Degrees & Certificates
CINEMA PRODUCTION CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT (33 Units)
Cinema 1 - Motion Picture Production
Cinema 2 - Motion Picture Workshop
Cinema 3 - Motion Picture History
Cinema 4 - Documentary History or Cinema 18 Intro to Film Genres
Cinema 5 - Screen writing
Cinema 6 - Cinematography
Cinema 9-1 - Motion Picture Sound
Cinema 10 - Intro Film Directing
Cinema 20 - Motion Picture Business
Cinema 32-1 - Editing Fundamentals
Cinema 33 - DV Production Workshop 1 or 2; or Law 33 - Media Law
(Program: 061220 State Code: 21620)
Program Student Learning Outcomes:
- Combine both narrative and documentary knowledge of the historical, cultural and economic influences on motion pictures.
- Formulate knowledge of the processes of writing, directing, production, post-production, and distribution of motion pictures.
- Compile knowledge of the job market pathways into motion pictures.
- Perform the duties of various technical crew positions in a single-camera production environment.
TV PRODUCTION CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT (33 Units)
Cinema 1 - Motion Picture Production
Cinema 2 - Motion Picture Workshop
Television 1 - Introduction to Television
Television 4 - TV Camera, Lighting & Sound
Television 9 - TV Equipment
Television 6 or 7 - TV Studio & Remote or other Cinema/TV class
Television 46 - TV Production: Intermediate
Television 48 or 49 - TV Prod. Workshop: Advanced
Television 55 - DV Prod. Workshop 1
Plus Two Additional TV/Cinema Classes OR CoOperative Education
(Program: 060420 State Code: 21619)
Program Student Learning Outcomes:
- Differentiate the historical, cultural, and economic influences on television.
- Formulate knowledge and command of the processes of writing, production, direction, and distribution of both live-switched television productions, including news programs, interview format shows, and awards shows, and location television programming.
- Compile knowledge of the job market pathways into motion pictures and television.
- Perform the duties of various technical crew positions in the TV studio and field.
CINEMA-VIDEO PRODUCTION CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT (33 Units)
Cinema 1 - Motion Picture Production
Cinema 2 - Motion Picture Workshop
Cinema 3 - Motion Picture History
Cinema 4 - Documentary History or Cinema 18 Intro to Film Genres
Cinema 6 - Cinematography
Cinema 9-1 - Motion Picture Sound
Cinema 32-1 - Editing Fundamentals
Cinema 33-1 - DV Production Workshop 1 or 2 OR TV 55 DV Production Workshop 1
Television 4 - TV Camera, Lighting & Sound OR Television 9 - TV Equipment
Television 6 - TV Studio & Remote OR Television 48 - TV Production Workshop (Advanced)
Television 46 - TV Production: Intermediate
(Program: 061221 State Code: 10773)
Program Student Learning Outcomes:
- Combine both narrative and documentary knowledge of the historical, cultural, and economic influences on motion pictures and television.
- Formulate knowledge of the processes of writing, directing, production, post-production, and distribution of motion pictures and television, including live-switched and edited programs.
- Compile knowledge of the job market pathways into motion pictures and television.
- Perform the duties of various technical crew positions in single or multiple camera production environments.
CINEMATOGRAPHY SKILLS CERTIFICATE (24 Units)
Cinema 1 - Motion Picture Production
Cinema 2 - Motion Picture Workshop
Cinema 3 - Motion Picture History
Cinema 4 - Documentary History or Cinema 18 Intro to Film Genres
Cinema 6 - Motion Picture Photography
Cinema 7 - Advanced Cinematography
Cinema 501 Media Aesthetics & Design OR Photography 10 - Analog Photography
Cinema 38-1 (Motion Picture Stage Grip) OR Cinema 38-2 (Motion Picture Stage Electric)
Program Student Learning Outcomes:
- Plan, execute and organize practical digital or film still photography exercises that demonstrate cinematography fundamentals, including the understanding of camera controls, elements of composition, and photographing with natural and artificial light.
- Collaborate in a group to plan and execute a short film, functioning in the role of producer, director, and director of photography on cinema projects emphasizing lighting, composition, exposure, and focus.
- Employ basic principles of black and white analog photography from the mechanical creation of the image with camera and film to enlarging the photograph for display, while applying the guidelines of composition, communication, and self expression.
DIRECTING SKILLS CERTIFICATE (24 Units)
Cinema 1 - Motion Picture Production
Cinema 2 - Motion Picture Workshop
Cinema 3 - Motion Picture History
Cinema 4 - Documentary History or Cinema 18 Intro to Film Genres
Cinema 5 - Intro to Screenwriting or TV 25-1 TV & Film Dramatic Writing
Cinema 10 - Intro Film Directing
Theater Arts 200 - Intro to Acting
Theater Arts 225 - Beginning Directing OR Theater Arts 100 - Intro to Theater
Program Student Learning Outcomes:
- The student will produce and direct a scene to be critiqued and evaluated in class.
- Formulate story ideas and develop treatments and screenplay drafts.
- Demonstrate proper use of stage direction while focusing on audience reaction and the actors’ emotional connection to the scene.
- Prepare a production package including script notes, scene goals, character analysis, storyboard, and shot list.
PRODUCING SKILLS CERTIFICATE (27 Units)
Cinema 1 - Motion Picture Production
Cinema 2 - Motion Picture Workshop
Cinema 3 - Motion Picture History
Cinema 4 - Documentary History OR Cinema 18 Intro to Film Genres
Cinema 5 - Intro to Screenwriting OR TV 25-1 TV & Film Dramatic Writing
Cinema 20 - Motion Picture Business
Cinema 25 - Producing Motion Picture Features
Business 1 - Intro Business
Law 33 - Law and the Media OR Law 3 (Civil Rights and the Law)
Program Student Learning Outcomes:
- Students will survey business practices including development, financing, production, and distribution of motion pictures and media content.
