Broadcast Practicum
V338 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Introduction to TV Production
Students learn in greater depth the workings of a TV Broadcast control room and assist in the production of CCH TV programming.
CCH: The TV Series
V330 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Intro to TV Production
Through this course TV programming is produced and launched by CCH students. Under the guidance of the instructor, students will produce TV segments and eventually series that will, at first, be launched on our website and another website, and eventually on an educational TV channel. Students will also receive advanced training in the engineering of the control room so they can, literally, be running the show. Students may take this course up to three times, though it will only count towards an elective for the combined Cinema/TV major once.
Concert Video Production
V401 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Intro to TV Production
An introduction to the process of shooting concert videos, including several location shoots.
Digital Studio Lighting
V220 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Cinematography 1
The particular challenges and demands of lighting for a TV studio production are explored through exercises from the instructor and generated by students. Lectures aid in understanding not just lights and camera, but how electricity itself works.
Editing Reality
F225 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Final Cut Pro 1
Reality TV is now a staple of the small screen and in few places does the editor take as commanding a role in the final product by creating the narrative from the often hours and hours of footage shot. This course offers the challenge of creating a final product from a production that was mostly unscripted.
Entertainment Business Studies
GH364 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Hollywood Business Practices, Entertainment Law
A chance for the Producing: Entertainment Business Emphasis student to research and deeply explore a broad industry business model or specific business model of a known or upcoming company and, if chosen, to create a detailed and sophisticated model that can be used to attract investors.
Entertainment Industry Internship
IN499A (2 or 4 units)
Prerequisite: Junior Status, 3.0 GPA, and Permission of the Office of Student-Industry Relations
A bridge between college and the entertainment industry offering students the opportunity to earn college credit while gaining real world entertainment experience and contacts at film, television, and media companies. Advanced students work a minimum of 96 hours in professional film or television environments. In order to receive credit, interns must write an evaluation paper of no less than three thousand (3,000) words synthesizing what the intern learned during the experience. Internship positions must be approved in advance. Credit will be awarded following completion of the internship. An entertainment company supervisor documents and verifies the nature of the intern’s work, the hours, and the intern’s performance. A student may receive course credit for up to two entertainment industry internships.
Experimental Video Workshop
F231 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Cinematography 1
A lot more can be done with the camera than merely shooting narrative or documentary films. The camera is a tool to vast artistic possibilities. Through this course students will execute single channel or installation video art pieces, and, simultaneously, have an expressive, creative experience with the camera unencumbered by the narrative screenplay. This course is designed to expand the student as artist with camera.
Film & TV Distribution: Platform by Platform
F442 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Hollywood Business Practices
The intricacies of distributing a film or TV project both domestically and internationally will be detailed, both studio-financed and independently-financed projects. Students will learn how deals are struck and what to expect from offers involving the standard negative pick-up to direct-to-DVD to the more intricate foreign arrangement. The progress of a film in distribution will be followed from the domestic theatrical release to the numerous “platforms” that are possible.
Hip Hop Production
V320 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Tier 1
Don’t just dance to Hip Hop – make it! In this cutting-edge class you will develop and shoot a short project that either employs the hip hop style or comments on it – your choice of a film, TV commercial, music video, or documentary.
Hollywood Business Practices & History
GH253 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Sophomore Status Preferred
An in-depth look at how the Hollywood system works, and how the student can succeed within that system. The course offers not just a detailed explanation of the current model, but uses Hollywood history to explain how the business model has changed and how it remains as it was. Towards that end, the course follows three tracks: 1) a valuable practicum of how the film and television businesses work; 2) the actual history of the motion picture and television businesses, its players, system and highlights; 3) the physical history of Hollywood through lectures and a Saturday or Sunday tour of Hollywood landmarks. Students will emerge from the class able to ferret their way through the Hollywood business maze.
Internet Essentials
F321 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Hollywood Business Practices
The business of the Internet is a frontier that is only beginning to be tapped. This course explains the business of the emerging platform often known as “The Web,” as well as other emerging platforms such as mobile phone content, video gaming, and possible windows for entertainment currently on the horizon.
Introduction to TV Production
V120 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Principles of Production
A beginning workshop in the preparation and production of studio broadcast television programs. Students explore the nature and pacing of studio production by preparing, rehearsing and producing TV projects.
Music Video Production
V318 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Tier 1
Production workshop for 3-minute music videos, from conception to answer print. Students write their own scripts, prepare schedules and budgets, recruit cast and crew, produce, direct, and shoot their spots, and post produce as well—editing, sfx, music, dubbing, etc.
Navigating New Media: Professional Paths & Possibilities
F315 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Tier 1
Use your skills beyond working on movies and television. The technological breakthrough of the 21st century has brought with it many viable opportunities for employment. Find out how to take advantage of opportunities in fields such as internet spots, commercials, Podcasts, electronic press kits, DVD supplements, and more.
