FMS 280: Course Application Form

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This course provides a foundation in the principles, techniques and equipment involved in making short videos, including: development of a viable story idea or concept, aesthetics and mechanics of shooting video, the role of sound and successful audio recording and the conceptual and technical underpinnings of digital editing. Students make several short pieces through the semester, working towards a longer final piece. Along with projects and screenings, there are reading assignments and writing exercises. Prerequisite: FMS 150 (may be concurrent) or its equivalent. Enrollment limited to 12. Application and instructor permission required. {A}

Please note that your application will be accessible to all FMS faculty and administrative staff, as faculty collaborate on forming course rosters and administrative staff help manage applications.

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Are you a Film & Media Studies major or minor? *

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Besides FMS, are you declared in or planning on other major(s) / minor(s)? If so, note them here: *

In what semester did you take Introduction to Film and Media Studies (FMS 150) or its equivalent on another campus? (if you took an equivalent, tell us what course)
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Why do you want to take this course? What would you like to accomplish in it?
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Have you taken any film or video production or digital art classes? Do you have experience with video production outside of a college class?

Have you taken any other Film & Media Studies classes? Please list them.

What types of filmmaking interest you the most?
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In this course you will write a short narrative script and work in groups to create a short film. Please write a brief, general description of a project you might like to create in the course.
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