(1971) Professor Emeritus of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 1945, University of Michigan; M.A. 1951, Ph.D. 1970, University of California, Los Angeles.

(1960) Professor Emeritus of Cinema and Television Arts. B.S. 1951, Syracuse University; M.A. 1957, Ph.D. 1960, University of Minnesota.

(2018) Associate Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 2002, University at Buffalo; M.F.A. 2014, California State University, Los Angeles.

(2011) Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. B.F.A. 2002, Tyler School of Art; M.F.A. 2007, Temple University.

The Entertainment Media Management option includes the operational and management aspects of independent, studio and network media, including business structures, personnel, budgets, advertising, sales, research and regulation of the entertainment media industries. A minor also is offered in this option.

The Film Production option includes the conceptualization, production, directing, editing and distribution of cinema projects. In order to qualify for the Film Production option, a student must earn the appropriate grades in the designated prerequisite courses for Film Production, submit a portfolio and have that portfolio approved by the Film Production Faculty. Once a student’s …

History, theory and critical analysis of the culture of film and electronic media, providing a background for all professional training, with specific preparation for careers in teaching or research.

The Emerging Media Production option includes the preproduction, production and distribution of digital material for emerging interactive media. Students acquire effective skills to develop, design and create interactive or immersive media in augmented reality, virtual reality and emerging formats.

The Screenwriting option includes the conceptualization, structuring and writing of scripts for film, television and new media.

The Television Production option includes the development, preproduction, production and postproduction techniques for narrative or documentary television formats—encompassing producing, directing and all other creative aspects of studio and field production.

The Department of Cinema and Television Arts (CTVA) is a collection of pre-professional programs that train students in the art, craft, business and technology of film and television production, screenwriting, virtual reality (VR) and emerging media, as well as entertainment media management, and media theory and criticism. Our mission is to serve and grow our …

This ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2022 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Emerging Media Production Option All lower division GE completed. Lower division major requirements completed as part of the AS-T in Film, TV, and Electronic Media: Two of the following: CTVA 100, CTVA 210, CTVA 220. And one of …

This ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Emerging Media Production Option 2024 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Emerging Media Production Option All lower division GE completed. Lower division major requirements completed as part of the AS-T in Film, TV, and Electronic Media: Two of the following: …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2020 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Emerging Media Production Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units CTVA 100 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) 3 GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3 GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (MATH 131 recommended) 3 …

This Transfer Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year: 2021 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Emerging Media Production Option 2022 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Emerging Media Production Option The Transfer Degree Road Map on this page presumes the completion of lower division General Education, the United States History and Government requirements, and lower division …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2021 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Emerging Media Production Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units CTVA 100 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) 3 GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3 GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (MATH 131 recommended) 3 …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year: 2022 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Emerging Media Production Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units CTVA 100 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) 3 GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3 GE C2 Humanities 3 GE D1 Social Sciences 3 Elective 3 Total …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Emerging Media Production Option 2024 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Emerging Media Production Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units CTVA 100 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) 3 GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3 GE C2 Humanities …

This Transfer Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year: 2023 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Emerging Media Production Option 2024 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Emerging Media Production Option The Transfer Degree Road Map on this page presumes the completion of lower division General Education, the United States History and Government requirements, and lower division …

This ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2022 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Entertainment Media Management Option All lower division GE completed. Lower division major requirements completed as part of the AS-T in Film, TV, and Electronic Media: Two of the following: CTVA 100, CTVA 210, CTVA 220. And one of: …

This ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Entertainment Media Management Option 2024 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Entertainment Media Management Option All lower division GE completed. Lower division major requirements completed as part of the AS-T in Film, TV, and Electronic Media: Two of the following: …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2020 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Entertainment Media Management Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units CTVA 100 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) 3 GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3 GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (MATH 131 recommended) 3 …

This Transfer Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2021 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Entertainment Media Management Option 2022 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Entertainment Media Management Option The Transfer Degree Road Map on this page presumes the completion of lower division General Education, the United States History and Government requirements, and lower division …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2021 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Entertainment Media Management Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units CTVA 100 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) 3 GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3 GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (MATH 131 recommended) 3 …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2022 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Entertainment Media Management Option 2023 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Entertainment Media Management Option 2024 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Entertainment Media Management Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units CTVA 100 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) 3 GE …

This Transfer Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Entertainment Media Management Option 2024 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Entertainment Media Management Option The Transfer Degree Road Map on this page presumes the completion of lower division General Education, the United States History and Government requirements, and lower division …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2020 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Film Production Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units CTVA 100 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) 3 GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3 GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (MATH 131 recommended) 3 GE …

