Catalog - Virginia Intermont College

Programs of Study 243
341-WEB DESIGN II. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Intermediate HTML,
scripting, web based animation and site management. Emphasis on commercial
applications. Four lecture/laboratory hours a week.
Credit, three semester hours. Offered as needed.
345-ELECTRONIC MEDIA. Prerequisite: Photography 337 and permission of
instructor. Introduction to digital video and presentation techniques including
PowerPoint. Four lecture/laboratory hours a week.
Credit, three semester hours. Offered as needed.
355-PROFESSIONAL STUDIES. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Advanced
creative problem-solving experiences that focus on preparations for the
photography job market. Projects, both personal and group, could include work
with local clients, a self-promotional booklet (designed and printed), and portfolio
development. Interaction, discussion and student presentations are also part
of this course. Students are encouraged to meet professional standards while
developing a strong personal point of view.
Credit, three semester hours. May be repeated for credit. Offered each semester.
360-ELEMENTS OF FILM. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. This course
introduces students to the basic technical and aesthetic elements that comprise
the art of film. Each week one of the following elements will be studied: (1)
Screenwriting, (2) The Camera, (3) Performance, (4) Music and Sound, (5) The
Edited Image, (6) The Director. Discussion will be supplemented each week by a
short film dealing with the specific element being studied. The final meeting will
be an analysis of a full-length feature.
Three hours a week. Credit, three semester hours. Offered as needed.
361-HISTORY OF MOTION PICTURES. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. This
course is a critical survey of the narrative and documentary motion-picture film
as a distinctive art form and as a medium of expression and communication. This
course traces in chronological order the major events of, and influences on, world
cinema.
Three hours a week. Credit, three semester hours. Offered fall semester as needed.
402-THE PHOTOGRAPH AS DOCUMENT. Prerequisite: Permision of instructor.
This course involves the study and use of the photograph to record, interpret, and
communicate the human condition and the environment in which it exists. One
two-hour lecture/critique session and one two-hour laboratory session a week.
Credit, three semester hours. Offered fall semester, as needed.
Virginia Intermont College 2012–2013 College Catalog