Archives for February 2017

This course provides students with a working knowledge of the fundamentals of playwriting and screenwriting within the overall theatre and filmmaking processes with emphasis on character development and structure.

This course is a continuation of Introduction to Cinematography and is dedicated to deepening the student’s understanding of how to master control over image production in digital formats. The goal is to gain control over image production in practical situations.

Advanced study of nonlinear editing for narrative motion pictures with emphasis on audio processing, motion graphics, color grading, and color correction.

Advanced study of screenwriting with emphasis on character development and three-act structure.

This course examines how human emotions are expressed in the films and explores their effects on the audience.

This course introduces students to major methods of film analysis and important moments in cinema history, while offering a behind-the-scenes look at how films are made. An emphasis is placed on studio and independent filmmaking in the U.S. and on the methods and theories that have most influenced these filmmakers.

NOTE: This course may not be used toward the Cinema Minor.

An analysis of films from Spain and/or Spanish America within their social, political, and historical contexts.

Study of the evolution of Italian cinema through selected films to explore the nature and development of contemporary Italian aesthetics and culture.

Topic or genre-oriented course about German film.

Documentary Films and Narrative Structure