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SPRING 2004 MINIMUM GRADE AND PREREQUITES

     
     
Go to: Core    Alternative Forms    Animation    Audio    Cinematography    
Critical Studies    Directing    Documentary     Editing    Producing    Screenwriting    Miscellaneous
     
Grade Prerequistes    

Aesthetics of Cinema

 

Minimum grade of C

Animation I

 

Minimum grade of C

Animation II

 

Minimum grade of C

Animation III

 

Minimum grade of C

Animation Production Studio I

 

Minimum grade of C

Production I

 

Minimum grade of C

Production II

 

Minimum grade of C

History of Cinema

 

Minimum grade of C

Development and Preproduction

 

Minimum grade of C

Screenwriting I:Writing the Short Film

 

Minimum of B for Screenwriting Concentration
Minimum of C for other Concentrations

Production III

 

Minimum grade of B

     

CORE CLASSES--PREREQUISITES

Aesthetics of Cinema

 

English Composition I

Production I

 

Development & Preproduction and English Composition I

 

Production II

 

Production I, and completion of Math and Computer General Education Requirements

 

History of Cinema

 

English Composition I

 

Development & Preproduction

 

English Composition I

 

Screenwriting I  

 

Development & Preproduction and English Composition I

 

     

CONCENTRATIONS--PREREQUISITES

ALTERNATIVE FORMS

   

Experimental Video & Digital Production

 

Production III and completion of Film/Video core

 

History of Video and Digital Art

 

History of Cinema and Aesthetics of Cinema

 

Production III
    

 

Production II

 

Multimedia Tech: Digital Production for the Internet

 

Production III and completion of Film/Video core

 

Music Video Production

 

Production III

 

Production IV: Avid Xpress

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Production III

ANIMATION:

   

Acting for Animators

 

Animation II

 

Advanced Computer Animation I
 

 

Computer Animation I

 

Animation I

 

English Composition

 

Animation II 
     

 

Animation I and Development & Preproduction

 

Animation III                                         

 

Animation II

 

Animation Camera and Sound 
   

 

Animation I

 

Animation Semester in LA Prep

 

Animation II, Drawing for Animation I, and Permission of Instructor


Intro to Computer Modeling                                

 

Intro to Computer Graphics, and either Drawing for Animation or Stop Motion Animation

 

Drawing for Animation I
                          

 

Animation I

 

Alternative Strategies in Animation

 

Animation II

 

 

Stop Motion Animation
             

 

Animation I

 

History of Animation
                                         

 

English Composition I

 

Digital Animation Techniques

 

Drawing for Animation I

 

Advanced Computer Modeling
    

 

Intro to Computer Modeling

 

Stop Motion Animation II 
           

 

Stop Motion Animation I

 

Computer Animation I

 

Animation II and Intro to Computer Modeling

 

Computer Animation II 
                                      

 

Animation II and Intro to Computer Modeling

 

Computer Animation III
                          

 

Computer Animation I and Computer Animation II

 

Animation Work-in-Progress

 

Animation III

 

Animation Production Studio I

 

Senior Status and Animation III

 

Animation Production Studio II

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Senior Status and Animation Production Studio I

AUDIO

   

Advanced Location Sound Recording

 

Location Sound Recording

 

Audio for the Visual Medium II                            

 

Postproduction Audio II or Audio for the Visual Medium I

 

Film/Video Sound

 

Visual Audio (or concurrent) and Production I (or concurrent)

 

Location Sound Recording                                             

 

Completion of Film/Video Core with grade of C or better and Film/Video Sound or Basic Audio Systems

 

Music for Film and Video                                               

 

Completion of Film/Video Core with grade of C or better

 

Postproduction Audio I                                      

 

Film/Video Sound and Production II (or concurrent) or Editing the Narrative Film I ( or concurrent)

 

Postproduction Audio II   

 

Postproduction Audio I

 

Visual Audio                                         

 

None

 

Independent Project: Location Audio                   

 

Location Sound Recording, Competed Application and Permission of Supervisor, Audio Curriculum Coordinator and Department Chair

 

Independent Project: Audio Post Production                    

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Post Production Audio I, Competed Application and Permission Of Supervisor, Audio Curriculum Coordinator and Department Chair

