Also see courses listed under Broadcasting, Communication, Journalism, and Speech.
CINEMA 1, HISTORY OF MOTION PICTURES 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
A broad survey is made of the history, theory, techniques, and development of motion pictures. The history of film as a major art form and its major artists, works, and styles are emphasized. Film examples are screened in class. *See counselor regarding transfer credit limitations.
1323 8:00a-12:05p F LS 152 Kanin J D
Theme: History of International Cinema.
1324 12:45p-4:50p M LS 152 Saint-Leon S K
Theme: History of the Classic Hollywood Film to 1975.
1325 12:45p-4:50p M AET 235 Kanin J D
Above section 1325 meets at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street. Theme: History of International Cinema.
1326 12:45p-4:50p W AET 235 Poirier N P
Above section 1326 meets at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street. Theme: History of American Studios.
4112 6:00p-10:05p M LS 152 Saint-Leon S K
Theme: History of the Classic Hollywood Film to 1975.
NEW 4621 6:00p-10:05p Th AET 235 Hunt S E
Above section 4621 meets at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street.
CINEMA 2, THE POPULAR FILM GENRES (3,3) 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
Maximum of 3 units of UC credit awarded for this course.
This introductory course surveys the development and artistic, social, and entertainment ingredients of basic film genres. Emphasis on such types as the science-fiction film, western, gangster film, crime and detective thriller (“film noir”), musical, comedy, or horror film varies each term.
1327 12:45p-4:50p T LS 152 Saint-Leon S K
Theme: The Gangster Film.
4113 6:00p-10:05p W LS 152 Kanin J D
Theme: Film Noir: Crime and Detective Thrillers.
CINEMA 5, FILM AND SOCIETY (3,3) 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course presents motion pictures as reflections and influences of American society. Films are often selected from specific decades and analyzed as records of social attitudes shaping the present and past. *See counselor regarding transfer credit limitations.
1328 12:45p-4:50p W LS 152 Saint-Leon S K
Theme: Film Censorship.
1329 12:45p-4:50p Th LS 152 Kanin J D
Theme: America on Film in the 1970’s.
1330 12:45p-4:50p F LS 152 Laffey S A
Theme: Social, Political, and Environmental Issues in Feature Films and Documentaries.
4114 6:00p-10:05p Th LS 152 Rosenberg V L
Theme: War Movies.
CINEMA 7, AMERICAN CINEMA: CROSSING CULTURES 3 UNITS
Transfer: CSU • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course satisfies Santa Monica College’s American Cultures requirement.
This course surveys American motion pictures that have been made by filmmakers representing three United States ethnic groups, including African Americans, Latino Americans, and Asian Americans. Students will also analyze Hollywood’s treatment of those ethnic cultures throughout film history.
4115 6:00p-10:05p T LS 152 Carrasco S
Theme: The Representation of Ethnic Cultures in Cinema.
CINEMA 8, WOMEN IN FILM 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None.
This course is a historical study and survey of the multiple and varied images of women in film. Students will screen and analyze films over seven decades, beginning with the 1930s. Students will also read, discuss, and write about women’s roles in these films. The focus is to analyze the representation of women in each film screened, to discuss how characters’ roles have changed over time, and to examine occupation, dress, and rules of behavior.
4116 6:00p-10:05p F LS 152 Hunt S E
Theme: Working Women from the 1930’s to the Present.
Above section 4116 is part of the Women’s College and open to all students. See Special programs section for additional information.
CINEMA 9, FILM APPRECIATION: INTRODUCTION TO CINEMA 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
This course will introduce the art, technology, language, and appreciation of film, exploring the varieties of film experience, film and the other arts, and the ways of viewing. Students will learn about the basic cinematic techniques and structures, including mise-en-scene and montage, use of cinematic time and space, the image, soundtrack, and the script. Consideration will also be given to analyzing the fundamentals of film production, directing, acting, and editing; how the elements of the production process are analyzed separately, then brought together to show how they create the emotional and intellectual impact of the film experience. Film examples will be screened in class.
This course is intended as a beginning course to introduce students to cinema.
1331 8:00a-10:05a TTh AET 235 Laffey S A
Above section 1331 meets at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street.
4117 5:45p-9:50p W AET 235 Poirier N P
Above section 4117 meets at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street.
CINEMA 11A, INTRODUCTION TO SCRIPTWRITING 3 UNITS
Transfer: UC, CSU • Prerequisite: English 1.
This course is designed to teach the student the basic tools of scriptwriting for film, television, or theater, focusing on the aesthetic and commercial demands of each medium. See a counselor for transfer credit limitation.
1332 9:30a-10:50a MW LA 236 Crane H J
4118 6:30p-9:35p M AET 120 Somers E C
Above section 4118 meets at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street.
CINEMA 11B, ADVANCED SCRIPTWRITING 3 UNITS
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: Cinema 11A.
This course is designed to teach intermediate level training in skills required to create scripts for film, television, or theatre. Techniques of writing and marketing scripts are explored. See a counselor regarding transfer credit limitations.
1333 8:00a-9:20a TTh AET 208 Crane H J
Above section 1333 meets at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street.
4119 6:30p-9:35p W AET 120 Somers E C
Above section 4119 meets at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street.