Fall 2013 Topic Course Descriptions

New Media Department - Fall 2013

*Course Descriptions That Do Not Appear in the Calendar*

New Media 2850 – Computer Drawing and Illustration

Introduction and exploration of the drawing process using the computer. Emphasis will be on the development of finished digital drawings in print media.

Prerequisites: New Media 1000, 2020 or Art 3060

Note: Not counted in the core New Media courses in the BFA (New Media) program

New Media 2850 - Social Media and Your Digital Identity

This course gets students to create and polish a cohesive online professional presence for their future careers or creative goals.

Prerequisite: Second-year standing (a minimum of 30.0 credit hours)

Note: Not counted in the core New Media courses in the BFA (New Media) program

 

New Media 3200 – Film Genres: Comedy

Comedy has long been the most popular film genre with audiences. This course will try to understand the comic perspective and explore the world of comedy, and many different aspects pertaining to it, through examples from film and television.

Prerequisite: Second year standing (a minimum of 30.0 credit hours)

Recommended background: Drama 3030 (Film Studies)

New Media 3850 - Expanded Cinema: Moving Images and their Forgotten Futures

A theoretical and practical investigation of experimental moving image practices from early and pre-cinema to contemporary digital media.

Prerequisite: One of New Media 2030 or Art 3060 or Art 3061

New Media 3850 – Colour Theory and Digital Photo Manipulation

The focus of this course is placed on colour theory and visual composition with application to the specific field of digital photography. A number of studio-lab and field based projects explore concepts and techniques related to photo-imaging. The main purpose is to empower students in their conceptual approach to visual composition and design based on good understanding of technical aspects involved. 

Prerequisite: NMED 2010.

New Media 3850 – Modern Media, War & Propaganda

This course looks into the modern use of popular media and propaganda in times of war.  Consideration is given to early forms of modern mass communication and propaganda techniques and how propaganda can be considered both as media hegemony and popular culture. The course will focus primarily on the period between World War II and the second Gulf war in the North American context and consider the use of modern media forms (documentary film, advertising/marketing, dramatic film, television, news reporting, and interactive entertainment).

Prerequisites: Third year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours)