| CINE-1 Cinema History: Origins Through the Coming of Sound |
| (3 units LEC) | 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 be required to 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. |
| Note: Students are assumed to possess college-level reading and writing abilities. |
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| Recommended Prep: ENGL-150 |
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| CINE-2 Cinema History: Coming of Sound to the Present |
| CSU and UC | (3 units LEC) | |
| An introduction to the study of film history from just after the coming of sound to the present. Students will be required to 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. |
| Note: Students are assumed to possess college-level reading and writing abilities. |
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| Recommended Prep: ENGL-150 |
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| CINE-3 Cinemas of Latin America, Asia, and Africa |
| CSU and UC | (3 units LEC) | |
| 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. |
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| Recommended Prep: ENGL-150 |
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| CINE-6 Selected Film Authors or Genres |
| CSU and UC | (3 units LEC) | |
| A focused study on the career and/or body of work of a selected film author or genre. The course will examine the historical, social, and film industry environments in which the director or genre arose and changed, and will identify recurring themes, motifs, techniques, and aesthetic choices that define that particular director’s or genre’s artistic style. (Featured director or genre may vary from one semester to the next.) |
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| Recommended Prep: ENGL-150 |
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| CINE-8 Screenwriting |
| CSU and UC | (3 units LEC) | |
| 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. |
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| Recommended Prep: ENGL-150 |
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