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4.00 Credits
3 units 4 hours weekly Prerequisite: Eligibility for College Level Reading and ENGL 101. Advisory: Completion of FTV 101. Students examine the development of world cinema from the pre-cinema machines to 1950. The course investigates the aesthetic, theoretical, technological, economic, cultural, and social factors that contributed to the development of the medium. Attention is paid to the historical development of formal devices such as the shot, editing, mise-en-scene, sound design, color and black and white, and the evolution of the narrative film form. (CSU, AVC)
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4.00 Credits
3 units 4 hours weekly Prerequisite: Eligibility for College Level Reading and ENGL 101. Advisory: Completion of FTV 101 and FTV 107. Students examine the development of world cinema from 1950 to the present. The course investigates the aesthetic, theoretical, technological, economic, cultural, and social factors that contributed to the development of the medium. Attention is paid to the historical development of formal devices such as the shot, editing, mise-en-scene, sound design, color and black and white, and the evolution of the narrative film form. (CSU, AVC)
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6.00 Credits
4 units 6 hours weekly Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 099 and READ 099, and Completion of FTV 101. The course provides an intensive introduction to the fundamentals of digital filmmaking. Students develop, write, shoot, and edit a series of short digital video projects. Students learn introductory methods and techniques of writing and structuring a story concept, developing a shooting script, basic camera and lighting techniques, and editing and post-production processes. Students develop basic skills to work as members of a production crew. Students will leave the class with a completed final project. (CSU, AVC)
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3.00 Credits
(formerly same course as COMM 134/ ENGL 134) 3 units 3 hours weekly Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 101. The course provides students with practical experience writing film scripts. Topics include story structure, character development, dialogue, developing and refining a treatment, script formatting and pitching. Students engage in peer critiques as well as evaluate professionally produced film scripts. (CSU, AVC) ( R1)
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1.00 Credits
(formerly COMM 132) 1 unit 30 hours total Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 101. A cour s e int roduc e s s tudent s t o contemporary independent film and its makers through direct participation in the Antelope Valley Independent Fim Festival. Students will evaluate a wide variety of strategies used in visual storytelling as well as have the opportunity to interact directly with working professionals in the film industry. Recommended for transfer and degree bound students as well as anyone with a general interest in off- Hollywood film. (CSU, AVC) ( R3)
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4.00 Credits
(fomerly same course as COMM 244) 3 units 4 hours weekly Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 099 and READ 099. This course introduces students to different gender, racial, sexual, and cultural images in American and international cinema through the examination of representative films and filmmakers. It examines the evolution of cultural, racial, and sexual stereotypes in film and contrasts those images with efforts by filmmakers to challenge such stereotypes and more accurately portray diversity in cinema. The successful student will become more aware of the complex interplay between cultural representations in cinema and audience perceptions and become more adept at applying critical theories to analyze these images. The films, texts, and classroom materials examine a broad range of domestic, independent, and international cinema, making students aware of the culture, politics, and social history of the periods in which the films were produced. (CSU, UC, AVC)
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4.00 Credits
3 units 4 hours weekly Prerequisite: Eligibility for College Level Reading and ENGL 101. Advisory: Completion of FTV 101. The course analyzes the evolution of the Black image in cinema from the beginning of motion pictures to the present. Particular attention will be paid to role African Americans have played in the development of the American film industry. Students investigate the origins of racial and ethnic stereotypes in film as well as examine contemporary challenges filmmakers face in more accurately and fairly representing minorities in cinema. The successful student will become more aware of the complex interplay between cultural representations in cinema and audience perceptions and become more adept at applying critical theories to analyze these images. The films, texts, and classroom materials examine a broad range of Hollywood and independent cinema, making students aware of the culture, politics, and social history of the periods in which the films were produced. (CSU, AVC)
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4.00 Credits
(formerly Directing the Actor for the Camera) 3 units 4 hours weekly Advisory: Completion of FTV 101 and FTV 121. Students are introduced to the fundamental techniques of directing for film and video. Various methods and techniques of working with actors are examined along with blocking and staging scenes. Topics include script analysis, formulating a creative vision for the scene, mise-enscene, directing actors for camera, basic camera coverage strategies, camera movement motivation and composition, and working with a crew. Students will apply various techniques and theories to in-class scene work. (CSU, AVC) ( R1)
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3.00 Credits
(formerly same course as COMM 234/ ENGL 215) 3 units 3 hours weekly Prerequisite: Completion of FTV 134. Advanced students utilize techniques from the introductory course to complete a professional, polished feature film screenplay. Students may also choose to bring in a first draft and perform a rewrite and polish through instructor consultation and workshops with their classmates. The course will focus on the application of advanced screenwriting techniques, including alternate story structures, subplots and subtext, and genre conventions as well as examine current business practices and case studies in the film industry. (CSU, AVC) ( R1)
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6.00 Credits
(formerly Introduction to Cinematography) 4 units 6 hours weekly Prerequisite: Completion of FTV 121. Advisory: Completion of FTV 101. Students apply fundamental techniques of motion picture photography to a series of short video projects. Topics include theories of cinematography, advanced video camera operation, composition and framing, basic camera angles, camera movement, coverage strategies, lighting techniques, working with a production crew, and specific techniques for low budget digital cinematography. (CSU, UC, AVC) ( R1)
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