This Transfer Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2021 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Film Production Option 2022 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Film Production Option The Transfer Degree Road Map on this page presumes the completion of lower division General Education, the United States History and Government requirements, and lower division core requirements …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2021 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Film Production Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units CTVA 100 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) 3 GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3 GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (MATH 131 recommended) 3 GE …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2022 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Film Production Option 2023 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Film Production Option 2024 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Film Production Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units CTVA 100 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) 3 GE Basic Skills: A2 …

This Transfer Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Film Production Option 2024 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Film Production Option The Transfer Degree Road Map on this page presumes the completion of lower division General Education, the United States History and Government requirements, and lower division core requirements …

This ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2022 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Media Theory and Criticism Option All lower division GE completed. Lower division major requirements completed as part of the AS-T in Film, TV, and Electronic Media: Two of the following: CTVA 100, CTVA 210, CTVA 220. And one …

This ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Media Theory and Criticism Option 2024 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Media Theory and Criticism Option All lower division GE completed. Lower division major requirements completed as part of the AS-T in Film, TV, and Electronic Media: Two of …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2019 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Media Theory and Criticism Option 2020 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Media Theory and Criticism Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units CTVA 100 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) 3 GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3 GE …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2021 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Media Theory and Criticism Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units CTVA 100 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) 3 GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3 GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (MATH 131 recommended) …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2022 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Media Theory and Criticism Option 2023 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Media Theory and Criticism Option 2024 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Media Theory and Criticism Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units CTVA 100 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and …

This Transfer Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2022 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Media Theory and Criticism Option The Transfer Degree Road Map on this page presumes the completion of lower division General Education, the United States History and Government requirements, and lower division core requirements for this major. See General Education …

This Transfer Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Media Theory and Criticism Option 2024 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Media Theory and Criticism Option The Transfer Degree Road Map on this page presumes the completion of lower division General Education, the United States History and Government requirements, and …

This ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2022 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Screenwriting Option All lower division GE completed. Lower division major requirements completed as part of the AS-T in Film, TV, and Electronic Media: Two of the following: CTVA 100, CTVA 210, CTVA 220. And one of: CTVA 240 …

This ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Screenwriting Option 2024 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Screenwriting Option All lower division GE completed. Lower division major requirements completed as part of the AS-T in Film, TV, and Electronic Media: Two of the following: CTVA 100, CTVA 210, …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2020 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Screenwriting Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units CTVA 100 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) 3 GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3 GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (MATH 131 recommended) 3 GE C2 …

This Transfer Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2021 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Screenwriting Option 2022 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Screenwriting Option The Transfer Degree Road Map on this page presumes the completion of lower division General Education, the United States History and Government requirements, and lower division core requirements for this …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2021 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Screenwriting Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units CTVA 100 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) 3 GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3 GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (MATH 131 recommended) 3 GE C2 …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2022 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Screenwriting Option 2023 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Screenwriting Option 2024 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Screenwriting Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units CTVA 100 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) 3 GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3 …

This Transfer Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Screenwriting Option 2024 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Screenwriting Option The Transfer Degree Road Map on this page presumes the completion of lower division General Education, the United States History and Government requirements, and lower division core requirements for this …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2020 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Television Production Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units CTVA 100 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) 3 GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3 GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (MATH 131 recommended) 3 GE …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2021 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Television Production Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units CTVA 100 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) 3 GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3 GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (MATH 131 recommended) 3 GE …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2020 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Television Production Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units CTVA 100 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) 3 GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3 GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (MATH 131 recommended) 3 GE …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2021 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Television Production Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units CTVA 100 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) 3 GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3 GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (MATH 131 recommended) 3 GE …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2022 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Television Production Option 2023 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Television Production Option 2024 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Television Production Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units CTVA 100 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) 3 GE Basic Skills: A2 …

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2022 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Television Production Option 2023 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Television Production Option 2024 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Television Production Option YEAR 1: 1st Semester Course Units CTVA 100 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) 3 GE Basic Skills: A2 …

This Transfer Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Television Production Option 2024 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Television Production Option The Transfer Degree Road Map on this page presumes the completion of lower division General Education, the United States History and Government requirements, and lower division core requirements …

This Transfer Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2023 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Television Production Option 2024 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Television Production Option The Transfer Degree Road Map on this page presumes the completion of lower division General Education, the United States History and Government requirements, and lower division core requirements …

