CINE

Cinematography & Lighting

Development of the art and practice of cinematography and lighting in the execution of short, single-camera styled projects. Assignments focus on lens choice, motivated camera movement, color temperature & correction, 16mm and digital video camera operation, and lighting design. Students learn to work together as a crew as defined by industry standards.

Introduction to Directing

Explores the role of the film director in the translation of script to screen through development and execution of single-camera-style short form projects. Emphasis is on script analysis, pre-visualization planning and blocking, crew management and working with actors.

Advanced Cinematography & Lighting

In Advanced Cinematography & Lighting, students further develop their ability to translate theme, story, and emotion into motion picture imagery. Cinematography & lighting skills are refined via single-camera-styled projects. Assignments focus on complex lighting design and camera movement as students employ advanced camera, lighting & grip equipment.

Documentary Preproduction

An introductory course that teaches essential skills in developing feature-length and short documentary films. Students learn about content development, narrative structure, script formatting, interviewing techniques, budget, distrubution preparation, and grant writing.

Narrative Filmmaking

This course provides students with intensive practice in narrative technique and aesthetics known as the classical continuity system. Emphasis is placed on pre-visualizing, filming and editing scenes which employ continuity, create dramatic effects and encourage audience identification. The history and practice of narrative technique is explored via shooting and editing exercises which culminate in the execution of a final film project.

Film History (1960s-Present)

This course examines the international history of cinema from the 1960s to the present. The development of film technology, aesthetics, and genre are covered from the documentary and experimental films of the 1960s to the digital cinema of the current era. Topics include New Hollywood, political cinema of the 1960s and 1970s, continental and subcontinental cinemas post 1970, media conglomerates, and global film culture.