Moving Image Concentration (Creative Media)
From social media reels to movie screens, the moving image is dominating today’s media. Explore the production and technical elements of moving image creation.
From social media reels to movie screens, the moving image is dominating today’s media.
The moving image is one of the most common forms of communication today—embedded video is everywhere, and the creative potential to create new forms for the digital age is virtually limitless. Explore the production and technical elements of moving image creation.
In this focus area of the Creative Media major, you will explore the power of the moving image and sound in conjunction with other media as an artistic expression. With our Moving Image concentration, you will develop creative confidence and build a toolbox of technical skills that can be used in a variety of career settings. Through courses in this concentration, you can:
- Try out different film production roles, such as director, cinematographer, sound designer, editor, script writer, and actor.
- Acquire the technical skills and techniques to become adept at manipulating audio and video, including areas like how different cameras and lenses work, how to set up a shot, how a script is formed, how to light appropriately, how to create special effects, and how to create audio.
- Manipulate media so you can explore creating art with time-based media. For example, you might create an art installation that incorporates video.
- Create interactive web experiences incorporating moving images.
Courses in the Moving Image Concentration
All Creative Media students are required to select a Primary Area of Focus and a Complementary Area of Focus. Shown here is the curriculum for the 24-credit Primary Area of Focus. If you choose Moving Image as a 12-credit Complementary Area of Focus, requirements will differ from those shown.
Choose six of the following:
- BRD 230: Production of Social Media
- BRD 347: Advanced Field Production
- BRD 330: Advanced Audio Production & Sound Design
- BRD 445: Client-Based Production
- FLM 128: Screenwriting I
- FLM 225: Cinematography and Lighting
- FLM 230: Audio & Video Editing
- FLM 250: Introduction to Stop Motion Animation
- FLM 260: Documentary Filmmaking
- FLM 285: Directing & Acting for the Screen
- FLM 311: Film Theory
- FLM 320: The Business of Film
- FLM 325: Advanced Cinematography
- FLM 328: Screenwriting II
- FLM 330: Video Compositing & Special Effects
- FLM 383: Experimental Moving Image
- SON 340: Film Scoring
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More Inside Moving Image Concentration (Creative Media)
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Overview
From social media reels to movie screens, the moving image is dominating today’s media. Explore the production and technical elements of moving image creation.
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Curriculum
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Faculty
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