This Transfer Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s): 2021 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Television Production Option 2022 Cinema and Television Arts, B.A./Television Production Option The Transfer Degree Road Map on this page presumes the completion of lower division General Education, the United States History and Government requirements, and lower division core requirements …

Not open to students with credit in JOUR 100. Survey of the fields of radio, television and film as they relate to other mass media. Comparative analysis and evaluation, including historical, societal, legal and individual considerations. (Available for General Education, E Lifelong Learning.) (IC)

TV and film communicative art forms. Representative films and television programs are exhibited and analyzed. (Available for General Education, C1 Arts.) (IC)

Prerequisites: Completion of the lower division writing requirement; Recommended Preparatory: CTVA 100, CTVA 210 and CTVA 220. This course will provide students with an introduction to the “cult” film and television phenomena, to include critical examinations of film and televisual aesthetics, audience reception and fandom studies. (Available for General Education, C1 Arts or C2 Humanities.)

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Required of all pre-majors. Basic introductory course in writing for the film and electronic media, with emphasis on preparing scripts in proper formats. Includes a writing evaluation component as part of the course requirement.

Basic introduction to all aspects of television studio production, audio and video; microphones, audio recorders, cameras, lenses, switching and lighting equipment. Principles of graphics and scenery. Lab with accompanying lecture, 6 hours per week.

Prerequisite: ART 250. Introductory course in Television-Film Production. Use of film as a creative medium and art form in mass communication, using 16mm production techniques. 6 hours lab per week.

This course provides an introduction to the basic techniques and aesthetics of motion picture production and editing with an emphasis on digital media. Areas of focus include developing, writing, directing, producing, shooting and editing a narrative short project in a digital format. Not available for credit to Film Production, Film Production-Provisional or Television Production majors. …

Prerequisites: CTVA 100, CTVA 210 and CTVA 220. This course provides an introduction to applied critical, quantitative, and qualitative media research methods, with a particular focus on developing an understanding of analyzing media content and media audiences.

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100, CTVA 210, CTVA 220, and CTVA 230 or CTVA 240 or CTVA 250 or CTVA 260. Examination of the historical evolution of American terrestrial television from its inception in radio, to contemporary emergence in online streaming formats. Topics include commercial and nonprofit networks, federal regulation, sociocultural influences …

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Survey of the art of the cinema in order to establish a unique visual literature with its own critical standards. Feature films of various types and from diverse sources are screened. (Available for General Education, C1 Arts.) (WI)

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100 and CTVA 210; Lower division writing requirement. History of the development of American cinema: formats, film aesthetics, societal impact, evolution as an entertainment medium. Screening and evaluation of representative films.

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement; Recommended Preparatory: CTVA 100, CTVA 210 and CTVA 220. This course traces the history of non-U.S. cinema from its inception in the mid-1890s to the present. Focusing on the major developments, it examines the social, economic, technological, industrial and aesthetic shifts in an international context. Movements such …

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100 and CTVA 210. Examination of electronic media systems for program production and dissemination, as well as implications for producers, regulators and society as a whole.

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100 and CTVA 210; Lower division writing requirement. Analysis of social, cultural, literary and moral aspects of radio, television and film. Examination of media as distributors of information, propaganda and entertainment. Regular written assignments required, including the writing of critical analyses.

Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100, CTVA 210, CTVA 220, and CTVA 240 or CTVA 250 or CTVA 260. Basic dramatic screenwriting techniques for television and film. Disciplines of plot construction, characterization and dialogue are examined.

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examination of story as it is expressed through screenwriting. Via lectures and readings, theoretical and practical models and techniques of screen storytelling are considered. Classic and contemporary films, television programs and digital media are screened, their narrative constructions analyzed and their thematic statements assessed. (Available for General …

Prerequisite: CTVA 220. Theory, history and principles of writing industrial film and television programs for business, government and other organized groups.

Prerequisite: Instructor consent. CTVA 230 is required for all students working at KCSN. Principles of management, programming and production with practical application. Students must work at least 3 hours a week for 1 unit. Maximum of 6 units allowable. (Credit/No Credit only)

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100, CTVA 210, CTVA 220; Grade of “B-” or higher in CTVA 240 or CTVA 250 or CTVA 260. Intermediate course with a specialized foundation in development and producing that explores the theory and professional practice of documentary production. Lab with accompanying lecture, 6 hours per week.

