FILM 1 - Introduction to Media Aesthetics and Cinematic Arts

    Recent Professors
    M. Erven, D. Browning, S. Chin, A. Richardi, C. Ashford
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    30–65 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C1 · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    This course 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. (A, CSU, UC, Cal-GETC)
    Usually Held
    Fri 9:00am–11:50am, Tue 11:00am–1:50pm, Wed 6:00pm–8:50pm, Mon 6:00pm–8:50pm