DEPARTMENT CHAIR
Edward Fink
DEPARTMENT OFFICE
College Park 460-16
DEPARTMENT WEBSITE
http://communications.fullerton.edu/rtvf
PROGRAMS OFFERED
Bachelor of Arts in Radio-TV-Film
Minor in Radio-TV-Film
FACULTY
Robert Davis, Edward Fink, Jacqueline Frost, Lynne Gross, Shelley Jenkins, Tim Maloney, Philippe Perebinossoff, Larry Ward
INTRODUCTION
The Department of Radio-TV-Film offers a comprehensive and active learning environment to prepare students for meaningful and rewarding careers in radio, television and film. Additionally, the program prepares students for graduate study in the broader area of media and communication. The faculty and staff emphasize current theory, practice, research and creative activities, challenging students to engage in intellectual inquiry to expand their knowledge while laying a solid foundation to continue as critical life-long learners and content creators in our media-savvy society. Cal State Fullerton is located in the technologically rich and culturally vibrant Los Angeles basin, so the department aspires to facilitate student learning with an emphasis on contributing ethically, intellectually and economically to the media industry.
PROGRAM GOALS
The goals of the Department of Radio-TV-Film, which are derived from the university's goals, are to:
- Ensure the preeminence of learning by providing a curriculum that integrates both conceptual and experiential learning.
- Provide high quality programs that meet the evolving needs of our students, community and region by facilitating students' learning so they compete successfully for substantive careers in radio, television and film.
- Enhance scholarly and creative activity by seeking funding for, and coordinating, faculty, staff and student work for publication, exhibition, conference presentation, competition entry and the like.
- Make collaboration integral to our activities by encouraging faculty, staff and students to take worthwhile advantage of the many services and departmental offerings on campus.
- Create an environment where all students have the opportunity to succeed by offering orientation and regular advising; by encouraging co-curricular participation; and by maintaining equipment and facilities that are as current as the budget allows.
- Increase external support by working with advancement, foundation, development and grant/contract personnel concerning corporate and individual sponsorship and other opportunities.
- Expand connections and partnerships within our region by encouraging internships and community-based service learning; by pro-actively maintaining relations with alumni and media practitioners; and by recruiting students in area high schools and community colleges.
- Strengthen institutional effectiveness, collegial governance and our sense of community by recruiting and retaining highly qualified, diverse faculty, staff and students; by encouraging participation in governance opportunities; and by working with other faculty, staff and students on ad hoc tasks.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN RADIO-TV-FILM
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Radio-TV-Film requires a minimum of 120 units, including courses for the major, General Education, all University requirements and free electives. The 48-unit major includes three required core courses in RTVF, one RTVF production course, eight elective courses in RTVF, and four collateral coursesc ollateral either within RTVF or from an approved list of courses in other departments.
Students in the Bachelor of Arts in Radio-TV-Film program who enter Cal State Fullerton as first-time freshmen in Fall 2006, or who enter a community college in Fall 2006 with intent to transfer to Cal State Fullerton, will be required to show proficiency in a second language as a condition of graduation with a bachelor's degree (see "Graduation Requirements for a Bachelor's Degree" elsewhere in this catalog.)
Required Core Courses (9 units)
RTVF 100 Intro to Radio-TV-Film (3)
RTVF 350 Story Structure (3)*
RTVF 495 Internship in RTVF (3)
RTVF Production Course (3 units)
RTVF 220 TV Studio Production (3)
OR RTVF 225 Field Video Production (3)
OR RTVF 330 Film Production 1 (3)
RTVF Electives (24 units minimum)
RTVF 210 Intro to Audio Production (3)
RTVF 220 TV Studio Production (3)
RTVF 225 Field Video Production (3)
RTVF 271 American Film 1: Beginnings to 1945 (3)
RTVF 272 American Film 2: 1945-1990 (3)
RTVF 300 Language of Film (3)
RTVF 310 Advanced Audio Production (3)
RTVF 330 Film Production 1 (3)
RTVF 351 TV Scriptwriting: Sitcom (3)
RTVF 360 Radio and TV Programming (3)
RTVF 365 Children's TV (3)
RTVF 370 World Cinema (3)
RTVF 371 Contemporary American Film (3)
RTVF 375 Documentary Film and TV (3)
RTVF 385 Radio Station Operations (3)
RTVF 425 Advanced Video Production (3)
RTVF 430 Film Production 2 (3)
RTVF 431 Cinematography (3)
RTVF 435 Directing Film & TV (3)
RTVF 455 Screenwriting (3)*
RTVF 480 Management in RTVF (3)
RTVF 496 Tutorial in RTVF (1-3)
RTVF 499 Independent Study in RTVF (1-3)
Additional electives may be available. Please check with the department office.
