RTF - Radio-Television-Film

Radio-Television-Film: RTF

Lower-Division Courses

RTF X01C. Comics and Cartoons.

Explore techniques, conventions, history, and cultural space of comics and cartoons.

RTF X01D. Media Storytelling and Analysis.

Explore fundamentals of screenwriting and narrative storytelling form. Analyze media, such as film, television, and video games.

RTF X01I. Fundamentals of Filmmaking.

RTF X01N. Introductory Topics in Radio-Television-Film.

RTF X01R. Topics in Radio-Television-Film.

RTF X01S. Social Activism in Film.

Explores ways filmmakers express ideas about important movements and social issues.

RTF X02D. History of Media Industries.

Examine the historical development of the film, radio, television, and cable industries and roots of the digital. Investigate cultural, technological, and economic contexts to study production, distribution, and reception.

RTF X02I. Fundamentals of Producing Film and Television.

RTF X03C. Introduction to Media and Entertainment Industries.

Introduction to Media and Entertainment Industries provides a foundational social science understanding of media and entertainment industries. Drawing on insights from media studies, management, and sociology, uses social science theories, methods, and practices to examine social, political, and economic forces that shape and are shaped by media production, distribution, and monetization.

RTF X03D. Media and Culture.

Explore cultural values, beliefs, and ideologies that shape media. Examine how individuals and communities interpret media. Evaluate politics, economics, and social relationships that shape and reflect media, culture, and society.

RTF X04. Storytelling in Film and Television.

RTF X04D. Introduction to Film Production.

Explore the fundamentals of film, television, and digital production concepts and techniques.

RTF X06. Introduction to World Cinema History.

Survey of the aesthetic, cultural, economic, political, and technological trends impacting motion pictures around the world from their origins in the late nineteenth century through the present.

RTF X19S. Topics in Radio-Television-Film.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Radio-Television-Film. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.

RTF X29S. Topics in Radio-Television-Film.

Upper-Division Courses

RTF X19S. Topics in Radio-Television-Film.

RTF X20I. Film and Broadcasting History to 1975.

RTF X21C. History of American Television.

Survey of the evolution of United States television programming, aesthetics, production, and policy.

RTF X21D. Film History to 1960.

Introductory survey of the history of world cinema to 1960. Explores the development of film as a narrative medium, key filmmakers, films, and of the origins of the main elements of film grammar.

RTF X21I. Film and Broadcasting History 1975 to Present.

RTF X22D. Film History 1960 to Present.

RTF X22I. Producing Film and Television Fundamentals.

RTF X23C. Screening Race.

Introduction to the study of race and ethnicity in U.S. film, television, and new media. Includes focus on media histories, media criticism, production strategies, and U.S. audiences.

RTF X24C. Introduction to Global Media.

Introduces the role of global media as a set of texts, technologies, and industries that shape our identities, our social worlds, and our political practices.

RTF X24L. Topics in the Entertainment Professions.

Contemporary issues, practices, and skills related to communication and the entertainment industries, including studies in the business of entertainment, the entertainment professions, the creative process, and contemporary Hollywood cinema.

RTF X24L.5. Careers in Entertainment-Los Angeles.

Explores specific career interests with a focus on skills, experience, training, and contacts that are required in Los Angeles. Taught in Los Angeles, California.

RTF X27C. Digital Remix Cultures.

Introduction to the study of digital remix cultures. Subjects will include medium specific mash-up cultures and platforms (image, audio, video), authorship and ownership, political remix and culture jamming, and memes. Assignments will merge theory and practice.

RTF X28C. Gender and Media Culture.

Critical analysis of media and its interrelation with issues of gender.

RTF X29C. Digital Media Production.

Interactive course designed to teach foundational Digital Media Production tools. Apply digital media tools and techniques to a variety of tasks in the pipeline of production from concept, storyboard, layout to compositor, VFX, CG and interactive design.

RTF X29S. Topics in Radio-Television-Film.

RTF X30C. Semester in Los Angeles: Principles of Production.

