Media, Film, and Journalism

FILM 001  Introduction to Film   Units: 3

By the age of 18 the average person has watched over 900 movies, but do we really know how to watch them? This course explores the impact film has on us, and the techniques filmmakers use to make us respond. Drawing from the American Film Institute's "Top 100 Movies of All Time" plus others, the class goes beyond movies as entertainment, into the fascinating world of how movies use color, music, story structure, visual effects and cinematography to make us forget we're even watching a movie.
Lecture Hours: 54         Lab Hours: None          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: C3                 CSU GE: C1                 IGETC: 3A

FILM 002A  Film Production I: Basic Film Production   Units: 3

This course provides an introduction to the theory, terminology, and process of digital film and video production. Topics include basic camera and sound acquisition techniques including the operation, function and creative uses of digital cameras and post-production production software. The emphasis is on documentary or abstract short films and music videos that help the students find their filmmaking voice and style. Students learn basic production management and directing skills as well as basic scripting, camera operation, picture editing and sound editing and mixing. (C-ID FTVE 150)
Lecture Hours: 36         Lab Hours: 54          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: FILM 001.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 002B  Film Production II: Advanced Film,Production   Units: 3

This course builds on the skills students acquired in FILM 002A, offering them more advanced and detailed theory and terminology and immersing them deeper into the filmmaking process, this time focusing on narrative filmmaking. Students are introduced to narrative scripting, directing actors, production design, production management and more advanced narrative picture and sound editing techniques.
Lecture Hours: 36         Lab Hours: 54          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: FILM 002A.
Advisory: FILM 001 & FILM 003.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 002C  Film Production III: Capstone   Units: 3

This course builds on the skills students acquired in FILM 002B, offering them more advanced and detailed theory and terminology and immersing them more professionally and independently into the narrative filmmaking process. Student apply skills in production design, narrative screenplay writing and development by directing actors, managing key personnel, producing, budgeting, scheduling, negotiating, and implementing highly developed narrative picture and sound editing techniques.
Lecture Hours: 36         Lab Hours: 54          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: FILM 002B & FILM 003
Advisory: FILM 001.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 003  Screenwriting   Units: 3

This course is a basic introduction to writing for the film and electronic media. Students will learn how to prepare scripts in proper formats for the various media, as well as explore conceptual and stylistic issues related to writing fiction and non-fiction scripts for informational and entertainment purposes. The course gives the students hands-on experience and significant critical feedback in developing, writing and re-writing original scripts for the film and electronic media.
Lecture Hours: 54         Lab Hours: None          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: ENG 001A.
Advisory: FILM 001.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 004  Cinematography   Units: 3

On a film set, the Cinematographer is the person who fulfills the Director's vision by setting the shots and lighting the scene. How this is achieved is part art, part craft and part science. This course will introduce students to the fundamental elements of Cinematography. The exploration of how motion picture and video cameras work will be accompanied by understanding how motion picture cameras, lenses and lighting transcend being tools into being a collaborative artistic expression.
Lecture Hours: 36         Lab Hours: 54          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: FILM 001 & FILM 002A.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 005  On-Camera Acting & Voice Over   Units: 3

This course is designed to introduce actors and filmmakers to the challenges of on-camera film and voiceover acting with additional focus on 21st century tools. Students will learn how to adjust the acting process for camera and microphone and produce web-ready demo reels for casting and self-promotion.
Lecture Hours: 36         Lab Hours: 54          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: FILM 001 & FILM 002A.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 006  Documentary Filmmaking   Units: 3

At a time when filmmaking is undergoing rapid change and new forms of documentary filmmaking are emerging across digital platforms, we seek to challenge and train a new generation of film documentarians to find innovative and socially responsible ways to create non-fiction film stories. The focus in this course is on finding and telling the visual story, story development and focusing on the crucial third act climax/resolution, difficult enough in scripted films, far more elusive in documentaries. Students produce short-form documentary films with the emphasis on developing the producer/director's craft through practice and repetition.
Lecture Hours: 36         Lab Hours: 54          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: FILM 001 & FILM 002A.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 007  Film Editing   Units: 3