CINEMATOGRAPHY

   

Cinematography: Camera Seminar I                                

 

Completion of Film/Video Core with grade of C and Lighting I

 

Cinematography: Camera Seminar II                   

 

Cinematography:  Camera Seminar I (grade of A or B required) required) and Special Studies in Cinematography I (grade of A or B required) and permission of instructor

 

Compositing for Cinema

 

Special Studies in Cinematography I and Optical Printing I

 

Contemporary Trends in Cinematography I

 

Special Studies in Cinematography

 

Digital Cinematography  

 

Optical Printing I, Cinematography: Camera Seminar II, Lighting II and Special Studies in Cinematography I

 

Image Design for Cinema                                               

 

Production I and Aesthetics of Cinema

 

Image Optics    

 

Production II

 

Lighting I                                                          

 

Production I

 

Lighting II

 

Lighting I and Camera Seminar I

 

Lighting III

 

Lighting II, Camera Seminar II, and permission of cinematography coordinator

 

Optical Printing I                                                           

 

Production I

 

Photo Theory/Laboratory Practice                                   

 

Completion of Film/Video Core with grade of C or better

 

Visual Effects                                                   

 

Camera Seminar I and Lighting I

 

Special Studies in Cinematography I                   

 

Cinematography: Camera Seminar I, Lighting I, Image Design for Cinema and concurrent or after Photographic Theory/Laboratory

 

Special Studies in Cinematography II                  

 

Special Studies in Cinematography I (grade of A or B required) Cinematography: Camera Seminar II (maybe taken concurrently), Lighting II and permission of instructor

 

Telecine                                               

 

Special Studies in Cinematography I

 

Independent Project: Cinematography                 

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Completed Application, Permission of Supervisor and Cinematography Concentration Head and Signature of Department Chair

 

CRITICAL STUDIES

   

Films of the 70s                                                

 

Completion of Film/Video Core with grade of C or better

 

Studies in Genre: Cult Classics                         

 

Completion of Film/Video Core with grade of C or better

 

National Cinema: Japanese Cinema                                

 

Aesthetics of Cinema and History of Cinema

 

Short Forms in Film/Video

 

Completion of Film/Video Core with grade of C or better

 

Two Visions: Cassavetes and Altman    

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Aesthetics of Cinema and History of Cinema

DIRECTING

   

Acting Techniques for Filmmakers

 

Production I

 

Directing I         

 

Completion of Film/Video Core with grade of C and Acting Techniques for Filmmakers or Acting I: Basic Skills

 

Directing II                                                        

 

Directing I

 

Directing III                                           

 

Directing II and permission of instructor

 

Directing for the Camera                                                  

 

Directing I

 

Independent Project: Directing                 

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Directing I, Completed Application, Permission of Supervisor and Directing Concentration Head and Signature of Department Chair

DOCUMENTARY

   

Creating the NonVerbal Documentary                 

 

Documentary Vision and Production III

 

Creating the Personal Documentary

 

Production III or The Documentary Vision

 

Documentary and Social Change                        

 

English Composition I

 

Documentary Production                                               

 

Documentary Vision

 

Documentary Vision                              

 

Completion of Film/Video Core with grade of C or better

 

Representation and Activism                              

 

The Documentary Vision or Production III

 

Producing the Issue Oriented Documentary                     

 

The Documentary Vision or Permission of Instructor

 

Sound of Documentary                                        

 

The Documentary Vision and Permission of Documentary Concentration Head

 

Independent Project: Documentary       

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Documentary Vision, Completed Application, Permission of Supervisor and Documentary Concentration Head and Signature of Department Chair

EDITING

   

Advanced Editing: Avid Media Composer

 

Permission of Instructor

 

Advanced Editing: Experimental Editing              

 

Editing the Narrative Film I and either Production III or Short Forms

 

Advanced Editing: Finishing Strategies               

 

Editing the Narrative Film I and Completion of the Film/Video Core with grade of C or better

 

Advanced Editing:  Digital and Optical Effects I    

 

Editing the Narrative Film I(concurrent) and Completion of the Film/Video Core with grade of C or better

 

