Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Film Viewing—3
hour(s). Analysis of the contribution of outstanding
designers for cinema, television and filmed entertainment. Study
of diverse aesthetic theories of production design and art
direction, costume design, or cinematography. Introductory
principles and practice, history. May be repeated up to
2 time(s) when topic differs. GE
credit: AH, VL. Effective: 2013 Fall Quarter.
Taught in English and designed for undergraduates and graduate
students with no prior background in Japanese language,
literature, or history, this course aims to introduce various
manifestations of Japanese cultural paradigms and imagination
through the medium of film by some of the most prominent talents
in the Japanese cinema from the 1920s to the present-day.
Lecture—3 hour(s); Extensive Writing/Discussion—1
hour(s). Prerequisite(s): TCS 001 or ENL 003 or STS
001; or equivalent of these courses. Critical approaches to
the study of video games, focusing on formal, historical, and
cultural modes of analysis. History of software and hardware in
North American and global contexts. Relations of games to
society, politics, economics, literature, media, and the
arts. (Same course as STS 172, ENL 172.) GE
credit: ACGH, AH, SS, VL. Effective:
2014 Fall Quarter.
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour; film viewing—3 hours.
Analysis of film form and narrative, including cinematography,
editing, and sound. Issues in film studies, including authorship,
stardom, race, gender, class, and cultural identity. Includes
introduction to selected cinematic movements and national film
traditions. GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt | AH, OL, VL, WC, WE.
Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Film Viewing—3
hour(s). Prerequisite(s): FMS 001. Exploration of
representations of Italian-American identity in American (U.S.)
cinema. Analysis of both Hollywood and independently produced
films, especially as they represent ethnicity, gender, and social
class of Italian Americans. Not open for credit to students
who have taken HUM 120. GE
credit: ACGH, AH, DD, OL, VL, WC, WE. Effective:
2012 Fall Quarter.
German filmmakers of the 1960s-1980s such as Fassbinder, Herzog,
Syberberg, Brückner, Schlöndorf, Kluge, Wenders. Knowledge of
German not required. May be repeated for credit with consent of
instructor.
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Creative application of
electronic technology relevant to media and fine arts involving
both electronic principles and hands-on application.
Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Term Paper. Relationships
between subcultural groups and media technologies. Media as the
cohesive and persuasive force of subcultural activities.
List-servs, websites, free radio, fan ‘zines, and hip-hop
culture. GE credit: ACGH, VL. Effective: 2012
Fall Quarter.
Lecture—3 hour(s); Laboratory—3
hour(s). Prerequisite(s): Consent of
Instructor. Lecture and intensive workshop teaching
small-scale film production. Appointments as a(n) director,
director of photography, actor, writer, lighting designer, sound
designer and other critical positions are used to produce and
submit a short film to a film festival. May be repeated up
to 2 time(s). (Same course as DRA 175.) Effective:
2012 Fall Quarter.
