Jun 16, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2022-23 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2022-23 [Archived Catalog]

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MDIA 2131 - TV and Film Comedy


Analyzes media comedy, including theories of humor and types, styles, techniques, and varieties of television and film comedy from the silent movie greats through comedy teams, slapstick, sentimental, screwball, and situation comedies.

Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • 1. Understanding the fundamental concepts of comedy conceptualization and writing.
  • 2.Learn the basic comedic styles and formulas.
  • 3.Learn the roots and history of American Comedy.
  • 4.Trace the movement of American comedy from stage to silent film, to radio, to sound film, to television, and to the internet. [Delivery systems]



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