Recent SemestersFall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024Class Size35 studentsCredits3PrerequisitePrerequisite Prerequisite: Successful completion in English 1500 with a grade of 'C' or better; 48 hours lecture. 96 Outside of class hours. (144 Total Student Learning Hours) Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C1 · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionThis is an introductory course designed to educate the student about the form and content of narrative documentary and experimental films. The focus is on how practitioners of the crafts have used the technologies of cinematography, editing and sound; includes selected cinematic movements from the early Twentieth Century to the present. Students will apply their knowledge to write an analysis paper. 