Chris Renaud
Associate Professor
678-839-4929
crenaud@westga.edu
Miller Hall - Room 2311
I'm a sound-oriented film-maker, with a love of the form broadly, and diverse credits on fiction films, documentaries and experimental work.. I've been thinking about and making films since my early teens. Occupations and opportunities that were once pie-in-the-sky for my geographic location (the Midwest) and time period are now real possibilities for today's students.
What I value about both classroom and film set is that every person brings something crucial. A great joy of teaching is firsthand witness as students discover their own capabilities/aptitudes within the multitudinous roles of a production team - which requires every conceivable skill set and personality type to function. In other words, there's a place for anyone with the drive to be there.
I joined UWG in 2012. I'm inspired daily by the levels of commitment and energy embodied by this School's students, faculty and staff, am committed to every students' success, and I am incredibly proud to call the University of West Georgia my home and professional family.
- B.A., Mass Communications: Film & Video Production, The University of Iowa, 1998
- M.F.A., Cinema & Comparative Literature: Film & Video Production, The University of Iowa, 2012
- COMM-1154 (Intro to Mass Communications)
- COMM-3305 (Short-Form Screenwr & Analysis)
- COMM-3353 (Fundmntls Film & Video Prodctn)
- COMM-3356 (Film and Culture)
- COMM-4305 (Inter Short-Form Screenwriting)
- COMM-4403 (Photojournalism)
- COMM-4404 (Dialogue Recording & Editing)
- COMM-4405 (Sound Design)
- COMM-4406 (Digital Cinema & Image Design)
- COMM-4407 (Film and Video Editing)
- COMM-4409 (Directing for Film &Video Prod)
- COMM-4425 (Documentary Production Practic)
- COMM-4452 (Adv Film & Video Production)
- COMM-4485 (Inter Short-Form Screenwriting)
Spring 2027 Sections
- COMM-3305 (Short-Form Screenwr & Analysis) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4305 (Inter Short-Form Screenwriting) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4404 (Dialogue Recording & Editing) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4425 (Documentary Production Practic) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2026 Sections
- COMM-3305 (Short-Form Screenwr & Analysis) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-3356 (Film and Culture) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4405 (Sound Design) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4425 (Documentary Production Practic) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2026 Sections
- COMM-3356 (Film and Culture) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2026 Sections
- COMM-3305 (Short-Form Screenwr & Analysis) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4425 (Documentary Production Practic) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4485 (Dialogue Recording & Editing) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2025 Sections
- COMM-1154 (Intro to Mass Communications) Section: 06 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4305 (Inter Short-Form Screenwriting) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4403 (Photojournalism) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4405 (Sound Design) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2025 Sections
- COMM-3356 (Film and Culture) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2025 Sections
- COMM-1154 (Intro to Mass Communications) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4405 (Sound Design) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4485 (Intermediate Screenwriting) Section: 03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2024 Sections
- COMM-4403 (Photojournalism) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4405 (Sound Design) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4485 (Inter Short-Form Screenwriting) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2024 Sections
- COMM-3305 (Short-Form Screenwr & Analysis) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2024 Sections
- COMM-3305 (Short-Form Screenwr & Analysis) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4405 (Sound Design) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4452 (Adv Film & Video Production) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2023 Sections
- COMM-4405 (Sound Design) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4407 (Film and Video Editing) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4425 (Documentary Production Practic) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2023 Sections
- COMM-3305 (Short-Form Screenwr & Analysis) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-3353 (Fundmntls Film & Video Prodctn) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2023 Sections
- COMM-3353 (Fundmntls Film & Video Prodctn) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4403 (Photojournalism) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4407 (Film and Video Editing) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2022 Sections
- COMM-3305 (Short-Form Screenwr & Analysis) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-3353 (Fundmntls Film & Video Prodctn) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4405 (Sound Design) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2022 Sections
- COMM-3356 (Film and Culture) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4403 (Photojournalism) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2022 Sections
- COMM-4405 (Sound Design) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4409 (Directing for Film &Video Prod) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4452 (Adv Film & Video Production) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2021 Sections
- COMM-3353 (Fundmntls Film & Video Prodctn) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-3356 (Film and Culture) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4406 (Digital Cinema & Image Design) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2021 Sections
- COMM-3356 (Film and Culture) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2021 Sections
- COMM-3305 (Short-Form Screenwr & Analysis) Section: 01D external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-3353 (Fundmntls Film & Video Prodctn) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4406 (Digital Cinema & Image Design) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2020 Sections
- COMM-3356 (Film and Culture) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4405 (Sound Design) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- COMM-4425 (Documentary Production Practic) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource