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Examine media's relationships with technology, culture, politics, and more by enrolling in one of our bootcamp courses. You can report, film, analyze, and discuss media in all their forms this semester.

Upcoming bootcamp courses held during the fall and spring semester weekends will be announced here as the details are available.

Course instructor: Barry Snyder

Course section: 36792

Course date: Feb. 9-11

Meeting time: Friday, 1-4 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Location: Franklin Hall, Room 114

Description: As a long-time entertainment industry executive, venture capital-private equity fundraising, entrepreneur, non-profit philanthropist, and corporate business executive, I have seen thousands of resumes and interviewed hundreds of prospective employees during my career. As an adjunct professor, I interact daily with students and graduates who are actively seeking their first, second, or third jobs, struggling to cull together resumes and cover letters as well as trying to hone their networking and interviewing skills.

I will work with you to identify jobs, create a compelling resume and cover letter, strategically apply, and help network with the decision-makers to give you the best chance of landing a position.

Course Instructor: David Matillo

Course Section: 36794

Course Date: Feb. 23-25

Modality: Hybrid synchronous; Friday, 1-6 p.m.; Saturday, 1 p.m.-6 p.m.; 2 hours of virtual sessions

Description: Figuring out how to begin writing a script can be very tricky, and navigating which steps to take along the way can be more than perilous. I want to simplify the process. We will start by coming up with the initial idea. Then move on to the research and notes phase. Followed by a beat sheet. Plotting scenes. Tracking character arcs. Writing scenes in paragraph form. Blasting out the first draft. Rewrites and polishing the final draft. The idea of starting with a blank page and writing an entire 100-page screenplay from nothing is quite intimidating.

Breaking the process down into smaller parts gives the writer achievable tasks. It takes the heavy burden and makes it fun because you aren’t weighed down by the insurmountable goal of writing the next great screenplay. Just focus on one glorious step at a time.

Course Instructor: Paul Santello

Course Section: 36793

Course Date: April 12-14

Modality: Hybrid Synchronous

Description: In this course, we will examine the fundamentals of what makes AI work “behind the scenes,” but will spend much of our time on practical applications in marketing, media and advertising. We’ll explore real tools available right now covering topics from creative content production to running digital ad campaigns to writing great presentations, all using AI. We’ll share real case studies and explore how you personally can use it most effectively in your career moving forward. There are no prerequisites and you need no prior knowledge or experience.

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