Non Fiction TV Production
V209 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Introduction to TV Production
Non-Fiction TV programming is a staple of broadcast networks, first-run syndication, cable and especially digital tier cable. It is not to be confused with reality programming. Students create a non-fiction TV program segment and learn such specifics of the genre as strong interview techniques, clearance issues, and editing a final product that has an engaging structure.
Producing: From Green Light to Completion
F440 (4 units)
Prerequisite: UPM/AD
Other courses teach students how the film business and TV industry work and how to pitch and sell projects. This course offers the hands-on process of producing that begins after the selling is done, and the script is approved. This is a course that trains students to shepherd the project from the moment the green light to pre-production is given, through production and running the set, and into post production. Students will use the EP Software program for pre-production then go through the process of both simulated and real productions to learn how to stay on budget and “put out fires.” A course designed to teach students how to run the nuts & bolts of pre-production, production, and post production.
Production for New Media
F317 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Tier 1
New Media is a wide terrain, and one that could be a large part of a student’s future in entertainment. Students will create and produce dynamic program content that crosses multiple genres and can be launched on many different platforms – from the web to DVDs to streaming media. You will conceive, produce and post concepts such as “Behind the Scenes” shorts, and shorts for cellular launch, iTunes, downloadable content, and other media. Some emphasis is placed on marketing tools, one of the hottest new media genres.
Reality TV Production
V235 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Directing 1
Reality TV is one of the hottest genres in the medium today. Students will work together to create reality series, both of the competition and non-competition stripe with full understanding of their development and structure. They learn the rigors of ongoing production, “capturing moments,” encouraging subjects who may be reticent in front of the camera, and combining all elements to create a viable TV program.
Shooting The Sitcom
V350 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Intro to TV Production
Students learn the facets of the highly durable sitcom and shoot exercises as well as original material using the multi-camera technique developed specifically for the genre. A class for producers, writers and directors, as well as cinematographers and editors.
Shooting The Live TV Drama
V221 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Intro to TV Production
Once a staple of television, live drama mostly gave way to one-camera film productions. But the genre is still a viable learning tool for understanding not just communicating on the small screen, but also staying on your toes using the multi-camera TV studio techniques.
Special Project/Television
V239, V339 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Permission of the Dean of the College and Academic Review Board
The highly advanced student takes on a special (non-production) project under the individual guidance of an instructor. Projects and grades must meet academic standards established by the Instructor and the Dean of the College. Student should expect to meet with the instructor weekly.
TV Comedy Writing
F251 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Screenwriting 1
Sitcoms are less frequent on TV but are still a viable genre, while sketch comedy is making a comeback and comedy animation is king. Students in this class will learn the form and craft of all three. With weekly in-class and at-home writing assignments, students will turn in three comedy scripts of varying lengths throughout the course.
TV Commercial Production
V118 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Cinematography 1, Production Sound. Storyboard Design Recommended.
Production workshop for 60-second commercial spots and public service announcements (PSAs), from conception to answer print. Students write their own scripts; prepare schedules and budgets, recruit crew and cast; produce, direct, shoot, and post produce their spots, including editing, sound effects, music and dubbing; and prepare camera original for laboratory printing.
TV Directing and Producing 1
V103 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Intro to TV Production and Directing 1
Using the TV control booth and multi-camera production techniques, students will direct and/or produce studio-based television exercises. Students will be responsible for developing, writing, rehearsing, directing, and producing short TV segments.
TV Directing and Producing 2
V203 (4 units)
Prerequisite: TV Directing and Producing 1
An advanced course through which students direct and/or produce a studio and control room-based short TV program they have individually developed.
TV Drama Writing
V319 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Screenwriting 1
Students will learn how to write for both dramatic series and dramatic long form such as TV movies. They write an episode of an existing series as well as “pitching” ideas and writing treatments for pilots for new series. In addition, a portion of the course will be given over to understanding and learning to write the “seven-act” structure of the television movie.
TV Essentials
V201 (4 units)
Prerequisite: None
A course designed to teach the TV language, history, and business. It expands upon what is taught in Hollywood Business Practices because much of TV has nothing to do with Hollywood (i.e. ESPN, and most of the digital tier cable networks). Students gain in depth knowledge of the television industry and the business models that drive that industry with an in-depth look at the standard methods of Nielsen ratings and license fees to the new frontier of mobile technology, on demand delivery, and broadband.
TV History
V210 (4 units)
Prerequisite: History of Critical Analysis in Cinema
Through screenings and discussion, this course follows the development of the various TV genres and also includes some programming from outside the United States. Students learn both, the history and dynamics of program forms from drama to comedy to TV movies, and other entertainment genres as well as news and sports.
Web Design for Filmmakers
F346 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Digital Graphics 1
Study the internet and its history and learn the basics of creating and developing HTML web pages. Students take in-class examinations and work on out-of-class projects, including creation of their own website.
Writing for Animation
F354 (4 units)
Prerequisite: Screenwriting 1
Writing for animated TV programs, features and other media has different rigors and aesthetic demands than writing for live action. This course will be an introduction to this genre of writing, and also explore how to develop and sell an animated TV show.