RTF X30N. Internship in Media Industries.

Practical work experience related to media industries. Internships to be secured by students.

RTF X30P. Topics in Radio, Film, and Television Career Exploration.

RTF X31C. Media Content Management.

RTF X31K. Topics in Film, Video, and Television Theory.

Survey of basic theories that seek to explain the relationships between film, video, television, and their respective audiences.

RTF X31K.7. Stardom and Celebrity Culture.

Survey of the construction and meanings of stardom in film, television, and new media. Subjects include links with the media industries; stardom and race, class, gender, and sexuality; and new permutations of celebrity culture.

RTF X31K.8. Transmedia Storytelling.

RTF X31P. Topics in New Communication Technologies.

Applications and potential effects of new telecommunications and information technologies in the home, workplace, and in education, social services, and politics.

RTF X31P.3. Internet Cultures.

RTF X31P.4. Video Game Culture and Criticism.

RTF X31P.5. Digital Media Platforms.

RTF X31P.6. Video Game Industry.

RTF X31Q. Topics in Digital Media.

Survey, analyze, and assess current and emergent digital and social media technologies and cultures.

RTF X31R. Topics in New Media.

Students produce projects in either film, video, computer animation, collage, sculpture, assemblage, soundscape, or performance. Prior experience in one or more media is helpful but not necessary.

RTF X33. Introduction to Screenwriting.

An introduction to screenwriting for features, short films, documentaries, and television. Lectures explore the basic theory of story, character, and structure. Students write original screenplays during workshop hours.

RTF X35. Topics in Television Analysis and Criticism.

Analysis of critical methods, selected television programs, and selected critics.

RTF X35.2. Race, Class, and Gender in American Television.

Surveys history and contemporary debates regarding the construction of race, class, gender and sexual orientation in U.S. television from the late 1940s through the present day and related issues of television aesthetics, production practices, audiences, and advocacy.

RTF X35.3. Contemporary Television Criticism.

RTF X35.4. Queer Television.

RTF X36. Special Projects in Radio-Television-Film.

Comprehensive research or creative projects in areas of special interest developed and executed by the student under faculty supervision.

RTF X37. Topics in Radio Fundamentals.

Fundamentals of audio program production. Students create either brief or long audio programs.

RTF X40. Topics in Studio Production.

Introduction to production of television programs, including the multicamera format.

RTF X40.4. Multi-Camera Television Directing.

RTF X40D. Topics in Design.

Explore the role of design and how the creation and selection of sets, locations, and environments contribute to the visual language of film. Analyze fundamental elements of story, production, critical analysis, and the collaborative process of film making from the design perspective.

RTF X40M. Music Video and Film Production.

RTF X41D. Advanced Topics in Design.

Develop designs that will contribute to effective storytelling, from conceptualization to execution based on the needs of a script.

RTF X42. Topics in Global Media.

Study of political, social, cultural, and economic factors affecting the use and impact of communication systems in an international context.

RTF X42.10. Digital Mainland China and Taiwan.

RTF X42S. Topics in Global Media.

Study of political, social, cultural, and economic factors affecting the use and impact of communication systems in an international context.

RTF X42S.1. Global Hollywood.

RTF X42S.2. Indian Cinema.

RTF X43. Topics in Advanced Video Production.

Advanced study in film, television, and media production.

RTF X43.1. Advanced Narrative Production.

Individual and group production of short films using high-definition video.

RTF X43.2. Advanced Documentary Production.

Individual and group production of a documentary, from research and preproduction to completion.

RTF X43.5. Developing Independent Feature Films.

Group research and lectures about producing an independent feature film.

RTF X43.8. Cinema Laboratory.

Explores the cinematic form on an elemental level through the making of several short films. Utilizes cinema-making skills through attention to process and experimentation in order to move to a higher level of precision.

RTF X43C. Acting for Filmmakers.

Explores core elements of acting technique through scene study, improvisation, and other exercises.

RTF X43D. Cinematography.

