The Storytelling in the Entertainment and Media Industries course examines the various industries that utilize visual storytelling, including film, digital cinematography, creative writing, and media communications. The course familiarizes students with the different types of visual art forms, genres, scripting styles, and organizational structures that each discipline utilizes, as well as how formatting of visual art might be redesigned for transmedia impact. Students will also build a firm understanding of the various skill sets common in the visual arts industries in order to develop the skills most sought after in their prospective careers.

Storytelling in the Entertainment and Media Industries

The Creative Skills Development course introduces students to the tools for developing a creative method. Through building brainstorming techniques, discovering methods for overcoming writer's block, and drawing inspiration from the world around them, students learn how to spark and maintain their creative flow.

Creative Skills Development

In the New Media Tools course, students will evaluate new-media tools along with past methods and media outlets. Students will examine these communication avenues and their effectiveness. Students will explore a variety of media used in digital and online environments to accomplish course projects and further their understanding of new-media tools, including images, text, and streaming video and audio. Students will gain an understanding of the unique possibilities and challenges of new media by learning the technology, techniques, and methods of storytelling on multimedia platforms. By studying examples of existing interactive programs, students will develop strategies to solve real-world problems, which will assist them in their future media careers.

New Media Tools

The Multimedia Storytelling course introduces students to the creative structure of the visual medium. Students will learn the building blocks of visual storytelling, such as how to communicate moods, emotions, ideas, sounds, and scenery through props. In this course, students will learn how to represent the four-dimensional world through clear and evocative writing.

Multimedia Storytelling

The Scriptwriting Techniques course introduces students to the foundation of successful writing for film and television. Students will learn the fundamentals of formatting using industry-standard software, structural techniques, character development, conflict, and scene construction. The similarities and differences among formats will be evaluated, enabling students to make successful writing choices for each platform.

Scriptwriting Techniques

In the Project I: Creative Writing course, students will apply knowledge of character creation, plot development, story structure, and visual storytelling to create a collection of written work. Students will examine the current media landscape to identify high-demand skill sets. Additionally, they will utilize tools of revision, editing, word economy, industry-standard formatting guidelines, and software to create a portfolio project plan to demonstrate the range of content they developed.

Project I: Creative Writing

In Portfolio I: Creative Writing, students will refine their collection of written work for their portfolio project. They will reflect on their writing and revision processes to deepen their understanding of the workflow common to professional writers across various mediums and audiences. Students will also refine and execute their portfolio project plan.

Portfolio I: Creative Writing

Get started on the fundamentals of creative writing and script creation for the professional arena. This certificate program focuses on character creation, story development, and other foundations of the narrative process. You’ll learn industry-specific formatting, get familiar with new media tools, and strengthen your marketable skills using a variety of communication platforms.

Creative Writing

The Creative Writing certificate program introduces students to character creation, story development, and other fundamentals of the narrative process.

The Introduction to Media Communications and Technologies course provides students with a brief history and an overview of contemporary forms of media communication. Students will examine a variety of analytical and strategic perspectives while being introduced to industry-production tools and techniques. Areas of study highlight the many roles of media professionals, the media-campaign creation process, and the impact of new-media technologies. Students will learn how to make sense of the dynamic field of media communications through a critical analysis of real-world media campaigns, which will serve as a foundation to build their own media strategies.

Introduction to Media Communications and Technologies

In the Aesthetics and Theory of Communications course, students will consider the important role aesthetics plays in engaging and appealing to an audience. The course examines the theories of sight, sound, and motion as applied to the design of communication products for different media formats. Students will learn strategies for creative composition and will consider the psychological and physiological implications of images. The course also examines the differences in aesthetics across cultures and how these differences impact professional media projects.

Aesthetics and Theory of Communications

The Digital Video and Audio Production course covers the fundamental techniques and concepts of the preproduction and production processes. Students will explore the aesthetics of bringing video and audio together to create a dynamic presentation for a variety of media communications applications. The course examines scripting, treatments, visual and audio storytelling, storyboarding, editing, sound, media management, narration and industry terminology, and application.

Digital Video and Audio Production

In Project I: Media Strategy, students will apply their knowledge of current media trends and strategies to design and develop a personal brand identity. They will create a personal branding package for professional representation. Additionally, students will use storytelling techniques such as color, imagery, and visual hierarchy to deliver a story that guides a viewer’s experience.

Project I: Media Strategy

In Portfolio I: Media Strategy, students will apply their storytelling skills to elicit an intended mood or emotional impression from their audience. Students will develop and define their professional goals and positioning in the media communications industry through their personal branding package.