A movie is made three times: when it's written; when it's shot; when it's edited. Jean Luc Goddard said, "Film is truth at twenty four frames per second," and no one knows this better than a film editor. He or she must decide frame by frame where the audience needs to be in relation to the story. Stay in a shot or transition to another and if so, what shot and how to get there? Working side-by-side with the director to craft the movie that ultimately hits the screen, large or small, editing is about manipulating the audience, in the best possible way, in the service of storytelling. In this immersive class, students study the terminology and concepts of narrative film editing. Students experience hands-on the film editing process, learning aesthetic principles of narrative continuity editing and the technological workflow for picture and sound editing.
Lecture Hours: 36         Lab Hours: 54          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: FILM 001 & FILM 002A.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 008  Film Production Design   Units: 3

Production Design is an intensive hands-on course designed to equip those interested in production design with the latest conceptual and practical skills needed to successfully create a production design for a narrative film. The course encourages student designers to discover their own conceptual approach to design for film while incorporating production and visual effects in the realization of short movies with high production values.
Lecture Hours: 54         Lab Hours: None          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: FILM 002A.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: None                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 009  Film Producing & Distribution   Units: 3

This course is designed for students who want to produce a movie through all stages of a film's journey: buying/development, financing, pre-production, production, post-production, and release/marketing. While key components of the pre-production and production aspects are explored in depth in the Production Management series of courses, the focus of this course is to explore the effect each stage has on the others, and how the producer guides their interdependency. Students learn to recognize and solve problems before they turn in a full-blown crisis and how to make good decisions that help drive a project forward.
Lecture Hours: 54         Lab Hours: None          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: FILM 002A.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: None                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 010  Film Directing   Units: 3

Film directing is serious business. In fact, it is the business. So much so that the French, in defining their New Wave movement decided the "author" of a film was not the screenwriter but the director. This lofty idea affected filmmakers and the films they made the world over. But one thing did not change. The director's job. A director must understand the practical application of a vision communicated to a group of collaborators and brought to fruition through the contributions of that group of creatives. That "author" must be one part visionary, one part tactician, one part psychologist and one part deal closer. He or she must know what a film story requires structurally in order to be told effectively and must have the discipline and skill necessary to deliver it. The director is the only contributor, other than the producer, who shepherds the vision through from beginning to end. The artistry and vision required can't be taught but can be discovered through process and discipline. The collaborative and business aspects required to support process and deliver the product can be learned and applied as well. This course is designed to offer a student both: first, for those who will direct, to teach them how to lead the filmmaking process; and then, for those who will work with directors, to teach them how to support and enrich a director's vision.
Lecture Hours: 54         Lab Hours: None          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: Take Film-002A.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: None                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 010A  Film Production Management: Scheduling   Units: 1.5

Movies are make-believe. The work done to make them is not. Long before cameras roll, and continuing when and long after they do, line producers, production managers, locations managers, first assistant directors and others are working hard to prepare for, manage and carry out a process that will utilize the talents of a small army of creative and technical filmmakers and allocate valuable, irreplaceable resources not the least of which are time and money. There is no just "going out and shooting" this. The seeming madness of the creative process that is filmmaking is in reality managed in a process of its own that evolved with the medium. Scheduling is the basis of the entire film production. This course will teach students one of the most important parts of this process - creating a shooting schedule. In doing so, they will learn how to allocate the resources allowed by the budget in a day-to-day schedule that incorporates talent, crew, equipment, locations settings, costumes, props, effects and other elements that are required to shoot on any given day. And they will learn to manage one of the two most valuable resources required to make a film - time. This course is valuable for anyone interested in producing, line producing, production managing, set managing, location scouting and managing and producing or directing a movie.
Lecture Hours: 27         Lab Hours: None          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: FILM 002A.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: None                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 010B  Film Production Management: Budgeting   Units: 1.5