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100, CTVA 210, CTVA 220 and CTVA 240. Advanced course in the creative use of television studio cameras, lighting, sound, computer graphics and editing principles in television productions, including interview and dramatic formats. Both group and individual projects are structured around theory and practice. Lab with accompanying …

Prerequisites: CTVA 331 or CTVA 340; CTVA 342 or CTVA 343 or CTVA 352 or CTVA 455. Intermediate television production using applied theories and techniques of producing and directing single-camera television. 6 hours of lecture and lab activity per week.

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 355 (for film production option); grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100, CTVA 210, CTVA 220 and CTVA 240 (for television production option). Advanced course with a specialized foundation in digital cinematography. The course will explore the theory and professional practice of digital cinematography for television …

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100, CTVA 210, CTVA 220; Grade of “B-” or higher in CTVA 240 or CTVA 250 or CTVA 260. Intermediate course with a specialized foundation in theory and practice of gathering and mixing sound in both single-camera and multiple-camera television production. Lab with accompanying lecture, 6 hours …

Prerequisite: CTVA 341. Covers the development, research, production and postproduction of a short-form episodic television narrative. Requirements include a mid-term and a group creative project consisting of the production of a multi-episode narrative from conception to completion. Lab with accompanying lecture, 6 hours per week.

Prerequisites: Film Portfolio acceptance (for film production option); grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100, CTVA 210, CTVA 220 and CTVA 250 (for screenwriting option). Examination of basic creative elements and technical approaches necessary to achieve professional excellence in film direction. 6 lab hours per week.

Prerequisite: CTVA 240 or CTVA 250. Organization and management for both independent and studio film production. Basic business procedures, financing, budgeting, distribution, exhibition, legal matters, the development of entrepreneurial skills and structure, practices and current trends of the industry.

Prerequisites: Film Portfolio acceptance (for film production option); grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100, CTVA 210, CTVA 220 and CTVA 240 (for television production option). Overview of the theory and practice of nonlinear editing for video and film utilizing nonlinear digital editing work stations. Examines the technical and aesthetic requirements of editing through …

Prerequisite: Film Portfolio acceptance. Intermediate course in 16mm film production, with emphasis on story and the creative use of the motion picture camera, sound, editing and other aesthetic elements. 6 hours of lab per week.

Prerequisite: CTVA 355. Advanced course in postproduction film technique and aesthetics, including the analysis, application and mastery of editing styles. 6 hours of lab per week.

Corequisite: CTVA 355. Advanced course in film production techniques and aesthetics, including detailed examination of film grammar as it is created in the camera, lighting technology and practice, camera technology, optics of lenses and their effect on aesthetics, principles of composition, new technologies, computerized application and special cinematic situations (e.g., infrared, underwater and macro-cine). 6 …

Corequisite: CTVA 355 (for film production option). Prerequisite: grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100, CTVA 210, CTVA 220 and CTVA 240 (for television production option). Advanced course in the theory and practice of sound gathering and mixing for motion picture production, including technical and aesthetic requirements. Use of various technologies and microphones. Presents the …

Prerequisite: CTVA 355 or CTVA 340. Advanced course with a specialized foundation in postproduction sound recording and mixing. The course will explore the theory and professional practice of sound design for film and electronic media. Topics include history, theory, dialogue editing, sound effects, Foley, ADR and surround sound. Dual emphasis on individual creativity and production …

Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100, CTVA 210, CTVA 220, and CTVA 230 or CTVA 240 or CTVA 250 or CTVA 260. General introduction to computers and their use in multimedia design, production, distribution and in desktop video. Covers computer fundamentals, the use of the graphic user interface, provides an overview of …

Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100, CTVA 210, CTVA 220, and CTVA 230 or CTVA 240 or CTVA 250 or CTVA 260. Study of contemporary practices in corporate, school, medical and civic media as they relate to educational, training and motivational purposes. Examination of audience needs, objectives, design and writing, production, distribution, …

Prerequisite: CTVA 260; Pre/Corequisite: ART 210. This production course focuses on storytelling in 360-degree space through the creation of original stories written and produced as live action immersive media. Students will work in crews to create scripted narrative and/or documentary projects. 6 hours of lab per week.

Prerequisites: ART 210 and CTVA 363. This production course focuses on the creation of interactive virtual reality and augmented reality storytelling experiences. Students will design and build immersive and interactive computer-generated spaces in which narrative, documentary and experimental stories are communicated. This class will also introduce interactivity, as it relates to storytelling, in the development …

Recommended Preparatory: CTVA 359. Intermediate course with a specialized foundation in the theory and practice of creating, designing, implementing, testing, and outputting audio for immersive media productions. 3 hours of lecture; 3 hours of lab activity per week.

