Fundamentals of Media Literacy and Production

by Carl Casinghino

Course Objectives

• What are key components of media literacy?

• Comprehension, Analysis, Evaluation, Creation

Language of Moving Images

Technical Basics of Media Tools and Platforms

Techniques and Impacts of Sound

Sources and Meanings of the Image

How do we understand and evaluate media?

How can we communicate through text, images, and sound?

Boxes – a study in moving images

Skill Development and Knowledge Building

• Visual Communication• Language of Moving

Images: What are images telling us? How do they function?

• Media Communication: How does one convey ideas through images?

• In each unit:• Analytical Exercises• Writing: Evaluative & Creative• Collaboration: Media Projects

• Motion Picture Language

• Inventions and Origins

– Visual Communication

• Sound and Image

• Storytelling Through Light

Units in Fundamentals of Media Literacy and Production

• What types of media do you see? How is media use by teens evolving?

• What images do you create?

• What do you need to communicate?

• What stories do you want to tell?

Communication in our World

I Forgot My Phone

Critical Thinking and Understanding Movies

• Media Literacy:

• Fiction & Documentary • Feature films • Shorts & streaming media

• Advertisements

• Public Service Announcements

• Games

• And…it evolves (Al… Robin… Boyhood… and more)

Initial Questions

• What are the most important effects motion pictures have had in your experience?

• What are the movies that have had the strongest impacts on you?

• What goals do you have in this course?

Textbook and Author Blog

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www.cengage.com/community/movingimages