CINEMA DEPARTMENT COURSE LEVEL STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES BY COURSE CINE 1000 A. Develop and implement a plan for approaching and completing complex individual and team projects. B. Illustrate skills in areas such as: screenwriting, budgeting, scheduling, audio recording, mixing, cinematography, directing, editing, special effects or documentary. C. Apply discipline- specific technologies and practical skills in selecting and deploying appropriate software, hardware, media assets, equipment, systems and tools needed to complete an assignment or project. CINE 18 Online A. Define American cinema's history from the silent era to present day movies and identify its influence on changing cultural preferences. B. Compare and contrast how developing film technology influences aesthetics. C. Recognize how the tools of camera angles, lighting, editing and sound create a universal cinematic grammar. D. Appraise and assess directing styles and popular genres employed by American filmmakers over the course of cinematic history. CINE 19 Online A. Evaluate the significance of the effects of digital technology on the creation, distribution and uses of contemporary documentary cinema in the context of film history. B. Evaluate the significance of mobile cinema and the impact of multi- platform technologies on film form and aesthetics. C. Analyze in depth a diverse collection of non- fiction media, including, but not limited to full- length political documentary, short- form film, and mobile cinema content. CINE 20A A. Explore the history of motion pictures in the context of world history during the first half of the 20th century. B. Review and analyze significant national cinemas and filmmakers, assess their contributions to the evolution and diversity of film aesthetics and techniques. C. Recognize and apply various critical and theoretical approaches to the study of film. Analyze and evaluate the film experience by discussing and writing about films.
CINE 20B A. Appraise and assess the history of motion pictures in their social and historic context from the second half of the 20th century to the present. B. Compare and contrast significant national cinemas and filmmakers and assess their contributions to world cinema. C. Appraise the evolution of film genres, aesthetics, and techniques. D. Analyze and evaluate the film experience by discussing and writing about films. CINE 21 A. Define the basic vocabulary of film production and film theory. B. Analyze the aesthetics of filmmaking. C. Recognize and classify different film genres. D. Demonstrate general film literacy and appreciation. CINE 22 A. Define documentary films, distinguish them from fictional cinema, and question the nature of cinematic realism, point of view, and objectivity. B. Examine and compare approaches to documentary film as they have evolved over the course of film history. C. Describe the impact of changing technologies on the theory and practice of non- fiction filmmaking. D. Identify and analyze select significant works in the field, and apply historic and aesthetic understanding of specific documentary films, in writing and discussion. CINE 23A A. Describe the evolution of motion picture aesthetics as it relates to older historical and more traditional art forms (theater, visual arts, etc.) reflected in the work of Alfred Hitchcock. B. Apply criteria relative to the examination of the works of an auteur director to Hitchcock. C. Apply methods for evaluating historic and aesthetic significance to the analysis of Hitchcock's films. CINE 23B A. Describe and evaluate the significance of American Film Noir in the larger context of film history and in relation to American society and culture in the post World War II. B. Analyze in depth the social/historical context of Film Noir from its origins in hard- boiled detective literature and 1930 s gangster films through its neo- noir cycle.
C. Assess specific criteria relative to the examination of Film Noir (including the impact of the Production Code) while exploring the question of the debated status of Film Noir as a unique film genre. D. Analyze different methods for evaluating Film Noir and apply formal visual knowledge of mise en scene (including lighting, camera angles, etc.) to specific films. E. Apply skills and knowledge gained to enhance critical understanding and perspective of the importance of Film Noir historically from its classic form to its expression in contemporary neo- noir films. CINE 24 A. Distinguish the major differences in film formats, including analog and digital cameras. B. Describe and implement the elementary principles of professional motion picture production. C. Interpret and apply common terms in cinematic language. CINE 25 A. Evaluate the roll of editing for dramatic effect in narrative. B. Demonstrate command of continuity editing in making a short film. C. Identify and describe rules of continuity in critiquing a short film. D. Define basic motion picture editing vocabulary. CINE 30 A. Identify and implement logistical and municipal components of film production. B. Generate a schedule for film production C. Evaluate and analyze different types of film production to estimate budget. CINE 40 A. Describe current practices in film exhibition locally, nationally and internationally, including screenings in alternative spaces such as museums and galleries. B. Assess the specific technical requirements related to exhibition venue and format. C. Identify criteria for selecting films and develop materials related to judging process. D. Create and implement festival timeline, promotional materials and budget. CINE 54 A. Operate a camera and lenses, and control exposure. B. Design and create scenes using depth- of- field.
