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Lower-Division Courses

20A. The Film Experience. F
An introduction to the basic elements, range, and diversity of cinematic representation and expression. Aesthetic, theoretical, and critical issues are explored in the context of class screenings and critical readings. Students are billed for a course fee. Enrollment restricted to first-year students, sophomores, and juniors. (General Education Code(s): IH, A.) (F) The Staff

20B. Introduction to Television Culture and Society. W
Introduction to the basic forms of televisual presentation, including differing narrative structure from movies and situation comedies to soap opera, plus modes of direct discourse in news, advertising, sports, music, television, and other genres. Alternative forms and modes in electronic media, such as independent video art and documentary, public television, cable, and electronic networks are explored, with their potential for expressing cultural diversity set in relation to social, cultural, and political conditions. Students are billed for a course fee. Enrollment restricted to first-year students, sophomores, and juniors. (General Education Code(s): IH, A.) L. Kim

20C. Introduction to Digital Media. F,S
Introduces fundamental features of digital media and examines the immense visual, social, and psychological impact of the "digital revolution" on our culture. Topics include the concepts and forms of the digital hypertext interface, Internet, and web, and the impact of digital media on conceptions of the self, body, identity, and community. Students are billed for a course fee. Enrollment restricted to first-year students, sophomores, and juniors. (General Education Code(s): IH, A.) D. Crane, W. Sack

20P. Introduction to Production Technique. F,W
Introduction to production process with emphasis on low-budget, independent film and video making. Explores conceptualization, planning, shooting, editing of documentary, personal essay, and feature narrative works. Emphasis on visualization and shooting style, and scriptwriting, but not hands-on editing. Open to students of varied backgrounds and goals. Students are billed for a course fee. (General Education Code(s): A.) I. Gustafson, C. Lord

42. Student-Directed Seminar. F,W,S
Seminars on selected topics taught by upper-division students under faculty supervision (see course 192). Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff

80A. Technothrillers. *
Examination of recent films classified as "thrillers" that approach technology (computers, robotics, biotech, the Internet, etc.) through suspense, anxiety, and paranoia. It will also address how technologically produced popular culture negotiates attitudes towards technological change. Students are billed for a course fee. (General Education Code(s): T5-Humanities and Arts or Social Sciences, A.) D. Crane

Upper-Division Courses

120. Introduction to Film Theory and Criticism. F
An introduction to classical and contemporary film theory and those theoretical paradigms and methods that have illuminated the media: formalism, realism, structuralism, semiotics, psychoanalysis, Marxism, feminism, and issues of identity and difference. Students are billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): course 20A, satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted to film and digital media majors during priority enrollment; may be opened if space allows. (General Education Code(s): W.) A. Hastie

130. Silent Cinema. *
Presents the development of silent film as a cultural form from the early period to the beginning of sound, addressing its historical evolution, technological development, aesthetic transformations, and varied cultural contexts. Students are billed for a course fee. Usually offered in alternate academic years. Prerequisite(s): course 20A . Enrollment restricted to film and digital media majors during priority enrollment; may be opened if space allows. S. Stamp

132A. International Cinema to 1960. W
A survey of significant developments in narrative film outside Hollywood from the advent of sound technology to the late '50s. Differing inter/national contexts, theoretical movements, technological innovations, and major directors are studied. Students are billed for a course fee. Usually offered alternate academic years. Prerequisite(s): course 20A . Enrollment restricted to film and digital media majors during priority enrollment; may be opened if space allows. (General Education Code(s): A.) Y. Wang

132B. International Cinema, 1960 to Present. *
A survey of significant developments in narrative film outside Hollywood from 1960 to the present. Major film movements and directors from around the world are studied. Students are billed for a course fee. Usually offered in alternate academic years. Prerequisite(s): course 20A . Enrollment restricted to film and digital media majors during priority enrollment; may be opened if space allows. (General Education Code(s): A.) The Staff

132C. Gender and Global Cinema. S
Offers students historical and critical tools to investigate global film through the framework of gender. Focused in particular on contemporary film (from 1960 to present), the class is structured both chronologically and via national industries. Students cannot receive credit for this course and Latin American and Latino Studies 80I. Students are billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): course 20A. Enrollment restricted to film and digital media majors during priority enrollment; may be opened if space allows. (General Education Code(s): E.) The Staff