- Students will explain feature film production from development through distribution on film projects that have attained commercial distribution and construct elements for their own projects.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of major concepts of Business Organization including: Management, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Economics, Legal Forms of Business Ownership, and Entertainment Law.
POST-PRODUCTION SKILLS CERTIFICATE (24 Units)
Cinema 1 - Motion Picture Production
Cinema 2 - Motion Picture Workshop
Cinema 3 - Motion Picture History
Cinema 4 - Documentary History or Cinema 18 Intro to Film Genres
Cinema 9-1 - Motion Picture Sound
Cinema 9-2- Intermediate Sound Post
Cinema 32-1 - Editing Fundamentals I
Cinema 32-2 - Editing Fundamentals II
BEGINNING CINEMA/TV PRODUCTION SKILLS CERTIFICATE (12 Units)
Cinema 1 - Motion Picture Production
Cinema 2 - Motion Picture Workshop
Television 4 - TV Camera, Lighting & Sound
Television 9 - TV Equipment
Program Student Learning Outcomes:
- Explain and demonstrate knowledge of cinema and television pre-production techniques by preparing scripts and storyboards for cinema and television projects.
- Operate cinema and television lighting, cameras, and sound equipment according to industry standards.
- Utilize post-production cinema techniques to produce digital cinema projects with picture, sound, and editing.
TELEVISION STUDIO PRODUCTION Level 1 SKILLS CERTIFICATE (12 Units)
Television 1 - Intro to Television
Television 4 - TV Camera, Lighting & Sound
Television 9 - TV Equipment
Television 46 - TV Production: Intermediate
Program Student Learning Outcomes:
- Operate television studio and control room equipment according to industry standards, while contributing as a crew member in a television studio environment.
- Prepare and execute above the line production roles, including Director, Producer, and Writer in a multi-camera television studio environment.
CINEMA PRODUCTION - Associate of Arts Degree
(Program: 061220 State Code: 02729)
This curriculum in the Cinema-Television Department is designed for the student who wishes training in motion picture production. The course of study leads to an Associate of Arts degree in Cinema and/or a Cinema Production Certificate. An Associate of Arts degree with an emphasis in Cinema will be awarded to students who have completed a minimum of 36 units in Cinema and/or Television with a minimum of 30 units in Cinema.
Program Student Learning Outcomes:
- Students demonstrate knowledge of the historical, cultural, and economic influences on motion pictures, both narrative and documentary.
- Students demonstrate knowledge and command of the processes of writing, direction, production, post-production, and distribution of motion pictures.
- Students demonstrate knowledge of the job market pathways into motion pictures.
MAJOR CORE + ELECTIVES: 12 COURSES | 36 UNITS | AA
TELEVISION PRODUCTION - Associate of Arts Degree
(Program: 060420 State Code: 08220)
The Television major in the Cinema-Television Department has been designed to provide the student with a solid background in studio television production and post-production. Television 1, 4, and 9 must be completed first. An Associate of Arts degree in Television will be awarded to students who have completed a minimum of 36 units in Cinema and/or Television with a minimum of 15 units in Television.
Program Student Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate awareness of the historical, cultural, and economic influences on television.
- Demonstrate knowledge and command of the processes of writing, production, direction, and distribution of both live-switched television productions, including news programs, interview, format shows, and awards shows and location television production.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the job market pathways into motion pictures and television.
MAJOR CORE + ELECTIVES: 12 COURSES | 36 UNITS | AA
(NEW) Transfer in Film, Television and Electronic Media
Associate of Science Transfer Degree
(Program: N/A State Code: N/A)
Course Requirements:
REQUIRED CORE: SELECT 2 COURSES (6 UNITS)
- TV 001 - Introduction to Electronic Media (3)
or Journalism 105 - Mass Communication (3)
- Cinema 3 - History of Motion Pictures (3) or Cinema 18 Intro to Film Genres (3) or Cinema 501 Media Aesthetics & Design for Film and Digital Media.
- Cinema 5 - Intro to Screenwriting or TV 25-1 TV & Film Dramatic Writing
LIST A: SELECT 1 ONE FROM EACH AREA (6 UNITS)
AREA 1: AUDIO Cinema 9-1 - Motion Picture Sound (3)
AREA 2: VIDEO OR FILM PRODUCTION - Cinema 2 - Beginning Motion Picture Workshop (3) or Cinema 1 - Intro to Motion Picture Production (3) or TV 9 - Television Equipment (3)
LIST B: SELECT 1 (3 UNITS) OR ANY COURSE NOT ALREADY USED ABOVE
- Cinema 6 - Intro to Cinematography (3)
- TV 46 - Television Production (3)
LIST C: SELECT 1 (3 UNITS) OR ANY COURSE NOT ALREADY USED ABOVE
- Cinema 911, 921, 931, 941 - Cooperative Education Cinema (work experience) (1-4)
- Cinema 4 - History of the Documentary Film (3)
Unit Requirements
Program Student Learning Outcomes:
- Students demonstrate knowledge of the historical, cultural, and economic influences on motion pictures, both narrative and documentary.
- Students demonstrate knowledge and command of the processes of writing, direction, production, post-production, and distribution of motion pictures.
- Students demonstrate knowledge of the job market pathways into motion pictures.
MAJOR CORE + ELECTIVES: 12 COURSES | 60 UNITS | AA
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