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 301, CTVA 305 and CTVA 480. Advertising as economic support for broadcast media. Audience, market surveys, network, affiliate rate structures. Impact of Radio-TV advertising on local and national economy.

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100 and CTVA 210. An examination of the relationship between media, culture and society with special emphasis on analyzing the function, role and responsibility of mass media in contemporary society. The course covers the social influences (e.g., economics, politics, technology, law and culture) that shape media messages and the effects of those …

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 301, CTVA 305 and CTVA 480. Comparative examination of broadcasting in foreign nations. Analysis of how radio and television reflect the social and political life of each country.

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100, CTVA 210, and CTVA 319; Lower division writing requirement. This course offers an in-depth study of theories that have shaped the understanding and study of film, television, and emerging entertainment media. Beginning with early debates about cinema, we will move from classic theory to current issues …

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement; Recommended Preparatory: CTVA 210. An in-depth study of one or more major film/television genres. This course traces the history, theory, and reception of specific genres such as horror, melodrama, science fiction, and the sitcom. Available for graduate credit with approval of CTVA graduate coordinator. Course Title CTVA …

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100 and CTVA 210; Lower division writing requirement. In-depth analysis of the unique personal visions and creative accomplishments of specially selected film artists, studied from the point of view of technique, visual style, content and sociological implications. Regular written assignments required. Available for graduate credit with approval …

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100 and CTVA 210; Lower division writing requirement. Examination of the careers and film productions of various internationally recognized women filmmakers (e.g., directors, writer/directors, etc.), focusing on their unique contributions in content and style. Emphasis on the present-day scene with films or video from France, Germany, Italy, …

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100 and CTVA 210; Lower division writing requirement. In-depth look at the cinema of an individual nation or single region outside of North America with an emphasis on the aesthetic contributions made to international cinema. Films will be examined in their historical and cultural contexts, production circumstances …

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100 and CTVA 210. Examination of the history, functions, ethics and aesthetics of the documentary in both theatrical and television formats. Screening of works from U.S. and international sources, including those that represent the documentary purposes of observation, analysis, persuasion and aesthetic expression. Regular critical writing assignments …

Prerequisite: CTVA 320. Advanced development of student skills and techniques, with emphasis on the adaptation of a published literary work. Available for graduate credit with approval of CTVA graduate coordinator.

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 320 and instructor consent (for screenwriting option); grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 355 and instructor consent (for film production option). Must be taken prior to submission of the senior film proposal. For those who intend to write short film screenplays to be used for senior …

Prerequisites: Grades of “C” or better in CTVA 220 and CTVA 240 (for Television Production majors); grade of “C” or better in CTVA 320 (for Screenwriting majors). Corequisite: CTVA 341 (for Television Production majors). Intensive writing workshop in which students examine components of successful episodic series. Final project consists of an original, short-form pilot script …

Prerequisite: CTVA 420. Advanced problems in writing drama, program specials. Available for graduate credit with approval of CTVA graduate coordinator.

Prerequisite: CTVA 320. An examination of the theory, spectrum and structures of comedy, as well as the writing of comedy scenes and screenplays. Available for graduate credit with approval of CTVA graduate coordinator.

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100, CTVA 210, CTVA 220, CTVA 240 (for television production option); grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 320 (for screenwriting option). Theories and techniques of TV directing. Unique characteristics of video as they affect the art of directing. Screening and critique of representative TV programs.

Prerequisites: CTVA 331 and CTVA 341. Capstone course using applied theories and techniques of producing and directing television documentary. Lab with accompanying lecture, 6 hours per week.

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 346. Capstone course using applied theories and techniques of producing and directing television comedy and drama programs. 9 hours lab per week.

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 355 and the following: CTVA 356 or CTVA 357, or both CTVA 358 and CTVA 359, or CTVA 455, and senior standing. Approval of instructor required. Capstone course using applied theories and techniques of film production. 6 hours per week.

Prerequisite: CTVA 452A. Approval of instructor required. Corequisite: CTVA 453. Application of advanced theories and techniques of film postproduction through marketing and distribution phases of a finished film. 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite: CTVA 452A. Corequisite: CTVA 452B. Application of advanced theories and techniques of film postproduction and participation in finished film productions. Approval of instructor required. 6 hours per week.