Visual storytelling and the art of cinematography through practice in a workshop environment.

RTF X43N. Advanced Three-Dimensional Production.

Carries the principles developed in Radio-Television-Film 366M into a variety of hands-on production settings and projects, including large-crew productions at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater, as well as smaller shoots in a variety of other studios and locations.

RTF X44C. Topics in Animation.

RTF X44M. Topics in Special Applications of Digital Media Production.

Special topics in digital media theory, design, or development. May include visual effects and motion graphics or digital media and digital art.

RTF X44M.1. Interactive Digital Storytelling.

Use of digital tools to create original web-based audiovisual productions and the study of impact of digital media and technology on traditional film and video production.

RTF X44M.3. Introduction to Visual Effects and Motion Graphics.

Designed to introduce students to the core concepts and techniques used in visual effects and motion graphics. Subjects include, but are not limited to, compositing, animation, particles, and greenscreen.

RTF X44M.4. Interactive Media and Game Development.

RTF X44M.5. Writing for Interactive Games and Media.

Explores storytelling possibilities of interactive mediums. Develop the skills and knowledge necessary to create characters, storylines, and dialogue for digital mediums.

RTF X44M.6. Introduction to 3D Animation.

RTF X44M.7. Post Production Techniques.

RTF X44M.8. CGI for Film and Games.

RTF X44N. Topics in Advanced Applications of Digital Media Production.

Advanced topics in digital media theory, design, and development.

RTF X44N.4. Undergraduate Animation Thesis.

Each student will produce a two- to ten-minute animated short film.

RTF X44N.8. Immersive Filmmaking.

RTF X44N.9. Motion Capture Studio.

RTF X44T. Topics in Game Development Capstone.

Capstone courses in game development.

RTF X44T.1. Game Development Capstone: Two Dimensional Games.

RTF X44T.2. Game Development Capstone: Three Dimensional Games.

RTF X45. Topics in Film History.

Critical assessment of major genres, periods, movements, and personalities in United States and international film history.

RTF X45.10. Chinese Auteurs.

RTF X45.11. Contemporary Horror.

RTF X45.12. Screwball Comedy.

RTF X45.13. Landscape Cinemas.

RTF X45.14. Documentary and Creative Non-Fiction.

RTF X45.2. Israeli Cinema and Television.

RTF X45.3. History of Mexican Cinema.

RTF X45.4. Latin American Cinema.

RTF X45.5. Third World Cinema: Africa and the Americas.

RTF X45.6. Experimental Film and Video.

Critical assessment of the history and current trends in experimental film and video.

RTF X45.7. British Film and Television.

RTF X45.8. Social Documentary.

RTF X45.9. Women Behind The Camera.

RTF X46. Introduction to Editing.

Theory and practice of video and film editing techniques.

RTF X47C. Topics in The Business of Media.

Survey of business practices in film, television, music, and digital media industries: development, production, distribution, and exhibition.

RTF X47C.1. Semester in Los Angeles: How Hollywood Works.

Explores the commercial challenges that face producers and network and studio executives, and addresses the continual struggle between creativity and the bottom line. Taught in Los Angeles, California.

RTF X47C.2. Introduction to the Music Business.

RTF X47D. Advanced Topics in Media Industries.

RTF X47E. Advanced Editing.

In-depth look at the principles, techniques, and aesthetics of editing; building a broad background for students' future professional development. Designed to provide a basic-to-intermediate level of familiarity with Avid editing software, by discussing and working on provided narrative, documentary, and technical exercises; various approaches to editing style in each case.

RTF X47F. Topics in Media Studies.

RTF X47F.1. Indian Cinemas: Bollywood and Beyond.

Focus on Indian cinema, primarily Hindi popular cinema--many times known as Bollywood. Examine major works of Hindi cinema and explore independent film making and regional cinema.

RTF X47F.2. Cinematic Cities: Mumbai.

Explore political, social, and artistic transformations of the global city of Mumbai from the early 20th into the 21st century using cinema as the primary text complemented by theoretical, creative, and historical readings.

