RTF X43 RTF 343 Topics in Advanced Video Production 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours
Advanced study in film, television, and media production. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Radio-Television-Film 340 or 366K.
Restrictions: Restricted to radio-television-film majors.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Advanced Narrative Production. Individual and group production of short films using high-definition video. Additional prerequisite: Radio-Television-Film 366K (Topic 2: Narrative Production) or 366K (Topic 9: Latinx Filmmaking).
Topic 2: Advanced Documentary Production. Individual and group production of a documentary, from research and preproduction to completion. Additional prerequisite: Radio-Television-Film 366K (Topic 3: Documentary Production) or 366K (Topic 4: East Austin Stories).
Topic 3: Advanced Soundstage Production. Group production of short films using the Hollywood soundstage as the primary model.
Topic 4: Creating Cross-Platform Fundraising Media. Small group production of client-commissioned fundraising media and an exploration of the realm of independent production contracting. Radio-Television-Film 343 (Topic 4) and 344M (Topic: Cross-Platform Content Creation) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing, and Radio-Television-Film 346, 366D, 366K, or 368 with a grade of at least B.
Topic 5: Developing Independent Feature Films. Group research and lectures about producing an independent feature film. Radio-Television-Film 343 (Topic: Developing Indie Feature Films) and 343 (Topic 5) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and Radio-Television-Film 340 or 366K. Restrictions: Restricted to radio-television-film majors.
Topic 6: Advanced Music Film Production. Only one of the following may be counted: Radio-Television-Film 343 (Topic 6), 366K (Topic: Music Film Production), 366K (Topic 5).
Topic 7: Film Funding and Promotion. Creation and implementation of social media presence, crowd funding, publicity, and festival exposure for independent films. Three lecture hours a week for one semester Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing. Restrictions: Restricted to radio-television-film majors.
Topic 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. Radio-Television-Film 343 (Topic: Cinema Laboratory) and 343 (Topic 8) may not both be counted.