MAD 131C - Introduction to Media (formerly MM 105 C)

    Recent Professors
    Thomas Shimanek
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    45 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1
    Description
    Formerly MM 105 C. Introduction to Media Aesthetics and Cinematic Arts introduces the close analysis of film and television texts. Examines the broad questions of form and content, aesthetics and meaning, and history and culture. Explores the diverse possibilities presented by the cinematic art form through an examination of a wide variety of productions, national cinemas, and film movements. Topics include modes of production, narrative and non-narrative forms, visual design, editing, sound, genre, ideology and critical analysis. (UC/CSU/, AA GE)