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• COMM 345: Television Criticism

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  The medium of television offers a unique environment for development and delivery of information, entertainment, and news. Explores and analyzes television programming. Includes examination of genres ranging from situation comedy to drama to miniseries and made-for-TV movies. Prerequisite:    ( COMM 150 or CM 150 or CM 200 )
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• COMM 348: Animation

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Introduces traditional and digital animation techniques and offers practical experience in planning and producing animated sequences. Includes a history of animation and theories of animation, both applied and as a communication medium. Practice in designing, drawing, modeling, simulating, creating, and texturing animated sequences; preparation of character designs; story boards and cue sheets; integration of visual effects, animation, and sound.
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• COMM 349: Radio Production

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  An introduction to production techniques as they pertain to radio. Exposure to programming, scripting, producing programs, intros, outros, commercials, public service announcements, station identifications, and promotional announcements. Also deals with the interaction of a radio station with national networks and with the real-life concerns of deadlines. Prerequisite:    ( COMM 150 or CM 150 or CM 200 )
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• COMM 350: Digital Storytelling

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Introduces the process of documentary style storytelling through digital media, including podcasting and vlogging. Evaluates the history of these digital platforms and how they are used to tell stories. This production course affords opportunities to produce story content to enhance storytelling abilities within a given media format. Prerequisite:    COMM 349
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• COMM 351: Adv Video Production

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  A production course that emphasizes advanced field production techniques. Some of the topics covered include; field lighting, video post-production editing with A-B roll, on-line editing, and non-linear editing. Provides hands-on experience through projects and field trips. May be offered under a different topic area such as: COMM 351 Advanced Video Production: Documentary Video or COMM 351 Advanced Video Production: Music Videos. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits under a different topic area. Students who need to D/F repeat COMM 351 may repeat the course under a different variable title. Prerequisite:    ( COMM 251 or CM 251 ) and ( COMM 303 or CM 303 or COMM 403 or CM 403 )
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• COMM 354: Media Law and Policy

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Surveys areas of law and policy regulating commercial and consumer use of media technologies. Covers law and policy pertaining to broadcasting and cable, intellectual property, station licensing and renewal, defamation, privacy, Internet regulation. Examines the historical development of the FCC and its jurisdictions. Discusses case studies along with the relevancy of some laws as they pertain to todays mediated society. (Titled Broadcast Regulation before 2015-16.) Prerequisite:    ( COMM 150 or CM 150 or CM 200 )
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• COMM 355: Editing for Video and Film

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Explores the art of video and film post-production and editing techniques utilizing editing software. Reviews editing theory to edit audio, video, film, and graphic footages. Covers advanced topics such as adding visual (VFX) and sound (SFX) effects.
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• COMM 360: Digital Sports Production

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  An introduction to the pre-production, production, and post-production processes of live and recorded sporting events. Engagement in all aspects of the production process, including live production for webcasting, video-recording and editing sporting events. Attendance and participation is required in the production of selected local sporting events, which may include nights and weekends outside of regular class time. This course may be repeated one time for a maximum of six credits.
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• COMM 371: Advanced Photography

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Develops camera and print-making skills to the degree that salon-quality photographic prints can be produced. Students will understand the photographic processes utilized in producing a high-quality negative and print to the extent that they can manipulate those processes to communicate an intended message with their photographs. Emphasizes camera and print control as well as composition and negative and print manipulation. Prerequisite:    ( COMM 271 or CM 271 )
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• COMM 374: Documentary Photography

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Prepares students to photograph documentary content that explores aspects of historical significance, cultural value, social change, and social injustice. Explores the differences and similarities between documentary photography and purely aesthetic photography to capture images focused on social and historical value. Calls for students to critically analyze documentary images, projects, photographers, and the societal impact they have made to create new and influential images for modern and future utilization. Students are required to have access to a digital camera.
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