Advanced Editing: Digital and Optical Effects II    

 

Advanced Editing: Digital and Optical Effects I and Finishing Strategies

 

Advanced Editing: Digital and Optical Effects III   

 

Advanced Editing: Digital and Optical Effects II

 

Advanced Editing Seminar                                 

 

Permission of the Instructor

 

Advanced Editing: The Postproduction Supervisor

 

Editing the Narrative Film I and Completion of the Film/Video Core with grade of C or better

 

Assistant Editor                                                

 

Editing the Narrative Film I

 

DVD Design and Authoring                                

 

Editing the Narrative Film I and Digital and Optical Effects II

 

Editing the Narrative Film I                                 

 

Production II

 

Editing the Narrative Film II                                

 

Editing the Narrative Film I and Completion of the Film/Video Core with grade of C or better

 

Editing the Commercial                                     

 

Editing the Narrative Film I and Completion of the Film/Video Core with grade of C or better

 

Editing the Documentary                                               

 

Editing the Narrative Film I and Completion of the Film/Video Core with grade of C or better

 

Graphic Design Workshop for Editors                 

 

Advanced Editing: Digital & Optical Effects I

 

The Machine Room                                           

 

Production III or Editing the Narrative Film I and permission of instructor

 

On-Line Workshop for Editors                            

 

Editing the Narrative Film II

 

Photoshop Workshop for Editors                        

 

Editing the Narrative Film I

 

Production IV: Avid Xpress                                 

 

Production III

 

Independent Project: Editing      


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Editing the Narrative Film I or Production III, Completed Application Permission of Supervisor and Editing Concentration Head and Signature of Department Chair

PRODUCING

   

Producing: Adv. Topics: Concept, Pitch & Sales   (LA)

 

Acceptance into Program

 

Producing: Adv. Topics: Studio Producing (LA)                

 

Acceptance into Program

 

Producing I: Production Manager

 

Completion of Film/Video Core with grade of C or better

 

Producing II: Producing the Independent Film      

 

Producing I: Production Manager

 

Producing III: Film Financing       .                      

 

Producing I: Production Manager

 

Producing IV: Project Development                     

 

Production Manager and Script Analysis

 

Production Management Workshops                  

 

Production II

 

Independent Project: Producing                          

 

Completed Application, Permission of Supervisor and Producing Concentration Head and Signature of Department Chair

 

Internship: Los Angeles                                     

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Permission of Producing Concentration Head

SCREENWRITING

   

Adaptation                                                        

 

Screenwriting I (grade of B or better), Production I, and Aesthetics of Cinema

 

Comparative Screenwriting         

 

Screenwriting II with grade of B or better and Script Analysis (may be concurrent)

 

Genres in Screenwriting                                     

 

Screenwriting II with grade of B or better

 

Ideation and Theme: Portfolio Review                  

 

Junior or Senior Status, Screenwriting II with grade of B or better, Genres in Screenwriting, Comparative Screenwriting, Adaptation Screen Treatment & Presentation, and at least 2 electives (may be taken concurrently with ONE of the listed prereqs)

 

Script Analysis 

 

English Composition I and Aesthetics of Cinema (Aesthetics may be taken concurrently)

 

Screen Treatment & Presentation                                   

 

Screenwriting II with grade of B or better, and a completed rough draft of a short 10-30 pg. script and a full length 120 pg. Draft. Script Analysis highly recommended.

 

Screenwriting II:Writing the Feature Film 

 

Screenwriting I with grade of B or better and remaining Film/Video Core with grade of C or better

 

Screenwriting III:Senior Thesis                            

 

Senior Status, Screenwriting II with grade of B or better and Ideation and Theme

 

Screenwriting Workshops                                              

 

Screenwriting II with grade of B or better

 

Topics in Screenwriting:                                     

 

Screenwriting II with grade of B or better

 

Screenwriting Independent Projects                                

 

Screenwriting II with grade of B or better, Completed application with Proper signatures

     

MISCELLANEOUS---PREREQUISITES

Internship

 

See Dirk Matthews in Career Placement,  Room 300, 623 S. Wabash.

 

Advanced Production Seminar  

Completion of Core Curriculum and Permission of Instructor

     
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