Digital Media Home

Digital Media Home

by Steve N. Jackson

What is Digital Media : This is a central stopping point for information of use by students taking digital media classes at Clarion University. This website is designed to be low bandwidth, accessible by a wide range of systems, and to play well with various accessibility aids.

The courses covered by this website are:

MMAJ 270 Temporal Media (Temporal): Provides students with training in television production and experience in the application of communication theory and production techniques. Integrates skills in writing, photography, audio and graphics in a total production context.

MMAJ 302 Film Production Planning (Planning): This course is designed to give the student practice instruction in the process of film production. All aspects of film production are covered from pre-production to post-production, including location scouting, casting sessions and on-location staging. Special emphasis is placed on roles and responsibilities of personnel.

MMAJ 324 New Mass Media Tech & Prof (Media) : Introduces students to new mass media technologies that are changing the role of mass communication professionals working in broadcasting, public relations, advertising, and journalism. Topics include evolving mass media implementations of the Internet to reach audiences, evolving copyright issues and their impact on the mass media; discussion of new World Wide Web technologies such as animation formats, streaming media, and digital video production; new digital technologies and formats for broadcasting, and new multimedia technologies. Developing careers and challenges to older professions will be discussed in the context of mass media industry trends.

MMAJ 351 Field Production (Field): Provides students with training in television production and experience in the application of communication theory and production techniques. Integrates skills in writing, photography, audio and graphics in a total production context.

MMAJ 353 Studio Production (Studio): Develop basic skills in studio production techniques, including producing, crew positions, lighting, and on-camera talent.

MMAJ 354 Audio Production (Audio): Covers theory and advanced techniques of audio production for radio and video, from conception through completion, emphasizing multitrack, non-destructive and non-linear production.

MMAJ 357 Digital/Film Editing (Post):This course is designed to introduce and research the various aspects of digital and film postproduction editing. The course will include the aesthetics and techniques of editing, application of editing techniques on Final Cut Pro, the video signal and components, and the role of the editor.

MMAJ 372 Screenwriting (Screen): This course is designed to concentrate on the development, execution and formatting of a narrative short script. Designed in a lecture/ workshop format, students will produce a polished log line, synopsis, treatment, character profiles, and twenty-minute screenplay, The course will also cover distribution, marketing strategies, and pitching a script.

MMAJ 375 Photography (Photo): Provides basic principles of photography and intermediate principles of photojournalism. Study of camera and darkroom techniques; the production of photographs for news, advertising, scientific, and instructional use.

MMAJ 445 Digital/Film Producing (Producing): This course will explore all aspects of the role of the producer for film. The student will examine the business of film production, from the development of script proposals through final distribution. The student will become involved in all areas of script breakdown, storyboard development, planning, budgets and legal aspects.

MMAJ 455 Digital/Film Directing (Directing) :This course is designed to provide the students with hands-on experience as a single camera director. Students will critique professional directors and examine directing theories and techniques. Students will apply theory and techniques of script breakdown, directing talent and blocking, camera placement, shot execution and communication of the director’s vision to crew and talent. Students will direct a narrative short or one-act screenplay.