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); Extensive Writing/Discussion—1
hour(s). Introduction to the history, theory, and practice
of play. Survey of both analog and digital games. Overview of
gaming cultures, aesthetics, industries, and
technologies. (Same course as ENL 072.) GE
credit: AH, VL. Effective: 2017 Fall Quarter.
Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Laboratory—3
hour(s). Prerequisite(s): CDM 020 or ART 012; or
Consent of Instructor. Experimental approaches to the making
of film and video in the age of digital technologies. Builds upon
the foundation provided by CDM 020. Instruction in technical,
conceptual, creative, and critical skills for taking a project
from idea to fruition. GE
credit: AH, OL, VL. Effective: 2019 Winter
Quarter.
Lecture/Lab—6 hour(s). Prerequisite(s): Consent of
Instructor. Analysis and practice of acting skills required
for camera work and digital media. May be repeated up to
2 time(s) when instructor differs. (Same course as
DRA 174.) GE credit: AH. Effective: 2020 Fall
Quarter.
Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Laboratory—3 hour(s). Use of
sound to articulate, lend mood or subconsciously underscore
visual, environmental, or performative situations, combining
music, voice, sound effects and other noises to create sound
designs that enhance, alter or support action and
movement. GE credit: AH. Effective: 2018 Fall
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—3 hour(s); Laboratory—3 hour(s). Foundation course
teaches the theory of three-dimensional computer graphics,
including modeling, rendering and animation. Development of
practical skills through the use of professional software to
create computer graphics. Not open for credit to students who
have taken TCS 130. GE credit: VL. Effective: 2018 Fall Quarter
Lecture—3 hour(s); Laboratory—3
hour(s). Prerequisite(s): CDM 130 or TCS 130. The
art of character animation in three dimensional computer
animation. Movement theory, principles of animation, animation
timing. Development of technical and practical skills. Not
open for credit to students who have taken TCS 131. GE
credit: AH, VL. Effective: 2018 Fall Quarter.
Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Laboratory—3
hour(s). Prerequisite(s): CDM 002
recommended. Introduction to object-oriented programming for
artists. Focus on understanding the metaphors and potential of
object-oriented programming for sound, video, performance, and
interactive installations. GE
credit: VL. Effective: 2018 Fall Quarter.
Lecture—3 hour(s); Laboratory—3 hour(s). Creative
application of electronic technology relevant to media and fine
arts involving both electronic principles and hands-on
application. Effective: 2019 Spring Quarter.
Lecture—2 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s); Film Viewing—3
hour(s). Critically celebrated scripted television since the
mid-1990s. Key themes including class, ethnicity, race, violence,
and US politics. Major developments in the medium’s history as
context for recent wave of epic television. GE
credit: AH, OL, VL, WE. Effective: 2018
Fall Quarter.
Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Term Paper. History and
analysis of relationships between human bodies and technologies
in modern society. Dominant and eccentric examples of how human
bodies and technologies influence one another and reveal
underlying cultural assumptions. Not open for credit to
students who have taken TCS 158. (Same course as AMS
158.) GE
credit: ACGH, AH, WE. Effective: 2019 Winter
Quarter.
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/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); 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.
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.
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.
Cinema and Digital Media Major course offerings for the
2023-2024
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.
