MSCR 2170 — Producing for the Entertainment Industry
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath EI
Investigates the role of the producer in the production of content for traditional and new media venues. Explores a variety of distribution systems including online channels, mobile video, terrestrial/satellite radio, documentary film, and independent films, among other platforms. Examines the producer’s role in story conceptualization, budget planning, preproduction, and marketing. Through a series of discussions, screenings, homework writing assignments, and in-class writing workshops, offers students an opportunity to gain the skills to produce commercially viable content.