Portfolio I: Media Strategy

Learn how media professionals communicate across a variety of formats and tell stories to a variety of audiences. Students in this program gain familiarity with the industry-standard tools and methods that prepare them for roles in the world of media and communications.

Media Strategy

The Media Strategy certificate focuses on the skills students need to communicate and tell stories to a variety of audiences across a variety of media formats.

In the New Media Tools course, students will evaluate new-media tools along with past methods and media outlets. Students will examine these communication avenues and their effectiveness. Students will explore a variety of media used in digital and online environments to accomplish course projects and further their understanding of new-media tools, including images, text, and streaming video and audio. Students will gain an understanding of the unique possibilities and challenges of new media by learning the technology, techniques, and methods of storytelling on multimedia platforms. By studying examples of existing interactive programs, students will develop strategies to solve real-world problems, which will assist them in their future media careers.

Learn about the wide variety of communication channels, tools, and techniques to prepare you to start creating your own media content.

The Multimedia Storytelling course introduces students to the creative structure of the visual medium. Students will learn the building blocks of visual storytelling, such as how to communicate moods, emotions, ideas, sounds, and scenery through props. In this course, students will learn how to represent the four-dimensional world through clear and evocative writing.

Explore the building blocks of visual storytelling, as you learn how to communicate your ideas through clear and evocative writing.

In the Social Media Marketing course, students will explore how social media is an integral part of a successful marketing campaign. A progressive aim of any social media effort is to add value to the online community experience and to strengthen the brand&#39;s presence within these communities. Evaluating the consumer&#39;s mindset and altering the marketing efforts to match these demands completes this complicated task. Throughout this course, students will learn how to incorporate these methodologies into their marketing campaign to create a strong presence in online communities.

Social Media Marketing

Explore how social media can be an integral part of successful marketing campaigns, as you learn how to create a strong presence in online communities.

For content creators and social media marketers, there’s a vast world of information, metrics, and algorithms that can make getting started intimidating. This course stack will help you begin your journey with confidence by building a strong foundation in new media, visual storytelling, and social media strategy. You’ll learn to use technology, creativity, and critical thinking skills to navigate the complex landscape of content creation and social media.

Introduction to Content Creation & Social Media Marketing

This course stack will help you begin your journey as a content creator with confidence by building a strong foundation in new media, visual storytelling, and social media strategy.

The Literary Genre I: Comedy and Tragedy course introduces students to two fundamental traditions in media and literature. Through the study of a variety of modern works of comedy and tragedy, students will learn what moves an audience to laughter or tears. Character psychology and narrative structure are emphasized as students learn how humorous and tragic stories are developed. Students will work in teams, as well as directly with the instructor, to incorporate elements associated with comedy and tragedy in their own writing.

Literary Genre I: Comedy and Tragedy

Study a variety of modern works of comedy and tragedy, as you learn what moves an audience to laughter or tears.

The Literary Genre II: Horror, Mystery, and Suspense course introduces students to the conventions and techniques of horror, mystery, and suspense writing and the relevance of these styles to all forms of writing. Students will examine what drives mysteries, the tension that defines suspense, and the fear of death, failure, and the unknown that makes horror piquant. This course presents the works of key creators of these genres in media from the short story to the monster movie to survival-themed games.

Literary Genre II: Horror, Mystery, and Suspense

Explore the conventions and techniques used in these classic genres, as you learn more about the relevance of these styles to all forms of writing.

The Literary Genre III: Science Fiction and Fantasy course introduces students to the specific appeal and techniques of science fiction and fantasy, including hard science fiction, space opera, epic fantasy, speculative fiction, and alternative history. Students in this course will learn about the appeal of escapist fiction and how these speculative genres often shed light on human nature and the human condition in ways that are difficult to accomplish in more realistic genres. The tendency for games and comics to fall under the sci-fi and fantasy realm will also be examined.

Literary Genre III: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Explore the appeal and legacy of science fiction and fantasy - including hard sci fi, space opera, epic fantasy, speculative fiction, and alternative history.

In the Children&#39;s Entertainment course, students will learn about both classic and contemporary children&#39;s literature and its place within the context of writing for print, television, film, and animation. Students will also explore different avenues of publication and distribution.

Children's Entertainment

Learn about classic and contemporary children’s literature and how they’re translated into different contexts, including film, television, and animation.

Sharpen your storytelling skills, bring variety to your portfolio, or discover a new passion as you explore several writing genres. This course stack covers the ins-and-outs of important and influential writing genres, from comedy and tragedy, to science fiction, horror, mystery, and more. You’ll also get familiar with children’s entertainment and the variety of career opportunities in the industry.

Introduction to Genre Writing

Sharpen your storytelling skills, bring variety to your portfolio, or discover a new passion as you explore several writing genres.

