Dear Students,

Want to learn the basics of filmmaking?  Interested in media and culture?  Consider taking classes this summer with RTF!

RTF Summer 2011 – Courses for All Majors

RTF 318, Intro to Image and Sound (INTRO TO FILMMAKING)
first summer session
Open to non-RTF majors SUMMER ONLY
Learn fundamental filmmaking concepts and techniques
Create photography and digital video projects
RTF 305, Intro to Media Studies
first summer session
ONLINE only
focuses on the study of mass media
surveys the cultural industries from multiple perspectives, including history, economics, regulation and social effects
emphasizes the relationships among mass media, culture, and power
RTF 316M, Race Ethnicity and the Media
first summer session
addresses race and representation in historical perspective
examines racial representations in relation to social structures, gender and national identities, and the workings of media industries
RTF 317, Narrative Strategies
second summer session
focuses on the study of how meaning is structured and perceived through the aesthetics of audiovisual images
surveys the various modes used in narrative and non-narrative storytelling in fiction film and television