RTF X47G. Topics in Media Industries with Screening.

RTF X47P. The Business of Hollywood.

Explores contemporary media industries: how media industries operate,and the "big picture" of the contemporary film, television, and digital media landscape. Large-scale issues being faced by those working in the entertainment industry - including the impact of conglomerate ownership, regulation, globalization, and digitization on creative practices and work roles.

RTF X47S. Topics in Media Studies with Screening.

RTF X47S.1. Offbeat Asian Cinema.

Explore South Asian cinema, focusing on innovative and boundary-pushing films. Draw from a diverse range of countries including India, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, and languages like Hindi, Urdu, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Dari.

RTF X48. Topics in Media Industries.

Examination of the economics and the production, research, management, and distribution practices of the film and electronic media industries.

RTF X48.1. Semester in Los Angeles: Telling and Selling the Story.

Explore the development of skills in the process by which literary material makes it from page to screens.

RTF X48.2. Semester in Los Angeles: Development Process of Film and Television.

Examines the development process in both film and television; preparing pitches, coverage, and development notes; identifying strengths and weaknesses of literary material typical of that submitted to studios, networks, and production companies. Taught in Los Angeles, California.

RTF X48.3. Semester in Los Angeles: Inside the Music Industry.

Examine how the music industry really works, how it relates to other divisions of the entertainment industry, and the effects that changing technologies have on it.

RTF X48.4. Semester in Los Angeles: New Media and Emerging Entertainment.

Explores burgeoning areas of digital entertainment including broadband, video-on-demand, interactive television, mobile entertainment, and interactive digital gaming. Taught in Los Angeles, California.

RTF X48.5. Semester in Los Angeles: Working Hollywood Writer.

RTF X48C. Introduction to Digital Production.

Introduction to fundamental production concepts and techniques through lectures, projects, and lab experiences. Develop a storyteller's point of view and explore the ability to create works with visual, aural, and narrative structures.

RTF X50L. Semester in Los Angeles Internship.

Practical work experience related to the study of film, television, radio, or other media. Students must make their own arrangements to secure relevant internships.

RTF X50N. Semester in New York Internship.

Internships to be arranged by student and approved by instructor.

RTF X52. Topics in Global Media and Area Studies.

Study of political, social, cultural, and economic factors affecting the use and impact of communication systems in selected regions, such as South Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Europe, East Asia, and Africa.

RTF X52.1. Media and the Middle East.

Addresses the role of media in the Middle East, considering communication texts, processes and industries in political, social, economic, and cultural contexts.

RTF X52.2. German Media: Print to Television.

Examine the history of media technology and its cultural and political implication in the German (speaking) context.

RTF X52.3. Modern Egypt in Film and Fiction.

Explore the history and culture of modern Egypt through selected readings in twentieth-century film and fiction.

RTF X59. Advanced Topics in Media and Culture.

Special topics related to the critical analysis of media in cultural contexts.

RTF X59.11. Apertures: Film and Photography Through Greater Mexico.

Exploration of the historical and aesthetic linkages and affinities between filmmakers and photographers working in greater Mexico, including prominent visitors and Americans of Mexican descent. Considers how Mexican culture is represented but also how borders between Mexico and the wider world--as well as among media--were blurred or brought into sharper focus by these exchanges.

RTF X59.3. Asian American Media Cultures.

Examine popular and critical roles, representations, and politics of Asian Americans in U.S. media including Hollywood cinema, U.S. network and cable television, Asian American independent film, and online media.

RTF X59.6. Gender, Race, and Sexuality in Sports Media.

RTF X59.7. Race and Digital Media Culture.

RTF X59.8. Women and Sports Media.

RTF X59C. Media Archaeology.

Exploration of the media as artifacts as opposed to narratives or texts. Focuses on the materiality of media within specific socio-cultural, economic, and technological time periods each with their own modes of historic and futuristic discourse.

RTF X59S. Topics in Media and Culture.