Corequisites: For Television Production majors, CTVA 340; for Film Production majors, CTVA 355. This course explores the theory and practice of managing live-action media productions. Students will study the most efficient and economic ways to schedule shoots, negotiate business deals for crews, locations and technical equipment, and make day-to-day production decisions to ensure that productions proceed …

Prerequisites: CTVA 361; Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Development, creation and integration of multimedia elements for entertainment, consumer and corporate products. Introduction to design parameters, preproduction (design documents, budgets, schedules), production, postproduction (testing plans) and implementation. Regular computer assignments required. Lab, 6 hours.

Prerequisites: ART 364, CTVA 363, CTVA 364. This advanced course expands on skills and techniques specific to immersive production, both cinematic and interactive. Multiple exhibition formats and new technologies will be introduced. 6 hours of lab per week.

Prerequisite: CTVA 462. This production course focuses on service learning through collaboration with community partners to conceptualize, design and execute transmedia projects. Strong communication skills, organization, and time management will be key to successful partnerships and final portfolio ready work. Offers a community service opportunity with activities relating to concepts and theories presented.

Prerequisites: CTVA 361; completion of the lower division writing requirement. Study the basic theories and techniques of multimedia production. Covers establishment of goals and objectives, program design and production practices, project validation and utilization. Lab, 6 hours.

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100, CTVA 210, CTVA 220, and CTVA 240 or CTVA 250 or CTVA 260. Advanced course on the management processes involved in postproduction, including scheduling and budgeting, setting up and managing an edit room and planning and carrying out cost-effective on-line, sound mixing, color correction and titling …

Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 361. Production of a multimedia program. Lab with accompanying lectures, 6 hours per week.

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100, CTVA 210, CTVA 220, and CTVA 240 or CTVA 250 or CTVA 260. Lecture/discussion of mass audiences and the techniques used to study their wants, needs, motives, attitudes, opinions and behavior. Survey of audience measurement techniques.

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100, CTVA 210, CTVA 220, and CTVA 240 or CTVA 250 or CTVA 260. Study of business problems of station operations. Stress placed on case studies of stations.

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 301, CTVA 305 and CTVA 480. Network as unique development in broadcasting, its role in distribution of information and the national economy.

Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 305. Theoretical and practical problems in producing current network television programs. Available for graduate credit with approval of CTVA graduate coordinator.

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 301, CTVA 305 and CTVA 480. The business of emerging media programming and practices as a unique development in broadcasting, its role in the distribution of television and film programming and impact on the national economy. Available for graduate credit with approval of CTVA graduate coordinator.

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100, CTVA 210, CTVA 220, and CTVA 240 or CTVA 250 or CTVA 260. Legal and social controls in the regulation of electronic media, including broadcasting, cable television, common carriers and communication satellites. Regulatory efforts of federal agencies, such as the FCC, and controlling influences of public …

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 301, CTVA 305, CTVA 480 and two of the following courses: CTVA 384, CTVA 405, CTVA 467, CTVA 481 or CTVA 483. Senior capstone seminar. Integrating functional media business disciplines of management, marketing, economics, content creation and distribution, audience analysis, finance, accounting, and media law. Detailed examination …

Prerequisite: CTVA majors who are seniors in good academic standing only–approval through application and instructor consent. Corequisite: CTVA 494A and CTVA 494B. Students earn 3 units by enrolling in CTVA 494A (1 unit) and CTVA 494B (2 units) concurrently. Extensive on-the-job training in specific areas of Radio, TV, or Film production or administration. Academic Internship Course. CTVA …

Prerequisite: CTVA majors who are seniors in good academic standing only–approval through application and instructor consent. Corequisite: CTVA 494C and CTVA 494D. Students earn 6 units by enrolling in CTVA 494C (1 unit) and CTVA 494D (5 units) concurrently. Extensive on-the-job training in specific areas of Radio, TV, or Film production or administration. Maximum 6 …

Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or higher in CTVA 100 and CTVA 210; Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Investigation of selected contemporary issues and practices in television and film. Emphasis on analysis of current trends, ethical issues and specialized operations in the entertainment business. These courses utilize industry professionals sharing their expertise in focused …

Prerequisite: One year of appropriate lower division courses in CTVA. Course content to be determined.

Only courses at the 400-, 500- or 600-level carry credit toward the master’s degree in Screenwriting.

Prerequisite: Graduate status. Survey of the history of cinema/electronic media, as well as cinema and electronic media theory and criticism, from the silent era through the 1950s.

