R-TV 14 - Media Aesthetics

    Recent Professors
    John Geiger, Adam Hall, Steven Banks
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025
    Class Size
    25 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    Eligibility for ( ENGL C1000 or ENGL 1A ) or (ENGL C1000H or ENGL 1AH) or AMLA 1A .
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of R-TV 14
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    Media aesthetics for film, television, and other filmed entertainment. Examines the broad subject areas of form, content, aesthetics, meaning, cinematic 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. Stresses critical, theoretical and practical analysis. Material is presented from a producer and artist point of view and is intended for those pursuing a career in film, television, and other electronic visual media.
    Usually Held
    Wed 3:00pm–6:10pm, Mon 7:00pm–10:10pm, Tue Thu 8:00am–9:25am, Mon Tue Wed 10:30am–1:20pm