• Contact Info

Osborn, Christopher

Associate Teaching Professor

Positions

Research Areas research areas

Research

research overview

  • Commercial editor work in advertising, documentary film and broadcast

keywords

  • technology, film, video, digital art, rendering, post production

Teaching

courses taught

  • ARTF 5000 - Advanced Digital Postproduction
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2023
    The world of video changes with blinding speed. This class lays the groundwork to keep up with the changing technology and all the technical details of working in commercial post. We will look at distributed rendering, color grading, film scanning, multi-editor collaboration, live production virtual reality and distribution. Every week students will have a technological challenge and work as a team to solve it. Strong familiarity with Adobe, Avid and DaVinci is recommended. Same as CINE 4000.
  • ARTF 5400 - Digital Post-Production
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2024
    Through projects, discussions, and screenings, this class explores the practices and aesthetics of computer-based moving-image art editing. Same as CINE 4400.
  • CINE 3525 - Post Production Lecture
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
    Covers the essentials of working with captured material to produce crafted art and messages in conjunction with CINE 3400. We will look at: the technical aspects of managing a wide range of digital formats; how to balance and mix audio; how to work with color and picture adjustments and how to use graphics and animation. The class leads students through all the steps to produce technically proficient material and gives students the tools, concepts and workflows to understand how to solve common production problems in filmmaking and video. Recommended prerequisites: CINE 2005 or 2105. Formerly FILM 3525.
  • CINE 3940 - Cinema Studies Internship
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2021 / Summer 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023
    Provides students with professional internship experiences with film, video, new media production companies, governmental agencies, production units, audio recording studios and new media industries. Students will be responsible for securing their own internship position. May be repeated up to 9 credit hours. Recommended prerequisite: CU GPA of at least 2.00 and upper-division standing and a 3.00 GPA as a BA or BFA Cinema Studies major. Formerly FILM 3940.
  • CINE 4000 - Advanced Digital Postproduction
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
    The world of video changes with blinding speed. This class lays the groundwork to keep up with the changing technology and all the technical details of working in commercial post. We will look at distributed rendering, color grading, film scanning, multi-editor collaboration, live production virtual reality and distribution. Every week students will have a technological challenge and work as a team to solve it. Strong familiarity with Adobe, Avid and DaVinci is recommended. Same as ARTF 5000.
  • CINE 4400 - Digital Post-Production
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
    Through projects, discussions, and screenings, this class explores the practices and aesthetics of computer-based moving-image art editing. Same as ARTF 5400. Formerly FILM 4400.
  • CINE 4959 - Honors Senior Thesis
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2023
    For exceptional Film Studies majors who wish to write an honors thesis based on independent research or creative work under the direction of a faculty member. Formerly FILM 4959.
  • FILM 3525 - Cinema Editing Workshop
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019
    Covers the essentials of working with captured material to produce crafted art and messages in conjunction with CINE 3400. We will look at: the technical aspects of managing a wide range of digital formats; how to balance and mix audio; how to work with color and picture adjustments and how to use graphics and animation. The class leads students through all the steps to produce technically proficient material and gives students the tools, concepts and workflows to understand how to solve common production problems in filmmaking and video. Formerly FILM 3525.
  • FILM 4000 - Advanced Digital Postproduction
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2019
    Through projects, discussions and screenings, explores the advanced practices and aesthetics of computer-based moving-image art editing. Topics include how to edit and manage a postproduction cycle, how to use digital editing systems and capabilities such as compositing, digital audio, and optical effects treatments. Cannot be taken simultaneously with CINE 3400 or CINE 4400. Same as ARTF 5000.
  • FILM 4400 - Digital Post-Production
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018
    Through projects, discussions, and screenings, this class explores the practices and aesthetics of computer-based moving-image art editing. Same as ARTF 5400. Formerly FILM 4400.

International Activities

Other Profiles