Movies are make-believe. The work done to make them is not. Long before cameras roll, and continuing when and long after they do, line producers, production managers, locations managers, first assistant directors and others are working hard to prepare for, manage and carry out a process that will utilize the talents of a small army of creative and technical filmmakers and allocate valuable, irreplaceable resources not the least of which are time and money. There is no just "going out and shooting" this. The seeming madness of the creative process that is filmmaking is in reality managed in a process of its own that evolved with the medium. This course will teach students one of the most important parts of this process - creating a line item budget. In doing so, they will learn all of the various departments, resources and personnel that are required to make a film production possible. And they will learn to allocate one of the two most valuable resources required to make a film - money. This course is valuable for anyone interested in producing, line producing, production managing, set managing, location scouting and managing and producing or directing a movie.
Lecture Hours: 27         Lab Hours: None          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: FILM 002A.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: None                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 010C  Film Production Management:,Set Management   Units: 1.5

Movies are make-believe. The work done to make them is not. Long before cameras roll, and continuing when and long after they do, line producers, production managers, locations managers, first assistant directors and others are working hard to prepare for, manage and carry out a process that will utilize the talents of a small army of creative and technical filmmakers and allocate valuable, irreplaceable resources not the least of which are time and money. There is no just "going out and shooting" this. The seeming madness of the creative process that is filmmaking is in reality managed in a process of its own that evolved with the medium. This course will teach students how to manage a set, whether it's in a studio or on location. In doing so, they will learn the personnel required to run a set, the processes they support, the protocols that help govern those processes and the best practices that will result in a well-run, productive movie set. This course is valuable for anyone interested in producing, line producing, production managing, set managing, location scouting and managing and directing a movie.
Lecture Hours: 27         Lab Hours: None          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: FILM 002A.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: None                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 010D  Film Production Management:,Location Management   Units: 1.5

Movies are make-believe. The work done to make them is not. Long before cameras roll, and continuing when and long after they do, line producers, production managers, locations managers, first assistant directors and others are working hard to prepare for, manage and carry out a process that will utilize the talents of a small army of creative and technical filmmakers and allocate valuable, irreplaceable resources not the least of which are time and money. There is no just "going out and shooting" this. The seeming madness of the creative process that is filmmaking is in reality managed in a process of its own that evolved with the medium. "Where's the bathroom?!" These are the first words out of the grip's mouth - or the steely eyed Production Manager of a film upon arriving at a location set. This course will teach students how to manage a location setting. In doing so, they will learn how to scout a location, the legal and financial requirements of securing one, prepping it for production, managing it, locking it down, "owning it" and eventually leaving it in the same or better condition than when production began. This course is valuable for anyone interested in producing, line producing, production managing, set managing, location scouting and managing and producing or directing a movie.
Lecture Hours: 27         Lab Hours: None          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: FILM 002A.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: None                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 011A  Film Production Management: Scheduling,& Budgeting   Units: 3

Movies are make-believe. The work done to make them is not. Long before cameras roll, and continuing when and long after they do, line producers, production managers, locations managers, first assistant directors and others are working hard to prepare for, manage and carry out a process that will utilize the talents of a small army of creative and technical filmmakers and allocate valuable, irreplaceable resources not the least of which are time and money. There is no just "going out and shooting" this. The seeming madness of the creative process that is filmmaking is in reality managed in a process of its own that evolved with the medium. Scheduling is the basis of the entire film production. This course will teach students one of the most important parts of this process - creating a shooting schedule. In doing so, they will learn how to allocate the resources allowed by the budget in a day-to-day schedule that incorporates talent, crew, equipment, locations settings, costumes, props, effects and other elements that are required to shoot on any given day. And they will learn to manage one of the two most valuable resources required to make a film - time. This course will also teach students one of the most important parts of this process - creating a line item budget. In doing so, they will learn all of the various departments, resources and personnel that are required to make a film production possible. And they will learn to allocate one of the two most valuable resources required to make a film - money. This course is valuable for anyone interested in producing, line producing, production managing, set managing, location scouting and managing and producing or directing a movie.
Lecture Hours: 54         Lab Hours: None          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: Take FILM-002A.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: None                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 011B  Production Management: Location &,Set Management   Units: 3

