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Film, Video, Animation and New Genres
Chair: Rob Yeo, MIT B59
Dept Office: Mitchell Hall B70

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1) PREREQUISITES for Film Department courses will be enforced. Students who register for courses without completing the prerequisites may be administratively dropped from the class.

2) Students who do not attend classes in which they are registered may be administratively dropped. Students who do not attend the first class meetings are subject to this policy.

3) FILM COURSES MAY NOT BE TAKEN ON A CREDIT/NO CREDIT BASIS.

4) FILM/VIDEO PRODUCTION COURSES ARE CLOSED TO AUDITORS.

Please Note: DIFFERENTIAL TUITION, applied regardless of the credit plateau, for all students enrolled in most undergraduate courses offered through the degree programs within the UW-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts beginning in the Fall 2004 semester. Eight 100-level General Education Requirement (GER) courses do not carry the differential: Music 100, Music 101, Music 102, Art 100, Art 105, Art 106, Art 124, and Theatre 100.The differential tuition rate will be set at $21.80 per credit during this academic year. Additional tuition enhances the quality of education in the Peck School of the Arts.
Courses - Expand Subject

FILM-117: Filmmaking Technologies and Techniques (3 units; U )

Fundamentals of still & motion picture image making, incl lighting, exposure, composition, digital transfer.

Notes:
Counts as a repeat of Film 203 w/same topic. Prereq: none. When over-enrolled, preference will be given to Pre-Film or Pre-InterArts/IAT students.
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LAB 831 17383 1:00 PM-4:45 PM TR 06/10-07/20 Wood, Kenneth MIT B61  
Additional Tuition $65.40.
Special Course Fee: $50.00.
Audit never allowed.

FILM-203: Media Workshop: (3 units; U ; FEE)

Lab tutorial consisting of intermedia exercises and class projects. Specific credits announced in Schedule of Classes whenever course is offered.

Notes:
May be retaken with change in content to 9 cr max. Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
Video Sketchbook
  (FEE) 3 LAB 271 24985 - 07/08-08/17 Balcom, Benjamin ONLINE WEB  
Additional Tuition $65.40.
Special Course Fee: $50.00.
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.
Consent required to audit.
Creative Music Video
  (FEE) 3 LAB 511 24739 1:00 PM-4:45 PM MW 05/28-07/06 Spencer, Heidi MIT B91  
Meets with Film 380/511
Add'l Special Course Fee: $50.00.
Additional Tuition $65.40.
Consent required to audit.
Handmade Film
  (FEE) 3 LAB 533 24737 10:00 AM-1:45 PM TR 06/10-07/20 Hagen, Elizabeth MIT B75  
Meets with Film 380/533
Add'l Special Course Fee: $50.00.
Additional Tuition $65.40.
Consent required to audit.
The Art of Capturing Reality
  (FEE) 3 LAB 535 24788 1:00 PM-4:45 PM TR 06/10-07/20 Cakaroz, Emir MIT B68  
Meets with Film 380/535
Add'l Special Course Fee: $50.00.
Additional Tuition $65.40.
Consent required to audit.
Generating Ideas/Creative Approaches
  (FEE) 3 LAB 556 24743 1:00 PM-4:45 PM MW 06/24-08/03 Wolterstorff, Julie MIT B61  
Meets with Film 380/056
Add'l Special Course Fee: $50.00.
Additional Tuition $65.40.
Consent required to audit.
Guerilla Tactics:Location Lite
  (FEE) 3 LAB 576 25082 1:00 PM-4:45 PM TR 07/08-08/17 Brooks, Isaac TBA  
Additional Tuition $65.40.
Special Course Fee: $50.00
Consent required to audit.

FILM-222: Basic Elements of Video (3 units; U ; FEE)

Pre-portfolio studio in small-format, portable video production.

