FILM 46.11 Introduction to Media Industries Studies

This seminar provides an in-depth look at the American media industry and Los Angeles based Production culture in particular, examining its history, theory and practice. The course investigates the collaborative creative process, its employment practices, work cultures and the mythologies that underlie them. After a brief historical and theoretical overview, the course will focus on the various media workers and their relationship to and role in the creative process. Topics are clustered around different sectors of production, past and present, to allow an exploration of the industry through the perspective of the people who have shaped it.

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:ART; WCult:W

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