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• Prerequisite: None.

In this hands-on course, students will delve into the art and craft of cinematography: the methods and techniques by which motion picture photography and lighting help give a film meaning and aesthetic purpose. Through lectures, demonstrations and exercises in a supervised classroom environment, students will learn to operate state-of-the-art digital and electronic equipment while applying the fundamental principles of lighting, composition, exposure, focus, lens selection, and camera dynamics into purposeful visual storytelling.

IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities)

• Prerequisite: None.
• Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

Formerly Cinema 5.

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.

• Prerequisite: None.

This course provides a practical in-depth study of the fundamental aspects of recording and mixing production sound for film and television. Subjects include: introduction to production sound equipment, location sound recording and mixing techniques, on-set sound assessment and troubleshooting, digital audio workstation basics, along with dialogue and ADR (automated dialogue replacement) recording and editing.

IGETC AREA 3A and 3B (Arts and Humanities)

• Prerequisite: None.

Formerly Cinema 8.

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 character roles have changed over time, and to examine occupation, dress, and rules of behavior.

Satisfies Global Citizenship

• Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

Formerly Cinema 7.

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.

IGETC AREA 3A (Arts)

• Prerequisite: None.
• Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

Formerly Cinema 2.

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.

Please see “Independent Studies” section.

Please see “Independent Studies” section.

• Skills Advisory: Eligibility for English 1.

Formerly Cinema 4.

This course covers a limited number of film directors, writers, producers, and/or actors, examining their work in artistic, social, and historical terms. The course content and emphasis changes each term.

Please see “Internships” section.

Please see “Internships” section.

IGETC Foreign Language (required for UC only)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

• Prerequisite: None.

This course introduces the students to basic vocabulary and fundamental sentence structures in the present and past. Pronunciation, grammar and everyday vocabulary are stressed as indispensable tools for comprehension and expression. French customs, culture and everyday life are also highlighted. The course is taught in French except in cases of linguistic difficulty as determined by the professor.

IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities), Foreign Language (required for UC only)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

• Prerequisite: None.
• Advisory: French 1*.

This course completes the basics of the language further stressing pronunciation, grammar and everyday vocabulary as indispensable tools for comprehension. It also includes simplified readings highlighting French customs, culture, and everyday life. This course is taught in French except in cases of linguistic difficulty as determined by the professor.

*The advisory for this course is comparable to two years of high school French.

Satisfies Global Citizenship

• Advisory: FRENCH 3.

The course examines the different cultures of the French-speaking world through the analysis of films. Students will not only learn some vocabulary pertinent to the analysis of films but they will also practice advanced conversation and study advanced grammar through written and spoken tasks. The films chosen for the course focus on the important issues that characterize the French-speaking world such as colonialism, diversity, immigration, and women’s issues, among others. This course will be taught in French except in cases of linguistic difficulty as determined by the professor.

IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities), Foreign Language (required for UC only)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

• Prerequisite: None.
• Advisory: French 2*.

This course reviews French grammar emphasizing idiomatic construction and expressions. Discussions are based on selected readings from contemporary French literature.The course is taught in French except in cases of linguistic difficulty as determined by the professor.

*The advisory for this course is comparable to three years of high school French.

• Prerequisite: None.

This course is designed to develop effective communication skills. It emphasizes the use of set-up phrases, idiomatic expressions, correct pronunciation and intonation, development of useful vocabulary, and ability to communicate without hesitation in a given situation. This course does not fulfill the language requirement. This course is taught in French unless in cases of linguistic difficulty as determined by the professor.

IGETC AREA 3B (Humanities), Foreign Language (required for UC only)

Satisfies Global Citizenship

• Prerequisite: None.
• Advisory: French 3*.

This course continues the review of functional French grammar with emphasis upon idiomatic constructions and expressions. Discussions are based on selected readings from contemporary French literature. This course is taught in French except in cases of linguistic difficulty as determined by the professor.

*The advisory for this course is comparable to four years of high school French.

• Prerequisite: French 2*.

*The prerequisite for this course is comparable to three years of high school French.

This course provides an opportunity to acquire fluency in spoken French with emphasis on natural, colloquial use. This course is taught in French unless in cases of linguistic difficulty as determined by the professor.

Please see “Independent Studies” section.

Please see “Independent Studies” section.