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Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Television (Open for Admission)

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132 credits

For students entering the program at the Freshman level
(Please click here for more info on the Freshman program)

102 credits

For students entering the program at the Sophomore level
(holders of a recognized Baccalaureate or Freshman diploma - equivalent to 30 credits)

Courses

General Education

Effective Thinking and Quantitative Reasoning

3 credits

English Communication

3 credits

Humanities, Ethics, and Civilizations

3 credits

Intercultural and Religious Fluency

3 credits

Lebanese History and Legacy

3 credits

Psychology and Social Behavior

3 credits

Sciences and Health

3 credits

Work Ethic and Career Management

3 credits

Common Core

FLM235Storyboard

3 credits

Visual storytelling aspects of pre-production in filmmaking and other visual media. Students learn to create detailed storyboards, a sequence of illustrated frames representing key shots in a narrative. Additionally, they delve into moodboards, visual collages that capture the intended visual and emotional tone of a project.

FLM240History of American Cinema

3 credits

This course is designed to give students an understanding of the history of American cinema from its beginning in 1895 to the present time. It will focus on the silent cinema of D.W. Griffith, the Burlesque film of C. Chaplin and B. Keaton, the genre films of the studio era, the war and postwar noir film, the new Hollywood cinema of the 1960s, the films of the Movie Brats of the 1970s, and the postmodern cinema of the 1980s and on. Special attention will be given to the evolution of the art of the motion picture, including elements of camera, lighting, sound, editing, production design, and narrative structure and the technological evolution of the motion picture, including aspects of inventions and innovations such as color, widescreen, quality sound, and electronic imagery.

FLM241History of European Cinema

3 credits

This course is designed to give students an understanding of the history of European cinema from its beginning in 1895 to the present time. It will focus on the early films of the Lumière Brothers, the German expressionist school, the Soviet montage schools, the French surrealist cinema, the Italian neorealist film, the French new wave film, the 2nd Italian renaissance, the newGerman cinema, and the Danish Dogme 95 movement. Special attention will be given to the way in which history has shaped not only film content but also its form.

FLM260History of Cinema I. Projection

FLM261History of Cinema II. Projection

FLM316Screenwriting

3 credits

The students will acquire basic knowledge and techniques of writing a narrative script for film. The students will be able to create and develop characters, and story line for classical film structure.

FLM317Film Directing

3 credits

Students will acquire a basic understanding of staging, directing actors, framing, and different notions of space and time. Students will apply these basic techniques on short segments of video.

FLM319Cinematography

3 credits

Students will acquire knowledge in the theory of film form. Students will apply these different forms through framing, lighting and assembling shots to create a system of expression based on the indirect time movement images.

FLM322Film Language

3 credits

Students will understand the basic semiotics, language, and subjectivity theory (Freudian and Lacanian theory). Students will be able to implement the classical film language theory in films.

FLM355Lighting Principles

3 credits

Exploration into the principles and techniques of effective lighting design and composition, with a focus on visual storytelling across various mediums such as film, media content, and stage productions.

PHO226Image Technology

3 credits

Students will understand the different optical terms used in photography. They will be able to identify formulas used generally in photography. They will acquire the necessary terms used in photography and communicate with professionals using them accordingly.

PHO227Photography

3 credits

Students will acquire advanced skills in black & white, and color photography, both by manipulation of film exposure and processing or through digital tools. The students will apply zone system know-how to control contrast.

THT280Introduction to Acting

3 credits

This course introduces the actor’s technique and the performer’s skills using Stanislavski Methods. The student will discover the elements necessary to begin training as an actor. The course focuses on physical and vocal exercises, training concentration, improvisations, waking up the emotional memory, and adaptation. Teachers will implement 5mins-scenes to study and perform. Consequently, students will learn to build and act a character.

TLV351Introduction to Editing

3 credits

Students will understand the various theories of montage (Eisenstein, Bazin, Deleuze, etc.), as well as the different styles of montage. Students will be able to use the different tools of nonlinear editing, as well as implement them by making several short videos.

TLV352Advanced Editing

3 credits

Make several short video projects, and study various theories of montage (Bazin, Poudovkine, Eisenstein) as well as various styles of montage.

TLV431Sound Recording

3 credits

Students will understand the different techniques of acquiring sound in film and television. Students will develop skills in sound pickup and recording using the appropriate microphones for indoor and outdoor sound recordings.

Electives

FLM210Music in Films

3 credits

Study of music, sound and acoustics as they relate to performance environments, techniques associated with recording, mixing, processing, automation, and reproduction of dialogue, effects, and music tracks for theater sound design.