Special topics related to the critical analysis of media in cultural contexts.

RTF X59S.10. Gender and Media in the '60s.

RTF X59S.11. Brazilian Media.

RTF X59S.12. Gender and Fan Culture.

RTF X59S.13. Latin American Television.

RTF X59S.14. Latino Images in Film.

RTF X59S.15. Black Television Comedy.

RTF X59S.16. Fan Identities and Cultures.

RTF X59S.17. Chicana/o Cinema.

RTF X59S.18. Latina Filmmakers in the United States.

RTF X59S.5. Queer Media Studies.

Critical analysis of queer media. Read key queer (media) theory texts and explore dominant strategies used by the media industries, as well as those utilized by LGBTQ+ independents/subcultures, paying close attention to contested discourses of identity, politics, activism and desire. Explore historical shifts in the representation of LGBTQ+ individuals.

RTF X59S.7. Mixed Race & US Film/Media.

An introduction to the evolving representation of mixed-race individuals, romance, and families and to mixed-race stars and producers in U.S. film, television, and new media since the silent film era.

RTF X59S.8. Latina/os and U.S. Media.

Survey of the representation and participation of Latinas and Latinos in U.S. English-language film and television from the silent film era to the present. Also focuses on issues Latina/os face as media producers, media consumers, and media activists.

RTF X59S.9. Latina Feminisms and Media.

Survey of Chicana and Latina feminist scholarship, activism, and creative expression with an emphasis on Latina media production and representation in U.S. entertainment media.

RTF X65. Topics in Media and Society.

Advanced topics addressing media, communication, and society.

RTF X65.10. Globalization and Social Media.

Issues surrounding the hype, myth, paradox, and reality of social media in a global context.

RTF X65.12. Mapping Latino Culture in East Austin.

RTF X65.13. Activist Media.

RTF X65.14. Queer Media and Activism.

RTF X65.15. Latinx Media, Arts, and Activism.

Investigate the ways in which Latinx activists have used mainstream, alternative, legacy, and new media (as well as other visual and performing arts), to affect social and political change in the United States.

RTF X65.4. History of United States Latino Media.

RTF X65.5. Latin American Media.

RTF X65.8. Migration and Media.

Advanced study of global media issues, including traditional and digital media use, social inclusion, and migration to the United States from Latin America, Asia, and elsewhere. Students conduct research on the relationships between media and migration.

RTF X65.9. Media Industries and Entrepreneurship.

Examination of the social, political, and economic contexts in which media and culture are produced, distributed, and monetized. Emphasis on new media and communication technologies.

RTF X65C. Topics in Media and Policy.

Advanced topics addressing media and policy in society.

RTF X66K. Topics in Introductory Production.

RTF X66K.2. Narrative Production.

A workshop in visual storytelling and non-dialogue filmmaking.

RTF X66K.3. Documentary Production.

Workshop in contemporary documentary practice, including directing, producing, cinematography, editing, sound recording, and distribution.

RTF X66K.4. East Austin Stories.

Students work in small production groups and make documentaries in and about East Austin for public screening at the end of the semester and for Webcasting.

RTF X66K.6. Experimental Film.

RTF X66K.7. Creating a Web Series.

RTF X66K.8. Collaborative Fan Content.

Meet creative and business executives from Rooster Teeth. Create original short content while learning how social media entertainment company Rooster Teeth thinks about the things they make. Examine how to bring an audience into the creative process from the start, learn from Rooster Teeth's success in emerging social media entertainment, and explore the role of community in the future of digital media.

RTF X66K.9. Latinx Filmmaking.

RTF X66S. Topics in Audio Production.

RTF X66S.1. Audio Production into Post.

RTF X66S.2. Sound Design and Mixing.

RTF X66S.3. Audio Storytelling.

RTF X67D. Directing Workshop.

Explores the role of the director, focusing on the director-actor relationship, narrative structure, and visual language.

RTF X67K. Producing Film and Television.

Examine the roles and responsibilities of a producer; including development, financing, pre-production, production, post-production, marketing, and distribution.

