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THTR 428/4301 - Directing II (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and completion of all 200-level requirements.
Description
Advanced theoretical and practical, production-oriented training in play direction culminating in the presentation of a directorial project.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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THTR 470/4701 - Senior Seminar (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: consent of the instructor.
Description
In-depth examination of advanced topics in theatre determined by the special interests of the faculty.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
Notes
Designed for senior majors.
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THTR 490/4703 - Senior Thesis (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
(or currently enrolled). Some projects will have additional prerequisites. Course should be taken in final semester at AUC.
Description
Students will develop a major project, combining research and creative work that enables the student to integrate course work from the theatre curriculum with self directed application. Projects will be of a depth of study and creative engagement to warrant a capstone project on a senior level and could include work in the areas of acting, directing, design, playwriting, or dramaturgy. Students will propose projects in the semester before the course is taken and will be subject to faculty approval.
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THTR 495/4705 - Senior Honors Project (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: consent of the instructor.
Description
Offered to first or second semester seniors in the department who have distinguished themselves artistically and academically (minimum 3.4 GPA in the major, 3.2 cumulative). A major project, combining research and creative work in the areas of directing, design, performance, playwriting, or dramaturgy.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
Notes
. Projects will be chosen by students in consultation with a faculty advisor.
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TRST 501/5217 - Translation: Theory and Practice (3 cr.)
Description
This course focuses on the developments in the field of Translation Studies since the 1970s when translation became increasingly conceptualized as cultural transfer rather than a linguistic operation. It introduces students to the interdisciplinary approaches in the field including the impact of deconstruction, gender studies and post-colonial theory. Students will explore the cultural and political agendas of translation through selected theoretical texts. The course will also introduce students to various translation practices (adaptation, e-writing, etc)and will look at a translator’s role in society, and translation as an agent social change. Students will read a selection of texts in literary theory that will inform their practice in translation. Students will situate their own work in translation not only in relation to contemporary cultural forms and practices, but also in relation to the traditions that inform current translating practices. Selected texts and translation exercises will be in English and in Arabic.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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TRST 502/5218 - Translation and The Arab “Renaissance” (3 cr.)
Description
Students will read pioneering works of the nineteenth and the twentieth century in the Arab region that dealt with issues of translation and its centrality to modern nation-building. What exactly is the role of the translator? What is the function of translation in society? The course situates at the act of translation within colonial/postcolonial contexts in which questions of power surround the relationship between the original text and its translation. It also explores questions of visibility and invisibility of the translator, translation vs, adaptation, original text and target cultural context. Taught in English. Readings and translation exercises in English and Arabic.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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TVDJ 507/5207 - Practicum: TV or Special Video Assignment (3 cr.)
Description
Field experience at an approved television, video/digital section of a publication or TV production companies in Egypt or abroad to be conducted preferably as a six week long summer internship or during a semester.
When Offered
Offered in summer.
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TVDJ 537/5237 - TV Digital News Gathering and Script Writing (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Must be taken concurrently with and .
Description
Introduces students to the theory and practice of field reporting and production. Students will learn the concepts of television journalism, the differences in reporting for print and broadcast, scriptwriting, use of pictures and related topics.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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TVDJ 538/5238 - Arabic TV Script Writing (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Introduces students to the theory of field reporting and producing. Students will learn the concepts of television journalism, the differences in reporting for print and broadcast, scriptwriting, use of pictures and related topics. The course is partially devoted to presentation skills of Arabic TV reporting.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
Notes
Non-Arabic speaking students may substitute an elective with approval of the director.
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TVDJ 539/5239 - TV Presentation and Voice Coaching (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
A workshop devoted to the presentation of TV news and features, particularly when “on camera”. The prime focus of the course is to develop an awareness of how skeletal-muscular-respiratory organization can inhibit or promote vocal tone resonance and articulation, and to provide the physical experiences necessary to promote improvement in posture and breathing. The course provides the means whereby unconscious, inappropriate personal habits i.e. grimace, frown; nervous gesture can be brought to consciousness and gradually eliminated. Particular attention will be given to developing unobtrusive and clear enunciation in English.
When Offered
Offered in fall and/or winter.
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TVDJ 541/5241 - Field and Studio Digital Camera Production (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
. Must be taken concurrently with and .
Description
Intensive field training on how to use digital video cameras. Students will learn the basics of camera shooting, sequencing, framing, lighting, and also how to conduct vox pops and interviews. Students will practice shooting on different field and studio camera models and formats, indoors, outdoors and in a studio environment. Students will also learn lighting techniques for the field and studio.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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TVDJ 542/5242 - Digital Video Editing (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Must be taken concurrently with and .
Description
Intensive training in editing labs to master the basic operation of video editing equipment. Students will learn how to edit their stories using machine to machine editing (linear editing) and software editing (non-linear editing). Students will also learn live video editing and production inside the studio.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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TVDJ 559/5259 - TV Interviewing and Talk Show Hosting (3 cr.)
Description
Introduces students to television interviewing across a variety of formats through delivery and practice. Students will learn one-on-one interviews (live, pre-taped and remote) and talk show hosting. Students will learn the skills and techniques of researching a guest, developing topics and preparing questions.
When Offered
Offered in Spring.
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