134A. American Film, 1930-1960. F
A survey of American narrative cinema from 1930 to 1960. Examines developments in film style, film technology, and the film industry in relation to American cultural history. Students are billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): course 20A or 20B. Enrollment restricted to film and digital media majors during priority enrollment; may be opened if space allows. Offered in alternate academic years. S. Stamp

134B. American Film, 1960-Present. W
A survey of American narrative cinema from 1960 to the present. Examines developments in film style, film technology, and the film industry in relation to American cultural history. Students are billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): course 20A or 20B. Enrollment restricted to film and digital media majors during priority enrollment; may be opened if space allows. Offered in alternate academic years. D. Crane

136A. Experimental Film and Video. *
A survey of various experimental styles and practices in film and video, addressing the historical developments of these media formats. The course situates experimental film and video work within the larger contexts of artistic traditions as well as networks of production and reception. Students are billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): course 20A . Enrollment restricted to film and digital media majors during priority enrollment; may be opened if space allows. (General Education Code(s): A.) D. Crane

136B. History of Television. S
Survey of the historical development of broadcast television from its origins to the present day phenomena of cable, satellite, and electronic networks. Examination of major genres, forms, and modes of production and consumption within cultural, social, and economic contexts. Offered every other year, alternating with course 136A. Students are billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): course 20B. Enrollment restricted to film and digital media majors during priority enrollment; may be opened if space allows. (General Education Code(s): A.) L. Kim

136C. Visual Culture and Technology: History of New Media. W
Explores the relationship between technology and change and surveys the history of various technologies of visual culture from print to computer based imagery and the Internet. Students are billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): course 20C. Enrollment restricted to film and digital media majors during priority enrollment; may be opened if space allows. M. Morse

142. Beyond Cybernetics: Advanced Topics in New Media Technologies. *
Analysis of the effects of communication and information technologies on culture and cultural production through the study of systems and networks. Assignments may include papers, Internet presentations, development/participation in virtual communities, interactive multimedia. Emphasis on advanced critical and experimental approaches. Students are billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): course 20C. Enrollment restricted to film and digital media majors. Enrollment limited to 40. S. Daniel, L. Andrews

150. Screenwriting. F
Problems in writing for film and television are explored through the writing of original material and analysis of existing works. Various film genres, conventions, and styles, both fictional and nonfictional, are examined. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Admission by application process which may begin prior to start of quarter; application materials generally available final week of preceding quarter. See enrollment conditions section in quarterly Schedule of Classes for application dates and other application instructions that may apply. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): W.) E. Hollander

151. Film Directing. S
Workshop that explores the director's involvement in film and video production. Topics will include the manipulation of time and space, continuity, script planning and blocking, and working with actors and crew. Students will participate in group and individual exercises in pre-production and scene direction. Prerequisite(s): courses 20A, 20P, and/or 170B are recommended. Admission by application process which may begin prior to the start of the quarter; application materials generally available final week of preceding quarter. See the enrollment conditions section in the quarterly Schedule of Classes for application dates and other application instructions that may apply. Enrollment limited to 30. (General Education Code(s): A.) G. Vazquez

160. Film Genres. F,W
Concentrated study of films from one cinematic grouping with similar themes and narrative structures such as westerns, musicals, or science fiction, or a comparative study of different genres. History, theory, and criticism of the genre are covered. Students are billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): course 132A, 132B, 132C, 134A or 134B. Enrollment restricted to film and digital media majors during priority enrollment; may be opened if space allows. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): A.) S. Stamp, The Staff

161. Documentary Film and Video. F
Explores the category of nonfiction through a historical and theoretical study of documentary in film and video. Addresses ethnographic film, Soviet and Griersonian documentary, cinema verité and/or other selected documentary texts and the issues of representation they raise. Students are billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): course 20A or 20B. Offered in alternate academic years. I. Gustafson

162. Film Authors. W
Intensive critical study of the work of one film auteur (director, screenwriter, actor, cinematographer). Themes, style, and structure are explored using various critical modes of analysis. Students are billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): course 120. Enrollment restricted to film and digital media majors during priority enrollment; may be opened if space allows. May be repeated for credit. A. Hastie