Collateral Electives (12 units)
Other collateral electives may be chosen from RTVF courses or courses from other departments. An approved list of courses from other departments is available in the department office and can also be accessed on the department website. Students should choose their electives in consultation with a faculty adviser. Advisers will ensure a balance of courses that includes varying perspectives in the field.
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*Meets Upper-Division Writing Requirement for Radio-TV-Film majors.
MINOR IN RADIO-TV-FILM
The minor in Radio-TV-Film requires 21 units.
RTVF Core Courses (6 units)
RTVF 100 Intro to Radio-TV-Film (3)
RTVF 350 Story Structure (3)
RTVF Production Course (3 units)
RTVF 220 TV Studio Production (3)
OR RTVF 225 Field Video Production (3)
OR RTVF 330 Film Production 1 (3)
RTVF Electives (12 units)
Sudents choose four courses from the RTVF elective list shown above for the major. Students should choose their electives in consultation with a department adviser.
RADIO-TV-FILM COURSES
Courses are designated as RTVF in the class schedule.
| RTVF 100 Introduction to Radio-TV-Film | | Description: Overview of the history, structure and function of the radio, TV and film industry. Includes current issues, relevance to society, employment options and other topics. | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 200 Introduction to Production | | Description: Fundamental elements of creating audio, video and film projects. Includes the production process, sound recording and mixing concepts, shooting composition and aesthetics principles, and editing theory. Elements are applied in a hands-on lab. (1 hour lecture, 6 hours laboratory) | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 210 Introduction to Audio Production | | Description: Introduction to the theory and practice of audio production as it pertains to radio, TV and film. Covers broadcasting, designated recording, editing and mixing. Emphasizes aesthetics and techniques to ensure high quality sound. Uses a digital lab. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory) | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 220 TV Studio Production | | Description: Introduction to multiple-camera, live-on-tape, studio production. Theory and practice of producing “live” programs. Students crew all positions, including writer, producer, director, assistant director, lighting director, floor manager, camera operator, video switcher, audio engineer, video engineer, recording engineer and graphics operator. (2 hours lecture 3 hours laboratory) | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 225 Field Video Production | | Description: Introduction to single-camera, field video production. Theory and practice of producing projects on location. Preproduction, production and post-production using digital cameras and nonlinear editing. Students crew productions, including writer, producer, director, videographer, sound recordist and editor. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory) | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 271 American Film 1: Beginnings to 1945 | | Description: History of American film and film style from the beginnings to 1945. Relation to socio-historical, economic, political, cultural, artistic, and technological contexts. | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 272 American Film 2: 1945 to 1990 | | Description: History of American film and film style from the post-war period to 1990. Relation to socio-historical, economic, political, cultural, artistic, and technological contexts. | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 300 Language of Film | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category I.C. Visual and syntactic components of the motion picture. Detailed analysis of frame, line, space, shape, image size, movement, tone, color and structuring of visual images. | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 310 Advanced Audio Production | | Description: Prerequisite: RTVF 210. Advanced audio projects for radio, TV, film and the internet. Students complete the audio production process, from pre- through postproduction, applying aesthetic concepts to hands-on skills. (1 hour lecture, 6 hours laboratory) | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 330 Film Production 1 | | Description: Prerequisite: RTVF 300. Introduction to theory and practice of motion picture photography and film production. Students create short, film-style projects. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory) | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 349 Philosophy, Literature and Cinema | | Description: A critical examination into the aesthetics of literature and film, with emphasis on how storytelling deepens our imagination and understanding of identity, culture, society, and values through use of word and image. | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 350 Story Structure | | Description: Prerequisites: English 101 and junior standing. Analysis and development of script structure and viable, narrative story elements. Covers acts, scenes, premises, conflict, plots, characters, action, and so on. Students write critical analyses of professional scripts and author their own treatments. Meets upper-division writing requirement for RTVF majors. | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 351 TV Scriptwriting: Sitcom | | Description: Prerequisite: RTVF 350. Theory, principles and practice of writing for the situation comedy genre. Students analyze scripts, study program episodes and develop and write an original story and “spec” script for a current sitcom. | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 360 Radio and TV