CAS 250 (A): Schedule 09FA

In addition to lectures and discussions during the class meetings, assigned readings will aid you in learning the material covered in this course. Assignments will be made from the following required texts: Herbert Zettl: Television Production Handbook. Tenth Edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, 2009. Herbert Zettl: Zettl's VideoLab 3.0. Third Edition. DVD-ROM. Thomson/Wadsworth, 2004. As the DVD is referenced in assigned readings, students are expected to access the disc's complimentary information, practice its related skills simulations, and complete its accompanying exercises. Readings and activities should be completed prior to the class date for which they are assigned. There may also be items on reserve in the Hekman Library which will require your attention throughout the term.
This class will usually meet in Room 065 of the DeVos Communication Center, Wednesday and Friday from 1:30 - 3:20 p.m. The following should be interpreted as a general timetable governing the subjects to be covered in this course. Class discussion and pace often dictate additions, deviations, and omissions. Essential to deciphering the schedule below is this crew and duty list.

W	Sep	09	The Television Production Process Reading: Zettl, ch. 1,
F	Sep	11	Preproduction & Scripting Reading: Zettl, ch. 2-3 *Assignment:* Watch a show filmed in the multi-camera format (several are on reserve for this class in the Library's Cayvan Collection). Describe the show's formal elements in two typed pages. Talent Reading: Zettl, ch. 15
W	Sep	16	Design Reading: Zettl, ch. 14 Assignment: Prepare a three-page Proposal & Treatment for our program, using pp.28-31 of your text and the "Process" section of the accompanying DVD-ROM as guides. Make a flow chart tracing video and audio signal flow from studio to broadcast output. Lighting Reading: Zettl, ch. 10-11 Assignment: Show current studio lift licenses.
F	Sep	18	Audio Reading: Zettl, ch. 8-9.1 Assignment: Book the talent for shows 1-14
W	Sep	23	Camera Reading: Zettl, ch. 4-7 Assignment: Lighting Plot completed and professor-approved. Due 1:30 p.m.
F	Sep	25	Switching Reading: Zettl, ch. 13 Assignment: Zettl's Video Lab. Use the DVD-ROM's "Switching" resources (as well as practice in the Control Room itself) to prepare for an in-class Switching Quiz.
W	Oct	30	Assignment: Camera Movement Quiz Assignment: Set must be completed, lit, tested, and professor-approved. Due 1:30 p.m.
F	Oct	02	Directing Reading: Zettl, ch. 17.1
W	Oct	07	Program 01 - Tim Baker, director
F	Oct	09	Program 02 - Travis Gosselink, director
W	Oct	14	Program 03 - Jeff Li, director
F	Oct	16	Program 04 - George Visser, director
W	Oct	21	Program 05 - Kirk Carson, director
F	Oct	23	Program 06 - Bobby Heath, director
W	Oct	28	Academic Advising No Class Meeting
F	Oct	30	Program 07 - Jeremiah Mallin, director
W	Nov	04	Program 08 - Bethany Woelk, director
F	Nov	06	Program 09 - Kristin Crawford, director
F	Nov	07	6:00 p.m. - Dinner and a Movie @ Fuller's CAS 250 class Members and their guests invited.
W	Nov	11	Program 10 - Rachel Kuyvenhoven, director
F	Nov	13	Program 11 - Eric Nondahl, director
W	Nov	18	Program 12 - Cailin Yatsko, director
F	Nov	20	Program 13 - Josh Donnelly, director
S	Nov	21	5:00 p.m. - Dinner and a Movie @ Fuller's Media Production Majors and their guests invited.
W	Nov	25	Thanksgiving Recess No Class Meeting
F	Nov	27	Thanksgiving Recess No Class Meeting
W	Dec	02	Program 14 - Daniel Laninga, director
F	Dec	04	Program 15 - Debbie Ramamoorthy, director
S	Dec	05	4:00 p.m. - Christmas Party @ Fuller's Media Production Majors and their guests invited
W	Dec	09	3:30 p.m. - Final Project Work Due
F	Dec	11	Studio Maintenance
F	Dec	12	Mandatory Final Exam - Bytwerk Video Theatre Screening - 7:00 p.m.
W	Dec	16	Final Exam - 9:00 a.m. All student work must be removed from the Unity Server. No exceptions.