Film and Visual Culture
Session I: June 25-July 26
FVC 7. Introduction to Digital Photography (Lecture and Lab 4 units)
Course Call No. 10669
Prerequisite(s): None.
Introduction to making art by utilizing the Macintosh computer. Emphasis is on the personal, theoretical, and conceptual implication of such work within the broader field of contemporary art. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 8 units. (Cross-listed with Art 7.) Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.
Lecture: T Th, 6-9 pm
Location: ARTS 311
Lab: To be announced.
Instructor: S. Cahill
Final Exam Date: S(7/26), 3:30-5:30 pm in ARTS 311
Note: This course has a mandatory course materials fee of $35.
ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED
FVC 8. Modern Western Visual Culture (Lecture and Discussion 4 units)
Course Call No. 10670 (Lecture)
Call No. 10671(Discussion)
Prerequisite(s): None.
Focus is on broadly defined cultural practices, including painting, photography, video, architecture, and film. Introduces major historical, aesthetic, and theoretical issues in twentieth-century visual culture with an eye toward political and social themes relevant to contemporary life. (Cross-listed with AHS 8.) Fulfills the Humanities requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.
Lecture: M W, 1-4 pm
Discussion: M W, 4-5 pm
All sections meet in: ARTS 335
Instructor: H. Murray
Final Exam: F(7/25), 3:30-5:30 pm in ARTS 335
FVC 21. Intro to Film, Literature and Culture (Lecture and Screening 4 units)
Course Call No. 11765 (Lecture)
Call No. 11766 (Screening)
Prerequisite(s): None.
Surveys critical approaches to the cinema such as auteur and genre theory. Studies literature and film, national cinemas, and film movements. (Cross-listed with CPLT 21.)
Lecture: M T W Th, 11:20-12:50 pm
Screening: M W, 1-4 pm
All Sections meet in: INTS 2130
Instructor: V. Messier
Final Exam: F(7/25), 1-3 pm in INTS 2130
Session II: July 28-August 30
FVC 4. Introduction to Video Art (Lecture and Screening 4 units)
Course Call No. 11678 (Lecture)
Prerequisite(s): None.
An introduction to video as an art form based in production and contemporary media theory. Basic production techniques, operation of the camcorder and the fundamentals of live-action production, and editing. A series of screenings, readings, and discussions examine documentary, experimental, and other applications of the media arts in relation to contemporary art practice and such new genres as installation and performance. (Cross-listed with Art 4.)
Lecture: M W, 1-4 pm
Location: ARTS 311
Screening: To be announced.
Instructor: H. Keading
Final Exam Date: F(8/29), 3:30-5:30 pm in ARTS 311