Programming | | Description: Prerequisite: RTVF 100. Purposes, philosophies and methods of obtaining, developing, launching, scheduling and evaluating programming for electronic media. Covers commercial radio and TV networks and stations, cable TV, public radio and TV, direct broadcast satellite and the internet. | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 365 Children’s TV | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category III.C.1. Research and literature on effects of television on children. Examines historical and contemporary aspects of children’s TV issues, including advertising, violence, stereotyping and education. Analyzes how children’s TV producers use concepts related to children to design material for them. | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 370 World Cinema | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category III.B.1 or III.B.2. Global influence of motion pictures. Examines various directors, film movements, national cinemas and the increasing internationalization of the world film industry. | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 371 Contemporary American Film | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category III.B.2. Recent American films as indicators of societal, cultural, and artistic trends. Examines cinema in light of current theories of postmodernism and formal categories of film production. | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 375 Documentary Film & TV | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category III.B.1 or III.B.2. Documentary form in film and television. Includes development,purpose and current trends. Examines requirements to write and produce non-fiction films for the mass media, business, education and government. | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 385 Radio Station Operations | | Description: Prerequisite: completion of General Education Category I.A. Concepts and practices of radio station operations, including programming, sales, promotion, traffic, billing, production, news, research and engineering. Allows for in-depth work in several areas. | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 425 Advanced Video Production | | Description: Prerequisite: RTVF 225 or 330. Advanced theory and practice of video production. Includes advanced shooting and editing techniques. Students produce projects that may be aired and/or entered in competitions. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory) | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 430 Film Production 2 | | Description: Prerequisite: RTVF 330. Preproduction and shooting of a large-crew, sync-sound film. Includes planning, scouting, breakdown, budgeting, scheduling, casting, rehearsing and shooting. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory) | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 431 Cinematography | | Description: Prerequisite: RTVF 330. Cinematographic techniques for film and video. Analysis of cinematographic styles, including qualities of camera movement, lenses and lighting as expressive tools. Hands-on experience shooting scenes with film and video cameras, lighting and grip equipment. (1 hour lecture, 6 hours laboratory) | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 435 Directing Film & TV | | Description: Prerequisite: RTVF 225 or 330. Directing for narrative film and television, including breakdowns and use of the camera as an expressive tool. Students direct, shoot and edit short scenes. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory) | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 455 Screenwriting | | Description: Prerequisite: RTVF 350. Scripts for feature films, movies-of-the-week and mini-series. Three-act and seven-act structures. Students apply concepts from RTVF 350 and advanced writing concepts to develop full-length screenplays. Meets upper-division writing requirement for RTVF majors. | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 480 Management in RTVF | | Description: Prerequisite: RTVF 100. Management structure and issues in the RTVF industry. Includes audience measurement, distribution, finance, personnel, programming, regulation and sales. May include applied experience with college media activities. | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 495 Internship in Radio-TV-Film | | Description: Prerequisites: instructor authorization, senior standing, 2.25+ GPA, RTVF 100, 350, and either 220 or 225. Supervised fieldwork at a radio, TV or film organization. Skill development and understanding of industry operation through hands-on experience and networking. Must submit an application one semester prior to taking through the RTVF Internship Office website at https://commsec.fullerton.edu/internship. | Units: (3)
| | RTVF 496 Student-to-Student Tutorial | | Description: Prerequisites: 3.0+ GPA, senior standing, written approval from instructor and department chair. The student-to-student tutorial encourages students to learn through teaching. Work may include contact hours with tutees, tutorial preparations, consulting with instructors, reporting-analysis-evaluation of tutorial experiences, participation in university programs for tutors. Does not count toward major or minor units. Grade or Credit/No Credit. | Units: (1-3)
| | RTVF 499 Independent Study | | Description: Prerequisites: 3.0+ GPA, senior standing, written approval from instructor and department chair. The Independent Study shall be of a research or creative nature and shall culminate in a paper, project, comprehensive exam and/or performance. The student shall prepare a proposal including a statement of the basis for the final evaluation. | Units: (1-3)
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