Movies are make-believe. The work done to make them is not. Long before cameras roll, and continuing when and long after they do, line producers, production managers, locations managers, first assistant directors and others are working hard to prepare for, manage and carry out a process that will utilize the talents of a small army of creative and technical filmmakers and allocate valuable, irreplaceable resources not the least of which are time and money. There is no just "going out and shooting" this. The seeming madness of the creative process that is filmmaking is in reality managed in a process of its own that evolved with the medium. "Where's the bathroom?!" These are the first words out of the grip's mouth - or the steely eyed Production Manager of a film upon arriving at a location set. This course will teach students how to manage a location setting. In doing so, they will learn how to scout a location, the legal and financial requirements of securing one, prepping it for production, managing it, locking it down, "owning it" and eventually leaving it in the same or better condition than when production began. This course will also teach students how to manage a set, whether it's in a studio or on location. In doing so, they will learn the personnel required to run a set, the processes they support, the protocols that help govern those processes and the best practices that will result in a well-run, productive movie set. This course is valuable for anyone interested in producing, line producing, production managing, set managing, location scouting and managing and producing or directing a movie.
Lecture Hours: 54         Lab Hours: None          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: Take FILM-002A.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: None                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 012A  Creative Content - Basic   Units: 1

This beginning course facilitates participation and employment of skills in creative content production progressing from a basic to an intermediate level of work. Starting with the fundamentals of creative content production, students get hands-on experience in execution of budgeting, scheduling, producing, editing and delivering videos for clients. Students work as members of a small production company and the tools and processes of filmmaking are applied to the client's creative content needs.
Lecture Hours: None         Lab Hours: 54          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: FILM 002A.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: None                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 012B  Creative Content - Intermediate   Units: 1

This intermediate course further facilitates participation and employment of skills in creative content production progressing from an intermediate to an advanced level of work. Building on the fundamentals of creative content production, students get hands-on experience in execution of budgeting, scheduling, producing, editing and delivering videos for clients but with an emphasis on managing production. Students begin to lead members of a small production company as they apply more complex tools and processes of filmmaking to the client's creative content needs.
Lecture Hours: None         Lab Hours: 54          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: FILM 012A.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: None                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 012C  Creative Content - Advanced   Units: 1

This advanced course further facilitates participation and employment of skills in creative content production progressing from an advanced to a professional level of work. Continuing to build on the fundamentals of creative content production, students get hands-on experience in execution of budgeting, scheduling, producing, editing and delivering videos for clients but with an emphasis on managing production. Students lead all members of a small production company as they apply still more complex tools and processes of filmmaking to the client's creative content needs.
Lecture Hours: None         Lab Hours: 54          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: FILM 012B.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: None                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 021  Contemporary World Film   Units: 3

This course surveys modern international cinema. Through the examination of narrative, documentary and experimental films from around the world, the medium's technical, aesthetic and theoretical development will be investigated. Particular attention will be given to the historical, cultural and economic influences that contribute to this international art form.
Lecture Hours: 54         Lab Hours: None          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: C3                 CSU GE: C1                 IGETC: 3A

FILM 022  American Film to the 1960s   Units: 3

Study of the development, history and aesthetics of the Hollywood studio system, as well as its impact on our culture. Study of classic films as forms of popular entertainment and cinematic art, including various Hollywood genres and their independent counterparts. Lectures, discussions and readings are supplemented by the screening and critical analysis of representative films.
Lecture Hours: 54         Lab Hours: None          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: C3                 CSU GE: C1                 IGETC: 3A

FILM 023  Contemporary American Film   Units: 3

Study of the changes of the Hollywood studio system, alternative productions, and independent film since the 1960s. Covers the decline of the studio system, the rise of American New Wave cinema, the history of the blockbuster, the parallel histories of independent and underground film, changing audiences, the effects of new technology, the presence of media conglomerates, women in U.S. cinema, and the popularity of documentary films.
Lecture Hours: 54         Lab Hours: None          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: C3                 CSU GE: C1                 IGETC: 3A

FILM 095A  Film Work Experience   Units: 1-5

This work experience course of supervised employment provides students the opportunity to connect academics to applied experiential learning in the workplace. It assists students in developing transferable employability skills, career awareness, learning industry culture, competencies and norms, and developing professional networks that support career mobility. To enroll, students must have a job or internship placement in a part-time or full-time capacity. Credit may be accrued at the rate of one to five (1-5) units per semester based on the student's ability to meet the hours required per unit enrolled. Students must work 54 hours per unit earned. This Work Experience course is available to students whose job or internship placement is directly related to Film.
Lecture Hours: None         Lab Hours: 270          Repeatable: Yes
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 301A  Introduction to Film   Units: 0

