| Course ID: | EMST 4200. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Cinematography and Visual Language |
Course
Description: | A hands-on course that trains students in the technical and
aesthetic aspects of camera and lighting for entertainment
media. Students are exposed to a variety of lighting and camera
styles and the instruments and equipment used to plan and
execute them. |
| Oasis Title: | Cinematography |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in EMST 4250 |
| Prerequisite: | EMST 3210 and EMST 3320 and permission of department |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Students explore camera, lighting, and visual techniques in
several forms of entertainment media. Students critique and
create visual stories for entertainment media. |
| Topical Outline: | 1. Visual storytelling
2. Designing shots
3. Contrast and affinity
4. Depth-of-field and lines of action
5. Moving subjects and moving the camera
6. Lighting to create mood and location |