Course Descriptions
CINE-1 Cinema History - Origins Through the
Coming of Sound
(3 units lecture) Grade Only CSU and UC An introduction
to the study of film history from cinema’s origins in the
1890s through the widespread transition to sound-on-film
technology. Students will consider the historical, production,
distribution, exhibition, cultural, and aesthetic contexts
of varying cinematic movements from several different
parts of the world. The bulk of this course centers on silent
cinema, with attention paid at the end of the course to the
development of sound. Recommended: ENGL-150/150L
CINE-2 Cinema History - Coming of Sound to
the Present
(3 units lecture) Grade Only CSU and UC An introduction
to the study of film history from just after the coming of
sound to the present. Students will consider the historical,
production, distribution, exhibition, cultural, and aesthetic
contexts of varying cinematic movements from several
different parts of the world. The bulk of this course centers on
post-WWII cinema in the United States and Western Europe.
Recommended: ENGL-150/150L
CINE-3 Cinemas of Latin America, Asia, and Africa
(3 units lecture) Grade Only CSU and UC A survey course of
film history outside of the western world, specifically, the
films of Asia, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Mexico
and Cuba. We will examine the historical, social, political and
film industry environments in which each film was created,
and we will identify recurring themes, motifs, techniques, and
aesthetic choices that contribute to a regional or national style.
Recommended: ENGL-150/150L
CINE-6 Selected Film Authors
(3 units lecture) CR/NC option CSU and UC Repeatable to a
maximum of three enrollments A focused study on the career
and body of work of a selected film author (director). The
course will examine the historical, social, and film industry
environment in which the director worked, and will identify
recurring themes, motifs, techniques, and aesthetic choices
that define that particular director’s artistic style. (Featured
director may vary from one semester to the next.)
CINE-8 Screenwriting
(3 units lecture) CR/NC option CSU An examination of dramatic
structure as defined by Aristotle, practiced by Shakespeare,
and applied in the modern screenplay. The course will
study two films in their screenplay and finished film forms,
focusing on the writers’ techniques. Students will practice
dramatization and visualization techniques via writing
assignments, and each will complete the first act of an original
screenplay. Recommended: ENGL-1A
CINE-10 History of Cinema Comedy
(3 units lecture) Grade Only CSU and UC Study of the history of
comedy 1893 to present. Lectures, films, film clips and readings
will explore the impact of the early film comedians: Chaplin,
Keaton, Langdon, Lloyd, and Laurel and Hardy to the modern
generation of Lewis, Sellars, Murray, Williams and Candy.
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