CMDP 1400 Introduction to Contemporary Media Cultures
Prepares students for critical practices in contemporary media cultures in a global context. This course explores the diversity of media practices, including narrative and non-narrative forms, emphasizing aesthetics and visual studies. In lectures and labs students will explore video, sound, the internet and other multimedia platforms of expression.
Instructor: Andrew Young - andrew.p.young@colorado.edu
Section 001 - M/W 12:00-1:15 p.m. - Recitation Th 1:30 p.m.-2:20 p.m.
Section 002 - T/TH 12:00-1:15 p.m. - Recitation Th 2:30 p.m.-3:20 p.m.
Location: ENVD 214A
4 credit hours
CMDP 2400 Media Aesthetics
Builds students’ ability to watch, reflect on and write about media. Grounded in the analysis of media practices with special focus on style and storytelling techniques, this course will explore media aesthetics from formal, cultural and theoretical perspectives. Prerequisite: CMDP 1400
Instructor: Erin Espelie - erin.espelie@colorado.edu
M/W 10:30-11:45 a.m.
Location: ENVD 214A
3 credit hours
CMDP 2500 Introduction to Media Practices
Working in design groups, students will explore the expressive potential of media through the production of short projects, discussions, readings, formal analysis and critique. The course provides a basic introduction to media practices as an extension of “visual thinking” and through approaches to storytelling and hybrid media forms. Prerequisite: CMDP 1400
Instructor: TBA
M/W 3:00-4:45 p.m.
Location: ENVD 214B
3 credit hours
CMDP 2600 Creative Media Making
Focus on developing an understanding of the principles, forms and aesthetics of media production. Working in design groups on small-scale media pre-production and production exercises, screenings and critiques, students learn creative solutions to problems in realizing expressive media projects. Prerequisite: CMDP 2500 and CMDP 1400 (must average 2.5 GPA between them)
Instructor: TBA
001-M/W 9:00-10:45 a.m.
002-T/TH 1:00-2:45 p.m.
Location: ENVD 214B
3 credit hours
CMDP 2710 Media Production Methods and Ideas
Explores creative approaches to idea formation, conceptualization and organization for the moving image employing critical thinking, improvisation, and visual storytelling techniques. This course includes forms of creative writing, storytelling and pre-production techniques and strategies. Prerequisite: CMDP 2500
Instructor: TBA
T/Th 9:00-10:45 a.m
Location: ENVD 214B
3 credit hours
CMDP 2810 Documentary Media Poetics
Investigates documentary cinema and media practices through class discussions, research papers, hands on exercises and the screenings. The course cross-references documentary photography and moving image documentary in the production of short digital projects. We will likewise explore the distinctive contributions of digital technologies to documentary image making. Prerequisite: CMDP 2500
Instructor: Daniel Boord - daniel.boord@colorado.edu
T/Th 3:00-4:45
Location: ENVD 214B
3 credit hours
CMDP 2860 Performance Audio Recording
Provides an overview of the recording process from the performer's perspective from sound check through final mastering, addressing contemporary issues in technology, web and performance media. Uses recorded material from in-class sessions and examines differing approaches to recording as well as current technologies. Restricted to CMDP/MUEL undergraduates and by instructor consent.
Instructor: Hunter Ewen – hunter.ewen@colorado.edu
T/Th 11:00-11:50 a.m.
Location: MUS N1B49
2 credit hours
CMDP 3350 Modes of Documentary Media History
Introduces students to the variety of practices by examining their emergence, evolution and cultural impact in the global sphere. Students discover the major themes and genres in documentary work from photography, cinema, audio, hypermedia and the public debates they have engendered. Through lectures, screenings and research, develop critical perspectives on the international and transcultural dimensions of documentary media history. Prerequisite: CMDP 2400
Instructor: Bill Nichols - William.J.Nichols@Colorado.EDU
T/Th 9:30-10:45 a.m.
Recitation: W 3:00-5:45 p.m.
Location: ENVD 214A
3 credit hours
CMDP 3450 Critical Perspectives in Media Practices
Examines the contemporary landscape of media practices across platforms, such as cinema, social media, painting, video and web art. This integrative exploration focuses on production contexts, circulation and reception through the lens of critical and interpretive frameworks. Drawing from key texts by major scholars and the works of media practitioners, students develop globally informed, critical perspectives for understanding. Prerequisite: CMDP 2400
Instructor: TBA
M/W 1:30-2:45 p.m.
Location: ENVD 214A
3 credit hours
CMDP 3840 Sound Practices
Explores the aesthetics of sound through the study of sound art and sound culture. Reading and discussion covers theories, technologies and histories that drive the medium. Students apply concepts by designing and building their own soundscapes. Classes will be organized around hands-on activities, lecture and discussion of readings. Prerequisite: CMDP 2500
Instructor: Hunter Ewen – hunter.ewen@colorado.edu
M/W 1:00-2:45 p.m.
Location: ENVD 214B
3 credit hours
CMDP 3860 Introduction to Music Technology
Surveys the various tools and techniques in the field of music technology. Topics include an introduction to basic synthesis, musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) sequencing, audio sequencing, digital signal processing, music notation and a historical perspective on electronic music.
Instructor: Hunter Ewen – hunter.ewen@colorado.edu
T/Th 9:30-10:45 a.m.
Location: Audio Lab in MUS N1b49 (CAML II)
3 credit hours
CMDP 4410 Topics in Contemporary Media Technologies
Focus on the development and application of media technologies in moving image aesthetics and emergent media practices. Topics rotate according to faculty expertise, but may include new imaging technologies for small screen and mobile devices, web-specific media or emerging modes of production. Through lectures, screenings and seminars, students explore the work of contemporary thinkers and practitioners in the field. Prerequisite: CMDP 2400
Instructor: TBA
T/R 4:30-5:45 p.m.
Location: ENVD 214A
3 credit hours
Attendance is mandatory for all classes and screenings. Students who miss one or more class sessions during the first two weeks of the semester may be administratively dropped in order to make room for students on the waitlist who have been attending class. Waitlists are sequenced by class rank; however, attendance does affect one’s chances of getting into a course. It is up to the individual to make sure that he/she is in (or no longer in) any given course by the drop/add deadline. Please note this page has updated information not found in MyCUInfo.
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