Course Description: This seminar will examine how digital culture has influenced and expanded film and television history, theory and practice. Initially, the course will explore the differences between digital and analog content and situate these differences within a historical framework. The course will then re-examine and in some instances re-purpose traditional media theory in light of this new wave of digital content. Specifically, we will address the nature and purpose of digital filmmaking and audio in relation to theories of realism, formalism/structuralism, and postmodernism among others. In relation to theories of practice, we will examine how digital technologies have changed the production and post-production processes as well as narrative storytelling and spectacle. Special audio and visual effects will be explored in depth from CGI (Computer Generated Images) to digital presentation and sound design—and connected to changes in genre expectations and presentations. The cultural and social implications of digital technologies and formats will also be examined. Issues of adaptation, authorship and identity related to gender and sexuality will inform our discussions of screened works. In addition, exhibition and distribution have shifted into different spaces and on to different devices due to the rise of digital culture. We will explore the implications of these shifts and attempt to predicate future trends in media convergence, storytelling and game design. The course will be comprised of lectures, discussions and screening/workshops and field trips.  Welcome to the digital future.