162A. Cinema and History: Film Author Satyajit Ray.
Satyajit Ray is widely acclaimed as a master of world cinema. Course considers his work to examine "authorship" at multiple levels: the cultural, historical, social, and familial contexts and the relationship of his film to fiction, the politics and poetics of his vision, and its relationship to colonial, nationalist, and postcolonial India. Also studies the question of gender and the underclass. (Formerly course 155.) (Also offered as History 148. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) (General Education Code(s): E.) The Staff

165A. Film, Video, and Gender. W
A study of texts, theories, and issues of gender in film and/or video. Changing focus on one or more topics, including production and authorship, representation, reception, theories of identification, sexual preference, and related issues. Students are billed for a course fee. Usually offered in alternate academic years. Prerequisite(s): course 20A or 20B. (General Education Code(s): A.) I. Gustafson

165B. Race on Screen. *
Review of historical and critical tools to interpret representations of race on cinematic, television, and computer screens. Class will consider the place of race in theoretical and historical scholarship and examine the debates about race produced within and across film and digital media. Students are billed for a course fee. Usually offered in alternate academic years. Prerequisite(s): course 20A or 20B. (General Education Code(s): E.) The Staff

165C. Lesbian, Gay, and Queer Film and Video. *
An overview of homosexuality in American film. Explores a baseline Hollywood homophobia and the formal and historical attempts to change it. Recent independent queer film and video discussed. Topics include authorship, spectatorship, genre and genre reappropriation, historical gender constructs, the "art" film, mainstream vs. independent production, the relationship of film to popular music. Students are billed for a course fee. Usually offered in alternate catalog years. The Staff

165D. Asian Americans and Media. S
Examines media representations about, as well as by, Asian Americans. Using critical essays on film theory, racial studies, feminist criticism, and independent cinema, students develop the skills necessary to conduct critical analysis of Asian Americans in film and television. Students are billed for a course fee. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. (General Education Code(s): E.) L. Kim

168. National Cinema and Culture. W
Study of a specific cinematic or other media tradition of a region, nation, language, diasporic collectivity or other unifying cultural entity. Not a survey, this course selects one focus or offers a comparative of cross-cultural framework. Students are billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): course 130, 132A, 132B, or 132C. May be repeated for credit. P. Limbrick

170A. Introduction to Digital Media Production. F,S
Introduction to the conceptual and technical fundamentals of making digital media. Covers principles of digital image manipulation, basic web authoring, and interface design through projects that introduce production techniques and methods. Students are billed for a materials fee. Prerequisite(s): courses 20A and 20C. Enrollment restricted to film and digital media majors. Permission of instructor required. Admission by application process which may begin prior to start of quarter; application materials generally available final week of preceding quarter. See enrollment conditions section in quarterly Schedule of Classes for application dates and other application instructions that may apply. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): A.) The Staff, W. Sack

170B. Fundamentals of Film and Video Production. F,W,S
An introduction to the art and craft of making films and videos. Covers principles of cinematography, videography, editing, production planning, and lighting involving both production and techniques and methods. Students are billed for a materials fee. Prerequisite(s): course 20A or 20B and one other film/video and digital media critical studies or history course required. Completion of additional upper-division film and digital media critical studies or history courses improves students' ability to be admitted to this course. Admission by application and entrance essay. Application process may begin prior to start of quarter; application materials generally available final week of preceding quarter. See enrollment conditions section in quarterly Schedule of Classes for application dates and other application instructions that may apply. Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Code(s): A.) The Staff, E. Hollander, G. Vazquez

171. Special Topics Workshops.
Study of selected aspects of film, video, and/or digital media production.

171A. Sound. W
The cinematic equation equals images plus sound. What are sound-specific properties? What is the relationship between sound and image? Examines these and other questions through the creation of audio and audiovisual pieces. Students are billed for a materials fee. Prerequisite(s): priority given to students who have been accepted into the production concentration. Admission is by application process which may begin prior to the start of the quarter; application materials generally available final week of preceding quarter. See the enrollment conditions section in the quarterly Schedule of Classes for application dates and other application instructions that may apply. Students who are not in the production concentration and who have completed course 170A or 170B may apply by submitting an application and sample of production work at first class meeting; these applications will be considered on a space-available basis. Enrollment limited to 25. L. Andrews

