Formerly Cinema. Also see courses listed under Broadcasting, Communication, Journalism and Speech.
FILM STUDIES 1, Film Appreciation: Introduction to Cinema 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC Area 3A (Arts) • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
Formerly Cinema 9.
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.
4053 6:00p-10:00p TWTh LS 152 Flood S W
FILM STUDIES 2, History of Motion Pictures 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
Formerly Cinema 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.
1359 8:00a-12:00p TWTh LS 152 Cooling C J
Theme: History of American Film
1360 1:00p-5:00p TWTh AET 235 Poirier N P
Above section 1360 meets at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street. Theme: History of American Film
FILM STUDIES 5, Film and Society (3,3) 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities) • Prerequisite: None. • Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.
Formerly Cinema 5. Maximum of 3 units awarded for UC credit.
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.
1361 1:00p-5:00p TWTh LS 152 Hunt S E
Theme— Hunks and Heroes: Masculinity in Cinema
FILM STUDIES 20, Beginning Scriptwriting 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • Prerequisite: English 1.
Formerly Cinema 11A.
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.
1362 12:30p-2:35p MTWTh AET 120 Somers E C
Above section 1362 meets at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street.
4054 6:30p-9:30p TWTh AET 120 Somers E C
Above section 4054 meets at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology, 1660 Stewart Street.