Spring 2006/Pasadena
WS508B
Adam
WS508B: MINISTRY AND MEDIA: THEORY AND PRODUCTION (Two Units). Scott Adam.
DESCRIPTION: This course, the second of a two-quarter sequence, will provide
students with the opportunity to continue to learn the fundamental skills
relating to video production as a tool for ministry. Students must have been
enrolled in WS508A the preceding quarter. There will be participation by guest
instructors in various video media specialties.
COURSE OBJECTIVES/LEARNING OUTCOMES: The student will explore a theology of
media usage and demonstrate its applicability through small group production of
a 3 to 5 minute video for use in a church ministry. Students will continue to
learn basic skills in storyboarding, script development, planning, production,
editing, and presentation of video projects (including computer programs used
in editing) that can be used in ministry. The student will develop appreciation
for and skill in the collaborative and relational processes of video
production.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY: The twenty-first century church is evolving into a
multi-media ministry model that requires ministers to understand and appreciate
how to utilize technology as a ministry and outreach tool. This course will
provide familiarity with and basic skills relating to the use of media and
technology as ministry tools.
COURSE FORMAT: The format is designed to allow for the creative time to develop
a theologically driven media project as well as to acquire the technical
competence to carry the project to completion. The class will meet for a total
of ten two-hour meetings, according to a schedule to be distributed in the
course syllabus. The last three weeks will be for presentation and evaluation
of group projects.
REQUIRED READING AND VIEWING:
- Chapters relating to production from the following texts (*
indicates more essential texts):
- Fowler, J. Editing Digital Film: Integrating Final Cut Pro, Avid, and
Media 100. Focal Press, 2001.
- *Long, B., & S. Schenk. The Digital Filmmaking Handbook with
DVD. Charles River Media, 2002.
- *Muggeridge, Malcolm. Christ and the Media. Regent College
Publishing, 1977.
- Viewing: Selected motion pictures, TV shows, and commercials will be viewed
(both inside and outside class; these are different from assigned viewing in
WS508A).
RECOMMENDED READING:
- Chapman, N. and J. Chapman. Digital Media Tools. Wiley
Technology Publishing, 2003.
- Liestol, G., T. Rasmussen, and A. Morrison, eds. Digital Media
Revisited: Theoretical and Conceptual Innovation in Digital Domains. MIT
Press, 2003.
- Pakstas, A. and R. Komiya, eds. Digital Media and Broadcasting: Virtual
Reality Technologies: for Future Telecommunications Systems. John Wiley
& Sons, 2002.
- Schmitz, B., N. Neubert, and C. Plikat. Navigation for the Internet and
Other Digital Media. Ava Publishing, 2002.
- Schultze, Quentin W. Internet for Christians. Gospel Films
Publications, 1996.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Collaborative production, editing, and presentation of a 3-5 minute moving
image project (video).
- Critical evaluations (both oral and written) of the projects developed by
the other groups (2 pages each).
- A 3-5 page paper critically evaluating computer hardware and software used
in the production of group project.
PREREQUISITES: WS508A the preceding quarter.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: The two-quarter course fulfills the Worship,
Theology, and Arts specialized course requirements for the MA in WTA and the
MDiv concentration in WTA.
FINAL EXAMINATION: None.