I will not add anyone to the class who is not on the official wait list. Placement on the wait list does not guarantee a spot in the class. Please continue to look for other open CCSF classes and assume that you will not get into the class if you are on the wait list. If the course is full and any spots open up, I will only add students on the official wait / add request list in order of placement during Week 1 for this class (June 5th - June 11th).
Instructor: Denah Johnston
Time: Online Course/Canvas
Messaging for class related items: Canvas Inbox only for enrolled students.
Typical response time within 48 hours M-F, not including holiday or school closures.
Email: djohnston(at)ccsf.edu
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The history of cinema as a unique expressive medium from the mid 20th century to the present. The course covers the post-WWII film renaissance, international movements, genres, developing technologies, the expansion of filmmaking to newly represented people and places, and cinema in the digital age.
All films for the class will be embedded in Canvas via streaming resources provided by the CCSF Library such as Films on Demand, Swank, InfoBase's Feature Films for Education Collection, and the BLC Library of Foreign Language Film Clips. Once you use your RAM ID to access Canvas you will be able to stream the films directly in each Module.
Cinema Research Guide for CCSF Libraries
Film History: An Introduction (5th Edition) by Kristin Thompson & David Bordwell
180-day e-book rental from McGraw-Hill $52
Semester long Follett Access e-book rental $39.98
Use an older edition at your own risk.
*Assess the history of motion pictures in their social and historic context from the second half of the 20th century to the present.
*Compare significant filmmakers and examine their contributions to world cinema.
*Appraise the evolution of film genres, aesthetics, and techniques.
*Analyze the film experience.
*Apply various critical approaches to the study of film.