THT352Make-up and Hair Design for Screen and Stage

3 credits

Students will learn and practice many aspects of artistic makeup and hair designs for stages, films, and television ranging from natural beauty and HD-ready techniques to period makeup, face painting, aging makeup, and special effects such as cuts, scars, and skin disorders.

THT455Acting for the Camera

3 credits

This course aims to expose students to the acting techniques in front of the camera. Basic strategies to elicit good performances are discussed emphasizing the problems faced when acting in front of the camera as actors or as directors. They will explore the outcome of having a sequence cut into different frames and will experiment with ways to sustain the same emotion throughout different shots.

TLV416Television News

3 credits

Student will apply news writing technics used in electronic media and television. Student will implement these technics in short written exercises destined to be broadcasted.

Emphasis: Cinema

AUV451Sound Design

3 credits

The students will understand the various means of designing sound for films and media content, using acquired techniques. The students will be able to integrate different sound track elements into a cohesive and well-balanced track.

FLM321Advanced Cinematography

3 credits

Students will acquire advanced knowledge in the theory of film form. Students will apply these forms by manipulating and assembling shots to create a system of visual expression based on the timeimages.

FLM344Aesthetics of Film

3 credits

This course focuses on the various theoretical methodologies that have developed in film theory and esthetics and that have proven useful for the analysis of films and cinema, such as realism, genre and auteur, reflexivity, intertextuality, psychoanalysis, and feminism.

FLM416Advanced Screenwriting

3 credits

Students will write and develop a narrative script, either through the adaptation of a story, or from their own life experience.

FLM417Advanced Film Directing

3 credits

Students will implement already known techniques in directing, and apply styles and direct actors in short segments.

FLM441Sound Theory of Film

3 credits

The students will understand the basics of sound theory in films, based on different concepts introduced by Michel Chion, Kaja Silverman and Slavoj Zizek, etc. Students will acquire a basic understanding of a critical approach to sound in films.

FLM470Final Project

3 credits

Students will write, shoot, direct and finalize a short film. Students will consult their assigned academic supervisor in the different phases of production and postproduction.

FLM474Experimental Film

3 credits

Students will create their own short films through a personal approach based on their experiences and developed through all the different phases of idea, production, filming and editing.

Emphasis: Television

FLM416Advanced Screenwriting

3 credits

Students will write and develop a narrative script, either through the adaptation of a story, or from their own life experience.

FLM475Documentary Film

3 credits

This course covers the study of the documentary genre through definitions, works, styles, forms, strategies, attitudes, conventions, practitioners, and the history of documentary film. It will also focus on the production of a documentary film and will allow students to directly apply cinematic language and esthetics to the stories in reality

TLV420TV Studio Production

3 credits

Students will acquire an introductory knowledge of different phases of production. Students will apply skills on preproduction, casting, technical production, locations, and on the production phase scheduling, transportation, catering, and equipment rentals.

TLV435Mass Communication Technologies

3 credits

Students will understand the different pieces of equipment used in television, specifically the studio and stage equipment, sound mixers, microphones, image mixers, lights, recorders, etc. Students will learn how digital and analogue signals work, and use the appropriate workflow.

TLV461Commercials

3 credits

Students will produce commercials destined for television broadcasting. Students will implement skills and produce a commercial in this course.

TLV462Television Control Room

2 credits

Students will acquire hands-on experience in the use of visual and sound mixers in the television studio control room. They will produce a program using multi cameras.

TLV463Music Video

3 credits

Students will use team work to produce a music video. Students will start from scratch and go through all the phases of music video production from idea, casting, location, editing, etc.

TLV470Final Documentary Project

3 credits

Students will shoot, edit and finalize a documentary film which will not exceed 20 minutes. Students will consult their assigned academic supervisors in the different phases of production and postproduction.

Emphasis: Film and TV Producing

FTP420Film Production Fundamentals

3 credits

Understanding the process of breaking down a script, creating shooting schedules, managing resources, and coordinating various departments to ensure smooth production.

FTP425Budgeting and Financing for Film and TV

3 credits

Learning how to create and manage budgets for film projects, including fundraising, cost estimation, managing expenses, and financial planning throughout different stages of production.

FTP430Entertainment and Mass Communication Law

3 credits

Legal & Contractual Aspects, understanding contracts, copyright laws, permits, insurance, and other legal requirements necessary for film production. This includes dealing with rights, clearances, and contracts with crew, cast, and locations.

FTP435Line Producing

3 credits

Production Logistics, Crew & Risk Management, such as location scouting, equipment rentals, transportation, accommodations, and other practical aspects to facilitate the production process. As well as learning how to assemble and manage a production team, including hiring, scheduling, and overseeing various departments like camera, lighting, sound, and art direction. While identifying potential risks during production and developing strategies to mitigate them.

