FILM 1000 Introduction to Film

This course explores the relationship between form and content within film. The course introduces students to how the audio and visual aspects of a film are created. Students will learn the roles involved in a film production crew and how each position can use form to influence content. The course will identify where art and culture meet in the movie theater and how global and national markets are influenced and respond to film as an art and a business. (3 lect.) HUM

Credits

3 credits

Transfer Status

Transferable to UW.

Major Topics

• Hierarchy of crew positions and department classifications
• Job demands and creative aspects of crew positions
• Film as an art form and a business
• International film
• Relationship between society and film

Outcomes

In order to successfully complete this course, the student will:

1. Describe the process of creating a film from beginning to end.

2. Define various film production crew positions, including: Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, Sound Designer and Production Designer.

3. Articulate the necessary training for the following crew positions: Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, Sound Designer and Production Designer.

4. Write an analysis of the creative contributions of crew members on a film.

5. Summarize the history of the film medium and its relationship with and effect on society; both on a national and global scale.

6. Contrast the difference between film as an art form and film as a business.

7. Articulate the financial impact of the film business on a global scale.

8. Analyze how film is a means of expression.

9. Present the formal and thematic differences between North American, European and Asian film.

Other Information

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