Roger Ebert wrote, "We live in a box of space and time. "Movies are windows in its walls." Movies play a tremendously important role in our culture. But how much do we know about the history and making of our favorite films and do we really know how to watch them? This class provides an introduction to the basic tools of film analysis. We will examine how elements like narrative & genre, mise-en-scene, camera work, editing and sound work together to create meaning in films. We will examine the business of film, other narrative forms of cinema such as documentary, animated and experimental films and the history of film. And we will examine writing about films, such as Roger Ebert, and others have done since film began. Students will: Analyze elements including narrative & genre, mise-en-scene, camera work, editing and sound in a film and evaluate how well they are used to communicate the film's major themes; Analyze film writing and write about film's themselves.
Noncredit Hours: 27                                        Repeatable: Yes
Grading: Pass/No Pass
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: None                 Degree Applicable: NONC
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 301B  Introduction to Film 2   Units: 0

Roger Ebert wrote, "We live in a box of space and time. Movies are windows in its walls." Movies play a tremendously important role in our culture. But how much do we know about the history and making of our favorite films and do we really know how to watch them? This class provides an introduction to the basic tools of film analysis. We will examine how elements like narrative & genre, mise-en-scene, camera work, editing and sound work together to create meaning in films. We will examine the business of film, other narrative forms of cinema such as documentary, animated and experimental films and the history of film. And we will examine writing about films, such as Roger Ebert and others have done since film began. Students will: Analyze how a film reflects the social and moral attitudes at the time of the film's original release; Analyze the business of film, it's financing, marketing and distribution and assess how these forces shape the films we watch; Analyze other narrative forms like documentary, animation and experimental film; Analyze the history of Hollywood, European, non-western and independent film.
Noncredit Hours: 27                                        Repeatable: Yes
Grading: Pass/No Pass
Prerequisite: FILM-301A.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: None                 Degree Applicable: NONC
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 302D  Film Production IA: Basic Film,Production   Units: 0

This course provides an introduction to the theory, terminology, and process of digital film and video production. Topics include basic camera and sound acquisition techniques including the operation, function and creative uses of digital cameras and post-production production software. The emphasis is on abstract short films and music videos that help students find their filmmaking voice and style. Students learn basic production management and directing skills as well as basic scripting, camera operation, picture editing and sound editing and mixing.
Noncredit Hours: 45                                        Repeatable: Yes
Grading: Pass/No Pass
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: None                 Degree Applicable: NONC
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 302E  Film Production IB: Basic Film,Production   Units: 0

This course provides an introduction to the theory, terminology, and process of digital film and video production. Topics include basic camera and sound acquisition techniques including the operation, function and creative uses of digital cameras and post-production production software. The emphasis is on documentary films that help the students find their filmmaking voice and style. Students learn more complex production management and directing skills as well as more complex scripting, camera operation, picture editing and sound editing and mixing.
Noncredit Hours: 45                                        Repeatable: Yes
Grading: Pass/No Pass
Prerequisite: FILM-302D.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: None                 Degree Applicable: NONC
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 303A  Screenwriting 1   Units: 0

This course is a basic introduction to writing for film and electronic media. Students will explore conceptual and stylistic issues related to writing fiction scripts for entertainment purposes. The course gives students hands-on experience and significant critical feedback in developing, writing and re-writing original scripts for film and electronic media.
Noncredit Hours: 27                                        Repeatable: Yes
Grading: Pass/No Pass
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: None                 Degree Applicable: NONC
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 303B  Screenwriting 2   Units: 0

This course is a continuation of the introduction to writing for the film and electronic media begun in FILM 303A. Students will learn how to prepare scripts in proper formats for the various media, as well as explore conceptual and stylistic issues related to writing fiction scripts for entertainment purposes. The course gives students hands-on experience and significant critical feedback in developing, writing and re-writing original scripts for film and electronic media.
Noncredit Hours: 27                                        Repeatable: Yes
Grading: Pass/No Pass
Prerequisite: FILM-303A.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: None                 Degree Applicable: NONC
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 310A  Film Production Management: Scheduling   Units: 0

