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All courses are for unit credit and apply to a De Anza associate degree unless otherwise noted.
F F/TV 20 Beginning Video Production 4 Units Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory (72 hours total per quarter).
This 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, exhibition, and distribution through the completion of several short video projects.
F/TV 39 Intermediate Digital Film and Video 4 Units Production
(Formerly F/TV 51A.)
Prerequisite: F/TV 20.
Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory (72 hours total per quarter).
Principles of digital video in the preproduction and production of a short project using cameras, lighting and sound equipment and post production digital editing and color grading.
F/TV 41 Film Genres 4 Units
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course provides an analysis of specific film genres such as comedy, film noir, gangster, horror, musical, science fiction, thriller, war or Western, within global, historical, social, cultural, industrial, and aesthetic contexts. The genre studied changes each quarter (see subtitle in the quarterly schedule of classes).
F/TV 42 National Cinemas 4 Units
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Analysis of selected national cinemas in terms of major periods, themes and formal parameters, and in relation to both national and international cultural histories. The national cinema studied changes each quarter (see subtitle in quarterly class schedule).
F/TV 43 Film Artists 4 Units
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Analysis of the works of specific film artists, such as directors Alfred Hitchcock or Spike Lee; or analysis of the works of artists practicing a specific film craft, such as screenwriting, acting, cinematography or editing. The topic studied changes each quarter (see subtitle in quarterly schedule of classes).
F/TV 44A 16mm/35mm Film Production I 4 Units
(Formerly F/TV 52A.)
Prerequisite: F/TV 22.
Three and one-half hours lecture, one and one-half hours laboratory (60 hours total per quarter).
Pre-production, laboratory procedures, interior and exterior lighting techniques, color cinematography for 16mm and 35mm film production. Emphasis on individual student projects.
F/TV 44B 16mm/35mm Film Production II 4 Units
(Formerly F/TV 52B.)
Prerequisite: F/TV 44A.
Three and one-half hours lecture, one and one-half hours laboratory (60 hours total per quarter).
Advanced production and post-production techniques including sync sound production and editing, music editing, and preparing for the final mix in 16mm and 35mm film production. Emphasis on individual student projects.
F/TV 45 History of Experimental Film/Video 4 Units
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This is a survey of experimental styles and practices in film and video, addressing the artists and historical developments of these media formats. The course situates experimental film and video work within the larger contexts of artistic traditions as well as networks of production and reception.
F/TV 56A Introduction to Visual Effects and 4 Units Color Grading
Prerequisite: F/TV 20.
Three and one-half hours lecture, one and one-half hours laboratory (60 hours total per quarter).
Overview of finishing steps in modern, digital post-production. Film and television- based usage of Adobe After Effects in practical applications such as titling and composite work will be covered along with color grading in DaVinci Resolve.
F/TV 57A Nonfiction Workshop I: The Documentary 4 Units
Prerequisite: F/TV 20.
Three and one-half hours lecture, one and one-half hours laboratory (60 hours total per quarter).
This course will cover the nonfiction concepts, principles, and techniques as related to the production of a documentary video. The historical roots in nonfiction film and television with an emphasis on production work in documentary formats will be examined.
F/TV 22 Beginning 16mm Motion Picture Production
4 Units
Prerequisite: F/TV 20.
Three and one-half hours lecture, one and one-half hours laboratory (60 hours total per quarter).
This course is an introduction to the production processes of 16mm motion picture film. Topics will include scriptwriting, preproduction, directing techniques, camera operation, and basic cinematography in conjunction with creative picture sound editing. Subjects will be covered through the study and analysis of exemplary motion pictures as well as through a series of filmed student projects.
F/TV 23 Beginning TV Studio Production
4 Units
(Formerly F/TV 55A.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory (72 hours total per quarter).
This course introduces the theory, terminology, and operation of a multi-camera television studio and control room. Topics include studio signal flow, directing, theory and operation of camera and audio equipment, switcher operation, floor direction, and video playback, fundamentals of lighting, graphics, video control, and video recording, and real-time video production.
F/TV 26 Introduction to Film/Television Directing
4 Units
(Formerly F/TV 50.)
Prerequisite: F/TV 20.
Advisory: THEA 20A or THEA 80A.
Three and one-half hours lecture, one and one-half hours laboratory (60 hours total per quarter).
Development and execution of short, single-camera projects focusing on the skill of directing and crafting an actor’s performance.
F/TV 27 Nonlinear Editing
4 Units
(Formerly F/TV 53.)
Prerequisite: F/TV 20.
Three and one-half hours lecture, one and one-half hours laboratory (60 hours total per quarter).
This course covers the concepts and techniques of nonlinear digital video editing, including organization of the editing process, working in the timeline, audio editing, and basic visual effects. Emphasis will be placed on identifying general principles of film editing as well as different aesthetic techniques for different source material, such as commercials, dialogue scenes, and documentaries.
F/TV 29 Lighting for Film and Television 4 Units
(Formerly F/TV 12.)
Prerequisite: F/TV 20.
Three and one-half hours lecture, one and one-half hours laboratory (60 hours total per quarter).
This course is an introduction to the basic principles of studio and location lighting for film, television, animated, and composited production. Aesthetic style and techniques of lighting in professional productions will be analyzed and applied through practical exercises filmed in the sound stage or on location. The focus will be on set-based principles involving basic electricity, lighting instruments, dimming equipment, color, recording media, and grip equipment.
F/TV 30 Location Recording and Sound Design 3 Units
(Formerly F/TV 63A.)
Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211, or ESL 272 and 273.
Two and one-half hours lecture, one and one-half hours laboratory (48 hours total per quarter).
This course will explore the art and techniques of audio recording for film and video with an emphasis on preproduction and production in the studio and on location. The aesthetics of design and the technologies of analog and digital audio through the manipulation of sound in the aural and recorded environment will be examined.
F/TV 31 Audio Post-Production 3 Units
(Formerly F/TV 63B.)
Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211, or ESL 272 and 273.
Two and one-half hours lecture, one and one-half hours laboratory (48 hours total per quarter).
This course covers the concepts and techniques of audio post-production for film and video including nonlinear audio editing, sound effect scoring, foley, cutting sound to picture, and audio mixing.
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