California Community Colleges System Courses

Introduction to Digital Filmmaking

This is an introductory course covering both the basic techniques of digital filmmaking and of critical appreciation, while emphasizing students’ personal and creative expression. Topics will include

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Intermediate Digital Filmmaking

This course focuses on intermediate techniques of digital filmmaking and theoretical and critical rubrics, allowing the student to gain proficiency in producing, directing, cinematography, production

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Intermediate Digital Filmmaking Lab

This course focuses on intermediate techniques of digital filmmaking and theoretical and critical rubrics, allowing the student to gain proficiency in producing, directing, cinematography, production

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Making the Short Film

In this course, students go through the process of making a short narrative film together, emulating a professional working environment. Supervised by their instructor, students develop, pre-produce,

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Making the Short Film Lab

In this course students will collectively develop and shoot one narrative short film throughout the semester. This course is the laboratory component for Film 33 and will parallel the lecture topics o

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Advanced Digital Filmmaking

This course focuses on advanced techniques of digital filmmaking and theoretical and critical rubrics, allowing the student to gain increased proficiency in producing, directing, cinematography, produ

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Advanced Digital Filmmaking Lab

This is the laboratory component of Film 34. The laboratory projects will parallel the advanced filmmaking lecture topics taught in Film 34. The lab projects will foster advanced skills in producing,

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Cinematography

In this hands-on course, students will delve into the art and craft of cinematography: the methods and techniques by which motion picture photography and lighting help give a film meaning and aestheti

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Advanced Cinematography

Advanced study of the principles of Cinematography, which includes the technical and aesthetic discussion of film and digital cameras and their corresponding workflows. Film genres, lighting (light an

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Production Sound

This course provides a practical in-depth study of the fundamental aspects of recording and mixing production sound for film and television. Subjects include: introduction to production sound equipmen

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Independent Studies in Film

Pursue a self-directed, individually arranged independent study project in film.

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Independent Studies in Film

Pursue self-directed independent study in film, exploring a chosen film topic outside the regular course offerings.

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Independent Studies in Film

Pursue a self-directed independent study project in film, earning three units of CSU-transferable credit.

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Film Internship

Gain supervised on-the-job experience in a film industry workplace through a credit-bearing internship placement.

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Film Internship

Gain supervised on-the-job film industry experience through an internship placement, earning transferable credit for work completed in a professional production setting.

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