Movies are make-believe. The work done to make them is not. Long before cameras roll, and continuing when and long after they do, line producers, production managers, locations managers, first assistant directors and others are working hard to prepare for, manage and carry out a process that will utilize the talents of a small army of creative and technical filmmakers and allocate valuable, irreplaceable resources not the least of which are time and money. There is no just "going out and shooting" this. The seeming madness of the creative process that is filmmaking is in reality managed in a process of its own that evolved with the medium. Scheduling is the basis of the entire film production. This course will teach students one of the most important parts of this process - creating a shooting schedule. In doing so, they will learn how to allocate the resources allowed by the budget in a day-to-day schedule that incorporates talent, crew, equipment, locations settings, costumes, props, effects and other elements that are required to shoot on any given day. And they will learn to manage one of the two most valuable resources required to make a film - time. This course is valuable for anyone interested in producing, line producing, production managing, set managing, location scouting and managing and producing or directing a movie.
Noncredit Hours: 27                                        Repeatable: Yes
Grading: Pass/No Pass
Prerequisite: FILM-302E.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: None                 Degree Applicable: NONC
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

FILM 310B  Film Production Management: Budgeting   Units: 0

Movies are make-believe. The work done to make them is not. Long before cameras roll, and continuing when and long after they do, line producers, production managers, locations managers, first assistant directors and others are working hard to prepare for, manage and carry out a process that will utilize the talents of a small army of creative and technical filmmakers and allocate valuable, irreplaceable resources not the least of which are time and money. There is no just "going out and shooting" this. The seeming madness of the creative process that is filmmaking is in reality managed in a process of its own that evolved with the medium. This course will teach students one of the most important parts of this process - creating a line item budget. In doing so, they will learn all of the various departments, resources and personnel that are required to make a film production possible. And they will learn to allocate one of the two most valuable resources required to make a film - money. This course is valuable for anyone interested in producing, line producing, production managing, set managing, location scouting and managing and producing or directing a movie.
Noncredit Hours: 27                                        Repeatable: Yes
Grading: Pass/No Pass
Prerequisite: FILM-310A.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: None                 Degree Applicable: NONC
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

J 003A  News Reporting & Writing   Units: 3

This course provides a solid foundation in practical journalism skills. Through in-class discussion, writing assignments, field trips to local newsrooms and completing several published news stories, students learn news judgment, fairness, the language and style of journalism, how to construct news leads, how to organize and structure news stories, the process of information gathering, interviewing and a basic overview of the laws and ethics of journalism. These basics are relevant for multimedia reporting including print, broadcast, internet and social media journalists. (C-ID JOUR 110)
Lecture Hours: 54         Lab Hours: None          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: ENG 001A.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

J 004A  Basic Newspaper & Internet Production   Units: 3

Student media practicum that includes a lab that regularly produces a news or feature non-fiction product with a journalism emphasis by and for students and distributed to a campus or community audience. Must include weekly news assignments.May include a variety of student media across multiple platforms,including print, broadcast, and online. (C-ID JOUR 130)
Lecture Hours: 18         Lab Hours: 108          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: J 003A.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

J 004B  Intro to Newspaper & Internet Editing,and Design   Units: 3

Intermediate student media practicum that includes a lab that regularly produces a news or feature non-fiction product with a journalism emphasis by and for students and distributed to a campus or community audience. May include a variety of student media across multiple platforms including print, broadcast, and online. (C-ID JOUR 131)
Lecture Hours: 18         Lab Hours: 108          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: J 004A.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

J 004C  Intro to Newspaper & Internet,Management   Units: 3

Students in this course will learn to assume the positions of editor in chief, production supervisor, retail advertising manager, national advertising manager, or circulation manager; learn to pass on the skills and knowledge required to publish a printed and online newspaper that meets professional standards of quality in content, design, and production; learn to accept the responsibilities of newspaper publishing; learn to establish and maintain publishing deadlines; and learn to publish and maintain a professional newspaper both online and in print.
Lecture Hours: 18         Lab Hours: 108          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: J 004B.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