171C. Special Topics Workshop: Found Footage. S
Students will consider the practice of "recycling" images perhaps not intended by the original "owner" or "creator." In addition to assigned readings and technical workshops, students produce three video projects and give a presentation on a specific issue or artist/group. Prerequisite(s): course 170A or 170B; priority given to students who have been accepted into the production concentration. Admission is by application process which may begin prior to the start of the quarter; application materials generally available final week of preceding quarter. See the enrollment conditions section in the quarterly Schedule of Classes for application dates and other application instructions that may apply. Students who are not in the production concentration and who have completed course 170A or 170B may apply by submitting an application and sample of production work at first class meeting; these applications will be considered on a space-available basis. Enrollment limited to 25. I. Gustafson

171D. Social Information Spaces. W
Investigates how information spaces can be designed to be inhabited, socially navigable spaces. Emphasizes the social navigation of information spaces, a set of techniques and ideas from computer-supported cooperative works, human-computer interaction, and architecture. Prerequisite(s): course 170A; priority given to students who have been accepted into the production concentration. Admission is by application process which may begin prior to the start of the quarter; application materials generally available final week of preceding quarter. See the enrollment conditions section in the quarterly Schedule of Classes for application dates and other application instructions that may apply. Students who are not in the production concentration and who have completed course 170A may apply by submitting an application and sample of production work at first class meeting; these applications will be considered on a space-available basis. Enrollment limited to 25. W. Sack

171E. Structure of Hollywood. *
Examines current structure of American film industry tracing history of shifting industrial practices. Who has power in Hollywood? How does the exercise of power affect the creative process? How does it change what we see? Enrollment restricted to film and digital media majors. The Staff

172. Film and Video Studio. F
Intermediate workshop in film and video production. Topics include cinematography, sound, and non-linear digital editing techniques. Each student is responsible for the completion of a short project utilizing 16mm film or video. Students must bear the cost of materials and are billed for a materials fee. Prerequisite(s): priority given to students who have been accepted into the production concentration. Admission is by application process which may begin prior to start of quarter; application materials generally available final week of preceding quarter. See enrollment conditions section in quarterly Schedule of Classes for application dates and other application instructions that may apply. Students who are not in the production concentration and who have completed course 170A or 170B may apply by submitting an application and sample of production work at first class meeting; these applications will be considered on a space-available basis. Enrollment limited to 25. E. Hollander

173. Narrative Workshop: Reconfiguring Narrative within the Digital Realm. W
Analysis of cinematic codes and narrative structure through digital video, Internet and interactive multimedia projects. Required readings address contemporary research in narratology and hyper-media, exploring the potential of digital technology to reconfigure the role of both author and audience. Students billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): course 170A; priority given to students who have been accepted into the production concentration. Admission is by application process which may begin prior to the start of the quarter; application materials generally available final week of preceding quarter. See the enrollment conditions section in the quarterly Schedule of Classes for application dates and other application instructions that may apply. Students who are not in the production concentration and who have completed course 170A may apply by submitting an application and sample of production work at first class meeting; these applications will be considered on a space-available basis. Enrollment limited to 25. The Staff

175. Documentary Video Workshop. F
Workshop in documentary video production, development of critical standards, ethical issues, and technical methods. Each student is responsible for the completion of short documentaries from assignments. Students must bear the cost of materials and are billed for a materials fee. Prerequisite(s): priority given to students who have been accepted into the production concentration. Admission is by application process which may begin prior to the start of the quarter; application materials generally available final week of preceding quarter. See the enrollment conditions section in the quarterly Schedule of Classes for application dates and other application instructions that may apply. Students who are not in the production concentration and who have completed course 170A or 170B may apply by submitting an application and sample of production work at first class meeting; applications will be considered on a space-available basis. Enrollment limited to 25. C. Lord

