Description
Cinematography I
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.
Details
Grading Basis
Graded
Units
3
Component
Laboratory - Required
Course Attributes
Film & Digital Media Studies
International Film & Media Stu
Offering
Course
COMM 232
Academic Group
School of Communication
Academic Organization
Communication
Enrollment Requirements
Prerequisites: COMM 135 and COMM 274.