J 005  News Literacy   Units: 3

In an era where the digital news media is generating an unprecedented amount of information and misinformation, it's important for journalists and citizens to be news literate. How do you decipher fact from fiction? Through critical-thinking skills, news literacy students will learn how to deconstruct stories, break down broadcast, print, web, and social media messages to determine those that are factual, well-sourced and can be considered real news. Students will also discuss concepts such as objectivity, opinion, bias and fairness and how all contribute to the mix of news reports in today's digital landscape.
Lecture Hours: 54         Lab Hours: None          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: C2                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

J 006  Introduction to Multimedia Storytelling   Units: 3

This course will provide an introduction to multimedia storytelling with a journalism emphasis. Techniques that will be explored include the use of video, photos, audio, animation, and text to convey interactive news and feature stories through the Internet and other electronic media. It also will include techniques in digital research, critical thinking, and synthesis.
Lecture Hours: 54         Lab Hours: None          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: ENG 001A.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

J 007  Introduction to Photojournalism   Units: 3

This course deals with the photographer as a journalist, focusing on theory and practice in press and publications photography, with emphasis on using the camera as a reporting and communications tool. Covered are news and feature photography and photographic essays, including composition, impact, and creativity, for newspaper, magazines, internet, and other mass communications media.
Lecture Hours: 54         Lab Hours: None          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

J 010  Magazine Writing & Production   Units: 3

This lecture and laboratory course is designed to give students an understanding of feature writing and initial practical experience in creating and publishing a college magazine. Students will learn the characteristics of different types of features, develop skills in fact-gathering, information evaluation, in-depth interviews, research, creativity and the fundamentals of good writing. The course also focuses on the strategies and techniques of magazine production.
Lecture Hours: 36         Lab Hours: 54          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: J 003A or ART 031 or DDP 103.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

J 095A  Journalism Work Experience   Units: 1-5

This work experience course of supervised employment provides students the opportunity to connect academics to applied experiential learning in the workplace. It assists students in developing transferable employability skills, career awareness, learning industry culture, competencies and norms, and developing professional networks that support career mobility. To enroll, students must have a job or internship placement in a part-time or full-time capacity. Credit may be accrued at the rate of one to five (1-5) units per semester based on the student's ability to meet the hours required per unit enrolled. Students must work 54 hours per unit earned. This Work Experience course is available to students whose job or internship placement is directly related to Journalism.
Lecture Hours: None         Lab Hours: 270          Repeatable: Yes
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

MC 001  Introduction to Mass Media   Units: 3

This course introduces students to the influences and contributions of mass media in popular culture. It traces the historical development of the mass media, from earliest inventions to today?s state-of-the-art digital technologies. This course surveys the impact of mass media on each of us as individuals and on American and world culture: where we might be going and what we can do about it. The course also examines how mass culture continually influences and shapes the media. (C-ID JOUR 100)
Lecture Hours: 54         Lab Hours: None          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: ENG 061.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: C2                 CSU GE: D7                 IGETC: 4G

MC 005  Introduction to Public Relations   Units: 3

This course offers students an overview of the public relations field with a practical approach to the handling and planning of public relations campaigns. This course is offered in the Spring semester. (C-ID JOUR 150)
Lecture Hours: 54         Lab Hours: None          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: ENG 001A.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

MC 095A  Mass Communication Work Experience   Units: 1-5

This work experience course of supervised employment provides students the opportunity to connect academics to applied experiential learning in the workplace. It assists students in developing transferable employability skills, career awareness, learning industry culture, competencies and norms, and developing professional networks that support career mobility. To enroll, students must have a job or internship placement in a part-time or full-time capacity. Credit may be accrued at the rate of one to five (1-5) units per semester based on the student's ability to meet the hours required per unit enrolled. Students must work 54 hours per unit earned. This Work Experience course is available to students whose job or internship placement is directly related to Mass Communication.
Lecture Hours: None         Lab Hours: 270          Repeatable: Yes
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

RTV 002  Broadcast Announcing   Units: 3

This course provides students with an introduction to radio and television broadcast announcing principles and techniques for commercial delivery, newscasts, music shows, interviews, sports, weather, and specialty segments. Students will learn the physical make-up of their voice and how to communicate effectively with warmth and authority. Students are required to broadcast live and pre-recorded segments on the campus radio station, Roadrunner Radio.
Lecture Hours: 36         Lab Hours: 54          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