176. Experimental Video Workshop. S
Introductory workshop in video production (non-narrative, experimental). Topics include a survey of non-narrative experimental video from a historical/theoretical perspective and an introduction to videography, fundamentals of video editing, and sound. Students complete several short projects and are billed for a materials fee. Students must bear the cost of all materials. Prerequisite(s): course 170B; priority given to students who have been accepted into the production concentration. Admission is by application process which may begin prior to the start of the quarter; application materials generally available final week of preceding quarter. See the enrollment conditions section in the quarterly Schedule of Classes for application dates and other application instructions that may apply. Students who are not in the production concentration and who have completed course 170B may apply by submitting an application and sample of production work at first class meeting; these applications will be considered on a space-available basis. Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Code(s): A.) G. Vazquez

177. Digital Media Workshop: Computer as Medium. *
Introduction to the computer as a medium as well as a tool. Students explore art practice within digital imaging and information and communications environments through projects, readings, and "screenings." Assignments may include designing virtual communities and /or interactive, multimedia web works. Students are billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): course 170A; priority given to students who have been accepted into the production concentration. Admission is by application process which may begin prior to the start of the quarter; application materials generally available final week of preceding quarter. See the enrollment conditions section in the quarterly Schedule of Classes for application dates and other application instructions that may apply. Students who are not in the production concentration and who have completed course 170A may apply by submitting an application and sample of production work at first class meeting; these applications will be considered on a space-available basis. Enrollment limited to 25. S. Daniel

178A. Personal Computers in Film and Video. F
Introduction to the specific applications of computers for film and video. By using computer-generated, enhanced and imported graphics, animation, text, sound, and moving video, students create still and time-based works in a computer environment. Prerequisite(s): course 170B; priority given to students who have been accepted into the production concentration. Admission is by application process which may begin prior to start of quarter; application materials generally available final week of preceding quarter. See enrollment conditions section in quarterly Schedule of Classes for application dates and other application instructions that may apply. Students who are not in the production concentration and who have completed course 170B may apply by submitting an application and sample of production work at first class meeting; these applications will be considered on a space-available basis. Enrollment limited to 20. (F) The Staff

178B. Advanced Personal Computers in Film and Video. *
Study of advanced computer tools in digital media, including exploration, creation, and manipulation of sound with the same level of complexity as required in composing the moving image. Students produce a final project that demonstrates skills learned. Prerequisite(s): course 170A; priority given to students who have been accepted into the production concentration. Admission is by application process which may begin prior to the start of the quarter; application materials generally available final week of preceding quarter. See the enrollment conditions section in the quarterly Schedule of Classes for application dates and other application instructions that may apply. Students who are not in the production concentration and who have completed course 170A may apply by submitting an application and sample of production work at first class meeting; these applications will be considered on a space-available basis. Enrollment limited to 20. The Staff

185. Special Topics in Film and Video.
Study of selected aspects of film and/or video history, theory, or criticism. Students are billed for a course fee.

185D. Sound and Image in Theory and Criticism. *
Explores theories and critiques of sound in culture and analyzes sound in relation to media images in film, video, digital media, and music/image practices such as Vjaying. Voice, noise, and music are addressed (but not scores). Students are billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): courses 20A and 120. Enrollment restricted to film and digital media majors during priority enrollment; may be opened if space allows. (General Education Code(s): A.) M. Morse

185E. Chicana/o Cinema, Video. *
Examines emergence of Chicana/o cinema and video from a place of social displacement, resistance, and affirmation. Looks at Chicana/o representation and spectatorship as it pertains to ethnicity, class, gender, and the beginning of a new Chicana/o film aesthetic. Students are billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): course 20A. Enrollment limited to 60. (General Education Code(s): E.) The Staff

185R. The Film Remake. *
History and theory of the remake through case studies across cultural, gender, and genre boundaries. Examines changing cultural, social, stylistic, and technical values and explores notions of originality, repetition, homage, allusion, quotation, and intertextuality from Feuillade and Hitchcock to Raimi and Johnny To. Prerequisite(s): courses 20A and 120. Enrollment restricted to film and digital media majors during priority enrollment; may be opened if space allows. The Staff

187. Advanced Topics in Television Studies. S
Study of a selected aspect of television history, television criticism, or national television. Includes weekly screenings and historical/theoretical readings. Usually offered in alternate academic years, with rotating topics. Students are billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): course 136B. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior film and digital media majors during priority enrollment; may be opened if space allows. May be repeated for credit. A. Hastie

