Course: CTVA 455. Principles of Production Management (3)
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 safely and professionally. At the end of the course, each student will have completed a script breakdown, production schedule and budget.