RTF X68. Advanced Production Topics.

Study production crafts in film, television, and other digital media.

RTF X68.3. Advanced Production.

RTF X68.6. Immersive Media Production.

Exploration of the theory and practice of immersive media: stereoscopy, artificial environments, and virtual reality.

RTF X68C. Advanced Directing.

Creation of collaborative, performance-based works that emphasize simplicity and ingenuity in image and sound choices. Works will adhere to a production code that is a modified version of the Dogme 95 Vow of Cinematic Chastity.

RTF X68D. Advanced Cinematography.

Study of the art of cinematography beyond the basic principles of camera and lighting. Group production of short films to explore the cinematic tools used to create an overall visual approach to storytelling. Examination of film genre, color, texture, lens continuity, aspect ratio, and practical on set strategies and challenges.

RTF X68P. Topics in Producing.

Explore various aspects of film and television producing.

RTF X68P.1. Producing Short Films.

RTF X68S. Topics in Undergraduate Thesis.

Advanced film production or media studies research.

RTF X68S.1. Film Production Thesis.

Intensive production workshop, designed for students who wish to produce a film for a portfolio.

RTF X68S.2. Media Studies Thesis.

An independent research project based on primary data, resulting in a written summary of theoretical foundations, methodological approach, results, and a discussion.

RTF X68S.3. Screenwriting Thesis.

Advanced screenwriting for film or television. Intensive writing workshop, designed for students who wish to produce a polished script suitable for submission to agents and competitions.

RTF X68S.4. Emergent Cinematic Arts Thesis.

RTF X69. Topics in Advanced Screenwriting.

Students develop and write original screenplays. Includes advanced study of screenplay structure, critical analysis of student and professional work, and intensive writing each week toward a completed script.

RTF X69.1. Advanced Screenwriting for Feature Films.

RTF X69.2. Advanced Screenwriting for Television.

RTF X69.3. Advanced Screenwriting: Television Pilots.

RTF X69.4. Advanced Screenwriting: Television Specs.

RTF X69.5. Advanced Screenwriting: Independent Films.

RTF X69.6. Advanced Screenwriting: Science Fiction and Horror.

RTF X69P. Topics in Advanced Producing.

Examine the behind-the-scenes production of feature films, commercials, and other media including scripts, shot lists, storyboards, shooting schedules, and visual effects.

RTF X69P.1. Script to Screen: Commercials.

Examine the behind-the-scenes creation and production of commercials for national brands including creative briefs, consumer insights, scripts, shot lists, storyboards, shooting schedules, visual effects, and behind-the-scenes footage.

RTF X69P.2. Script to Screen: Features.

RTF X69P.3. Script to Screen: Production.

Produce film projects developed in Radio-Television-Film 369P (Topic 1) or 369P (Topic 2).

RTF X70. Topics in Film Analysis and Criticism.

Analysis of critical methods, selected films, and selected critics.

RTF X70.1. Comedy in Film and Media.

RTF X70.10. Black Filmmakers after Blaxploitation.

RTF X70.11. Films of Billy Wilder.

RTF X70.2. Animation Studies.

RTF X70.3. Asian Horror Film.

RTF X70.4. Film Noir.

RTF X70.5. Films of Clint Eastwood.

RTF X70.6. Films of Alfred Hitchcock.

RTF X70.7. Films of Martin Scorsese.

RTF X70.8. Independent American Cinema.

RTF X70.9. Asian American Film.

RTF X77H. Advanced Topics in Media Studies.

Focus on specialized topics and issues in media history, theory, and criticism.

RTF X77H.1. Media and Popular Culture.

RTF X77H.3. Global Sports Media.

RTF X77S. Advanced Topics in Media Studies with Screenings.

Focus on specialized topics and issues in media history, theory, and criticism.

RTF X77S.1. Landscape and Cinema.

RTF X78H. Honors Tutorial Course.

Intensive reading, research, and/or production project.