Notes:
Prereq: admis to Pre-Film/Film prog & Film 116(P), 117(P); & either 114(214)(P) or 210(P); or admis to Inter-Arts/IAT prog & Film 116(P) or 117(P); Art 118(P) & Music 220(P); or cons instr.
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 3 LAB 811 17347 6:00 PM-9:45 PM MW 05/28-07/06 Torinus, Alexandra MIT B56  
Additional Tuition $65.40.
Audit never allowed.

FILM-232: Animation I (3 units; U )

Introduction to single-frame cinematic principles and techniques including drawing, collage, and kinetic analysis for short animated film projects.

Notes:
Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LEC 051 17381 9:00 AM-12:45 PM TWR 06/24-07/20 Thiele, Brooke KSE 468  
Additional Tuition $65.40.
Add'l Course Fee: $50.00.

FILM-250: Internship/Professional Practice (3 units; U ; FEE)

This project-oriented course supports student engagement in professional internships, production of a media project for a non-profit organization or curating a media arts event/series.

Notes:
May be retaken to max of 6 cr. Prereq: cons instr.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 3 FLD 031 25104 - 06/10-07/20 Frederick, Ericka TBA  
Additional Tuition $65.40.
Consent required to audit.

FILM-297: Study Abroad: (1 - 12 units; U )

Production and special problems designed to provide relevant course work for a study abroad program in the media arts.

Notes:
May be retaken with change in topic to max of 12 cr. Prereq: acceptance in Study Abroad Prog.
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    1 - 12 FLD 151 17373 - 06/24-08/17   OFF CAMPUS  
For registration & fee purposes, this section meets during the 8-week session. Contact CIE Overseas Programs, PER 166, 229-5182.
Consent required to audit.

FILM-299: Independent Study (1 - 6 units; U ; FEE)

Individual program of supervised study in media arts theory & practice.

Notes:
May be retaken for cr. Prereq: cons instr.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 1 - 6 IND 051 17363 - 06/24-08/17 Yeo, Robert TBA  
Add'l Special Course Fee: $50.00.
Additional Tuition $21.80/cr.
Audit never allowed.
  (FEE) 1 - 6 IND 052 17364 - 06/24-08/17 Bogner, Carl TBA  
Add'l Special Course Fee: $50.00.
Additional Tuition $21.80/cr.
Audit never allowed.

FILM-301: Conversations with Filmmakers and Critics (3 units; U ; A; FEE)

Lectures, screenings, and discussions by contemporary filmmakers and critics. Subjects of presentation will include the contemporary state of the art, the condition of the industry, and the relations of film to a critique of the culture.

Notes:
Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
A (FEE) 3 LEC 211 24735 - 05/28-07/06 Danker, Elizabeth ONLINE WEB  
Add'l Special Course Fee $275.00. Class meets completely online and access to internet is req'd.
Meets with Film 319/211. FOCUS: Survey of the Documentary
Additional Tuition $65.40.
A (FEE) 3 LEC 231 24707 - 06/10-07/20 Cobb, Portia ONLINE WEB  
FOCUS: Radical Japanese Cinema
Meets with Film 319/231
Add'l Special Course Fee $275.00. Class meets completely online and access to the internet is req'd.
Additional Tuition $65.40.

FILM-319: Film Genres: (3 units; U ; FEE)

Formal investigation of what comprises a film genre across both national & international contexts. Critical writing & production assignments will foreground conventions & their transformations in film history.

Notes:
Retakable with change of topic to 9 cr max. Prereq: Film 114(214)(P) or 210(P); or cons instr.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
Survey of Documentary
  (FEE) 3 LEC 211 24736 - 05/28-07/06 Danker, Elizabeth ONLINE WEB  
Add'l Special Course Fee $275.00. Class meets completely online and access to internet is req'd.