The Television Writing course provides a challenging opportunity for students to adapt principles and concepts gleaned from previous writing courses to develop proficiency with the creative process used by professional television writers. Students are required to think visually in order to develop a workable premise for an episode of a current television series that will later be converted into a working script.

Television Writing

Learn to think visually as you develop a workable premise for an episode of a current TV series, then develop that idea into a working script.

The Scriptwriting Techniques course introduces students to the foundation of successful writing for film and television. Students will learn the fundamentals of formatting using industry-standard software, structural techniques, character development, conflict, and scene construction. The similarities and differences among formats will be evaluated, enabling students to make successful writing choices for each platform.

Build your scriptwriting skills in this course that covers the foundations of successful writing for film and television.

Whether you’re looking to tell a great story, learn the basics of writing a script, or get involved in the world of children’s entertainment, this comprehensive course stack can help you get started. These courses will give you a well-rounded look at various aspects of entertainment writing, from visual storytelling and television, to analyzing media and professional processes.

Writing for Entertainment Media

Explore the world of entertainment writing in a course that covers children’s entertainment, script writing for television, and techniques for multimedia storytelling.

A great interview requires skills and preparation that start long before the first question is asked. In this course, legendary sportscaster Dan Patrick will take you through strategies for asking compelling questions, conducting a successful interview, and finding subjects that match your skills. Dan has built an inspiring four-decade career across the industry -as a sportscaster and reporter on “The Dan Patrick Show” and ESPN SportsCenter’s Sunday Conversation, and he has a wide range of experience going in-depth with personalities like Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Reggie Jackson, and Bill Murray. In this exclusive course, he’ll use his experience in the industry to share what works and show you how to make the most of your opportunities.

The Art of Interviewing

Legendary sportscaster Dan Patrick takes you through the strategies you need to ask compelling questions and conduct a successful interview, as he shares insight and experience gained over the course of his four decades in sports reporting and sportscasting.

Whether it’s Westworld or Westeros, creating epic worlds on screen is a complicated job that balances technical know-how with industry nuance and creative vision. If you’re interested in a career in the television and motion picture industry, you want to learn from someone who has done it. Someone like Stephen Beres. He’s an Emmy-winning Producer and Technologist who has worked on some of the biggest shows in television history, including HBO’s Game of Thrones, Westworld, and True Detective. In this course, Stephen draws from his years of experience to give in-depth insights into the visual language of cinema.

The Craft of Cinematography: Mastering Visual Language

Emmy-winning producer Stephen Beres takes you through techniques he’s used working on shows like Game of Thrones and Sesame Street.

Mixing music is an art form, and if you want to understand it, you need to learn from the best. That’s where Full Sail University Hall of Fame alumni Leslie Brathwaite comes in - he’s a mix engineer who has spent his career working with some of the music industry’s biggest names on some of their most iconic songs and albums. We’re talking about albums like OutKast’s Stankonia, Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy, and songs like Pharrell Williams indelible hit “Happy.” In this exclusive Full Sail DC3 course, Leslie takes you through what’s he’s learned along the way - like how to work with artists and producers, how to build up a mix piece by piece, and not only which tools Leslie uses for the job, but more importantly… why. It’s a hands-on tour through the craft of mixing, with one of the best to guide you.

The Craft of Mixing Hit Records

Join Grammy-Winning Mix Engineer Leslie Brathwaite on a step-by-step journey through what he’s learned working with some of the music industry’s biggest names - like OutKast, Cardi B, and Pharrell Williams - on some of their most iconic songs and albums.

The Color Theory course exposes students to the theories and application of color as it relates to both print and screen. Historical and geographical perspectives will be discussed. Students will review methods and techniques for using color to create impact as well as necessary color-correction practices for the various delivery options. In this course, students will learn how color can impact original design concepts across multiple media types.

Color Theory

Begin an exploration of the theories and application of color as it relates to both print and screen.

Before a game is released to the public, it undergoes rigorous quality assurance testing to find and fix bugs. QA testers help spot glitches as well as evaluate other aspects of the game as a “first end user,” a player who hasn’t worked on or experienced the game before. This program, designed with direct industry feedback from professional developers like EA Tiburon, Epic Games, and Insomniac, covers the skills required to QA test games, from best practices and tools of the trade to career paths in QA testing.

QA Testing for Games

Learn the QA techniques, tools, and workflows used by companies like EA Tiburon and Epic Games.

The Recording Principles course introduces students to the theory and operation of essential audio tools ranging from microphones to mixers. Primary topics include audio basics, signal flow, basic microphone techniques, gain staging, audio processors, and basic file and session management.

Recording Principles

Learn about the theory and operation of essential audio tools ranging from microphones to mixers.

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