What You Will Learn

• In?Independence of Independents, students look at what makes "indie" media "independent"...can you produce a film outside of Hollywood that looks like a blockbuster?? Can a band make an album with an "indie" sound on a major label?? And is there such a thing as independent TV?!
• From Florence Lawrence the Biograph Girl to Jennifer Lawrence the "It" girl,?Hollywood Stars?looks at celebrities and celebrity culture to arrive at a better understanding of what stars can tell us about society.
• In?Screenwriting,?students practice the fundamentals of writing in the screenplay genre, including everything from principles like characterization and dramatization to nuts and bolts like proper page formatting. And since the best way to improve is to practice, you will write a?lot.
• In?Games in Contemporary Culture, students explore what makes the medium of video games unique and consider what its cultural impact has been in today?s world.? True, playing video games is considered homework in this class.? But the course will force you to reevaluate what you consider ?fun? and why.