Graduate Courses

RTF X19S. Topics in Radio-Television-Film.

RTF X29S. Topics in Radio-Television-Film.

RTF X80. Topics in Research Theory and Design.

Introduction to research theory and design. Designed to help students develop skills in understanding and critiquing current research, and in designing and proposing research projects.

RTF X80C. Screenwriting for Directors.

Introduction to the study and practice of writing for film and television.

RTF X80D. Topics in Media Industries.

Examine history, theory, and methods used in studying the media industries in different national and regional contexts.

RTF X80D.1. The Business of Hollywood.

RTF X80E. Topics in Media History.

RTF X80G. Topics in Research Practices.

Introduction to research implementation. Designed to help students develop skills in conducting a variety of research approaches.

RTF X80J. Topics in Theory and Principles of Dramatic Writing.

Introduction to theory and practice in narrative writing for film and electronic media.

RTF X80J.1. First-Year Screenwriting.

RTF X80J.2. First-Year Rewriting.

RTF X80M. Topics in Advanced Screenwriting.

Creation and development of written work for film and television production. Students will develop a major work, such as a full-length screenplay or television pilot.

RTF X80M.3. Advanced Screenwriting I.

RTF X80M.4. Advanced Screenwriting II.

RTF X80N. Screenwriting Topics.

Creation and realization of professional materials for film and television.

RTF X80N.1. Adaptation.

Covers adapting a screenplay from existing material. Write a film adaptation of a short story or similar source material, which will be assigned by the instructor. Create an outline or treatment, revise their writing extensively, and engage in weekly discussions of each other's work.

RTF X80N.2. Television Specs.

Introduction to the fundamentals of writing for television. Develop and write both a one-hour and half-hour television 'spec' based on an existing series.

RTF X80N.3. Writers Room Workshop.

Develop and write an entire season of an original television series. At the end of the semester, the show will be sent out for consideration by major networks and students will get full writing credit for their episodes.

RTF X80N.4. Writing for Series Television.

Covers how to write for both network and cable television. Analyze the dramatic elements of each genre, with each student completing a "spec script for a current sit-com and drama. Develop an original TV pilot as a class, from the original "franchise" premise through a completed story-outline for the pilot episode.

RTF X80N.5. Television Pilots.

RTF X80P. Production Workshop for Writers.

Exploration of cinematic storytelling through the production of short digital videos.

RTF X80S. Topics in Media History with Screening.

RTF X81K. Principles of Film and Television Production.

Study of film and video production aesthetics and techniques. Production costs borne by the student.

RTF X84I. Internship in Media Industries.

Participate in an internship at a media company or in an adjacent field.

RTF X85K. Topics in History of Film.

Survey of the history of the motion picture. Lectures and readings; screenings are required for some topics.

RTF X85K.1. Media, Memory, and the Archive.

RTF X85L. Topics in Seminar in Film History.

Advanced study and research in major directors, genres, periods, and movements of film history.

RTF X86. Topics in Analysis and Criticism of Film and Electronic Media.

Analysis and explication of representative critics, critical systems, genres, and artists.

RTF X86.2. Black Popular Culture.

RTF X86C. Topics in Seminar: Media Theory and Criticism.

Advanced study in media theory and criticism.

RTF X86C.1. Fan Identities and Cultures.

RTF X86C.2. Art and Activism.

RTF X86C.3. Race, Class, and Gender in American Television.

RTF X87C. Topics in Global Media.

Study of global media systems, theories, and processes.

RTF X87C.1. Media and Diaspora.

RTF X87C.2. Global Sports Media.

RTF X87D. Topics in Communication for Development and Social Change.

Study of how development institutions use communication strategies for social change, and how development discourse communicates assumptions about social change.

RTF X87W. Global Media: Study Abroad.

Research, analysis, and criticism of global media systems and issues. Students study at institutions outside the United States.

RTF X88. Research Problems in Specialized Fields of Radio-Television-Film.

Research project chosen from area of student's major interests.

RTF X88C. Research Problems: Doctoral Exam Preparation.

