Cine 18 American Cinema
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Cine18 is an introductory course in film studies examining the history and development of Hollywood and the movie business and their sustained influence on American culture. The tools of cinematic grammar in creating a universal visual language are also explored.
Student Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Define American cinema's history from the silent era to present day movies and identify its influence on changing cultural preferences
Compare and contrast how developing film technology influences aesthetics
Recognize how the tools of camera angles, lighting, editing and sound create a universal cinematic grammar
Appraise and assess directing styles and popular genres employed by American filmmakers over the course of cinematic history
Required Textbook
Required Text
Jon Lewis American Film: A History, 2nd edition
ISBN: 9780393664898
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc
Required films
The films for the course are available as streaming resources that are accessible for each module on Canvas with your RAM ID and password.
Films may include adult content (profanity, violence, illicit drug use and/or explicit sexual content). Please check with instructor regarding this if you have questions.
Required Software
Class Meetings
CINE 18 is a 16 week online class with no required on-campus meetings.
This class is part of CityOnline and has a shorter semester.
For course details see instructor's website.
See also information about online courses.
This course is TRANSFERRABLE TO UC/CSU: CSU-C1: Arts,CSU-C2: Humanities, IGETC 3B: Humanities,CCSF E: Humanities.
Cine18, CRN 32462 section 931, American Cinema has a separate Syllabus page on this instructor website.
We use Canvas, a platform with lectures, presentation of exercises and course readings. Canvas modules will open on the start date of the class. Click on your “Dashboard" to see the course in the box labeled “Cine18". Here you will find the content for the course including Assignments, Announcements, Files, Syllabus, and Grades.
Questions about logging in to Canvas
You log in to Canvas on MYCCSF.edu and provide your student ID to login. As a registered student, your information will automatically transfer to Canvas and you will see your profile, assignments, readings, film links, and the syllabus for the course (schedule). Look on the left side and click on the icon for COURSES.
If you have trouble logging in , please do a password reset
Please call CCSF Helpdesk at (415) 239-3711 (option 5) if you have any log in problems.
Contact information:
Please contact me through the email feature of Canvas or at msullivan@ccsf.edu
I will get back to you as soon as I can within 48 hours. You can send an email at any time!