RTV 003  Sports Media   Units: 3

Have you ever dreamed about becoming a sports announcer? This course will give you an exciting inside look into the sports broadcasting industry. Students will explore the many aspects of sports media and learn how to break into this field and succeed. Students will gain basic sports media knowledge including, research, writing, reporting and play-by-play techniques to help them create content for radio, television, and new media. Students will report and write about COD sports for Roadrunner Radio and The Chaparral.
Lecture Hours: 36         Lab Hours: 54          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: RTV 002 & J 003A.
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: C2                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

RTV 005  Broadcast Writing   Units: 3

This course provides an introduction to the analysis and preparation of radio and television news announcements, commercials, public service announcements, promotional and dramatic announcements, documentaries, and full-length entertainment scripts. The students develop an understanding of the techniques and elements utilized in script writing.
Lecture Hours: 54         Lab Hours: None          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

RTV 007  Introduction to Podcasting/Radio,Production   Units: 3

Students will gain a basic understanding of broadcasting, radio production and producing. Students will learn about the phases of production while creating radio elements and projects including sweepers, campus news updates, PSAs and shows. They will learn about all of the departments and careers in radio and students will understand the basics of operating a radio station. Students will take on the role of independent creative producers by producing a show using the knowledge and skills learned over the course of the semester and their projects will air on the campus radio station.
Lecture Hours: 36         Lab Hours: 54          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

RTV 007A  Intermediate Podcasting/Radio,Production   Units: 3

Students will be responsible for producing and performing content for the campus radio station including 30-minute talk programs or 60-minute music programs, recurring shows, elements for radio including sweepers, campus updates, and PSAs and specialty programs. This course provides more advanced audio techniques and opportunities to create and produce content for the campus radio station.
Lecture Hours: 36         Lab Hours: 54          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: RTV 007.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

RTV 007B  Advanced Podcasting/Radio,Production   Units: 3

Students in this course will become part of the station management team and learn leadership across the various departments in radio and podcasting. They will learn about the positions of the station manager, music programmer, news director, promotions director, social media director, sports director and learn to pass on the skills and understand how to run a professional radio station. Students will also follow and enforce FCC rules and regulations while producing content for the campus radio station.
Lecture Hours: 36         Lab Hours: 54          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: RTV 007A.
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

RTV 016  Television Field Production   Units: 3

The course provides an introduction to the theory, terminology, and operation of single camera video production, including composition and editing techniques, camera operation, portable lighting, video recorder operation, audio control and basic editing. This course focuses on the aesthetics and fundamentals of scripting, producing, directing on location, postproduction, and exhibition/distribution. Students will develop both their creative and technical skills through a combination of production exercises projects, readings, and critiques.
Lecture Hours: 36         Lab Hours: 54          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

RTV 017  Television Studio Production   Units: 3

This introductory course explores the techniques and purpose of various television studio productions through theory, terminology and direct hands-on experience and offers students the opportunity to engage in a variety of projects and exercises. Topics include studio signal flow, directing, theory and operation of camera and audio equipment, switcher operation, fundamentals of lighting, graphics, video control, video recording, and real-time video production.
Lecture Hours: 36         Lab Hours: 54          Repeatable: No
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU/UC                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None

RTV 095A  Radio & TV Work Experience   Units: 1-5

This work experience course of supervised employment provides students the opportunity to connect academics to applied experiential learning in the workplace. It assists students in developing transferable employability skills, career awareness, learning industry culture, competencies and norms, and developing professional networks that support career mobility. To enroll, students must have a job or internship placement in a part-time or full-time capacity. Credit may be accrued at the rate of one to five (1-5) units per semester based on the student's ability to meet the hours required per unit enrolled. Students must work 54 hours per unit earned. This Work Experience course is available to students whose job or internship placement is directly related to Radio & Television.
Lecture Hours: None         Lab Hours: 270          Repeatable: Yes
Grading: Letter
Prerequisite: None
Advisory: None
Limitation on enrollment: None
Transfer Status: CSU                 Degree Applicable: AA/AS
COD GE: None                 CSU GE: None                 IGETC: None