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Effective Term:
Fall 2017 through Summer 2024

Course Number:
MM 146
Course Title:
Directing Actors for Recording
Credit Hours:
4
Lecture Hours:
30
Lecture/Lab Hours:
20
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Explores the process of directing for camera and voice recording work within the multimedia profession. Focuses on industry standards and principles. Promotes the process for the collaboration by both performers and directors. Audit available.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon successful completion students should be able to:Determine communication goals and audience target of various media projects.Prepare a scene treatment from the producer in order to deliver a performance.Extract performances both artistically and technically to meet recording requirements.Assess various techniques to solve production challenges during a rehearsal and recording session in order to provide a collaborative creative production environment.

Course Activities and Design

The material in this course will be presented in a classroom lecture/discussion/demonstration format, and in class hands-on exercises.There will be short assignments weekly, which may be partially completed in-class.Also, a longer assignment, which demonstrates techniques and skills, developed in the course.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

Projects will be the major criteria for evaluation. Emphasis will be placed on creativity, presentations, meeting assigned deadlines, and participation in critiques. Additional methods of assessment may include quizzes, exercises, assignments, and attendance.

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

Student will work together to record material with various communication goals.Themes will be connected to the actor/ director relationship and collaboration toward meeting those goals.Timelines and other technical requirements will be documented in industry standard format.Student will create final projects that demonstrate their skills to potential clients.