Research and reading in preparation for doctoral examinations.

RTF X88D. Research Problems in Specialty Fields of Radio-Television-Film.

Research project chosen from area of student's major interests.

RTF X88E. Research Problems in Specialized Fields of Radio-Television-Film.

Research project chosen from area of student's major interests.

RTF X88F. Topics in Radio-Television-Film Production.

RTF X88M. Topics in Practicum in Film and Television Production.

Production of projects in film and video. Production costs borne by the student.

RTF X88M.1. Pre-Thesis Production.

RTF X88M.3. Thesis Production.

RTF X88M.4. Thesis Postproduction.

RTF X88M.5. Pre-Thesis Film: Post-Production.

RTF X88P. Topics in Film and Video Production.

Production costs borne by the student.

RTF X88P.1. Cinematography.

RTF X88P.2. Acting for Filmmakers.

Explore core elements of acting technique through scene study, improvisation, and other exercises.

RTF X88P.3. Cinema Laboratory.

RTF X88P.4. Advanced Cinematography.

RTF X88P.5. Advanced Directing.

Create collaborative, performance-based works that emphasize simplicity and ingenuity in image and sound choices, adhering to a production code that is a modified version of the Dogme 95 Vow of Cinematic Chastity.

RTF X88P.6. Ears Only: Audio Storytelling.

RTF X88R. Project in a Specialized Field of Radio-Television-Film.

Completion of a research or creative project required for the report option of the master's degree.

RTF X88S. Research Problems in Specialized Fields of Radio-Television-Film: Production.

RTF X88T. Producing Film and Television.

Comprehensive consideration of the production process from the standpoint of fiscal and creative management; preproduction and production planning using computer budgeting and scheduling. Software costs borne by the student.

RTF X89. Topics in Media and Society.

Study of selected issues related to media and society.

RTF X89K. Topics in History of Broadcasting.

Principal eras of broadcast development, audience patterns, legal and industrial precedents of broadcast practices, contemporary industrial and institutional perspectives in radio and television.

RTF X89P. Topics in Producing.

Explore various aspects of film and television producing.

RTF X90C. Topics in Introduction to Editing Processes.

Introductory editing topics designed to build the foundation for later postproduction practice. Incorporates technical, aesthetic, and practical considerations into an overall view of editing as a process.

RTF X90C.1. Editing for Directors.

Introduction to editing designed to build the foundation for later postproduction practice and directorial work. Incorporate technical, aesthetic, and practical considerations into an overall view of editing as a process from the perspective of a director.

RTF X90E. Topics in Advanced Video Postproduction: Audio.

Theory and application of audio for screen image.

RTF X90F. Topics in Production Crafts.

Professional-level experiences in various topics in the production crafts.

RTF X90G. Introduction to Media Aesthetics and Techniques.

Introduction to physical and aesthetic aspects of sound, light, and image and to the science and technologies that record and reproduce them.

RTF X90N. Topics in Issues in New Media.

Issues in new media theory and practice.

RTF X93Q. Special Topics in Digital Media.

Applications and impact of digital media technologies.

RTF X95. Topics in Theory and Literature.

Advanced seminar surveying the literature of media and communication theories.

RTF X95.1. Theory and Literature for Doctoral Students: Social Science Approaches.

Surveys the literature of social science approaches to communication study.

RTF X95.2. Theory and Literature: Humanities Approaches.

Surveys the literature of humanities approaches to media studies.

RTF X95.3. Theory and Literature in Media Studies for Master's Students.

RTF X95.4. Theory and Literature I.

RTF X95.5. Theory and Literature II.

RTF X95C. Research Colloquium.

Lectures on subjects to be announced.

RTF X96. Portfolio in Media Production.

RTF X96P. Portfolio in Media Production.

RTF X98. Thesis.

RTF X98M. Master's Research and Writing.

Research and writing to complete masters thesis.

RTF X98R. Master's Report.

Preparation of a report to fulfill the requirement for the master's degree under the report option.