C. Create a dramatic scene using multiple lighting instruments, color gels and filters. CINE 56 A. Describe the phases of film post- production B. Apply the basic technical and conceptual skills to edit a short film project C. Demonstrate different formal and stylistic editing techniques CINE 57 A. Analyze historical experimental film movements. B. Develop a personal, visual, cinematic aesthetic. C. Create short, non- narrative films using experimental techniques. CINE 60 A. Demonstrate professional audio recording techniques B. Design, edit and mix audio tracks using both analog and digital editing systems. C. Describe the history and evolution of cinema sound design and its creative use in current filmmaking practice. D. Describe motion picture sound career options. CINE 61 A. Apply professional location- sound recording skills using single and double- system techniques to film and video productions. B. Prepare picture and sync- sound clips for editing, plan and incorporate narration, dialogue replacement, Foley and music score to the sound track of a motion picture. C. Create 5.1 surround and stereo final mixes destined for Cinema, and DVD release. D. Apply film- sound aesthetics into film- sound design. CINE 72 A. Examine how early nonfiction cinema developed and influenced content development, story structure, and cinematic grammar of today s nonfiction films. B. Assess a nonfiction story idea and evaluate essential components required to research and structure the idea to reach a targeted audience C. Organize, appraise and interpret a range of researched materials and interviews, and integrate these into a professionally formatted nonfiction script. D. Analyze and criticize diverse nonfiction script styles, with specific attention to content development, story structure, and cinematic grammar.
CINE 74 A. Operate motion picture cameras, and integrate motion platforms such as dollies and steady cams at an advanced level to create professional caliber motion picture images. B. Use advanced lighting instruments and accessories to execute complex designs in multiple dramatic styles. C. Analyze and describe cinematic components of motion pictures. Use color filters and gels to create looks for dramatic and emotional effect. CINE 75 A. Appraise and rate story elements in visual media based on accepted industry standards. B. Organize and integrate content into a coherent 3- act dramatic structure. C. Construct a screenplay employing professional format and technical requirements. D. Analyze and critique stories with respect to psychological motivation, plot development, and cinematic grammar. CINE 76 A. Describe the processes involved in the post- production and mastering of a film. B. Demonstrate advanced editing techniques in narrative, documentary an experimental film forms. C. Organize a complex or long format film for editing. D. Apply advanced technical and conceptual editing skills to complete a film with live action and composited images, titles, and a mixed soundtrack. CINE 85 A. Appraise story elements in visual media based on accepted industry standards. B. Organize, analyze and integrate content into a coherent 3- act dramatic structure. C. Construct a screenplay employing professional format and technical requirements. D. Criticize and revise stories with respect to psychological motivation, plot development, and cinematic grammar. CINE 90 A. Identify and analyze the production and post- production formats of a project to determine the appropriate correction, finishing and conversion processes required to successfully complete a digital or film project based on distribution requirements of the project. B. Evaluate, correct and enhance film/digital image quality using industry standard hardware and software.
C. Apply professional terminology for film, digital and video post- production. D. Create a personal career plan specific to the film industry. CINE 124A A. Describe an original film idea in written and verbal form. B. Develop a short screenplay or treatment. C. Interpret a screenplay and translate into pre- production documents, including breakdowns, budgets, number of shooting days and shot lists. D. Differentiate roles on a professional film shoot and perform in a crew position. E. Evaluate observed film shoots and offer critique and analysis. F. Prepare a professional resume. CINE 124b A. Diagram preproduction documents to prepare a film shoot. B. Translate documents to a completed short film C. Analyze and describe successful filmmaking strategies D. Design strategy to promote the film project and filmmaker CINE 126 A. Evaluate ethical issues in documentary filmmaking practice B. Write a proposal and shooting plan for a short documentary C. Apply documentary filmmaking techniques in the production and post- production of a short documentary D. Distinguish different types of documentary styles and techniques CINE 131 A. Analyze professionally written scenes for character analysis, subtext and conflict. B. Interpret performance styles and techniques for actors. C. Translate scripts into pre- production documents. D. Identify the responsibilities of the director. E. Analyze performance, continuity and pacing of edited scene. CINE 136 A. Describe the evolutionary relationship between the traditional film based special effects processes and the contemporary digital special effects processes. B. Analyze the exact structural components and production techniques of professional digital visual effects shots. C. Plan out, storyboard, and create pictorial/animation assets to produce a multilayer special effects shot which will include rotoscope mattes, keyframe animations, at least one 3- D title object animated with animation presets.
CINE 170 A. Work responsibly under the supervision of an industry professional. B. Report on the knowledge and practical skills gained through the film/video work experience. C. Demonstrate the skills obtained in the practicum of the film/video work experience.