Prerequisite: Graduate status. Exploration of screen story structure and the screenwriting tools of dramaturgy used in contemporary motion pictures to impact audiences emotionally and intellectually. Effective story outlining paradigms are investigated, and story strengths and weaknesses are analyzed. Written film analysis assignments are required.

Prerequisite: Graduate status. Investigates the techniques and dramatic tools used to write powerful scenes for the screen. Emphasis on the creation of fully dimensional characters, use of visual elements, tempo, timing, descriptive style, and dialogue. This workshop course is product-oriented and students complete a screenplay project. May be repeated once for credit.

Prerequisites: CTVA 425, CTVA 501. Identification and analysis of the student writer’s creative strengths and weaknesses. Format includes exercises and original screenplay material specifically designed to strengthen narrative skills.

Prerequisite: Graduate status. Graduate studies in Cinema and Television Arts Mass Communication. Faculty members will lead a small group of students in the study of the following general areas with exact content to be determined. Course Title CTVA 595A Advanced Research CTVA 595B History CTVA 595C Theory CTVA 595D Writing Episodic Television CTVA 595E TV …

Prerequisites: CTVA 505, CTVA 525. In this course, screen story structure creation undertaken in CTVA 525 will be continued to the completion of a feature-length screenplay. This is a product-oriented course. May be repeated once for credit.

An introduction and overview of the role of the producer and gatekeepers in the entertainment industry. This class will provide students a roadmap of how professionals in film and television decide what kinds of projects to develop and acquire, assemble the necessary elements, construct an overall producing plan, and get their projects produced and distributed.

Prerequisites: ACCT 685 and CTVA 680. This course provides students with the essential tools needed to analyze screenplays, pilot scripts, treatments, show bibles, and pitches to assess viability in the entertainment marketplace. Students will learn the narrative aesthetics of film and television, basic structures of feature film, television short and long format, and reality TV. …

Prerequisite: CTVA 681. This course explores the theory and practice of managing content production. Students will learn the structure of crews and production, workflow methodology, the most economically and time efficient ways to schedule shoots, negotiate business deals for crews, locations, and technical equipment, and make production decisions to ensure that productions proceed safely, professionally …

Prerequisite: CTVA 682. This course introduces and examines concepts underlying the daily operations of an entertainment media company (with special emphasis on film/TV production companies), including forming the company, financing operations, protecting company properties, conducting business with other companies and firms, and avoiding conflicts. Also examined will be how such companies interact internationally as well …

This course explores general marketing concepts as they relate to the entertainment business. Students are introduced to marketing concepts and strategies including positioning, perceptual mapping, branding, market segmentation, and defining a target audience. By the end of this course, students will understand the basics of developing a marketing plan as well as the critical role …

Prerequisite: CTVA 682. Course covers the workflows and tools for tracking and managing animation, visual effects, and virtual production, and other digital productions. By way of case studies from real-world productions and practicing prevalent production tracking software, the core concepts, methods and skills of production management will be introduced. Various industry professionals from animation and …

Prerequisite: CTVA 686. Extensive on-the-job training in film or television development, production, accounting, entertainment law, marketing/sales, or audience analytics. A minimum of 135 hours at an entertainment firm is required. (Credit/No Credit only)

Prerequisite: CTVA 683. This course introduces and examines concepts underlying the impact of regulations and policies on entertainment industry environments, production, and management. The possible regulatory implications of changing media landscapes will be examined as will the ways in which United States’ media regulations compare with those of other nations. Special emphasis will be placed …

Prerequisite: CTVA 525. Instruction in the steps of thesis publication and individual guidance in developing original story ideas into full outlines for thesis screenplays. The first act of a feature-length thesis script is also written as preparation for final thesis completion and publication in CTVA 698C. This is a product-oriented course.

Prerequisite: Approval of graduate advisor. Corequisite: CTVA 694A and CTVA 694B. Students earn 3 units by enrolling in CTVA 694A (1 unit) and CTVA 694B (2 units) concurrently. Intensive on-the-job training beyond the entry level in film, television and/or allied industries. CTVA 694A and CTVA 694B may be repeated concurrently once for credit. (Credit/No Credit …

Prerequisites: CTVA 501, CTVA 602; Approval of graduate advisor.

Prerequisite: CTVA 687. This capstone project is intended to challenge students to draw upon the knowledge and skills they have acquired through their prior coursework in the MA in Entertainment Industry Management program. Students will produce a 10-episode television limited series proposal which will include a documental package and a marketing plan for promoting the …

Prerequisites: CTVA 500, CTVA 602; Approval of sponsoring faculty member.

