Impact and Media.

Catalog description

This course involves the study of cross-platform on-camera and information gathering techniques and procedures used to craft news, entertainment, and sporting programs and stories and how their emotional impact upon TV and radio audiences. Additionally, students will learn to apply lighting techniques, color and shot angels to communicate emotions of what is being shown. Joy, Pain, Fear and empathy are but a few emotions that will be explored and produced for this course. Students will do projects involving emotional elements to understand their impact and utilize them successfully as a communication tool. The course will consist of slide lectures, discussions, and studio projects. Prerequisite: COMM 331 , 341 .