189. Advanced Topics in Digital and Electronic Media Studies. *
Study of a selected aspect of digital and/or electronic media history and criticism. Topics can include virtual environments, electronic networks, video installations, computer games, and hyper-media. Usually offered in alternate academic years. Students are billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): course 20C. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior film and digital media majors during priority enrollment; may be opened if space allows. May be repeated for credit. D. Crane

190. Advanced Critical Studies Seminar. *
Intensive research and writing on a changing topic chosen to demonstrate critical mastery in a specific area of film and/or digital media studies. Prerequisite(s): course 120. Enrollment restricted to senior film and digital media majors accepted into the critical studies concentration. Enrollment limited to 15. A. Hastie

191. Critical Studies Thesis Preparation Seminar. *
Intensive seminar prepares students for writing a critical studies thesis. Designed to be taken prior to enrolling in course 195, seminar guides students through the process of choosing a thesis topic, preparing a bibliography, and drafting a detailed outline. Prerequisite(s): course 190. Enrollment restricted to senior film and digital media majors accepted into the critical studies concentration. Enrollment limited to 15. S. Stamp

192. Directed Student Teaching. F,W,S
Teaching a lower-division course under faculty supervision (see course 42). Proposal supported by a faculty sponsor and department. The Staff

194A. Film Theory Seminar. F
Advanced senior seminar examining classical and contemporary film theory and those theoretical paradigms and methods that have illuminated the medium: formalism, realism, structuralism, semiology, psychoanalysis, Marxism, feminism, and phenomenology. Primary texts are read. Students are billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): course 120. Enrollment restricted to senior film and digital media majors. Enrollment limited to 20. A. Hastie

194B. Electronic Media Theory Seminar. S
Study of the major theoretical approaches to electronic media and their critical application to texts from television, independent video art and documentary, and electronic networks. Readings include a range of theoretical approaches selected from semiotic, ideological, feminist, cultural studies, reception theory, postmodernist, and other critical traditions. Students are billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): courses 20B and 120. Enrollment restricted to senior film and digital media majors. Enrollment limited to 20. D. Crane

194C. New Media Theory Seminar. S
Study of theories of emerging genres of electronic culture, with emphasis on the discourse about computer-assisted and computer-generated forms of art and mass culture such as digital imagery, virtual environments, telematics, hyper- and multimedia, and electronic networks. Students are billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): courses 20C and 120. Enrollment restricted to senior film and digital media majors. Enrollment limited to 20. S. Daniel

194D. Film History Seminar. S
In-depth study of film history investigating developments in cinematic style, technological innovation, and industrial practice against the broad canvas of cultural history. Students will acquire the basic tools necessary to conduct informed film historical research. Students are billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): course 120 and either 130 or 134A or 134B. Enrollment restricted to senior film and digital media majors. Enrollment limited to 20. L. Kim

194E. International Cinemas. W
In-depth study of the history and theory of international cinemas with changing topics such as globalism and resistance, postcolonial theory, international productions and querying race, the "national," and cinema. Students are billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): course 120 and either 132A, 132B, or 132C. Enrollment restricted to senior film and digital media majors. Enrollment limited to 16. P. Limbrick

194F. Film and the Other Arts: Music and Dance. *
Examines the use of artistic media within films and of films that thematically are about other media. What do other art forms allow for-in terms of the story, the film's meaning, the gaze, and the spectator? Students are billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): course 120. Enrollment restricted to senior film and digital media majors. Enrollment limited to 16. L. Kim

194G. New(s) Media. *
Addresses the role of new media technologies in the production, distribution, and reception of the news, especially international news. Examines software and network technologies as amplifying, filtering, extending, and countering the forces of media. Students are billed for a course fee. Prerequisite(s): courses 20C and 120. Enrollment restricted to senior film and digital media majors. Enrollment limited to 16. W. Sack

194S. Special Topics Seminar. F,W,S
Intensive research and writing on a changing topic chosen to demonstrate critical mastery in a specific area of film and digitial media studies, for example, film adaptations and their literary sources, documentary/reality shows, or networked new media texts. Prerequisite(s): course 120. Enrollment restricted to senior film and digital media majors. Enrollment limited to 20. May be repeated for credit. The Staff, Y. Wang

