28 courses with the subject FIM, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
FIM 111Intro to Film3
Intro to Film provides an introduction to creating, understanding, and enjoying the world of filmmaking, both from the audiences' or filmmaker's perspective. Students will learn about he basic techniques used by filmmakers in directing, screenwriting, and acting for the camera. Through lecture, discussion, demonstration, screenings, and other materials, students will become familiar with the vocabulary of the medium and gain a deeper appreciation for the technical and artistic elements that compose a film. This course will also introduce students to the history of filmmaking and some of its important contributors. Prerequisites: None. (3)
History of Black Cinema is a study of the important contributions made by Black filmmakers and actors, from the first all black cast film produced in 1919, ("The Homesteader" by filmmaking pioneer Oscar Micheaux) to today's many great African American directors and actors. There will also be an introduction of international films produced by Black filmmakers. By the end of this course, students will have a strong understanding of both the historic and present day contributions made by Black filmmakers, through which students may examine their place in film history.
Students will be introduced to proper screenwriting format, character development, and the basic elements of dramatic story structure through conception, writing, and re-writing of short narrative screenplays. Students further their understanding of cinematic writing through script analysis and script coverage-writing assignments. Prerequisites: FIM 111 - Intro to Film (3)
Utilizing a 35MM digital camera, students will study various composition techniques and methodologies implemented in the creation of the accomplished moving image. Students will learn to understand how lens selection, aspect ratios, various angles, motion, shape and color composition affect images in the frame. Students will also learn how to use these visual tools to successfully convey mood and meaning in their productions. Prerequisites: FIM 111 - Intro to Film. (3)
This course will survey film history and theory from the silent era through the present. Prerequisites: FIM 111 - Intro to Film, FIM 290 - Visual Aesthetics. (3)
This course will survey film theory and criticism, including film semiotics, classical film theory, psychoanalytic film theory, narrative theory, and reception theory. Prerequisites: FIM 111 - Intro to Film, FIM 290 - Visual Aesthetics (3)
Through this advanced screenwriting course students will continue their study of plot, character development, dialogue, and format, In addition, students will be introduced to the se-up, transitions, and mid-point, as they develop the first half (45 pages) of a full-length screenplay which will be completed in Feature Screenwriting II. Students will also learn the art and craft of re-writing. Students will be required to develop treatments and learn about the business of screenwriting, which includes the art of "the pitch". Students will also learn to work in a workshop environment as they learn how to analyze and critique each other's work. Prerequisites: FIM 225 - Introduction to Screenwriting. (3)
This course will examine the theory and practice of film directing, and the director's role in creating a vision and approach to a dramatic work. Students will understand the director's responsibility in acting as the guiding force in the creation of visual and aural images. Through exercises and short projects, students will assume the role of director in order to develop their creative eye and sensibilities. Prerequisites: FIM 111 - Intro to Film, FIM 290 - Visual Aesthetics. (3)
Students will learn the fundamentals of narrative and documentary motion picture production. Students will participate collectively in various roles of a production crew that will produce one narrative silent short film and one short documentary film. Students will assume various roles in each production in order to fully understand what strategic team-approach these two unique production environments require in order to be successful. Prerequisites: FIM 111 - Intro to Film, FIM 225 - Introduction to Screenwriting, FIM 250 - Intro to Production and FIM 290 - Visual Aesthetics. (3) 101
Students will implement what they have learned in FIM 350 - Motion Picture Production Workshop I, FIM 340 - Motion Picture Directing and FIM 250 - Intro to Production to produce a short film that was previously written in FIM 225 - Introduction to Screenwriting. Students will assist each other in self-motivated production crews to accomplish the goal of creating a ten-minute sync sound narrative film. Prerequisites: FIM 350 - Motion Picture Production Workshop I. (3)
Students will learn the basic contemporary techniques of non-linear editing and their origins through study of the history of the motion picture editing process. Students will also familiarize themselves with the two dominant non- linear editing platforms: AVID and Final Cut Pro. Through tutorials and short exercises students will understand how to import, manipulate, and export creatively edited motion pictures. Prerequisites: FIM 111 - Intro to Film, FIM 290 - Visual Aesthetics (3)
This course is a continuation of Feature Screenwriting I. Students will do a re-write of the first half of their original screenplay and then move on to develop and write the last half of the screenplay. Focus will include transitions, resolution, climax, and final re-rewrites. Through this course students will revisit their knowledge of plot, character development, dialogue, format, set-up, and transitions. In this class, students will interact in a workshop environment as they continue to learn how to analyze and critique each other's work. Prerequisites: FIM 325 - Feature Screenwriting I
Documentary Production introduces students to the art and history of documentary filmmaking. Through the viewing of a series of assigned documentaries, as well as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations and readings, students will build on their introduction to documentary production in FIM 350, and learn about different approaches to the documentary form, conceptualizing the documentary, and the documentary production process. Students will also study techniques in research, interviewing, composing shots, editing, and working as part of a production team. Students will produce a short documentary at the end of the course, in preparation for possible matriculation to FIM 460, Advanced Documentary. Prerequisites: FIM 250 - Intro to Production, FIM 290 - Visual Aesthetics. (3)
Students will learn advanced techniques using various film technologies to capture the moving image. Students will use advanced cameras and related equipment specifically designated for this instruction. The understanding of variable frame rates, lens selection and qualities, formats, shutter speeds, and lighting will be achieved through hands-on intensive class instruction. Prerequisites: FIM 350 - Motion Picture Production Workshop I, FIM 360 - Motion Picture Production Workshop II. (3)
As a Capstone course, students will demonstrate their cumulative comprehension of cinema through production of an advanced motion picture project previously written in Advanced Screenwriting and pre-produced in either Advanced Documentary OR Advanced Narrative. Students will shop their screenplays if they choose the screenwriting options. 102
