Television

Name Title Credits School
TEVE 101 Fundamentals of Television Production 3 College of Arts & Sciences
This course provides students the basic techniques of television studio production. Major attention is paid to developing competencies with equipment and terminology. Students gain essential skills and knowledge of studio production and basic program forms.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 1-3-3

TEVE 201 Television Workshop 3 College of Arts & Sciences
This course is designed to offer advanced principles and techniques for producing and directing television programs. The emphasis is on developing the skills needed to create a show from concept through final production. Major emphasis is placed on multi-camera production for both dramatic and nondramatic programming forms.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 1-4-3

TEVE 240 Editing for Film & Television 3 College of Arts & Sciences
This course explores the process of editing in post-production. Lessons will cover the workflow of the editing process from the initial stages of project and file management to the final stages of delivery formats. Learning about the artistic aspects as well as the physical techniques of editing will allow students to gain deeper knowledge of the narrative and dramatic impact of storytelling through editing. Students are also familiarized with editing software and external equipment used during the editing process.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 1-3-3

TEVE 301 Television Project Development 3 College of Arts & Sciences
Students develop a script for the purpose of its production in the following semester, devising the floor plan, light plot, storyboard, graphics, music, and all other preproduction elements.

Prerequisite Course(s): Prerequisite: TEVE 201

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3

TEVE 310 Tv Studio Crew Working 4 College of Arts & Sciences
This course consists of intermediate-level practical work in television production as a member of a studio crew. Lectures and laboratory workshops are held in conjunction with TEVE 401. Each student shares responsibilities with other members of the TV studio crew involved in producing a TV show originated and directed by students enrolled in TEVE 401. Responsibilities include: creative use of camera, sound, lighting, and duties of the technical director, assistant director, floor manager, recording operator, graphic generator operator, grips and floor assistants.

Prerequisite Course(s): Prerequisite: TEVE 201

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 1-8-4

TEVE 320 Directing Professional Talent 3 College of Arts & Sciences
This course provides a practical workshop in the fundamentals of the director's craft. Techniques of script analysis, casting and rehearsals are studied through exercises and discussions. Emphasis is placed on the working relationship between the director and actor. Additional hours TBA.

Prerequisite Course(s): Prerequisite: TEVE 201

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 1-3-3

TEVE 326 Broadcast Announcing 3 College of Arts & Sciences
This class provides practice in announcing, interviewing, and leading discussions. Students will have the opportunity to host panel shows and variety programs while learning specific methods for improving voice, posture, dress, and TV personality.

Prerequisite Course(s): Prerequisite: RADI 101 and TEVE 101

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3

TEVE 340 Scriptwriting I 3 College of Arts & Sciences
This course covers the basic principles of dramaturgy and its application to the writing of screenplays for film and television. Students learn the technicalities of script formats for film and television and the various stages of preparation through which scripts normally pass such as: concept, treatment, draft, rewrites, synopsis. Students are guided as they develop of short screenplay through all necessary stages into a complete story script ready for pre-production and production in future semesters. Required for students specializing in film and television.

Prerequisite Course(s): Prerequisite: FCWR 101 or FCWR 111 or FCWR 151 or FCWR 161 or WRIT 101 or WRIT 111 or WRIT 151 or WRIT 161

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3

TEVE 350 Comedy Writing for Film and Television 3 College of Arts & Sciences
Probe your inner funny as you learn the craft of comedy writing in this introductory class. Analyze and practice various comic styles and genres with an emphasis on short form including sitcom, sketch and stand-up. Assignments and in-class exercises will generate material for live presentations and establish a regular writing schedule. Examples of current and historical comedy will be screened and discussed in class . Classroom Hours- Laboratory and/ or Studio Hours- Course Credits: 3-0-3

Prerequisite Course(s): Prerequisites: FCWR 101, FCWR 151 and TEVE 340

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3

TEVE 365 On Camera Practicum 3 College of Arts & Sciences
This class provides practice in announcing, interviewing and leading discussions. Students will have the opportunity to host panel shows and variety programs while learning specific methods for improving voice, posture, dress and TV personality. Classroom and/or Lab/Studio Hours 3-0-3

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits:

TEVE 370 The Production Process: Creating Television Dramas 3 College of Arts & Sciences
Students prepare a script for the purpose of its production in the following semester. Dramatic Script breakdown, devising the floor plan, light plot, storyboards, graphics, music, and all other pre-production elements will be studied. Although this is a pre-production class, scenes will be shot to demonstrate the outcomes of each stage of creation. Financing and distribution will also be explored. Classroom Hours- Laboratory and/ or Studio Hours- Course Credits: 3-0-3

Prerequisite Course(s): Prerequisite: TEVE 201

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3

TEVE 401 Advanced Television Workshop 4 College of Arts & Sciences
This is a course in writing, producing, and directing, a digital production with emphasis on working on a set, utilizing both single and multi-camera techniques. Students assume the responsibilities of the producer and director as they work with professional actors. Members of the class are responsible for, the creative use of lighting, scenery, and makeup.

Prerequisite Course(s): Prerequisite: TEVE 301

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 2-6-4

TEVE 402 Set Building, Dressing, and Lighting 3 College of Arts & Sciences
This practical course is required for all students registered in TEVE 401, Advanced Television Workshop. By building, dressing, and lighting the sets for student productions in the television studio, students develop the basic skills of professionals such as the stagehand, propman, lighting director, and set decorator.

Prerequisite Course(s): Prerequisite: TEVE 301. Co-requisite: TEVE 401.

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 0-5-3

TEVE 410 Advanced Television Workshop II 4 College of Arts & Sciences
This advanced workshop offers students the opportunity to continue their development as writers, producers and directors through participation in all aspects of the creation of dramatic television. Shows produced in this class are shot in the studio "film style." Productions are designed around the matte effect, whereby a set is created by using miniatures and, computerized images, or previously recorded video to composite over a green screen using an Ultimatte system. Post-production elements are emphasized, and students are encouraged to utilize non-linear editing computer graphics and video effects, adding music and sound effects as well as titles and credits.

Prerequisite Course(s): Prerequisite: TEVE 301

Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 2-6-4