195. Senior Thesis/Project. F,W,S
An individually supervised course, with emphasis on independent research, to culminate in a senior thesis/project/production. Proposals should be submitted to adviser one quarter in advance. Petition required, approved by instructor and department; thesis petitions available in the department office. The Staff

196A. Senior Project in Film and Video Production. W,S
Students accomplish a range of production work including script development, casting, and rehearsing to shooting and postproduction work. Students are billed for a materials fee. Admission by application during winter quarter. See department office for more information. Enrollment limited to 18. E. Hollander, L. Andrews

196B. Senior Project in Screenwriting. S
Students write a full-length (75-100 page) screenplay in this seminar while studying structural concepts and character development in selected films. Scheduling, outlining, pitching ideas, and critique are all part of the workshop format of the class. Prerequiste(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements; course 150 or another screenwriting course. Interview only: petition required; special application should be submitted to adviser one quarter in advance; see department office for more information. Enrollment restricted to senior film and digital media majors. Enrollment limited to 16. (General Education Code(s): W.) The Staff

197. Senior Digital Media Workshop. *
Independent projects using the computer as a medium as well as a tool. Students will design and implement projects in digital imaging, information, and communications environments. Students' projects may include designing virtual communities, building collaborative networks, and/or interactive, multimedia web works. Students are billed for a course fee. Admission by application during winter quarter. See department office for more information. Enrollment limited to 20. The Staff

198. Independent Field Study. F,W,S
Provides for department-sponsored individual study programs off campus for which faculty supervision is not in person (e.g., supervision is by correspondence). Students engaging in field study must complete application procedures for such study by the fifth week of the previous quarter. Field study may not be used to satisfy major requirements. Petition required, approved by instructor and department; petitions available in the department office. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

198F. Independent Field Study (2 credits). F,W,S
Provides for department-sponsored individual study programs off campus for which faculty supervision is not in person (e.g., supervision is by correspondence). Students engaging in field study must complete application procedures for such study by the fifth week of the previous quarter. Field study may not be used to satisfy major requirements. Petition required, approved by instructor and department; petitions available in the department office. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Individual study in areas approved by sponsoring instructors. Tutorial may not be used to satisfy major requirements. Petition required, approved by instructor and department; petitions available in the department office. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Individual study in areas approved by sponsoring instructors. Tutorial may not be used to satisfy major requirements. Petition required, approved by instructor and department; petitions available in the department office. May be repeated for credit. The Staff

Graduate Courses

222. Critical Methodologies in Film and Television. *
Core course introduces graduate students to critical methodologies in media studies and offers sustained examination of theoretical approaches to media studies. Methodologies may include (but not limited to) comtemporary theory (semiotic, psychoanalytic, ideological), cultural studies, intertextuality, feminist film, and television theory. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 14. A. Hastie

283. New Media Art and Digital Culture. *
A study of new media art in the context of digital culture. Electronic, digital and online technology art are set in critical relation to discourse on history, aesthetics, hypermedia, the interface, hacks, embodiment, robotics, artificial life and other topics. Students are billed for a course fee. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. M. Morse

284. Film, Culture, and Modernity. *
Traces the rise of motion picture culture from the late 19th century through the end of the 1920s, looking at film's emerging visual and narrative grammar, its changing cultural status, and its engagement with shifting registers of class, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. S. Stamp

297. Independent Study. F,W,S
Either study related to a course being taken or a totally independent study. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. May be repeated for credit. M. Morse, C. Lord, S. Stamp, L. Andrews

Additional Courses of Interest

Anthropology 120, Culture through Film
Art 118, Computer Arts: Theories, Methods, Practices
Community Studies 180/L, Video Production of the Social Documentary
Economics 80J/185, Value and Support of the Arts: Challenges and Opportunities in American Society
History of Consciousness 126, Film Fantasies
Latin American and Latino Studies 123A, Cinema and Social Change: Feature Films
Latin American and Latino Studies 123B, Cinema and Social Change: Documentary Transformations
Latin American and Latino Studies 127, Mexico and the Movies
Latin American and Latino Studies 129, Women Filmmakers: Latin American and Latina
English-Language Literatures 180B, The Gothic Imagination in Fiction, Film, and Theory
Sociology 116, Communication and Mass Media
Sociology 129, Popular Culture

*Not offered in 2006-07