Meets with Film 301/211. FOCUS: Survey of the Documentary
Additional Tuition $65.40.
Consent required to audit.
Radical Japanese Cinema
  (FEE) 3 LEC 231 24708 - 06/10-07/20 Cobb, Portia ONLINE WEB  
Meets with Film 301/231.
Add'l Special Course Fee $275.00. Class meets completely online and access to the internet is req'd.
Additional Tuition $65.40.
Consent required to audit.

FILM-380: Media Arts Module: (3 units; U ; FEE)

Post-portfolio course introducing specialized production skills in film, video, audio or new genres.

Notes:
May be retaken with change in topic to max of 12 cr. Prereq: admis to upper level course per portfolio review or cons instr. In case of over-enrollment, admission based on gpa in major.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
Video Sketchbook
  (FEE) 3 LEC 271 24986 - 07/08-08/17 Balcom, Benjamin ONLINE WEB  
Additional Tuition $65.40.
Special Course Fee: $50.00.
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.
Audit never allowed.
Creative Music Video
  (FEE) 3 LEC 511 24740 1:00 PM-4:45 PM MW 05/28-07/06 Spencer, Heidi MIT B91  
Meets with Film 203/511
Add'l Special Course Fee: $50.00.
Additional Tuition $65.40.
Audit never allowed.
Works In Progress
  (FEE) 3 LEC 515 24893 3:00 PM-5:45 PM MW 05/28-07/06 McGuire, Brian TBA  
Meets with Film 420/515.
Additional Tuition $65.40.
Special Course Fee: $50.00.
Audit never allowed.
Handmade Film
  (FEE) 3 LEC 533 24738 10:00 AM-1:45 PM TR 06/10-07/20 Hagen, Elizabeth MIT B75  
Meets with Film 203/533
Add'l Special Course Fee: $50.00.
Additional Tuition $65.40.
Audit never allowed.
The Art of Capturing Reality
  (FEE) 3 LEC 535 24789 1:00 PM-4:45 PM TR 06/10-07/20 Cakaroz, Emir MIT B68  
Meets with Film 203/535
Add'l Special Course Fee: $50.00.
Additional Tuition $65.40.
Audit never allowed.
Generating Ideas/Creative Approaches
  (FEE) 3 LEC 556 24744 1:00 PM-4:45 PM MW 06/24-08/03 Wolterstorff, Julie MIT B61  
Meets with Film 203/056
Add'l Special Course Fee: $50.00.
Additional Tuition $65.40.
Audit never allowed.
Guerilla Tactics:Location Lite
  (FEE) 3 LEC 576 25083 1:00 PM-4:45 PM TR 07/08-08/17 Brooks, Isaac TBA  
Special Course Fee: $50.00
Additional Tuition $65.40.
Audit never allowed.
Guerilla Tactics:Location Lite Lab
  (FEE)   LAB 876 25165 - 07/08-08/17 Brooks, Isaac TBA  
Audit never allowed.

FILM-399: Advanced Independent Study (1 - 6 units; U ; FEE)

Individual program of supervised study for the advanced student of film and/or video.

Notes:
May be retaken for cr. Prereq: admis to upper-level film classes per portfolio review & cons instr.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 1 - 6 IND 051 17362 - 06/24-08/17 Yeo, Robert TBA  
Add'l Special Course Fee: $50.00.
Additional Tuition $21.80/cr.
Consent required to audit.

FILM-420: Intermediate Media Arts Module: (3 units; U/G ; FEE)

Intermediate level course in specialized production skills in film, video, audio or new genres.

Notes:
May be retaken with change in topic to max of 9 cr. Prereq: admis to upper level course per portfolio review; jr st or cons instr. In case of over-enrollment, admission based on gpa in major.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
Works in Progress
  (FEE) 3 LEC 515 24894 3:00 PM-5:45 PM MW 05/28-07/06 McGuire, Brian TBA  
Meets with Film 380/515.
Additional Tuition $65.40.
Special Course Fee: $50.00.
Audit never allowed.

