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Fall 2014
Apr 20,2025 |
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| COMM 390 - TOPICS |
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The descriptions and topics of this course change from semester-to-semester, as well as from instructor-to-instructor. Prerequisite: varies with the topic offered.
COMM 390 NEW HOLLYWOOD CINEMA. This course will examine the cultural, historical, socioeconomic, political, and cinematic influences and ramifications of the New Hollywood Cinema, a period of unusually risky major studio filmmaking that began with Warner Brothers' 1968 release of BONNIE AND CLYDE and ended in 1980 when HEAVEN'S GATE brought down United Artists. This course will follow the story of the American studio system, from the demise of the old guard through the birth of the blockbuster era and into the boardrooms of multinational corporations. During this 12-year period, American film studios produced a string of surprisingly daring pictures, from M*A*S*H, THE LAST PICTURE SHOW, and ROSEMARY'S BABY, through THE GODFATHER, THE EXORCIST, JAWS, and APOCALYPSE NOW.
COMM 390 GAME DESIGN. Game design is an increasingly important part of interactive design. This course will introduce students to a variety of game design concepts and methods using Adobe Flash and ActionScript 3.0. Students will build several game projects and learn the fundamentals of programming concepts that can translate to other game programming environments. The Adobe Flash platform will allow students to conceive, design and make functional, games for the web and mobile devices. The course will cover game types such as memory and match games as well as platform, side scrollers and quiz games. Fulfills Category 3.
COMM 390 CAST STUDIES IN ADVERTISING. Organizations use creative marketing communication techniques to help support initiatives and solve problems. Building on the knowledge and skills learned in Creative Advertising and Public Relations, this course will look at various business challenges and study how specific advertising, public relations and other communications techniques can convey messages, change behavior and influence outcomes. Students will work individually and in teams to develop actual communication stragegies to overcome a variety of business issues. Each case study will focus on the business need, strategy, evaluation of the target, creative message development, tactical execution, appropriate media delivery and measurement of results. Classes will consist of lecture and workshop environments. Students with an interest in copywriting, visual communication, advertising, public relations, video production, and marketing can benefit from this class. Prerequisite: COMM 346.
COMM 390 HISTORY OF COMEDY IN FILM. This course examines the rich tapestry of the American film comedy, and the social, historical, and technological factors that made it possible, from its birth in silent cinema to the present. Quintessentially American ideas of social mobility, freedom to satirize, and celebration of the underdog -- to name just a few -- have helped Anglo-American and immigrant artists to produce a unique brand of filmed comedy, from Mack Sennett to Preston Sturges and Judd Apatow.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lab, Lecture, Seminar Communications Department Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Undergraduate Must be enrolled in one of the following Classifications: Senior Junior |
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