Cinematography I
Session
Regular Academic Session
Class Number
1790
Career
Undergraduate
Units
3 units
Grading
Graded Alpha
Description
Prerequisites: COMM 135 and COMM 274.

In this course, students will demonstrate their ability to apply aesthetic and theoretical principles and cinema production skills. Topics include pre-visualizations, preproduction planning, digital cameras system, cinematography, and lighting. Students work on individual and group projects involving project development, filming, and editing.

Outcomes: Students will demonstrate deliberate control over cinematographic aesthetics, camera systems, production process and set protocols, lighting equipment, safety, and visual storytelling; Students will demonstrate an understanding of ethical issues related to the emotional, psychological, and spatial effects of imagery, and the role that lenses, lighting, and composition plays in conveying ideas; Students will engage in collaborative problem-solving and learn proper set protocols for the safe, efficient, and responsible execution of moving image production.
Enrollment Requirements
Prerequisites: COMM 135 and COMM 274.
Class Attributes
Film & Digital Media Studies
International Film & Media Studies
Class Actions
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Class Details
Instructor(s)
Vincent Singleton
Meets
We 1:00PM - 3:30PM
Dates
08/24/2026 - 12/12/2026
Room
School of COMM - Room 100
Instruction Mode
In person
Campus
Water Tower Campus
Location
Water Tower Campus
Components
Laboratory Required
Class Availability
Status
Closed
Seats Taken
18
Seats Open
0
Class Capacity
18
Wait List Total
0
Wait List Capacity
0