HUM C135 - History and Appreciation of the Cinema

    Recent Professors
    Kim Volmer, Mike Phillips, Dave Seymer
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024
    Class Size
    35–45 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area C1
    Description
    Formerly: HUM C130. This course explores the world of cinema. Content includes film theory, appreciation and criticism, narrative devices and techniques, the movie-making industry, and film's influence on culture. Among other genres, the rom-com, musical, gangster, western, action, epic, foreign, independent, animated, and documentary will be critiqued. Students also learn the terminology of cinematography.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 2:10pm–3:40pm