Students who wish to declare will be majoring in
Cinema and Digital Media from now on. See
complete details about the major here, including the major
checklist PDF, which lists all courses in
the major. Cinema and Digital Media courses are
currently designated with the letters CTS. Also please see
TCS and
FMS courses for additional
course descriptions.
Lecture—3 hour(s); Film Viewing—3 hour(s). Current debates
between cinema studies and contemporary art. Issues covered
include, experimental modes of filming, montaging, installing,
screening, and displaying images between the White Cube
(gallery/museum) and the Black Box (cinema). GE
credit: AH, OL, VL, WE. Effective: 2017
Winter Quarter.
Lecture—3 hour(s); Film Viewing—3
hour(s). Prerequisite(s): CDM 001; or Consent of
Instructor. Study of an aspect of American film history
(such as the silent era; the studio system; U.S. avant-garde
cinema), including the influences of technological, economic,
regulatory, cultural, and artistic forces. May be repeated
up to 2 time(s) when topic differs. . GE
credit: AH, VL. Effective: 2021 Winter Quarter.
Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Film Viewing—3
hour(s). Prerequisite(s): CDM 001; or Consent of
Instructor. Study of one or more of the film genres (such as
musicals, film noir, screwball comedy, or westerns), including
genre theory and the relationship of the genre(s) to culture,
history, and film industry practices. May be taught
abroad. May be repeated up to 2 time(s) when topic
differs. GE credit: AH, VL. Effective: 2021
Winter Quarter.
Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Film Viewing—3
hour(s). Prerequisite(s): CDM 001; or Consent of
Instructor. Study of one or more of the film genres (such as
musicals, film noir, screwball comedy, or westerns), including
genre theory and the relationship of the genre(s) to culture,
history, and film industry practices. May be taught
abroad. May be repeated up to 2 time(s) when topic
differs. GE credit: AH, VL. Effective: 2021
Winter Quarter.
Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Laboratory—3
hour(s). Prerequisite(s): CDM 072 or CDM 172 or CTS
172; or Consent of Instructor. Fundamental theories and
practices of analog game design. Pen & paper, dice & cards,
checkers & chess to riddles & stories, track & field, and other
forms of play. Prototype, playtest, and presentation of original
analog games. GE credit: AH, VL. Effective:
2021 Spring Quarter.
Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Laboratory—3
hour(s). Prerequisite(s): CDM 072 or CDM 172 or CTS
172; or Consent of Instructor. Recommended: CDM 173, CDM 175 or
CDM 177. Special topics in analog game design for upper
division students. May be repeated up to
3 time(s) when topic or instructor differs. GE
credit: AH, VL. Effective: 2021 Spring Quarter.
Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Laboratory—3
hour(s). Prerequisite(s): CDM 072 or CDM 172 or CTS
172; or Consent of Instructor. Recommended: CDM 173, CDM 175 or
CDM 177. Special topics in digital game development for
upper division students. May be repeated up to
3 time(s) when instructor or topic differs. GE
credit: AH, SE, VL. Effective: 2021 Spring
Quarter.
Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Discussion/Laboratory—3
hour(s). Prerequisite(s): CDM 001 or CDM 002
recommended. Special topics in cinema & digital
media. May be repeated up to 2 time(s) when topic
differs. GE
credit: AH, VL, WE. Effective: 2019 Fall
Quarter.
Variable—3-15 hour(s). Prerequisite(s): Consent of
Instructor. Directed group study in cinema and digital
media. For students with upper division standing. May be taught
abroad. May be repeated for credit when topic
differs. (P/NP grading only.) Effective: 2018 Fall
Quarter.
Variable—3-15 hour(s). Prerequisite(s): Consent of
Instructor. Directed group study in cinema and digital
media. For students with upper division standing. May be taught
abroad. May be repeated for credit when topic
differs. (P/NP grading only.) Effective: 2018 Fall
Quarter.
Variable—3-15 hour(s). Prerequisite(s): Consent of
Instructor. Directed group study in cinema and digital
media. For students with upper division standing. May be taught
abroad. May be repeated for credit when topic
differs. (P/NP grading only.) Effective: 2018 Fall
Quarter.
Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Discussion/Laboratory—3
hour(s). Prerequisite(s): CDM 001 or CDM 002
recommended. Special topics in cinema & digital
media. May be repeated up to 2 time(s) when topic
differs. GE
credit: AH, VL, WE. Effective: 2019 Fall
Quarter.
Variable—3-15 hour(s). Prerequisite(s): Consent of
Instructor. Directed group study in cinema and digital
media. For students with upper division standing. May be taught
abroad. May be repeated for credit when topic
differs. (P/NP grading only.) Effective: 2018 Fall
Quarter.
Variable—3-15 hour(s). Prerequisite(s): Consent of
Instructor. Directed group study in cinema and digital
media. For students with upper division standing. May be taught
abroad. May be repeated for credit when topic
differs. (P/NP grading only.) Effective: 2018 Fall
Quarter.
Variable—3-15 hour(s). Prerequisite(s): Consent of
Instructor. Directed group study in cinema and digital
media. For students with upper division standing. May be taught
abroad. May be repeated for credit when topic
differs. (P/NP grading only.) Effective: 2018 Fall
Quarter.
This course introduces students to the practice of screenwriting.
We examined the classical three-act structure in the various
traditional fiction genres. We develop character, dialogue, story
arc etc. However, we go further and experiment with
alternative narrative structures. We create styles of
“writing” with images and music that break the conventional
standard of what Peter Watkins refers to as the “mono-form”.
Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Laboratory—3 hour(s). New
feature and documentary production for radio and other
audiophonic media, including audio streaming websites and
installation. Emphasis on new and experimental approaches to
audio production for broadcast on community radio and in
international arts programming. Effective: 2012 Fall
Quarter.
Studio—6 hour(s). Prerequisite(s): ART 012 or CTS 020
or CDM 020. Pass One restricted to Art Studio
majors. Exploration of animation. Relationship between
drawing, digital stills, and multiple images. Animation using
traditional drawing techniques, collage, and digital
processes. May be repeated up to 1 time(s). GE
credit: AH, VL. Effective: 2019 Spring Quarter.
Studio—6 hour(s). Prerequisite(s): ART 012 or CTS 020
or CDM 020. Pass One restricted to Art Studio
majors. Experimental documentary practice. Use of
interviews, voice-overs, and still and moving images. Production
of alternative conceptual and visual projects. May be
repeated up to 1 time(s). GE
credit: AH, VL. Effective: 2019 Winter Quarter.
Studio—6 hour(s). Prerequisite(s): ART 012 or CTS 020
or CDM 020. Pass One restricted to Art Studio
majors. Use of video to expand performance art production.
Exploration of improvisation, direction, projection, and image
processing in real time. May be repeated up to
1 time(s). GE credit: AH, VL. Effective:
2019 Winter Quarter.
Cinema and Digital Media Major course offerings for the
2024-2025
academic year. To see course descriptions, use the menu at left
to view them on our site, or use our link to the general
catalog, at right.
Use the Registrar’s Course Search Tool to see times, dates, and
locations for each course and to plan your schedule.
