New Technologies

(2 Credits)

The New Technologies course explores emerging innovations within the film and television industry. The course focuses on Immersive Cinema, Virtual Production, and AI-assisted Storytelling. Composed of pre-recorded lecture modules, class discussions, group critiques, guest expert interviews, in-platform screenings, exercises, and a short final presentation, the course is designed to introduce students to the fundamental principles of storytelling, collaboration and production management using cutting-edge software and image-capture technologies. Students will learn to apply these technologies to their own creative producing projects. Additionally, the course covers the history and theory of New Media Technologies to provide a deeper understanding of how stories utilizing these techniques can be effectively crafted to successfully reach audiences.