(1999) Professor Emeritus of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 1967, M.F.A. 1969, University of California, Los Angeles; M.F.A 1977, American Film Institute.

The Entertainment Industry Management master’s program prepares students to be the next generation of managers and leaders for the entertainment industry. Students in this program will be taught by experts in the entertainment industry and will be required to take hands on classes in production management, storytelling/script analysis, entertainment law, media analytics, as well as …

This 18-unit minor provides a focused study of issues encountered in entertainment media management. Advisement Academic advisement is required. The advisor’s signature will be required prior to registration each semester. Students must observe all CTVA advisement dates and check with an advisor on a regular basis. Prerequisites Note that many of the courses in the …

(2024) Assistant Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. B.S. 1996, Northwestern University; M.F.A. 2011, University of Southern California.

(2003) Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 1967, M.A. 1969, San Diego State University; M.F.A. 2009, California State University, Northridge.

(2017) Associate Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. B.B.A. 1995, James Madison University; M.A. 2008, Ph.D. 2015, University of Florida.

(2015) Associate Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. M.A. 1981, London Film School; M.F.A. 1984, University of Southern California.

(2022) Assistant Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. B.F.A. 2013, Ph.D. 2019, University of Washington.

(1975) Professor Emeritus of Cinema and Television Arts. A.B. 1948, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A. 1969, San Francisco State University; Ph.D. 1972, University of Denver.

(1985) Professor Emeritus of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 1972, M.A. 1974, Southern Illinois University; M.A. 1980, University of Wisconsin.

(2022) Assistant Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 1983, Wesleyan University; M.F.A. 1991, University of Southern California.

(2011) Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 1985, Susquehanna University; M.A. 1998, New York University.

(1987) Professor Emeritus of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 1971, Yale University; M.F.A. 1984, California Institute of the Arts.

(2018) Associate Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. B.F.A. 1986, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia; M.F.A. 1999, Milton Avery Graduate School at Bard College.

(1987) Professor Emeritus of Cinema and Television Arts. B.F.A. 1958, M.A. 1962, Ed.D. 1974, Columbia University.

(2016) Assistant Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 1974, Harvard College; M.F.A. 2021, Mount Saint Mary’s University.

(1980) Professor Emeritus of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 1967, Tulane University; M.A. 1969, Ph.D. 1976, New York University.

(2021) Assistant Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 1994, University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.F.A. 2007, University of Southern California.

(2024) Assistant Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 1994, University of Southern California; M.F.A. 2020, California State University, Northridge.

(2024) Assistant Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 2004, University of Illinois; J.D. 2007, Georgetown University Law Center; M.B.A. 2014, University of Pennsylvania.

(2004) Department Chair of Cinema and Television Arts; Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 1973, University of Illinois, Chicago Circle Campus; M.F.A. 1989, American Film Institute.

(2023) Assistant Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 1999, Princeton University; M.F.A. 2004, M.A. 2015, Ph.D. 2017, University of Southern California.

(2007) Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 1997, Rutgers University; M.F.A. 2004, University of Southern California.

(2001) Professor Emeritus of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 1997, University of Minnesota; M.A. 2004, California State University, Northridge.

The California State University, Northridge Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting degree is for students who seek a rigorous, professionally oriented education in writing for film and television. The Department of Cinema and Television Arts prepares highly skilled and motivated individuals for careers in the entertainment industry and for careers as artist-teachers in college and …

(2021) Assistant Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 1991, University of California, San Diego; M.F.A. 1994, Yale University.

(1998) Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 1980, State University of New York, Binghamton; M.F.A. 1996, University of California, Los Angeles.

(2003) Lecturer Emeritus in Cinema and Television Arts. B.S. 1980, San Diego State University.

(2012) Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 1984, University of Tennessee; MFA. 1991, University of Southern California.

(1994) Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 1979, St. Edward’s University; M.F.A. 1984, University of Southern California.

(1982) Professor Emeritus of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 1971, M.B.A. 1973, M.F.A. 1976, University of California, Los Angeles.

(1970) Professor Emeritus of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 1956, Earlham College; M.A. 1958, Ph.D. 1963, University of Michigan.

(2003) Professor of Cinema and Television Arts. B.A. 1981, Princeton University; M.F.A. 1984, Yale School of Drama, Yale University; M.F.A. 1989, American Film Institute.