FILM-450: Advanced Internship/Professional Practice (1 - 6 units; U/G ; FEE)

This project-oriented course supports student engagement in professional internships, production of a media project for a non-profit organization or curating a media arts event/series.

Notes:
May be retaken to max of 9 cr. Prereq: admis to upper-level Film classes per portfolio review, cons instr.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 1 - 6 IND 051 17359 - 06/24-08/17 Frederick, Ericka TBA  
Additional Tuition $21.80/cr.
Audit never allowed.

FILM-497: Study Abroad: (1 - 12 units; U )

Production and special problems designed to provide relevant course work for a study abroad program in the media arts.

Notes:
May be retaken with change in topic to max of 12 cr. Prereq: admis to upper-level Film classes per portfolio review, or cons instr.
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    1 - 12 FLD 151 17372 - 06/24-08/17   OFF CAMPUS  
For registration & fee purposes, this section meets during the 8-week session. Contact CIE Overseas Programs, PER 166, 229-5182.
Consent required to audit.

FILM-510: Senior Project II (6 units; U ; FEE)

Continuation of capstone project started in Film 509. Emphasis on production and post-production, facilitated by critiques, work sessions and preparations for a public presentation.

Notes:
Prereq: Film 509(P) or cons instr. In case of over-enrollment, admission based on gpa in major.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 6 LEC 011 25153 - 05/20-06/29 Yeo, Robert TBA  
Additional Tuition $130.80.
Audit never allowed.
  (FEE)   LAB 811 25169 - 05/20-06/29 Yeo, Robert TBA  
Audit never allowed.

FILM-700: Professional Practice: Production (3 units; G )

Professional production internship with area film-related enterprise to develop specialized technical skills or practical experience in film exhibition.

Notes:
May be repeated to max of 9 cr. Prereq: grad st & cons advising faculty member.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 FLD 051 17361 - 06/24-08/17 Yeo, Robert TBA  
Consent required to audit.

FILM-730: Advanced Research in Film I (3 units; G ; FEE)

Faculty advised, pre-production research leading to the completion of a shooting script and production schedule for the thesis film project.

Notes:
Prereq: grad st; two of the following: Film 710, 712 & 714.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 3 IND 051 17292 - 06/24-08/17 Yeo, Robert TBA  
Add'l Special Course fee: $50.00.
Consent required to audit.

FILM-732: Advanced Research in Film II (3 - 6 units; G ; FEE)

Independent study with selected faculty member adviser for the production and post-production phase of the thesis film project.

Notes:
May be retaken to max of 6 cr. Prereq: grad st; Film 710(P), 712(P), 714(P), 730(P).

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 3 - 6 IND 051 17365 - 06/24-08/17 Yeo, Robert TBA  
Add'l Special Course Fee: $50.00.
Consent required to audit.
  (FEE) 3 - 6 IND 052 17397 - 06/24-08/17 Blau, Richard TBA  
Add'l Special Course Fee: $50.00.
Consent required to audit.

FILM-799: Independent Graduate Study: (1 - 6 units; G ; FEE)

Variable content. Supervised independent study, production and non-production for the grad student in film/video.

Notes:
May be repeated to max of 9 cr. Prereq: grad st; cons instr.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
  (FEE) 1 - 6 IND 051 17360 - 06/24-08/17 Wetzel, Stephen TBA  
Add'l Special Course Fee: $50.00.
Consent required to audit.
  (FEE) 1 - 6 IND 052 17371 - 06/24-08/17 Condit, Cecelia TBA  
Add'l Special Course Fee: $50.00.
Consent required to audit.
  (FEE) 1 - 6 IND 053 17399 - 06/24-08/03 Blau, Richard TBA  
Add'l Special Course Fee: $50.00.
Consent required to audit.
  (FEE) 1 - 6 IND 054 17401 - 07/08-08/17   TBA  
Add'l Special Course Fee: $50.00.
Consent required to audit.