FTP440Post-Production Management

3 credits

Understanding the financial post-production workflow, including editing, visual effects, sound design, and the coordination required to bring together different elements for the final product.

FTP445Marketing and Distribution

3 credits

Understanding the post-production workflow, including editing, visual effects, sound design, and the coordination required to bring together different elements for the final product.

FTP470Final Production Project

3 credits

Final production project in accommodation with any of the other final project emphasis, in which the student will work on producing that project and present all the logistics and production approaches of that same project, elaborating alongside the director their involvement and professional responsibilities. As well as present production evaluation of that project.

MGT220Principles of Management

3 credits

An introductory course explaining the definition of management as a set of activities, including: planning and decision-making, organizing, leading, and controlling, directed at an organization’s resources, including the human, financial, physical, and informational, with the aim of achieving organizational goals in an efficient and effective manner.

Emphasis: Digital Content Creation

DCC420Introduction to Digital Content

3 credits

An introductory course covering the foundations of digital content, including its history, evolution, and the principles of digital content creation across different platforms. As well as in-depth exploration of the conceptual foundations and critical frameworks of video and media arts. Students will analyze historical and contemporary trends, study key theoretical perspectives, and engage in discussions on the cultural, social, and artistic implications of video and media in the broader context of visual storytelling and communication.

DCC425Video Content Creation

3 credits

This course provides students with practical skills and analytical theoretical knowledge and will create compelling video content across various platforms. Such video content will include Video Essay, Brand Film, Corporate Videos, Trailers and Social Content.

DCC430Digital Marketing Analytics

3 credits

Focuses on measuring and interpreting data to evaluate the effectiveness of digital content strategies. Includes tools like Google Analytics and social media analytics platforms.

DCC435Audio Content Creation

3 credits

The course explores the diverse world of digital audio content genres such as podcast, audiobook, emphasizing storytelling, content structure, and audience engagement, as well as develop and create their own audio content accordingly.

DCC451Sound Design

3 credits

DCC470Final Digital Content Project

3 credits

In this capstone project, students conceptualize, plan, and execute a comprehensive digital content piece that integrates elements from various aspects of their coursework, such as video production, Infographic elements, storytelling, and digital marketing.

TLV461Commercials

3 credits

Students will produce commercials destined for television broadcasting. Students will implement skills and produce a commercial in this course.

TLV463Music Video

3 credits

Students will use team work to produce a music video. Students will start from scratch and go through all the phases of music video production from idea, casting, location, editing, etc.

Mission

The Department of Communication is founded on the belief that art is a fundamental force in national and international culture, and that one of the primary standards by which societies are judged is the quality, creative freedom, critical insight, and formal and technical innovation of the visual art they produce.
The mission of the department is to provide students with the best possible education in the field of visual arts. The department has a long distinguished history of forming artists of the highest caliber. A full-time faculty of working artists, in conjunction with a diverse cross- section of accomplished visiting artists, collaborate to foster an environment where the unique talents and perspectives of individual students can merge and flourish.

Program Educational Objectives

1. Graduates from the Bachelor program will work successfully as professional members of the media industry. They should be able to work in a broad range of fields in the media that involve screenwriting, directing, editing, recording and designing sound, production, photojournalism, commercial and artistic photography, television, advertising, web and mobile applications.
2. Graduates will have the ability to produce their own personal work, whether it be fiction film, experimental film, drama, news, TV commercials, documentary film, animated films, still photography, and websites.
3. Graduates will have the ability to function and communicate effectively in the field of media as well as work as ethical and social individuals in society at large.

Student Learning Outcomes

a. Gaining an understanding of major cultural and esthetic movements that have developed throughout history and their influence on art in general and visual media in particular (cinema, TV, photography, and web);
b. Understanding the notion of visual media as an art form focusing on the essentials of style and language in order to communicate ideas;
c. Understanding the basics of a number of analytical methods and their application to a variety of visual productions;
d. Understanding the essential components that constitute images (still, moving, and computer-generated) by manipulating such elements as optical devices, framing, composition, and lighting;
e. Demonstrating an ability to use the technical tools of the various disciplines of the visual arts including directing, producing, editing, cinematography, production design, acting, writing, and sound;
f. Acquiring knowledge of visual effects processes including basic compositing, green screen with live action integration, motion capture, digital effects animation (2D, 3D), rendering, layout, and coloring;
g. Demonstrating an ability to produce and direct different types of visual media (fiction, experimental, drama, news, TV ads, documentary, still photography, websites, and animation);
h. Functioning effectively on an individual as well as a group level in order to produce a communicative visual product.

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Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Television (Open for Admission)

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