a major in RTVF. (Same as THEA 4460.)
4480. Internship in Radio/Television/Film. 1-3 hours. Supervised off-campus work experience in a job that relates to student's career objective. Prerequisite(s): RTVF major status, meet employer's requirements, and consent of department. May be repeated for credit; however, no more than 6 hours of total credit for RTVF 3482, 3483, 3501, 3502, 4480, 4900, and 4910 may be applied to the 45 hours of RTVF credit required for the degree. Pass/no pass only.
4510. Corporate Media. 3 hours. Theory and uses of film, video and slides in business and industry. Area producers show their work and discuss production techniques. Prerequisite(s): RTVF major status and RTVF 3220 or 3230, or consent of department.
4660. Cinema, Television and Ideology. 3 hours. Examination of the ideological content of narrative film and television and the ways in which it is communicated.
4670. Economics of Mass Media. 3 hours. Analysis of the economic parameters of the current and past media industries, particularly film, television and the cable industries. Includes study of the history and development of the film and subsequent media industries.
4700. Film Criticism. 3 hours. Criticism and analysis of contemporary films. Utilization of campus, local and Metroplex screenings for research purposes and critical papers. May be repeated once for credit.
4710. Film Aesthetics. 3 hours. Examination of the ways scholars, critics and filmmakers have explained and discussed the materials used to make movies and how these materials may be used to construct films and produce meaning. Prerequisite(s): RTVF 3450 or consent of instructor.
4750. Advanced Television Production. 3 hours. (2;3) Advanced directing, postproduction editing, producer responsibilities and creative programs. Prerequisite(s): RTVF major status and RTVF 3750.
4760. Documentary Preproduction. 3 hours. The design of documentary productions of all types, in both film and video. Topics include the selection of subjects, research techniques, proposal writing, location scouting, funding and budgeting. Several case histories are examined and excerpts from a variety of documentary productions are screened. Prerequisite(s): RTVF major status.
4810. Directing Narrative Media. 3 hours. Major theories and skills needed to direct narrative film and video. Prerequisite(s): RTVF major status and RTVF 3220, 3230, and consent of instructor.
4820. Producing and Managing Narrative Media. 3 hours. Major theories and skills needed for the producing and production management of narrative media from concept through exhibition. Prerequisite(s): RTVF major status and RTVF 1320, 3220 and 3230.
5100. Introduction to Graduate Study in RTVF. 3 hours. Includes approaches to research and creative activities in the discipline, the thesis process, overview of current projects being undertaken by RTFV faculty, and selected screenings of film and television works. Prerequisite(s): admission to the RTVF graduate program. Required of all new RTVF graduate students.
5120. Literature of Radio, Television and Film I. 3 hours. Introduction to the critical and historical study of the mass media. Review of various theoretical approaches from a humanities perspective, including ideological criticism, feminism, and cultural studies. Prerequisite(s): RTVF 5100 or consent of department.
5130. Literature of Radio, Television and Film II. 3 hours. Introduction to social sciencebased study of the mass media. Review of various theoretical approaches including the social construction of reality, attitude change theories, uses and gratification research, cultivation analysis, and political economy. Prerequisite(s): RTVF 5100 or consent of department.
5210. Media Audiences and Cultural Studies. 3 hours. Overview of media audience theory and qualitative methods for audience studies. Special emphasis on cultural studies approaches to audiences. Prerequisite(s): RTVF graduate major status or consent of instructor.
5310. Studies in Film History. 3 hours. Historiographically based study of specific aspects of film history, including institutional analysis, local and regional production and exhibition, and analysis of particular historical eras. Rotating topics. May be repeated once when topic varies.
5320. Ethnicity and American Film. 3 hours. Designed to raise questions concerning the representation of a variety of ethnicities in American film. Discussions on current debates about the nature and function of "whiteness" and considerations on the category of whiteness in film as hierarchical, contested, and unstable. Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
5400. Media Studies Seminars. 3 hours. Rotating topics. Representative topics include films of Buster Keaton; AIDS and mass media; and production management. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
5401. Video Production Seminar. 3 hours. Rotating topics in video production. Representative topics include documentary production and music for TV production. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
5402. Film Production Seminar. 3 hours. Rotating topics in film production. Representative topics include lighting for cinematography and directing for film. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
5403. Audio Production Seminar. 3 hours. Rotating topics in audio production. Representative topics include music for film and television and digital audio editing. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
5410. History of Electronic Media. 3 hours. (2;3) Development of radio, television, cable, satellite and newer electronic media in the United States. Emphasis on economic practices, industry structure, technological development, government policy and social impact.
5450. Seminar in Film/TV Genres. 3 hours. (3;3) An in-depth study of a specific genre in film or television from its origins through its development as a distinct narrative and aesthetic form. Rotating topics. May be repeated once when topic varies.
5460. International Mass Communication. 3 hours. Study of mass communication media throughout the world, with special attention to press and broadcast systems, the sources and flow of international news, and problems of world communication. (Same as JOUR 5150.)
5470. Seminar in Contemporary Documentary. 3 hours. Form and content of contemporary documentary film and video. Emphasis on current approaches to theory and practice. Screenings of works and excerpts are included in addition to assigned research projects in appropriate areas. Prerequisite(s): RTVF graduate major status or consent of instructor.
5480. Practicum in the Teaching of Radio/Television/Film. 3 hours. Training in the teaching of some aspect of radio, television or film. Under the supervision of a faculty member, the student prepares and presents instructional units, conducts class discussions and handles administrative matters peculiar to the type of course involved. Duties performed under a teaching fellowship or graduate assistantship do not earn credit in this course. No more than 3 hours may apply toward the master's degree.
5490. Seminar in National Film Styles. 3 hours. (3;3) Rotating topics, may be repeated once as topics vary. An examination of a specific national cinema that highlights distinctive forms of expression, the cultural tradition, sociopolitical influences and conditions of production that contribute to the formation of a national film tradition. Narrative, documentary and avant-garde films are discussed. Prerequisite(s): RTVF 3460 or consent of department.
5610. Public Telecommunications Operations. 3 hours. Managing, programming, financing, and operating noncommercial/public radio and television broadcast/cable facilities. Prerequisite(s): RTVF graduate major status or consent of instructor.
5740. Theory and Technique of Visual Editing. 3 hours. An overview of some of the most useful editing techniques and theories in the history and current practice of film and television. The craft of editing will be introduced using digital nonlinear editing systems. Prerequisite(s): RTVF graduate major status or consent of instructor.
5760. Documentary Preproduction. 3 hours. The design of documentary productions of all types, in both film and video. Topics include the selection of subjects, research techniques, proposal writing, location scouting, funding and budgeting. Case histories are examined and excerpts from a variety of documentary productions are screened. Prerequisite(s): RTVF graduate major status or consent of instructor.
5900-5910. Special Problems. 1-3 hours each.
5950. Master's Thesis. 3 or 6 hours. To be scheduled only with consent of department. 6 hours credit required. No credit assigned until thesis has been completed and filed with the graduate dean. Continuous enrollment required once work on thesis has begun. May be repeated for credit.
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